2000 Dodge Intrepid

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE FROM ENGINE CRADLE RESULTING IN TOTAL IMMOBILIZATION OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT CAUSING FAILURE. SIMILAR FAILURES ON OLDER MODELS HAVE HAD NHTSA RECALLS, SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V215000, ISSUED DUE TO LOSS OF POWER OR CONTROL RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITION. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE FOR WEAR PARTS SUCH AS BRAKES, SHOCKS AND SUSPENSION JOINTS TO FAIL DUE TO USE AND MILEAGE BUT FRAME MEMBERS SHOULD BE MADE SOLID AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTO MANUFACTURER TO ENSURE LONG TERM RELIABILITY.

DRIVING VEHICLE ON EXIT 73 IN LISBON,MD. WHEN ACCELERATION HALTS AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60MPH AND WAS STEADILY DECREASING. AS I PULLED OFF THE EXIT, THE CAR STALLED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT, PROCEEDING WAS ALL LIGHTS IN THE CAR BLACKED OUT AND THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIFTING OFF THE EXIT. AS THE CAR STOPPED AND I PUT IT IN PARK, I NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE SUBMERGING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WITH FORCE. I THEN HEARD A POP TO REALIZE MY TIRES POPPED FROM THE BURNING HEAT OF THE FIRE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH NOTHING IN TOW AND IN FEAR OF MY LIFE IN ADDITION TO MY PASSENGER WHOM WE BOTH LEFT VALUABLE ITEMS IN THE BURNING CAR. THIS SEEMS TO FALL UNDER A FORM OF DEFECT IN WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE INVESTIGATED AND A CLAIM FILED AS THIS WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE WHICH I WOULD NOT WANT TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BOUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE OF 2010 KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE I HAVE NEVER RAN THE CAR OVER 55 MPH NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON KEPT CAR UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGING AND EVERYTHING ELSE CHECKED OIL IT WAS OUT HAD IT CHANGED 2 WEEKS AGO AND ALSO WHEN I ADDED MORE OIL IN THE CAR THE OIL CAME UP ON DIP STICK VERY SLUDGY FOUND OUT I NEED A NEW ENGINE BY A MECHANIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROD MALFUNCTIONED IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND WITHIN THE ENGINE FOR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS COMING FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122000.

MY OIL LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK REALLY LOUD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GARAGE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED BUT WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. WITH WHAT I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND THE PRICE OF THESE ENGINES (THEY ARE HARD TO FIND BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM) IT IS NOT EVEN WORTH GETTING FIXED AT THIS POINT. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SEAT. FORTUNATELY, IN 2003 I STOPPED MY CAR TO LET A PASSENGER EXIT AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT FELL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS. IN 2006 I LEARNED THAT MY CAR DEALER FIXED THE SEAT AGAIN. IN 2010, I WAS STOPPED AT MY MAILBOX AND MY SEAT FELL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS AGAIN. THE DEALER & DODGE COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY FOR A SEAT REPLACEMENT. WHY NOT? *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING BODY WORK DONE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN 3 SECONDS LATER THE MOTOR STALLED. I PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE FOR 50 FEET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE COMPANY THAT DID THE BODY WORK. THEY RETRIEVED THE CAR SOON AFTER. SUBSEQUENTLY, WAS TOLD MY ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, IE; OIL CHANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

WE LUST PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE INTREPID IT HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT , IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION UNTIL MAY 21,2010, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND IT JUST CUT OFF WITH US, WE TRIED TO START IT BACK BUT IT FAILED, HAD IT LOOKED AT, THEY ARE TELLING ME IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!! I LOVE MY CAR, BUT AS I READ ON THE INTERNET THERE IS ALOT OF ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES, IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR