2000 Dodge Intrepid

ON, APRIL 13TH, 2006 WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75; MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE KNOCKING NOISE THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY LANE WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND LOCKED UP. AFTER CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WHO CAME TO PICK UP MY CAR STATED THAT THE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES HAVE A DEFECT AND I WOULD NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HE STATED THAT HIS COMPANY COULD PUT A REBUILT ENGINE IN THE CAR, IT WOULD COST 4500.00. BUT HE SUGGESTED JUST GETTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE SAID IT IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND EVEN A NEW ENGINE WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THAT I WAS NOT INJURED WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE EVERY OTHER VEHICLE AROUND ME WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 17,2005 THE ENGINE (2.7L) THE ENGINE FAILED RENDERING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES NEARLY USELESS WHILE DRIVING THE TWISTING AND TURNING ROADS OF ATKINSON NH. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIR ASSESSED (ENGINE REPLACEMENT) THE COST OF THE REPAIR EXCEEDED THE BOOK VALUE OF THE AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE DONE NOTHING SINCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ATTAINING ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION (NON CHRYSLER PRODUCT). *NM

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FROM A LOCAL DEALER LESS THAN 8 MONTHS AGO. WE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE CHECKS ON THIS VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD (45 MPH) THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TREMENDOUS CLATTERING, AND LOST A GREAT DEAL OF POWER. I NEARLY MISSED BEING REAR-ENDED WITH MY 3-YR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT!!!! I STILL OWE $5000 ON THIS CAR, HAVE BEEN QUOTED $5000-$6000 TO REPAIR IT, AND MUST CARRY FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE FOR IT TO SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN CONTACTING DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, I AM PUT ON HOLD AND NO ONE EVER COMES BACK ON THE LINE TO FINISH MY COMPLAINT. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2000 DOGE INTREDPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. IT WAS NOTHING BUT CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. I WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP, THE MOTOR LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MOTOR HAD 71K DON'T BUY A CHRYSLER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK FAILED ALLOWING THE SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INCLINE EACH TIME. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V021000, REGARDING THE FLOOR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

THE CAR WAS DRIVING GOOD. I NOTICED A LITTLE JERKING BUT WAS NOT TOO WORRIED AS I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGED RECENTLY. WHEN LEAVING FROM MY WORK FOR LUNCH, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND STALL BADLY. I TURNED AROUND AND PARKED THE CAR MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO AAMCO THINKING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY PERFORMED TESTS AND THE REPORT SAID CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. I STARTED THE CAR UP AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOOK OFF THE OIL PAN AND DISCOVERED SCRAPS OF METAL IN MY OIL. HE STATED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MORE WEEKS AND DECIDED TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE INSTEAD OF TAKING MY CHANCES WITH THIS ONE SINCE THE REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN $5000. WHILE GETTING MY OTHER VEHICLE SERVICED, I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE INTREPID. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT ABOUT 55MPH, THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. IF I HAD BEEN GOING SLOWER, IT WOULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SINCE I STILL OWE FOR THE CAR ($8000), IT WAS HARD TO TRADE SO I KEPT IT AND NOW HAVE TWO CAR PAYMENTS. AFTER COUNCEL, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FILE FOR CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY IN ORDER TO COUNTERACT MY LIVING EXPENSES WITH THE TWO CAR PAYMENTS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN, WORK FULL TIME, AND PRESENTLY IN MY LAST YEAR OF COLLEGE FOR MY BACHELORS DEGREEE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT FIND GOOD TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE INTREPID AND GO WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR 2 MONTHS WHILE I PAID IT OFF. FOR REPAIRS, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO UPGRADE THE ENGINE TO A 3.5L AND USE A CONVERSION KIT FROM A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO COMPLETE THE JOB. THE 2.7L ARE NOT GOOD ENGINES AND THEY STATED THAT IF THAT ONE FAILED, ANOTHER MOST LIKELY WOULD DO THE SAME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. YOU KNOW WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING WAS THAT THE 3.5L IS ACTUALLY 1/3 CHEAPER THAN THE 2.7L! THAT IS BECAUSE THE 2.7L ARE HARD TO FIND BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT! *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 L ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR PROBLEM BLEW UP WHILE WIFE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. LOST STEERING DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE ON BELT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROADWAY WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. THIS ENGINE HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT BLOWN ENGINES DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP/WATER PUMP/DESIGN PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT WILL COST $5000. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. US GOVT. SHOULD STEP UP AND ENFORCE RECALL OF DEFECTIVE 2.7L DOHC ENGINES! *JB