2000 Dodge Intrepid

ON JANUARY 15, 2004 I BROUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID VIN#2B3HD46RXH103584 TO DOHN BOHN DODGE IN METAIRIE, LA FOR REPLACE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE RECLINER SEAT BOLTS. THIS WAS BEING DONE PER A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS #03V035000. AN INVOICE WAS ISSUED STATING THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 THE SAME DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RECLINER BOLT SHEARED IN HALF AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. I AM UNDER DOCTORS CARE FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED. I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO DAHIMLER CHRYSLER ON 10/04/2005 AND THEY GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER #12695236. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAKESHORE DODGE AND THEY INFORMED SINCE I HAD THE RECALL ALREADY DONE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. I DECLINED AND HAD THE BOLT REPLACED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND RETAINED THE BOLT.

AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ADVISED US THAT THEY ARE SEEING A RASH OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE INTREPID. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, WE FOUND OVER 100 PEOPLE THAT LOGGED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTREPID. EVEN THE JUNK YARDS HAVE TOLD US THEY'VE HAD A RASH OF CALL ABOUT THE ENGINES GOING BAD AFTER 100,000 MILES.

MY INTREPID ONLY HAS 69900 APPROX MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL 22, 2005 WITH BAD TIMING GUIDES TENSIONER ETC... THE GARAGE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TENSIONERS TO GET ONE THAT WAS GOOD. GOT IT HOME ANDABOUT JUNE 1 IT STARTED MAKING RACKET AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED, THIS TIME TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP,WHOM I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH. THEY CHARGED ME 252$ TO DIG INTO THE ENGINE AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS "GUNK" IN THE OIL PAN THAT THEY SAID SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT BEFORE INSTALLING THE TENSIONER, AND IT NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $1000.00. SO I PD $252 AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE AUTO SHOP, BECAUSE I HAD JUST PAID THEM TO DO IT ALREADY. ALTOGETHER IT COST ME OVER $1200, NOT COUNTING THE RENTAL CAR I HAD TO PAY FOR BECAUSE ALL THIS NONSENSE TOOK SO LONG, SO I COULD GO TO WORK. WELL ON JULY 11 I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. HAD IT TOWED ONCE AGAIN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW, AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST AROUND 5000.00 ON THE LOW SIDE.HE SAID ALL THE PARTS I HAD JUST PUT IN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ALL THESE PARTS CAME FROM THERE, SO I AM STRANDED WITH A WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH NO ENGINE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATED FROM A STOP ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL REPEATEDLY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BUT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD RUN PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PERMANENTLY RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE CONSUMER IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL WORK DONE ON HER BRAKES. ALL THE DEALER WOULD DO IS RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CHARGE HER MORE MONEY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AS OF YET. *NM

WHILST DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK ALONG A BUSY HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE STEERING, BRAKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME HEAVY AND INOPERABLE AND I MANAGED TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY GROUND TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WHICH IS A 2.7 LITRE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY AND THE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $6,000. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW 5 YEARS AGO, REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THEIR COST SINCE I UNDERSTAND THIS ENGINE FAILURE IS APPARENTLY BECOMMING COMMON!!

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT OTHERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT. I OPENED A CASE # WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED USED AND HAVE DRIVEN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE FAILED AT 78,000 MILES. I STILL OWE $4000 ON THE VEHICLE. I AM STUCK WITH NO WHERE TO TURN. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $6,900 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THE DODGE DEALER.

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT IN APRIL USED WITH 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9-10 TIMES, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STEERING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS RACK AND PINION AND THE STEERING COUPLER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. ONE WEEK AGO THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, FRONT END IMPACT FOR WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. NO REPAIRS AFTER THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS OVER $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *AK EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE IT WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE DEALER REPOSITIONED/REASSEMBLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK CABLE BROKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *NM

DT: OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN A ROD BLEW THROUGH IT. THIS OCCURRED ON 7-2-05. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ROD BLOWING. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE DROPPED MARBLES IN A BUCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. A TOW TRUCK TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. *AK