2000 Dodge Intrepid

MY ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY TIMING CHAIN COMING APART IN THE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE SINCE QUITTING COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM MANY OTHERS HAVE LISTED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND A HUGE ENGINE REPAIR COST. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX A CAR THAT IS SO OLD, AND I'M LEFT PAYING FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. PLEASE ADD MY NAME AND INFORMATION TO THE OTHER LISTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS DODGE INTREPID PROBLEM.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING. PLUS WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FUEL SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IN FACT, IT GOT WORST. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO THE OIL NOT BEING CHANGED. I FOUND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. I CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY 3000 MILES. THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF THE OIL CHANGES. I ADVISED HIM I DID THE OIL CHANGES MYSELF. I DO NOT KEEP RECEIPTS FOR OIL AND OIL FILTERS. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE ENGINE. THEY ADVISED THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $7000.00. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS ENGINE.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V6 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER TRAVELED FARTHER THAN 300 MILES ON ANY TRIP. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO WOULD NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE THEY EXPECTED IT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH THEY SAID WAS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS MODEL DUE TO A DESIGN DEFICIENCY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 44000 MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE NHTS SITE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE SAME ENGINE. MY LAWYER HAS RECOMMENDED WE BEGIN A CLASS ACTION SUIT.

FLAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE, THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE INTREPID SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR I EVER BOUGHT AND I BOUGHT IT USED. OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON IT. THE CAR BROKE DOWN YESTERDAY. MY MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN AND HE'S CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY VALVE DAMAGE. IF SO, HE SAID IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE RATHER THAN REPAIR IT. MY WIFE AND I WORK TWO DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AND NEED OUR SECOND VEHICLE. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LETTER ENGINE. ON JUNE 16 2005 WHEN RETURNING FROM VACATION MY CAR WHILE I WAS IN TRANSIT DEVELOPED A CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH THEN LED TO THE INSTANTANEOUS FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. BEFORE I EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE FOLLOWING WEEK MY DODGE INTREPID WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SIMPLY LOCATING THE PROBLEM ENTAILED DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE WHICH COST $700 ALONE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT A ROD BEARING HAD COME DISLODGED CAUSING IT TO FALL IN THE OIL PAN. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD WAS THE RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED A LACK OF OIL FLOW IN THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WERE QUOTED AT COSTING $6,900 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. MY CAR HAS RECEIVED OIL CHANGES AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS WHICH I HAVE RETAINED DOCUMENTATION OF AND AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS JUST DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE.

MY 2.4L 4 CYL ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. APPARENTLY THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHICH LEADS TO THE VALVES BEING CRUNCHED AND THE RODS BENT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE TOLERANCES USED IN THIS ENGINE. THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS INORPERABLE, AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER RUNNING THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER 5 YEARS WITH LESS THAN 78,000 MILES THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE, AND REPAIRS WOULD COST $7000. THE CAR WAS ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE ENGINE. INDIVIDUALS SPOKEN WITH AT NATIONAL CENTER, AND DEALERSHIP WAS SURPRISED THAT THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF ENGINE.*AK