2000 Dodge Intrepid

THE ENGINE ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, WITH 64K MILES; SIMPLY DIED. TOWED IT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS WORTHLESS, BECAUSE OF NO OIL IN THE PASSAGES. THIS CARS OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY, AND HAS NEVER HAD THE OIL LIGHT REGISTER A PROBLEM. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, JUST A BIT ON THE INTERNET, AS WELL WITH THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERS, I FOUND: IN JUST 2 SMALL DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA, 17 AUTOS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO EITHER DISCARD THE AUTO OR REPLACE THE ENGINE ($4900 APPROX.) THE INTERNET SHOWED NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ONE WHO WAS STARTING A CLASS-ACTION SUIT. I HOPE YOUR AGENCY CAN HELP ME AND OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SERIOUS CONSUMER PROBLEM. THANKS. *JB

THE POWER WINDOWS JAMMED UP, WHICH CAUSED THEM NOT TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. *JB THE POWER WINDOWS ROLLED UP ALL THE WAY, BUT FAILED TO ROLL DOWN ON THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WINDOW. PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT THAT LASTED ONE DAY AND ALSO SUGGESTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. OTHER DEALERS HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. THE ONLY WAY THE WINDOW WORKED IS IF THE CONSUMER HIT THE DOOR WITH HIS FIST BETWEEN THE PANEL,SPEAKER, AND THE DOOR POCKET WHILE HOLDING THE WINDOW SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION. *SCC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD. *NLM

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN FEB. 2003 WITH 37,295 MILES ON IT. STARTED TO NOTICE THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO KEYSTONE CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED ON MAY 15, 2003. STEVE HALLER(REP.) SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED MR. HALLER TO CHECK HOW THINGS WERE GOING, HE SAID THEY WERE HAVING SOME TROUBLE TRYING TO ALIGN THE CAR, BUT THEY WILL GET IT DONE. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT 7 A.M. AND THE CAR WAS NOT FINISHED UNTIL 2:30 THAT AFTERNOON. THAT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME FOR AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, I STILL NOTICED A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER WHICH DIRECTION THE CAR WAS GOING. I THEN TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MR. DOOLITTLE(ANOTHER REP.) THEN CALLED ME AT HOME THAT AFTERNOON TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. HE SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SOON, BUT WILL COST $1200. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HE RECOMMEND THAT I DO NOT DRIVE IT HOME. WELL, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO GO PICK UP THE CAR AND DRIVE IT HOME. I DID NOT HAVE $1200 TO FIX THE RACK AND PINION. ON JUNE 14, 2003, MY CAR LOST CONTROL. IT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. IT NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY COLLECTING DUST. I RECENTLY BEEN INVESTIGATING INTO THIS RACK AND PINION PROBLEM WITH INTREPID'S AND I REALIZE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. YET THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND. DOESN'T THAT SAY ANYTHING TO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION? THE STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE DODGE INTREPID IS SO SERIOUS, IT IS TAKING LIVES AND INJURING MANY PEOPLE. I FEEL THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE IT INJURES OR KILLS ANYONE ELSE. *NLM

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID PRESENTLY HAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND MY EXTEND WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE AS IF SOMETHING HAD BROKE WITHIN THE ENGINE, THIS ALL HAPPEN ON MARCH 5TH, 2003 I SUPPLIED DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT MY OIL WAS CHANGED AS REQUIRED BUT TO KNOW AVAIL WOULD THE WARRANTY COMPANY ASSIST ME IN REPAIRING MY ENGINE OR EVEN GIVEN ME ANY ALTERNATIVES OTHER THAN IT WOULD COST ME $10,500.00 TO REPAIR. THE SHOP MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE 2.7 ENGINES ARE REALLY CRAP AND THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THESE ENGINES WERE NOT RECALLED, FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN AN OWNER OF CARS I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ENGINE GO OUT OR WILL BE GOING OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT IS PENDING WITH DODGE/INTREPID PROBLEMS. *NLM