Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Dodge Intrepid submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 31 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 31, in the owner's own words
MY 2000 INTREPID S ENGINE BLEW UP 2 YEARS AGO AND AGAIN 2DAYS AGO THERE WAS NO WARNING. MASTER CYLINDER IS FAILING AND THE STEERING PIN BROKE IN THE CAR AND LEFT ME HELPLESS I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PAST 7 YEARS AND ITS ONLY BEEN 2. *JS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING BREAK APPLICATION HE HEARS A GRINDING NOISE. BREAK FAILURE CAN LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. ALL THE COMPONENTS IN THE BREAK SYSTEM WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99275. BL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE IT FINALLY STALLED. ALSO, THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD PROPERLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS BUT INDICATED THE ABS SENSOR ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DROVE VEHICLE 6 MILES FROM HOME TO A BUSINESS APPOINTMENT. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. NEXT DAY BRAKE PEDAL WAS UP. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 00V180000 REGARDING THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO BLED THE BRAKES. *AK
2000 INTREPID BRAKES FAILED. *TS THE VACUUM BOOSTER WAS FULL OF WATER AND FROZE LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO BRAKES.*JB
(1) DASHBOARD LIGHTS OCCASIONALLY FLICKERING. (2) ABS BRAKES ENGAGED ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. HAD BATTERY TESTED. IT WAS BAD. (3) TRADED VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW CAR TWO DAYS LATER. DID NOT DRIVE CAR ANY MORE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *JB
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
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
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V180000 CONCERNING BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
AIR CAME FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL , UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. CONSUMER TAPPED THE PEDAL AND IT FELT FROZEN. MECHANIC UPON INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD GONE OUT. VEHICLE WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS, RAN 3 DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BEFORE REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WITHIN 10 MILES OF PICKING UP AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND PROCEEDING ON. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNG NOISE ,FLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC FOUND METAL FILING IN THE OIL. *NM
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 15,00 MILES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PADS BURNED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK
ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO CHECK ENGINE. AT JUST OVER 62000 KM ENGINE BECAME NOISY. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER WHO KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS, THEN TOLD ME ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6500.00 AND THERE WOULD BE NO WARRANTY COVERAGE OR GOODWILL. I GAVE THEM A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWING THAT PROPER MAINTENANCE WAS DONE WITH IN THE REQUIRED MILEAGE AND TIME. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE INVOICES DO NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFY MY 2000 BLACK INTREPID AND THAT IT COULD OF BEEN ANOTHER CAR. I ONLY OWN ONE 2000 INTREPID. THE INVOICE SHOWS THE WORK THE MILEAGE AND MY NAME AND DATE. NEXT ME THEY TOLD ME THE INVOICE NUMBERS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE WORK WAS DONE AT FOUR DIFFERENT GARAGES. THEN THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS SLUDGE THAT SHOWED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THEN THEY ASKED ME THE BRAND OF OIL THE GARAGES USED AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. END RESULT IS THAT THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE THEIR POSITION IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY COVERAGE OR GOODWILL REPAIRS AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THAT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MAY 2001. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MILES AS SUGGESTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I ONLY USE 97 OCTANE GAS. I AM A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER. I TAKE CARE OF THE CAR BUT THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAYS PUTTING MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY PASSENGERS IN DANGER. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN AGAIN AND WHERE SO I AM ALWAYS UNDER TERRIBLE STRESS. I PRAY AS I DRIVE THAT I MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE BLOWING. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND I WAS THE PASSENGER ON SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY (US1) IN SOUTH MIAMI WHEN WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN STARTED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, NOISES, OR ANYTHING THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE LANE. WE HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE. IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THIS HIGHWAY IS FILLED WITH VERY AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS. THEY WERE ALL CURSING, BEEPING, SIGNALING, AND DRIVING SO CLOSE TO US AS TO ALMOST TOUCH US. I WAS PETRIFIED. I THOUGHT A CAR WAS GOING TO HIT US. I PAID FOR THE ENGINE REPAIR OUT OF MY POCKET, BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY TOLD THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. THEY SEND AN ADJUSTOR WHO REPORTED IT TO THEM. THE DEALER TOLD US TO FIGHT IT BECAUSE THE SLUDGE WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE OF ENGINE. WE PROVIDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ALL THE RECEIPTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE RELIGIOUSLY DID ABOUT EVERY 3000 MILES. WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC GO IN AND LOOK AT THE CAR. THE OTHER MECHANIC SAID THAT THESE TYPES OF ENGINES ALWAYS HAD THE PROBLEM OF SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE AND THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER IT.
I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SLUDGE AND I NOW HAVE A USED REBUILT ONE THAT WILL PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING.
PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED. I ENDED UP PAYING $2,714.87 TO GET THE ENGINE REBUILT. IN ADDITION, I ALSO DON'T HAVE A CAR FOR 2 MONTHS, AND DISPUTED WITH THE DEALER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DURING THAT SPAN. *LA
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SMOKE CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED TWICE. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTY BRAKE ROTORS. THE BRAKE PADS PASSED INSPECTION.*AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR/ PUMPING BRAKES DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ROTORS HAVE WARPED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES. CONTACTED AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO EVERYONE BUT THE CAR MAKER. ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****760826. *AK JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
UPON HITTING A DEER T ELECTRICAL BOX SPLIT OPEN, AND CAUSED A FIRE, BURNING ENTIRE CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR AT LEAST 6 FEET .*AK
BRAKE PAD ON RIGHT REAR (OUTBOARD PAD) WAS ON RIVETS AND SUDDENLY GRINDING INTO ROTOR WITH NO WARNING. ONLY ONE PAD WAS WORN COMPLETELY OUT- THE PEDAL DROPPED AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS AFFECTED. ALL OF THE OTHER PADS HAVE QUITE A BIT OF MATERIAL LEFT ON THEM-ABOUT 25000 MILES WORTH.(THE CAR IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES- APPROX 100 A DAY) WHY ARE THERE ARE NO WEAR WARNING SENSORS ON ANY OF THESE BRAKE PADS- THAT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE.THERE WAS A BRAKE MASTER CYCLINDER RECALL, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED IF THIS CAR IS AFFECTED. THE CALIPER IS NOT SEIZED. THE PISTON ON THAT CALIPER SLID BACK FREELY AS DID THE SLIDER SLEEVES. THERE MAY BE A SAFETY DEFECT HERE- THE REST OF THE PADS ARE FINE WITH A LOT OF MATERIAL LEFT. THE DOME LIGHT IS VERY DISTRACTING-ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AS IT IS INTERMITTENT AND ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM TIMES-NO RHYME OR REASON. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE-SO OF COURSE-NO FIX YET. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON BRIEFLY AND THEN GO OUT JUST AS QUICK. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE TURNING OR JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD- I CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANY PATTERN, BUT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON MAY BE STARTLED AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.THERE MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE. CAR BOUGHT FROM DOAN DODGE IN ROCHESTER, BUT I WILL BE TAKING TO CLOSER DEALER (BARRY)AS WE HAVE MOVED.I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS, BUT I HAVE SAVED THE PARTS. THE CAR IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES, AND IT IS NOT SIMPILY THAT THE BRAKES ARE WORN. THE REST ARE OK, JUST ONE WORN COMPLETELY DOWN INTO RIVETS.*AK
BRAKE FLUID FOR ABS SYSTEM LEAKED INTO ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A DINGING AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND THERE WAS NOT ANY IN THE FLUID CONTAINER, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO ADD BRAKE FLUID EVERY 1000 MILES. *SLC
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