2000 Dodge Intrepid Transmission Problems

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND A/C FAILURE OF DODGE INTREPIDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232463

Incident

Jun 20, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE OF THE ENGINE FAILED. THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CAM/CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. AFTERWARDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10165516

Incident

Aug 15, 2006

Mileage

47,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY CITY PAVEMENT. A NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

10164362

Incident

Aug 3, 2004

Mileage

51,000 mi

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE 2.7 L ENGINE IN MY CAR. I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT QUIT. THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BROKE, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IT LOOKED LIKE THE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE STEAMED 7 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT FOR SLUDGE BUILDUP. I ALSO SPENT AROUND 2000.00 HAVING EVERY SINGLE SENSOR REPLACED, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE HOSES IN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING LINE FIXED LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS AS I HAVE HAD OUT OF THIS CAR. I HAVE LOST MY JOB, AND MY CHILDREN HAVE MISSED SO MANY DOCTOR AND DENTIST APPOINTMENTS THAT I HAVE LOST COUNT I STILL OWE 2 YEARS ON THIS CAR, BUT HOW DO YOU PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE AMERICA'S BIGGEST DEATH TRAP WHEN YOU CAN'T KEEP IT RUNNING? *JB

NHTSA ID

10160429

Incident

Mar 6, 2006

Mileage

99,750 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10155672

Incident

Apr 19, 2006

Mileage

53,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 50, 000 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY DROVE CAR AND FELT VIBRATION IN FRONT END. THOUGHT IT MAY BE TIRES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PRESSURE GAUGE CAME ON DURING IDLING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. BUT, PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION ACTED FUNNY , WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN , IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STILL IN GEAR .THE STEERING MADE NOISES WHEN TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, A CLANKING NOISE . THE REAR SUSPENSION CLANKED EVERY TIME HITTING A BUMP. THE ENGINE HAD A HIGH PITCHED WINING. THIS HAPPENED AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10138735

Incident

Sep 29, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10124663

Incident

May 31, 2005

Mileage

20,000 mi

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER INTO REVERSE THE SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM ITS LINKAGE AND BROKE IN HALF. CONSUMER RIGGED THE LEVER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CABLE MAY HAVE BINDED AND SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10087484

Incident

Jan 15, 2004

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY UNWANTED DECELERATION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED, AND AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. DEALERSHIP THEN REPLACED THE OIL PUMP. THE UNWANTED DECELERATION RECURRED WITHOUT THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON, AND VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, AND GEAR SHIFT. ALSO, HAD TO DROP THE OIL PAN TO CHECK FOR SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087184

Incident

Feb 4, 2003

Mileage

53,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A TICKING SOUND. THEN, ENGINE SURGED AND STALLED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10081932

Incident

Jul 13, 2004

Mileage

79,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO THE EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10080338

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WHEN IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. JUST THIS PAST THURSDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED, CAUSING ALL POWERE STEERING, ETC. TO GO OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP AND ESTIMATED $3100 TO REBUILD MY ENGINE $3900 FOR USED ENGINE AND TWICE AS MUCH FOR A NEW ENGINE. GRANT IT, AT THIS POINT I'M STILL UNDECIDED AS TO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOCKED UP. MY CAR SHOWED NO INDICATION OF OVERHEATING...NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING HOT AND NO SIGNS. MY CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND JUST STOPPED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073018

Incident

May 20, 2004

Mileage

86,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ENGINE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10064819

Incident

Mar 24, 2004

Mileage

78,000 mi

UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I SEE THAT THE 1999 WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY NOT THE 2000? *CB

NHTSA ID

10053255

Incident

Jan 14, 2004

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSOR FAILURE. THE SENSOR CONTROLS AND COMMUNICATES WITH THE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION, PER CONSUMER. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR AND ACCELERATES FROM 30 - 60 MPH,WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ARE REPLACING SENSOR WITH A NEWER MODEL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10046273

Mileage

45,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10041044

Incident

Apr 12, 2000

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BELT. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING, ALMOST LIKE THE GEARING COULDN'T CATCH. THEN, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. UPON STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT, I HAD EXTREME TROUBLE TRYING TO GET GOING AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WOULDN'T WORK. I FINALLY GOT GOING ENOUGH TO TURN THE CORNER, AND THEN COASTED TO AN AUTO GARAGE. BASICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER OF THE CAR FROM THE START AND KNOW IT WAS MAINTAINED WELL. AT 65,000 MILES, I DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW $2000 TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DISCUSTING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10032804

Incident

Aug 12, 2003

Mileage

67,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10023525

Incident

May 1, 2003

Mileage

54,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10019656

Incident

May 6, 2003

I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE, I COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED IN ONE INSTANCE. AFTER OWN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUTTING NEARLY 30,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH CHRYSLER'S DODGE BRAND OF VEHICLES. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THESE VEHICLES AND THEIR COMMON PROBLEMS CHRYSLER IGNORES, SOME OF WHICH ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS SUCH AS THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT DESIGN CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO USE AND DEFECTIVE STEERING DESIGN AND OR COMPONENTS THAT CAN CAUSE SUDDEN LOOSENESS OR CHANGE OF RESPONSE IN STEERING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING COMPLAINTS DAILY ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN REFERRING CONSUMERS TO THE NHTSA, I HOPE THAT IN TURN THE NHTSA WILL ADD THIS TO THE LIST OF THEIR COMPLAINTS SO OTHERS WILL ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018523

Incident

Dec 20, 2001

METAL CHIPS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. I GOT THE CAR WITH 21,000 MILES ON IT. NOW THE CAR HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016210

Incident

Jun 6, 2002

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

NHTSA ID

10004101

Incident

Jan 13, 2003

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME ON 11/22/02. I GOT UP ON A LONG BIRDGE CALLED THE BUCKMAN BRIDGE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AND 2 NEPHEWS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I WAS VERY TERRIFIED BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND KNOCKED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. IT WAS VERY COLD ON THAT NIGHT AND ME AND THE 5 CHILDREN HAD TO WALK DOWN A BRIDGE AT NIGHT WITH NO SIDE RAILS ON IT. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO MY HOUSE. I HAD A MECHANIC DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT READ A TRANSMISSION CODE. SO, THEREFORE, I HAD IT TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REPRINTED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE OUT AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, I'M OUT $2000 DOLLARS FOR A CAR I HAVE HAD FOR 10 MONTHS. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL OF MY CO-WORKERS AT LEAST 4 OF THEM KNOW SOMEONE THAT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTERPID AND HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A DEPENDABLE CAR. I HAVE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS EXPERIENCED ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON ACTIONS I CAN TAKE. DT

NHTSA ID

770236

Incident

Nov 22, 2002

ALSO EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGLATORS REPLACED, AND DOOR PANELS NEED REPLACEMENT, AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON SEAT BELT LATCHES. *AK

NHTSA ID

766930

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 48000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8016814

Incident

Aug 1, 2002