42 of the 1,227 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Intrepid are about the transmission — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 56,008 miles.
42
Complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN
CAR WON'T GO INTO PARK. HAS TO BE STARTED IN NEUTRAL. CAR HAS TENDENCY TO ROLL. WHEEL(S) HAS TO BE BLOCKED. STATIONARY.
NHTSA complaint #11084520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WAS DRIVEN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. HE GOT OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE GATE. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND BEGAN ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. IT HIT THE CURB, THEN A SMALL TREE ON THE FRONT LAWN OF THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET AND FINALLY CAME TO REST ON THE FRONT STOOP OF THE SAID HOUSE.
NHTSA complaint #10717098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING BODY WORK DONE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN 3 SECONDS LATER THE MOTOR STALLED. I PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE FOR 50 FEET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE COMPANY THAT DID THE BODY WORK. THEY RETRIEVED THE CAR SOON AFTER. SUBSEQUENTLY, WAS TOLD MY ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, IE; OIL CHANGE.
NHTSA complaint #10339526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS. CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10322573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, TURNED LEFT, ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 35 MPH AND HEARD A "CLUNK", THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW THE TIMING CHAIN STICKING THROUGH THE HOUSING. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP IS WAITING FOR THE AFTER-MARKET WARRANTY COMPANY TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WILL PAY FOR AND WHAT IS TO BE DONE.
NHTSA complaint #10299663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND A/C FAILURE OF DODGE INTREPIDS.
NHTSA complaint #10232463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
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.
NHTSA complaint #10165516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 complaint #10164362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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?
NHTSA complaint #10160429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
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 complaint #10155672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10138735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10124663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING
THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KIND OF CLACKING NOISE, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT FELT LIKE IT DROPPED INTO A LOW GEAR AND STARTED KNOCKING EXTREMELY LOUD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME AND AS SOON AS I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR JUST DIED, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. THE MOTOR WAS PULLED AND THE BEARINGS THAT HOLD THE PISTONS AND RODS TOGETHER WERE TOTALLY GONE. THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT THEY WERE NO WERE TO BE FOUND, HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM. THE CAR IS A 2000 INTREPID WITH 95,000 MILES. CAR HAS COST MORE MONEY THAN IT'S WORTH. THANKS CHRYSLER DODGE, I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WHO THOUGHT SHE WAS BUYING RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR MY CHILD AND MYSELF. THANKS FOR NOTHING.
NHTSA complaint #10093248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
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.
NHTSA complaint #10087484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
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.
NHTSA complaint #10087184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A TICKING SOUND. THEN, ENGINE SURGED AND STALLED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.
NHTSA complaint #10081932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10080338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10073018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION WENT IN TO THE LIMP MODE (LOCKED IN TO SECOND GEAR). TOOK TO DEALER. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INPUT AND TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS. OTHER INTERNET SITES INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 32 TSB'S ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BILL CHRYSLER FOR ANY REPAIRS. CAN THIS BE CONFIRMED AND WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT? SECONDLY, I HAD TO PAY FOR CLEANING CARBON FROM THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD A 93 DODGE INTREPID AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE SAME SERVICE. I RUN THE RECOMMENDED OCTANE GAS & DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDING A FUEL ADDITIVE AT VARIOUS MILEAGE INTERVALS IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO OCCUR WITH DODGE ENGINES. I APPRECIATE ANY RESPONSE TO THESE TWO CONCERNS.
NHTSA complaint #10070771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
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.
NHTSA complaint #10071035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
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.
NHTSA complaint #10071392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10064819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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?
NHTSA complaint #10053255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
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.
NHTSA complaint #10046273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10041044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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.
NHTSA complaint #10041044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10032804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 complaint #10023525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP.
NHTSA complaint #10019843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10019656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.