2000 Dodge Intrepid SE from North America - Comments

Sensor went out at about 17,000 warranty covered it. Alternator went out at 37,000, dealer only charged $100 for repair. Weather stripping around all 4 doors started coming lose at about 60,000, just mash back in place every 2 months or so.

I bought this new & have changed oil & filter every 3,000 miles. Air filter every 15,000. Differential fluid every 30,000 miles. Transmission fluid & filter & also fuel filter at 50,000. Have done all maintenance needed myself to assure quality work. It STILL has the original ceramic brake pads on it at 74,400 & STILL not ready for new ones WOW. So far it's been real good to me & my family. I wrote this in response to all the (probably) fake reviews by people who turn the key EVERY day without EVER doing any maintenance & expect it to just keep going & going forever with no malfunctions EVER. There are a million parts, wires, sensors, gadgets, & what not in cars so surely you expect something to go wrong at some time right people? Not even a BMW is PERFECT! I am not Dodge bias, I'm just giving you real facts on a real review. Great car so far.

I guess that your review explains why I have received a settlement offer from DaimlerChrysler for my engine replacement. No doubt they are just being helpful.

No sorry dude, the intrepid is the biggest pile of junk you can buy. Just because you have 70,000 miles on a car doesn't mean its good.

I agree with you. I think that people just expect the car to run good no matter what. I have a 1996 Dodge Intrepid and have heard people complain about a few of those. The car has over 146,000 miles and I have had no problems what so ever and I have performed regular maintnence. I am considering a 1999 Dodge Intrepid and just wanted to let everyone know I'm on your side.

The 96 Intrepid was the first generation design. The 98 through 02's are different cars and engines. The majority of complaints are about the second generation Intrepid and more specifically, the 2.7 liter engine. I had a 95 Intrepid with 94k miles which was problem free for the most part. It is the 99 Intrepid I purchased new that has been such a bad car, despite regular maintenance. If you are serious about buying a 99, let me know. I would be happy to sell mine and it only has 72k miles on it and would come with a new engine that was replaced at 57k. Also included would be new brakes, new A/C compressor, 2 new engine cooling fans, 1 new speed sensor, twice repaired driver's window motor, repaired passenger window motor, new rack & pinion, repaired dome lights, repaired dash lights and 2 fogged headlight lenses despite being garage kept. My car has even been featured on the 6 o'clock news locally.

If I were you I would sell now! I owned the same vehicle and experienced catastrophic engine failure at about 90,000 miles despite careful maintenance. I will never purchase another Chrysler vehicle!

Let me see if I have this right: Only owners of Dodge 2.7 liter Intrepids never do maintenance and that's why their engines seize up. But owners of all kinds of other cars never have engine trouble because they always have maintenance done. Only 2.7 liter Dodge and Chrysler owners are lazy sloths who never do any maintenance. Yeah, right. And just why would all of these people have such a vendetta against Dodge that they would go to the trouble of making up negative reviews, and always complaining about the same engine? Why don't we see any engine complaints about the 3.2 liter Intrepids, hmmm? When you see an engine failure here or there on a certain model of car, it could be considered a fluke or due to a lack of maintenance. When you see the same failure with the same car with the same engine over and over and over and over again, I'd be inclined to say that the problem is almost certainly faulty engineering and/or assembly. Certain vehicles are noted for having certain problems, and 2.7 liter engine failures are a classic example. In all fairness, other manufacturers have engineered some really lousy stuff as well, but the bottom line here is that I believe these owners are 1) submitting factual reviews, and 2) have every right to be P.O.'d about their engine failure when they've done the maintenance recommended by the manufacturer. You can't convince me that all of these people have neglected their engines. That's absolute nonsense.

Well my 2002 Dodge Intrepid SE really blows. It's fast and all, but whenever I drive it the oil light comes on, and this orange thingy that looks like a bathtub sink thingy. But the car has never had problems.