2000 Dodge Intrepid ES from North America - Comments

Common problems for Intrepid ES:

1. Door seals shrunk and cracking causing wind noise and leaking when it rains.

2. Driver side power window motor has burned out twice.

3. Door locks squeal when locking by remote or the auto-lock feature when you start to drive. Had one replaced while still under warranty.

4. Electrical bug, lights sometimes flicker while driving and when adjusting dimmer switch for interior lights.

5. A/C fan motor burned out and slow leak of freon. Out of warranty.

6. Had a major system failure, transmission, power steering, brakes, everything failed at once. I guessed that a computer chip had failed, called dealership and they thought the transmission had gone out, (which did not explain the steering or brakes), turned out I was right a inexpensive computer chip had burned out and was in warranty. (Trust your instincts over the dealership until they run a diagnostic.)

7. Currently having A/C problems again..

I'm a tall, big guy (6'2") and the car has lots of room. The leather interior is nice, but a little noisy. Good stereo system which benefited from an after-market speaker upgrade. Lots of trunk space even with the sub-woofer box installed.

The car has good pick-up with the 3.2L engine and the front wheel drive handles well especially on curves and at higher interstate speeds. The autostick is fun to use.

Overall this has been a good car with the exception of the problems listed above, most of which are just annoying.

All cars have some sort of problem, many of the ones for the ES Intrepid should have been corrected by the manufacturer. You would think that by the year 2000 we could get quality door lock and power window motors and door seals...

You nailed it right on the nose. I have the same problems with mine. Had problems with my locks, engine, computer programs in the car. If I didn't live so far from where I work would would rather ride a bike!!! All I have to say is that I'm not happy with Dodge.

I have a 2000 Intrepid ES with 102,000 miles. My son is driving it now. Other than frequent warping of front rotors on brakes (corrected with premium rotors), the only problems have been an ignition lock failure (under warranty) and a rear door lock actuator failure. I thank God that I needed traction control and had to upgrade to the 3.2 engine to get it.

This sure beats my previous car, a VW Passat, which ran like a scalded cat with precise handling when it wasn't in the garage for one repair after another. I dropped $4,400 on it for repairs the last year I owned it.

I have a intrepid for two years now 15000 miles on it. still runs good with no problem. nice roomy car.

I bought my 2000 Intrepid for $4500.00 and it runs great. The only problems I have with it is with the front passenger side door; the window comes off the track and the actuator is broken. Also I can't seem to lock the rear driver side door.

And once I started the car and the steering wheel wouldn't turn. Other than that, for $4500 I love it.