Door Latch Problems of Dodge Intrepid

Car is a well maintained (all recommended service done at dealership). Driver side door failed to open using the inside door handle. Had to roll down window and reach to the outside door handle in order to open door. Feels like handle is no longer engaging the door lock. Experienced initial panic when I thought I was trapped in the car.

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The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 50 mph the door lock mechanism failed three times and the locks were replaced. The driver side door requireed him to apply pressure to open and close the door. The electric locks were not working. The locks made a grinding noise every time trying to open and close them. The passengers rear lock also failed. The first two failures occurred within two weeks. When he would pull the handle and roll the window down, nothing would allow him to open the locks. The failure occurred in November on the first two doors. When driving over 50 mph the automatic lock made a grinding noise. The front driver door locked, and therewas no way you could get out. Sometimes the noises would allow him to exit. He took the vehicle to the dealer to have the door failure diagnosed, and it was repaired it for $600. They did not offer any explanation as to why the locks failed. The failure mileage was 65,000. The current mileage was 73000.

Approximately 2 years ago I had to replace the electric locking mechanism on the rear driver side door of my 2000 Dodge Intrepid. The unit began making a loud, sharp grinding noise when the car reached 15 mph and the lock automatically locked. The unit had to be replaced because it quit working. Now I find the both passenger side units are making the same noise and have quit working. Interestingly enough, the rear door cannot be manually unlocked unless the master control is put in the up position for all doors, but the front unit is opposite so it can't be unlocked unless the master control has been put in the down position. This is a real safety issue and something should be down about it. I especially object to the cost of replacing these mechanisms.

Vehicle: 2000 Dodge Intrepid; approximately mileage 39,100; garage kept; passenger side front power lock started making a very loud grinding noise in November 2004. I took the car to the dealership and the lock was replaced - cost was $250. I do not have the old door lock part. In December 2004, the passenger side back power lock started making the same noise. In February 2005, the drivers side back power lock started making the same noise. Also, this door would not unlock or open. The lock was stuck until the next day. I have not had these two door locks replaced yet. I called the dealership today, March 7, 2005, to see if there was a recall on the power door locks. They told me no but they had replaced numerous power door locks on Intrepids. They told me to call the Dodge customer assistance phone number. The customer assistance told me that there was nothing they could do until I had the dealership verify that the locks needed repair. Even then, they couldn't guarantee anything. The noise that the door locks make is incredible. I have to listen to this noise whenever the speed of the car hits 15 mph. The noise is very distracting. The first time it happened, I had no idea what it was. It was so loud that I thought I had hit something or something had fell off the car.

While driving and making a turn into the parking lot vehicle was filled with smoke. Consumer could not get out of the seat because the seat belt engaged, locking her in. Once getting out of the seat belt she could not get out of the vehicle because the power door locks engaged also.

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The locks on the doors are defective, you have to open the window, and stick your hand out the window to open the door. The locks involved are: the driver side, the rear passenger right side, and the passenger front. The driver side passenger door has been repaired.

Electric rear door lock failed to open. Part replaced by Dodge at 28,000 miles . Now the passenger door lock has failed. No manual override and it doesn't unlock with a key. It's a safety issue. I will have this replaced too, but what happens if the driver's door lock fails?.

The passenger door failed to unlock, preventing entry and exit from the vehicle. Taken to dealer for repair once, but the problem recurred.

Passenger door lock actuator makes loud grinding noise when door locks. This is the thrid door on this vehicle to have this problem.

The consumer owns a 1999 Dodge Intrepid. Consumer states that her doors will lock sometimes and sometimes they will not. The doors will also unlock itself. Consumer has tried locking the doors from the inside and not using the electronic door lock on her key chain and this still will not help. The doors will unlock anyway.

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Drivers side rear door electric door latch. When the latch starts to make noise and than fails, it fails in the locked position. You are unable to open the door from the inside or outside. You are also unable to pull up the door lock lever that indicats if the door is locked. This makes it very unsafe for anyone in the back seats if the lock should fail because it fails in the locked position and you are not able to open the doors in an emergency.

Consumer states that automatic door lock does not work. She had replaced the one in the front door. The doors automatically lock at 15 mph, but will not release until she cut the vehicle off. But the lock in the back will not release until all the other automatically release, and then has to release it manually. Consumer states that the mechanic can repair it, but it will cost approximately $250. 00 per door. She feels this is a safety issue, because if something happens and the passengers cannot get out of the vehicle.

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Passenger inside door handle broke off at only 41000 miles. Called the service dept and am told it is not covered. Will have to pay for repair. I will never buy this car again. This is my second Intrepid and was too stupid to learn my lesson the first time. Dodge is now a memory, I am sorry but I am buying japanese. Everytime I have a problem they either cannot find the cause or it is not covered by the warranty how could a handle break when I take care of the car so well. Unbelievable! another lost patriotic american changing to foreign vehicles. I hope they go bankrupt!.

When the door was unlocked it would not open. When the vehicle reached 15 mph the doors automatically locked. The passenger door could not be opened once the vehicle was stopped. There was a loud noise also coming from the latches.

The vehicles door locks would not unlock properly.

The front driver's door and the rear right passanger's door actuator for the automatic door locks are going bad (very loud buzzing noise when they engage at 11 mph). The service manager says that if not fixed the actuators may render the door unopenable if the unit goes in a neutral position. The veh is a 2000 Dodge intrepind se purchased in may of 2000.

2000 Dodge Intrepid door latches are defective due to a solenoid defect.

: the consumer stated the door locks will not lock. It was taken to a dealership where they replaced the defective solenoid in the power door locks. This defect has happened to all doors in the vehicle on different occasions. The manufacturer has been contacted.

1999 Dodge Intrepid. Driver's side window: continuously gets off-track. Dirver's seat: 1-seat falls back 2-seat at semi-recline position. Front seat passenger door lock: 1-often will not unlock with key; 2-will unlock only after electronic lock/unlock button on driver's side is used and then manually lifting front passenger door lock; and 3-when using the electronic lock/ unlock button a terrible loud noise is heard. I do not know what, "oem" is or means, therefore I don't know how to properly answer the questions referring to the oem block.

2003 Dodge Intrepid interior door handle. Consumer feels that the door handle failure is a safety issue. The consumer stated the failure occurred at the attach point of the control rod and the hinge/lever for the door.

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The automatic door locks keep failing on the vehicle. All four doors were effected. The driver must pull the lock lever up and down while pulling on the handle to get the doors to open. Provide further details.