Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises Problems of Dodge Intrepid - part 1

Car was maintained imaculately, 3 weeks before the doa date, there was a very faint ticking sound (like a roulette wheel spining "click" sound) coming from under the hood. Took the car to the mechanic to have the oil changed and have the cars new noise checked. He said it could be a lifter ticking and the oil change solved the problem. He was correct about the sound muting however the issue may be the tiny oil port holes in these Mitsubishi made mopar engines. On the day of the engines death it made the same ticking sound, my cue that I could share with anyone about to have this failure occur, when I would start the car I noticed an extra "spinning" sound under the hood when I would start the car. It is minor so listen close to your start-up. The ticking got louder and eventually at a stop light on the way to the mechanic the car stopped and would not run. Do an internet search for Dodge Intrepid 2000 2. 7 liter motor you will find a horror show on the internet. Loved the car while it worked but the death was too premature, I only drive about 8,000 miles per year.

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Engine failure clicking noise possible valve train. Consuming large amounts of oil but no properly lubricating engine parts.

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The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Intrepid. The contact stated that the rod malfunctioned in the engine. There was a ticking sound within the engine for two weeks prior to the failure. The contact stated that there were no leaks coming from the engine prior to the failure. The contact was told by a mechanic that this was a common problem with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 122000.

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Intrepid. The driver stated that she was at a traffic light attempting to make a turn when the vehicle made a clicking noise. The driver shifted the gear in park, then drive but the vehicle shut off completely. The vehicle has not restarted since the failure occurred. Smoke was visible on both sides of the hood. The failure mileage was 114,000.

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The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Intrepid. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard a clunking sound and all power steering ability was lost. The steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. She then heard a loud knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. There were no warnings prior to the failures. The contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for further inspection. She called the manufacturer and was informed that no compensation would be provided because there were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Intrepid. When the contact merged into traffic at 40 mph, she heard a clicking sound and the vehicle suddenly stopped. She was able to restart the vehicle and drive home. The following day, the vehicle would not start and was towed to a repair shop. The diagnostic indicated that oil sludge damaged the engine. The repair cost was estimated at $5,000. The manufacturer will be notified. The current and failure mileages were 135,646.

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard a popping noise in the engine. The vehicle lost complete power and had to be placed into neutral as it coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was unable to be controlled. The engine failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic and then to the dealer, who stated that a piston rod blew a hole in the engine block. The repair would cost $5,750. The manufacturer stated that they would pay $1,000 towards the repair cost. The contact stated that she does not have the money for the repairs. The failure mileage was 73,000. Updated 04/16/09.

2004 Dodge Intrepid with 2. 7liter engine; loud ticking noise started and engine seized up.

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The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle began making a clicking noise. The vehicle began to slow down on its own and then shut off and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that the timing chain failed due to oil sludge build-up. The contact was informed that a new motor would be needed. The Chrysler manufacturer stated that a recall would have been issued if there were issues with the motors in the vehicles. The failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 04-24-09 updated 04/27/09.

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 75 mph on the freeway, the contact heard a clicking noise. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. She pulled over and had the vehicle towed as a precautionary measure. A mechanic found sludge build in the engine, which caused it to begin smoking under the hood. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 110,000.

Dodge has a design problem with the 2001 Intrepid with a 2. 7l v-6 engine. After an oil change the oil light flickers. Started to make a ticking noise. Had the car looked at and due to some oil tube design issue part of the engine is starved for oil and is now in need of a new engine.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard a loud and fast clunking noise coming from the engine. He arrived home and called his mechanic. The mechanic arrived at the contact's residence and stated that the head gasket failed, which was a very common failure with that make and model vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 116,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 20-25 mph, the oil light illuminated then the vehicle shut off. The contact stated that he was able to restart the vehicle however the vehicle began to shake and he heard a clunking noise coming from the engine. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. As of February 22, 2008, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 72,500 and current mileage was 72,550.

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Intrepid. While the engine was turned on, the contact heard a clanking noise coming from the engine compartment. While idling at a traffic light, the noise grew louder and the engine was turned off. The vehicle would not restart. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to the repair shop and they stated that the engine needed to be replaced due to the timing chain. The engine received regular maintenance and the oil pan was recently replaced. The current and failure mileages were 60,784. Updated 02-14-08.

Noticed the oil light flickering on and off at stop lights. Looked for problems but saw none. A few days later noticed a very quiet ticking sound coming from the engine. Unfortunately not being a car knowledgeable person I did not take this seriously enough. A week later driving to a destination I heard a loud knocking in the engine. Arrived at my destination and shut the engine off. Upon attempt to restart the engine some time later there was more knocking and refusal to turn over. Car was towed to a local garage where I learned the tinning chain had broken and damaged a number of the pistons and other components of the engine. Only recourse was either install a new engine or buy a new car. As I am still paying for this car I opted to purchase an engine. Engine has been installed and I have just got my car back tonight after nearly a month without a vehicle. Now I have to find some way to pay for this mess as I had to borrow it short term from a friend. I am in a very bad financial situation because for this. I am attempting to apply to Chrysler for their reimbursement program with little hope of success since I did not keep the oil change records and receipts records they require.

First was a funny clicking noise when the car started. It started to get worse very quickly and I had it looked at. The problem couldn't be found at that time. Shortly there after it broke down. This time I am told that the engine has a sludge build up problem which in turn caused the timing chain to break. Now I'm told that the best thing to do is spend between $4,500 and $5,000 to replace the engine. It hasn't been repaired yet (12-11-2007).

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Intrepid. While driving between 15- 25 mph, the contact heard a loud bang and pulled off the road. There were no warning indicators. Two days prior, there was a ticking noise coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken in for an oil change although it was not needed. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer after the incident occurred. The current and failure mileages were 78,000.

Car was exiting highway and while on exit ramp a popping sound was heard in the engine compartment. Car was immediately pulled over on the side of the ramp and engine was turned off. The car was towed to a repair garage. The mechanic stated that one cylinder had no compression and the top of the engine was disassembled. The mechanic found that the piston was detached/broken from the crankshaft and would require a major engine overhaul or engine replacement.

I am still paying for 2004 Dodge Intrepid inwhich the motor just suddenly locked up on. My Intrepid is still under warranty and was told by dailmerchyrsler that it had to be taken to my local dealer,which it was by tow truck. After many weeks talking with the tech. At the dealer ship I was told that dailmerchyrsler was not going to honor the warranty. I had tried for two weeks to get a hold of the district manager that may this call but no one will give me his name or contact number. Chyrsler customer service was rude and told me to go thru the dealership for handling this matter because they go thru the district manager. My car ran fine until that one night on my way home and it made a sudden light ticking sound and no warning lights was on and all the sudden about 3 minutes later my engine locks up leaving me in the middle of the road. The tech. At the dealership told me that the oil descending unit blew out when he first looked at it and also stated that it would cause the motor to lock up. But by so call order from the district manager the tech. Took a sample from scraping the oil pan. The tech. Then comes back a week later and stated that results are that sluge in the motor could also been a factor. I dont have the $6000. 00 that they want to put another motor in but I still have to pay my big monthly car payments. I cant believe this multi-million dollar company is to cheap to honor thier company warranty on something that is clearly their car's malfuntion.

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 68 mph, the contact heard a clicking noise and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed. A local mechanic diagnosed the vehicle as needing a new engine. The current and failure mileages was under 62,000. Updated 02/01/08. Updated 02/01/08.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Intrepid. On April 23, 2007, the vehicle made a clunking sound and shut off while driving 25 mph. The vehicle was towed and the mechanic stated that the bearings on the vehicle failed. There were no prior warnings. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 72,563.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 40 mph the oil light illuminated, and a clicking noise was heard. The vehicle shut off. The contact attempted to notify the manufacturer. However, the number he dialed was disconnected. The current mileage, power train information, and place of purchase was unavailable. The failure mileage was 1,113.

-the contact stated that while driving the 2003 Dodge Intrepid, at 50 mph the vehicle slowed and would not accelerate over 45 mph, and then the vehicle made a tapping sound. He stated that the vehicle started jerking and lost power. He pulled over to the side of the road and tried to restart the vehicle, but the vehicle would not restart. He had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic in texas. The mechanic informed him that the engine had seized. The contact had all the fluids changed in the vehicle in September and again after a trip from new york to texas in December. He stated that he purchased the vehicle in February 2005. The current and failure mileage were 79,000.

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- the contact stated that while sitting in traffic after work in the 2001 Dodge Intrepid. He tried to leave and the vehicle lost power. E pushed the vehicle into a parking lot and tried to restart the vehicle 10 minutes later. When he restarted the vehicle there was a clanking noise coming from under the hood. The vehicle stayed on for about 20 seconds, and he called to have the vehicle towed. The vehicle was towed to his regular mechanic, and the mechanic informed him that the engine failed. The contact was waiting for the mechanic to call him and tell him exactly what caused the failure. The current and failure mileage were both 96,000.

While driving on the highway at a speed of 55-70 mph, the check engine light came on the 99 Dodge Intrepid. While getting off the highway contacts vehicle began to stall shutting off completely on the side of the road while hearing a clicking sound on the engine. Contact was able to restart vehicle and drove for a quarter of a mile before car shut of completely. At that point contact had vehicle towed into dealership. Jrb.

I was on my way to work & my car started to make a clicking noise. I have always taken great care of this car! I was concerned, but I was on the highway so there wasn't a place to pull over! I was only about 20 min to town & thought I could get there to check this out. I was on a stretch of the highway that the only exit is another major highway. All of the sudden the car went from 65 mph to 0 mph. I was driving during rush hour traffic with cars speeding by me! the cars behind almost ran into me! I managed to get the car pulled over on the narrow shoulder. I was terrified to get out of my car due to all the speeding traffic and on the other side was such a narrow space between the car and the median. I called for a tow truck so I could get it to our mechanic. The mechanic shop said that the engine was dead/ locked up. It only had 81k miles on it! I have done an extreme amount of research of the 2. 7l engine that Chrysler put in my 1999 Dodge Intrepid. The engine is defective! it is the poor construction of this engine that is causing it to sludge up causing it to lock up all the sudden, leaving you with a car you can't drive! I have had an oil analysis done on my oil, several things that were found concerned them, but the one thing that is prominent is that there was moisture/ water in the oil. It is alarming that there are so many consumers that have had this exact problem, and there's no recall on this engine! due to the moisture causing it to "sludge up & die" I think if one of the cars behind me would have hit my car (like they almost did) then I could've been pushed in to traffic and seriously hurt. This was a terrifying experience. I don't want this to happen to another person. I feel that this is a severe safety issue & somebody needs to address this matter soon! I am not able to afford another engine & installation at this time (priced at about $6k+). I own a car that I can not drive. It's Chrysler's fault putting this engine in, not mine.

Purchased Dec 2001 with maximum added care protection plan for 6yr/60k miles. Performed all vehicle required maintenance and never had an issue until 12/11/06 when the vehicle stopped in motion presenting a clicking sound. Vehicle towed to dealer as we thought to repair an alternator or battery. However the dealer states that our vehicle's motor ceased and it has sludge in the engine as when they open the oil cap, sludge is clearly evident. We are still attempting to get the service agreement to pay for the repair as we feel that it is not our fault since providing regular maintenance and the vehicle is presently under such warranty coverage. Our internet research shows that there are hundreds of 2. 7 liter engine owners have suffered the same issue with daimlerchrysler accepting no fault but acknowledging this is a common complaint however dcx refers that consumers did not follow regular maintenance schedules. Dealer cost to replace/repair engine $8900 as quoted on 12/11/06 by cueter Dodge ypsilanti, mi.

Dodge Intrepid 2. 7l motor failed in oiling system. While driving on freeway, oil light came on. Pulled over and there was tapping sound. Motor has est 65,000 miles on it. Towing to dealer, the dealer reported the motor is totaled and needs to be replaced. This was during our vacation, and the car is now over 1,500 miles from home. We have not resolved with the dealer how to dispose of the car.

: the contact stated the vehicle's engine abruptly stopped working after hearing clunking noises while driving 35 mph on a normal road condition. After a few minutes of driving, the engine stalled and could not be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for repair who determined that the engine needed to be replaced.

: the contact stated that the vehicle's engine blew while traveling 65 mph. The vehicle was cruising on the highway when a ticking sound was heard coming from under the front hood. Shortly after, the vehicle lost power, and the ticking sound became louder. The vehicle was pulled over and towed to an independent repair shop who determined that the engine was blown and that a new engine would have to be installed. The vehicle was not restarted once the ignition was switched off. The vehicle had an automatic transmission.

I was driving on the highway when my engine started making a clanking noise. As I proceeded to get over into the far lane to exit the highway I lost speed and the car turned of. I barely made it across the last two lanes of highway safely coasting onto the exit ramp. Long story short, I had the car towed to the dealership they informed me that my engine had died do to sludge and the repair would be, for me, very costly. So now my beautiful red Dodge Intrepid sets in my driveway with a $4,000 balance that I can not afford to pay or repair.

- the contact stated that on 06/02/06 had an oil changed on the 2001 Dodge Intrepid. After picking up the vehicle she started hearing a ticking noise. The contact stated that 2 days later she tried to start the vehicle and the vehicle would not start. She had the vehicle towed to the dealership, and was informed that the engine seized due to sludge build up. The contact stated that she has always taken her vehicle for oil changes, and could not understand how the engine could go with so few miles and regular maintenance. The contact has filed a complaint with the manufacturer, and will have file # available for the hard copy.

: the contact stated while traveling 45 mph, the engine began to make a clanking noise and then stalled. The vehicle was pulled over and towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic determined the timing chain fractured because of oil sludge in the engine. The engine was rebuilt.

: the contact stated while traveling at various speeds, the cruise light illuminated and the tachometer dropped then the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and after 15 minutes would restart. The dealership determined the crank sensor needed to be replaced. After this was replaced, the engine made a clunking noise, and the vehicle has not been driven off of the lot.

: the contact stated while driving at 10-20 mph there was a clanking noise coming from under the hood and the check engine light illuminated. The contact pulled off of the road. The vehicle was towed to a dealership, where they determined the engine had failed due to oil sludge, and needed to be replaced. The contact noticed numerous complaints on the internet concerning the 2. 7 engine on these vehicles. Updated 06/05/2006.