Vehicle Overheat Problems of Dodge Intrepid

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 60 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. He depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop. He was forced to coast to a stop. The contact exited the vehicle and noticed flames underneath the hood and the undercarriage of the vehicle. Prior to the failure, the contact noticed that the vehicle overheated occasionally. The fire department arrived to extinguish the fire and the vehicle was towed to a storage area. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. Updated 09/15/08 updated 09/18/08.

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2004 Dodge Intrepid 2. 7l engine - failure due to oil sludge. My car starting overheating a couple months ago. I had to have some friends pick me up when it wouldn't start 3 times. Then 2 weeks ago my car finally quit in the middle of the road. I had to sit blocking traffic with a police officer while waiting on the tow truck. My car is now sitting in my garage useless because every mechanic I talk to says they don't want to touch it because of the known manufacturer's problem w/ that engine. I still owe $10k on a car that doesn't work! now what???.

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I was driving on the tollway when my car began to overheat. I turned on the heater to maximum and drove at about 55 mph. About one mile from home another car pulled along side to tell me that there were flames coming from underneath my car. I immediately pulled over but could not stop immediately as I lost all power and had no brakes. Since the exit was on an incline I was able to coast to a stop and my wife and I exited the car. Within less than 10 seconds after we exited the car was engulfed in flames and was totaled.

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I purchased a 2000 Dodge Intrepid from gary smith Ford of fort walton beach in early June 2005. Every since the day I purchased it, the vehicle has been overheating and breaking down intermittently. In the first month of ownership the vehicle was in the playground automotive repair shop (fort walton beach, FL) a total of 16 days. The repair shop kept stating they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The 2000 Dodge Intrepid has continued to overheat and breakdown sometimes in heavy traffic and numerous accidents have been narrowly averted. Gary smith Ford has been no assistance in correcting this problem and they have told me it's my problem not theirs. What are my options at this point?.

Transmission went out about month ago. Just had transmission redone, however, vehicle overheated. Took to a mechanic and was informed 2 fans were working properly. Next day was stuck in rush hour traffic when the car overheated. Tried to maneuver through traffic and engine started knocking. Parked car in parking lot, and steam began to pour out. Did not open hood. Called mechanic and tow truck, and was informed that, engine was totally shot. It was poorly designed. Called Dodge with no success, they offered no remedy.

While driving at highway speeds vehicle overheated then stalled. Consumer pulled over and restarted the vehicle. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

The check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Vehicle overheated and stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

The consumer stated the vehicle overheated. A new thermostat was placed in the vehicle. Several weeks later, while driving the vehicle overheated again. This time she had the vehicle towed to a dealer, who told her he thought that her motor was blown. But later she found that since the engine restarted, it may not have been the engine after all.

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While driving vehicle overheated. Vehicle was towed to dealer, who informed consumer that anti freeze was in the oil pan, and head gasket became defective.

While traveling on the highway and without prior warning engine check light appeared on the dashboard, and vehicle overheated.

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Car stalled on me a few days ago in downtown la during rush hour traffic with my 2 kids. . . Come to find out that supposidely the car overheated (no signs of overheating at all, gauges were all okay, and sensors were checked and ok, no smoke etc. ) however it overheated and warped both of my heads, blew my gaskets and broke my timing chain. This repair has taken over a week to fix and $2700. 00 dollars later and I am still not thrilled. I will definately never buy a Dodge again.

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Vehicle stalled without any warning while pulling out of the driveway. The was caused by transmission failure. Also, at 71,000 and while driving at 45 mph vehicle stalled. This was caused by the engine locked . Two days earlier, vehicle overheated. Mechanic inspected the vehicle but found no problem. Told the consumer to add some more anti freeze. When engine locked dealership indicated this was a common problem with these model engines.