# 2000 DODGE INTREPID — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `643745` · 2007-10-26 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** INTREPID
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT I HAVE W/ A 2.7 ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED/LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE HEAT HAD WENT OUT ON IT RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. I TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN.  MY VEHICLE IS NICE LOOKING IN AND OUT AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER ENGINE FOR THIS CAR SO IT'S SITTING THERE BEHIND MY HOUSE AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION.  I PAID A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS W/ IT UNTIL IT SEIZED AND IT SEIZED UP AT 97,000 MILES! THIS CAR IS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAVING OUT OF THESE VEHICLES.  I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SMALL TREE.  IT MAKES ME AND MY FAMILY/FRIENDS NOT EVER WANT TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE.  PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME.  *TR
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