2002 Dodge Intrepid

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I FINANCED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY 2003. THE PAYMENTS ARE OVER $400 PER MONTH FOR 6 YEARS.ON DECEMBER 21, 2004, THE ENGINE FAILED. I STILL HAD A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, SO I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. AFTER AUTHORIZING THEM TO BREAK THE ENGINE DOWN AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPANY CAME OUT TO DO THEIR INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY FAULT AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CHARGES. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP AND LACK OF OIL CHANGE. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. THERE WAS NO ENGINE KNOCKING , THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, THE CAR WAS RUNNING GOOD. AND THEN ONE DAY THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD. I STILL HAVE 4 YEARS TO PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO BUY A NEW ENGINE, WHICH COSTS $4,000 TO $7,000. (THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT) THIS DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. I ALSO HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER $360 FOR BREAKING THE ENGINE DOWN TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY HELP FOR ME OR IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? IN THE PAST WEEK I HAVE HEARD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ENGINE PROBLEMS IN THE DODGE INTREPID. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LORI JUSTICE 12/30/04. *AK

• 12/30/2003· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR ONLY 16 MONTHS, I AM HAVING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I AND MY FAMILY ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR STALLING IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STALL AND COMPLETELY STOP AT ANY GIVE MOMENT. I AM ALSO SHOCKED THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH SUBSTANSTIAL REPAIRS AND THAT DODGE DOES NOT STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT.

• 12/26/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY MORNING. IT WAS COLD SO I LET THE CAR WARM UP BEFORE DRIVING. I TURNED A CORNER AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD TO PUSH IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE ENGINE IS GONE. NO WARNING OR INDICATION AT ALL THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG! IT JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING! *NM

• 12/22/2003· POWER TRAINCrash

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATED (PRNDL) PROBLEM. WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE CONSUMER'S CHILD CAN MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE CONSUMER'S SON INADVERTENTLY WAS ABLE TO PUSH GEAR SHIFT IN TO NEUTRAL, THIS RESULTED IN A COLLISION OFF OF A ROCK RETAINING WALL. THE CHILD WAS SLIGHTLY SHAKEN UP INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

• 12/16/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSED BY OIL SLUDGE ON A 2002 INTREPID SEEPED WATER INTO CRANKSHAFT OF MOTOR CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO MOTOR. POOR DESIGN FOR WATER PUMP. *TR

• 12/16/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS ASSEMBLED SUCH THAT IT RUBBED ON A STUD. THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE LINE AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-------------770764.*AK *NLM

• 12/13/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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. *NM

• 12/13/2004· STEERING

  THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE AND GRINDING SOUND IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. AFTER LOOKING AT IT FURTHER, THE TIE-ROD THAT CONNECTS TO THE RACK AND PINION STRIPPED THE THREAD AND FELL OFF. THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE PROPERLY WAS LOST AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERLY IMPACTED.*AK

• 12/11/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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). *TR

• 12/10/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE INTREPID IN JULY OF 2007. 10,000 MILES LATER ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2007 MY CAR BREAKS DOWN AND MY OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AS SCHEDULED SO I KNOW ITS NOT MY FAULT. I FEW DAYS LATER I GET MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A PROFESSIONAL AND HE BEGINS TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT ITS MY TIMING CHAIN, HYDRAULIC TENSIONER. IN OTHER WORDS, I'M REQUIRED TO BUY ANOTHER ENGINE OR GET MINE FIXED. BOTH MY OPTIONS SEEM A LITTLE UNFAIR AND PRICEY. IM ALSO TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS THE ORIGINAL CREATOR OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FOUND IN MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID MODEL. THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATING I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. AM I REALLY EXPECTED TO PAY 5,000$ ON A NEW ENGINE FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT MY FAULT? *TR

• 12/06/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• 12/06/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID ALWAYS DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES. OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, OTHERWISE IT MAY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SERIOUS CONDITION. *TR

• 12/06/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL HAS REPEATEDLY STUCK AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY UNSTUCK, SO THAT WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED THE CAR MOVES. HAS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. LAST NOV THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN AND NOW THE DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CALIPERS RIGHT AND LEFT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/29/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER ( SHE WAS DRIVING MY CAR A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE), AND WITH NO WARNING THE THERMOSTAT BEGAN TO RISE. IT WAS A CERTIFIED USED CAR AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UNTIL THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR BEGAN TO STEAM UNDER THE HOOD AND CUT OFF. MY DAUGHTER STEERED THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB OF A VERY NARROW STREET HOPING IT WOULD START. I CALLED A NEARBY GARAGE TO TAKE THE CAR THERE IF IT STARTED, AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED WE CREPT THE CAR TO THE GARAGE. MY DAUGHTER REMINDED ABOUT HER CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7 LITER DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND HOW IT STOPPED DEAD ON SHE AND HER HUSBAND AT NIGHT AT A GREEN LIGHT BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE GARAGE, THE OWNER LOOKED AT THE CAR AFTER IT COOLED. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO GO AND THAT I NEED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO I MADE IT TO HAVE THEM FIX IT OR TRADE IT. I ASKED IF THE PROBLEM WAS FROM ENGINE TAMPERING, AS I HAD TRIED TO TRADE IT EARLIER AT ANOTHER DEALER AND THE TECH SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AT KERNERSVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE. HE DID NOT KNOW, BUT THAT IN HIS OPINION SHORT OF THEM PUTTING IN A NEW ENGINE, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. KERNERSVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND WOULD NOT TRADE THE CAR NOR OFFERED TO REPAIR IT. I AM A 65 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO HAS HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY THIS YEAR AND DO NOT NEED THE AGGRAVATION. I AM PAYING FOR INSURANCE AND MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT CANNOT BE USED AND SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. NEED THE STRESS. NO BODY WANTS THIS CAR AS A TRADE. IF I SELL IT MYSELF THE BANK SAID THEY WOULD STILL CONSIDER IT A REPO. CHRYSLER DODGE CAN HAVE THE CAR BACK, BUT I DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR OR RIGHT FOR ME TO BE PENALIZED FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINE. THEY SHOULD TAKE THE CAR AND CALL IT EVEN. THE CHRYSLER DODGE COMPANY AND TIM MITCHELL AT KERNERSVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *NM

• 11/28/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A HEAD-GASKET LEAK. THE DODGE DEALER SERVICING MY VEHICLE ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY BECAUSE IT HAS SLUDGE BUILDUP THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED AND THAT IT RUNS A HIGH RISK OF SEIZING UP, WHICH ITSELF CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. *JB

• 11/25/2007· SEAT BELTS,CHILD SEAT

  I WAS RECENTLY INSTALLING MY BRITAX REGENT AS DIRECTED. AND USED THE CARSEAT BELT FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS NOW ABOUT 55 LBS. WHILE INSTALLING I SAW HOW IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE GEN 3 SEAT BELT ACCEPTOR WOULD FAIL WHEN IT MADE CONTACT WITH HER CARSEAT. SO MY CHILD WOULD NO LONGER BE PROTECTED. IN ORDER TO INSTALL HER SEAT I HAD TO TWIST THE CONNECTOR ABOUT 8-10 TIMES TO KEEP IT AS FAR AWAY FROM THE SEAT AS POSSIBLE. I TWISTED THE CONNECTOR UNTIL IT COULD NOT TWIST ANY FURTHER. I AM STILL DO NOT WANT TO HAVE MY CHILD RIDE HERE BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I WILL BE REPLACING THE CONNECTOR AS SOON AS I CAN. I WANT TO HAVE DAIMLER CHRYSLER REPLACE MY SEAT BELT CONNECTORS WITH EITHER GEN 2 OR GEN 4 CONNECTORS. ALL GEN 3 SEAT BELT CONNECTORS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED! NOTE FOR BELOW NUMBERS. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH YET. *TR

• 11/23/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ONE DAY OF BEING PARKED, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

• 11/22/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CAR HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND CAR SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. DRIVER HAD FACIAL INJURIES AND ELBOW WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD. VERY FORTUNATE THAT WAS ALL. *TR

• 11/21/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO COMPLETELY TURNOVER. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS AN IGNITION MISFIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

• 11/21/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE DEXCO ANTI-FREEZE THAT WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE BT THE MANUFACTURER, IS DRYING OUT AND CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED FLUSHING AND THE INTAKE GASKETS NEEDED REPLACING. *NLM

• 11/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2002 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE FROM OIL SLUDGE. DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING SOUND AND STARTED BOGGING OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST $6100.00. CHRYSLER SAID THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $2500.00 DEDUCTIBLE SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003 WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT FROM A DEALER AND THE CAR NOW ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS. THERE IS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THEM ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS 2.7L ENGINE. TOYOTA DID WITH LESS COMPLAINTS. *TR

• 11/20/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I DRIVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A SECOND OWNER, PREVIOUS OWNER A RENTAL AGENCY. THE CAR BLEW A ROD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP THAT STATES THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, PRICING THE REPAIR AT 6700 DOLLARS. THE CARS BLUE BOOK IS 6000 AT THIS WRITING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TWO YEARS AGO, AND IT HAS LESS THAN 68,000 MILES ON IT. I AM AT A LOSS AND LOOKING FOR RECOURSE. *NM

• 11/17/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE WHEN OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE CROSSING TROLLEY TRACKS IN OUR LOCAL TOWN. *TR

• 11/16/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE WAS BLOWN. MANUFACTURER STATED THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER THE VEHICLE 'S OIL WAS CHANGED. *AK

• 11/14/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE BOUGHT A 2002 USED IN 2005. IT RAN OKAY, THOUGHE H THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN IDLING. WE WERE ASSURED BY THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM THAT IT WAS JUST SENSOR AND NOT TO WORRY. HAD SOME SMALL PROBLEMS WITH IT, NOTHING TOO MAJOR. THEY JUST SEEMED TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THEN IN 3/09 THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP WENT OUT FOR THE 2ND TIME, AND EVEN AFTER REPAIR THE CAR WOULD OVER HEAT OUT OF NO WHERE AND WITHOUT WARNING. CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT. SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF IT THEN, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR. THEN IN 11/09 THE CAR DID THE OVERHEAT FOR NO REASON WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THANK GOD THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THE GAUGES DIDN'T INDICATE ANYTHING, ALL OF THEM INCLUDING THE SPEDOMETER WENT TO 0. IT STARTED GUSHING WATER AND ANTIFREEZE. THE ENGINE IS SHOT, IT IS NOW A GOLD LAWN ORNAMENT. WE MAINTAINED THE CAR, OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000MI ETC. WAS TOLD ITS DUE TO "SLUDGE" IN THE ENGINE AND THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGES 2.7 ENGINES. WISH I WOULD'VE KNOWN THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND I WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TON YARD ORNAMENT I NOW HAVE.

• 11/14/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE'S 2002 DODGE INTREPID, HAS OPERATED WELL UNTIL A WEEK AGO. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE TRANSMISSION DROPS HARSHLY INTO SECOND GEAR AND STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY, BUSY STREET. A TRIP TO OUR LONG TRUSTED MECHANIC REVEALED A COMMON KNOWN PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY THAT THE 2.7L CHRYSLER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION USUALLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 50K ON THE 1998-2002 INTREPID MODELS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND CAREFULLY OPERATED SINCE PURCHASING. THE OPENING OF THE TRANSMISSION BY MY MECHANIC REVEALED NO METAL FILINGS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. A CHANGE OF SENSOR, FILTER, AND FLUIDS WERE HOPPED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WARNING BY MY MECHANIC TO START SAVING UP QUICKLY FOR MORE TRANSMISSION WORK SOON FROM HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS MODEL. TWO DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ON NOVEMBER 10, 2005, SPOKE TO DAVEY, TO MAKE A CASE FILE CLAIM REPORT. I ASKED WHAT WILL BE DONE IN MY SITUATION. DAVEY TRANSFERRED ME TO ANOTHER PERSON. FORTY MINUTES LATER, TONY PICKED UP THE PHONE. I ASKED WHAT CHRYSLER WILL DO AS THE CAR IS ABOUT A YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY. HIS RESPONSE WAS 'NOTHING'. WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE A CONTACT NUMBER TO SPEAK WITH THE CHRYSLER ZONE MANGER, TONY STATED THAT THERE WAS 'PRIORITY INFORMATION' AND HE WOULD NOT GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION. TONY ALSO STATED THAT EVEN IF HE DID IT WOULD DO NO GOOD AS THEY WOULD DO NOTHING EITHER. I COMPLETED MY DISCOURAGING CONVERSATION WITH TONY BY ASKING WHY SHOULD MY NEXT AUTOMOBILE BE A CHRYSLER PRODUCT? SINCE MY WIFE IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER AND CANNOT WAIT INDEFINITELY FOR CHRYSLER'S ASSISTANCE, THE TWO OF US WAITED UNTIL THE TRAFFIC WAS LESS AND CREPT IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR TO A NEARBY RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR TO PAID OUT OF OUR POCKET. *NM

• 11/13/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER.TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE LOCKED, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

• 11/10/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN ONE MORNING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE CENTER. MECHANIC STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN MUST BE REPLACED AND ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. $2400 FOR REPAIR WAS PAID. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. SAME SERVICE CENTER STATES NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. $2200 FOR REPAIR WAS PAID. DO NOT KNOW IF OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 94600 MILES. GO FIGURE! *JB

• 11/09/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HEATER STARTED TO BLOW COLD AIR AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A VALVE, CONNECTED WITH THE TIMING CHAIN BLEW OUT AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINT VIA THE WEB. COMPLIANT # 10099639 ABOUT THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED.

• 11/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE CUT OFF. MECHANIC STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TWO QUARTS OF OIL LOW. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AND THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*AK

• 11/06/2014· SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINED INDEPENDENTLY AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/05/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED THERE'S A CLUCKING THEN RATTLE NOISE. T UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND SPUD A BEARING. ALSO, SLUGS WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 11/05/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PROBLEMS BRAKE ROTORS AND ODOMETER ON 2002 DODGE INTREPID ES.*MR THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE START-UP ALARM SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REGULATED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE NOISES CONTINUED, THE ODOMETER STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T INDICATE WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER LATER LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SALES DEALER WHO WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER, SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE FAILED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OR OWNERSHIP. *PH *NLM

• 11/04/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVING THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, MY MECHANIC FOUND OIL SLUDGE UNDER THE VALVE COVERS. HE SAID THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE CHRYSLER 2.7L ENGINES. HE CLEANED IT OUT AS BEST HE COULD WITH SOLVENT AND RAGS. THE COST WAS OVER $200.00 FOR JUST THE CLEANUP, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE SLUDGE IS IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. ENGINE FAILURE COULD BE COMING SOON. *JB

• 11/04/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND LOSE ANTI-FREEZE. TOOK INTO A LOCAL NAPA TO GET THERMOSTAT AND UPPER INTAKE HOSED REPLACED(600). WATER PUMP FAILED, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, GOT TIMING CHAIN KIT AND WATER PUMP FIXED(1200). THEN OIL LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF, REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT AND CLEANED SLUDGE (300). THEY HEARD KNOCKING AND REPLACED STARTER (500). NOW NEED ENGINE AN ESTIMATED(4000). *JB

• 11/03/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CAR QUICKLY OVERHEATED. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. SHE WAS LEFT STRANDED OVER 25 MILES FROM OUR HOME ON FOOT. LATER THAT DAY AFTER IT HAD COOLED DOWN I ADDED COOLANT AND DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MILES TO A SMALL REPAIR SHOP. THEY ADVISED ME THAT EITHER THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN OR THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY ADVISED ME MY MOTOR WAS BLOWN AS A RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. THEY CONCLUDED THIS AFTER REMOVING ONLY THE VALVE COVER ON ONE SIDE. BEFORE ASKING ME FOR EITHER A MAINTENANCE LOG OR OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS I WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OWNER NEGLECT. WHEN I PROTESTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER I WAS ASKED TO PRODUCE RECEIPTS. UPON SEEING THAT THERE WAS A 4000 MILE LAPSE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS DENIED. I WAS EVEN CHARGED $225 TO EXAMINE MY CAR TO DENY WARRANTY COVERAGE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REQUEST THAT THE CHRYSLER ZONE MANAGER BE PUT IN TOUCH WITH ME TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR SITS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE STILL COMPLETELY DISABLED AS I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS. *NM

• 11/03/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID IS A TERRIBLE AUTOMOBILE JUST LIKE THE 2002 CARAVAN THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAD THAT DALLAS DODGE REPLACED WITH THIS INTREPID BECAUSE DAIMLER CHRYSLER DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLES. *LA

• 10/31/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT MY CAR (2002 DODGE INTREPID) IN FEB 2005. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE IN APR 05, MAY 05, AUG 05, AND OCT 05. THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN DURHAM NC ON A TRIP THAT ORIGINATED IN ACWOTH GA. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MORGON DODGE/ JEEP OF DURHAM NC. THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS WAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS BASED ON SLUDGE BUILD-UP OF OVER A YEAR AGO. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED OIL CHANGES SINCE I'VE HAD MY CAR. *JB

• 10/31/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT MY CAR (2002 DODGE INTREPID) IN FEB 2005. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE IN APR 05, MAY 05, AUG 05, AND OCT 05. THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN DURHAM NC ON A TRIP THAT ORIGINATED IN ACWOTH GA. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MORGON DODGE/ JEEP OF DURHAM NC. THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS WAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS BASED ON SLUDGE BUILD-UP OF OVER A YEAR AGO. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED OIL CHANGES SINCE I'VE HAD MY CAR. *JB

• 10/30/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SLUDGE BUILD UP, OVERHEATED, WATER PUMP OUT, TIMING CHAIN BROKEN.*TR

• 10/30/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A CITY STREET, A RATTLING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED THE ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS PUSHED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

• 10/28/2015· WHEELS

  TIRES CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE AND MUST BE RE-INFLATED ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 14 DAYS APART. TAKEN TO TIRE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE WHEELS AND TIRES ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE FINE, AND THE LOST AIR PRESSURE IS DUE TO THE WHEELS.

• 10/27/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY3K MILES AS SHOULD. IN 2008 THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF LATER TOOK IT TO DEALER WITH THOUGHT THAT WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT AND THEY WOULD NOT. THE FAILURE WAS BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. THERE ARE VERY MANY COMPLAINTS AND MECHANIC INPUTS ON THIS ENGINE.. DODGE THINKS THE OWNERS ARE AT FAULT WHEN IN MY CASE EVERYTHING WAS DONE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO JUST SHUT OFF WHERE EVER YOU ARE. SOME HAVE SHUT OFF ON HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS WRECKS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/INTREPID/2002/ENGINE/OIL_SLUDGE_RESULTING_IN_ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML THIS SITE HAS MANY USERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

• 10/27/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE SLUDGE DEC 2007, ENGINE SLUDGE OCTOBER 2008, RESULTING IN VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. THE CAR STOPPED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED. LUCKILY I WASN'T REARENDED. THE OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REPLACING THE MOTORS ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS SITTING, NON-WORKING. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *TR

• 10/26/2009· AIR BAGS

  COOLANT WOULD COMPLETELY DISCHARGE RANDOMLY AND THE PLASTIC HARNESS INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKS WHILE TURNING, THUS RENDERING THE HORN / AIRBAG USELESS. THE HARNESS IS A $400+ REPAIR AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM RESULTED IN $2800 IN REPAIRS DUE TO A CHAIN EFFECT OF PROBLEMS. IT ALL STEMMED FROM A DEFECT OVERFILL CAP AND WATER PUMP. THE COOLANT DISCHARGE OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL-WELL AND COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN. *TR

• 10/26/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND DAMAGED THE TOP VALVE COVER OF THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED , AND HAD TO BE TOWED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. DEPENDING ON WHAT THE MECHANIC WILL REPORT THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER BE REPAIRED OR SALVAGED. *AK

• 10/24/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE DIED AFTER SHE HEARD THE NOISE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY WARNING INDICATIONS SUGGESTING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS OUT OF TOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME. SHE COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO TAKE IT TO A SERVICE DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. *AK

• 10/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  AFTER HAVING OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID SERVICED FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE NOTICED ENGINE STARTING TO KNOCK. WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. RULED OUT TRANSMISSION,TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER SAYS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN PAN CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE,NORMAL OIL CHANGES DONE,AT 3400 MILES AVERAGE. MANUAL CALLS FOR 7500 MILE OIL CHANGES, ENGINE BEARINGS BAD, REPLACEMENT COSTS UPWARDS OF 5000.00 WORKING WITH DEALER NOW ON GETTING IT REPLACED, ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON. *NM

• 10/19/2004· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HUGE BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. (TIRE SIZE 225/60R16) PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

• 10/18/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO FORE WARNING, ON A WELL MAINTAINED 2002 DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND WAS VERY ENDANGERING, I AM STIL AWAITING MY PART BECAUSE I LOVE MY CRAPPY CAR. *JB