2002 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED KNOCKING TO IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT NEED A NEW ENGINE CAR HAS LESS THE 70,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS ONLY A 2002. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT HAS SLUDGE THAT CAUSED IT TO SPIN A BEARING. THE GOOD NEWS I HAVE A WARRANTY THE BAD NEWS IS THE WONT COVER THE WHOLE REPAIR AND IS GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT FIXING THE CAR. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED JUST 2 MONTHS AGO. *NM

2002 DODGE INTRIPID BLEW IT'S ENGINE 2.7 ON 07/002/05 ON HWY 50 WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN 14 DAYS AND THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERS NOT FIXED. WE ARE STILL IN A RENTAL WHILE THEY DECIDE IF MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. WE HAD TO DRIVE APX 2 MILES AS SLOW AS 5-15 MILES PER HOUR TO GET OFF THE HWY. THE SERVICE WRITER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS OIL SLUDGE. I THINK THE ENGINE IS A HAZARD TO HUMAN LIFE AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY.

ON 12/18/2002, I PURCHASED A "LEFTOVER" 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE. I RECENTLY REFINANCED MY HOME AND PAID OFF THE CAR LOAN LESS THAN 3 YEARS LATER. AS SOON AS I RECIEVED MY TITLE FOR THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED! I BROUGHT THE INTREPID TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT HE SAW SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT SANSONE ROUTE 66 IN NEPTUNE, NJ TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE FOR TWO REASONS; FIRST, BECAUSE THE INTREPID HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT (I BOUGHT IT WITH 12,801 MILES ON IT) AND SECOND, BECAUSE THE MECHANIC FOUND SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL! I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY WITH MOBILE1 SYNTHETIC OIL AND USED MOBIL 1 OIL FILTERS (CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC) AS WELL AS HAVING OTHER OIL CHANGES DONE. THIS IS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF DODGE/CHRYSLER TO HONOR ITS COMMITMENT TO REPAIRING FAULTY ENGINES; I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE OBSERVED MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN TWO OR THREE DAYS AGO. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CODE MEANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND MECHANIC, WHO AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS MECHANIC CHANGED THE ROTORS, BUT ALSO WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHAT THE CODE MEANT. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON A MAIN ROAD, A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. THERE WAS NO OTHER WARNING BESIDES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND RESTED IN THE TURNING LANE. THERE WAS A LITTLE BRAKING, BUT NO STEERING ABILITY. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL FUNCTIONING. THE POLICE CAME ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP. THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP WITH A CLUTTER IN THE ENGINE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH ON MAY 15, 2005 WHILE I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT THE WATER TEMP. GAUGE BEGAN TO MOVE TO THE DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMP. SIDE AND THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A TICKING SOUND AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE, THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. THE THERMOSTAT & WATER PUMP FAILED WHICH LED TO THE OIL GETTING HOT INSIDE THE ENGINE, WHICH LED TO OIL SLUDGING BECAUSE OF NARROW OIL PORTS WITHIN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN TO FAIL AND THE CYLINDER HEADS TO BECOME DAMAGED. I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ENGINE DEFECT AND THEY PLACED THE BLAME ON ME INSTEAD OF FIXING THE DEFECT. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $4,000 OR LET IT BE REPOSSESSED. I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE WITH 2.7L ENGINE.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE ENGINE FAILED. WHEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER THEY STATED THERE WAS 1-2 PINTS OF EXCESS LIQUID IN THE MOTOR OIL.*AK

DT: AFTER GETTING A TUNE-UP AND COMING BACK FROM A TRIP, WITHOUT WARNING , THE CAR STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. CALLER FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS A DISCONTINUED MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE MOTOR . DEALER SAID THE MOTOR WAS NOT WORTH REPLACING, AND SHE HAD NOT CALLED MANUFACTURER YET. CALLER HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THERE WAS CONSUMER ACTIONS ON THIS MOTOR.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT LESS THAN 38000 MILES, 2002 MODEL YR. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HIGH RPMS AT 55MPH.TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OUT OF LOWER GEARS. DEALERSHIP SAYS INTERNAL DAMAGE.

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT LESS THAN 52000 MILES WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WITH TROUBLE CODES IDENTIFYING THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKOUT CIRCUIT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE AS VERIFIED BY THE DODGE DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, AND MR. TRANSMISSION, WHO DETAILED THE INTERNAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE PUMP, AND PLANETARY GEAR SYSTEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. OWNER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. DEALER STATED THE CORE RETURN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK