2002 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

THE CAR HAS ONLY 65, 000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHILE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE RPM'S REVVED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MILES AN HOUR. DIAGNOSTICS EQUIPMENT HAS SAID THE MODULATORS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENETS FOR THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED JUST SHORT OF REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I THINK THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS UNWARRANTED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A TREND IN DODGE 2.7 ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS.*AK

THE TIMING BELT WOULD MAKE A SLAPPING NOISE WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.*AK

WENT TO GET A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE; MECHANICS SHOWED ME THE OIL, STATING THAT I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A POSSIBLE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IN ACTUALITY, I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 48000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND STILL MAKE PAYMENTS.*AK

DODGE INTREPID 2002 1), WEESK PRIOR OIL LOIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS COLD OUT AND THEN IT ENT OUT. NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT. 2) FAILURE OF ENGINE (SIEZED ENGINE) 2 BLOKCS FROM MY HOUSE GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND I ATTEMPTED TO GO HOME AND MY CAR DIED STRADDLING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. 3) NOTHING YET, SUSPECT I NEED A NEW ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. *AK SLUDGE BUILDUP CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEATED SUDDENLY. *NM

3-18-05 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID STALLED AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE, CHECKED THE OIL AND RESTARTED CAR. THE ENGINE WAS SPUDDERING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT DOWN TE ROAD ABOUT 1 MILE TO RANDOLPH CHRYSLER IN RANDOLPH MASS. THE SERVICE STAFF STATED THAT EITHER I SNAPED A CONNECTING ROD OR SPUN A BEARING AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6000. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING WARRANTY BY NET TO REPAIR THE MOTOR AS I HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THEM. ALL PARTIES LEFT ME STRANDED 100 MILES FROM HOME WITH NO WAY TO GET HOME. ITS NOT RIGHT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SLUDGE BUILD UP. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

GOODYEAR, AMERICAN EAGLE, SIZE 225/60R16 BW. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER CHANGED THE FRONT TIRE. ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER REPLACING THE FIRST TIRE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW UP. WALMART REPLACED BOTH TIRES WITHOUT ANY CHARGE.*AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE WALL MART GOODYEAR IN PORTSMOUTH, NH. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44750. THE LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AT 46604. THE RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT AT 46674. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING CONTROL. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALER. *JB

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THEN, TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT BLEEDER HOUSING BLEW OUT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK