2002 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO GO OVER 5 MPH. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WE ARE EXPERIENCING AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE BRAKE PEDAL STICKS AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PULLED UP WITH YOUR FOOT. INITIALLY WE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT STICKING OF THE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKES, AS THE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND TAKES YOU BY SURPRISE BUT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURERS DEALER SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY GET WORSE BUT THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR HAS GIVEN UP ON RESOLVING THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO OUR MESSAGES. *AK

RACK & PINION FAILED. REPORTED TO DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AFTER INITIAL CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 39,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID SINCE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. NEW RACK AND PINION INSTALLED BY LOCAL WORKSHOP.*AK

MY 2002 INTREPID STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY LESS THAN A YEAR FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON...LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE, HOWEVER, THE OIL WAS CHANGED AS SCHEDULED. THE ESTIMATED BILL WAS $5,000. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES, WITH CONSUMERS TELLING THE EXACT SAME STORY THAT I HAD. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THE INTREPID AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO COMMENTED WERE ACCUSED OF NON MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE THE BLAME. I AM STILL LOOKING INTO WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THE LEMON LAW, IT HAS LESS THAN 18,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND HAS BEEN 1 YEAR SINCE PURCHASE. *LA

BOUGHT CAR , DRIVER SIDE HAS ALL PROBLEMS THUMPING IN WHEEL, LEAKING WATER IN CAR WHEN RAIN , DOOR , WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE,

STEERING MAKES CLUNKING SOUNDS AND TENDS TO BE VERY "SWISHY" WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND COMPLAINED, BOTH TIMES THEY STATED THE STEERING WAS WITHIN SPECS EVEN THOUGH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAD FOUND PROBLEMS. *LA

CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR RECALL 03V035000 REPAIRS CONCERNING SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT. DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD TAKE A HALF HOUR. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR TWO HOURS AND THE DEALER MECHANIC DIDN'T LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID I PURCHASED NEW AT GANLEY DODGE OF BEDFORD. THE CAR'S ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AT ONLY 18 MONTHS OF USAGE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO AVAIL ON THE REPAIR. I AM TOLD I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS ISSUE BASED ON WEB ARTICLES AND MESSAGE BOARDS. HELP!! BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED BY THIS PRODUCT. *LA

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.

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.