2002 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS HEADED UPHILL IN TRAFFIC I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY MECHANIC TOWED IT AND RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT WHICH CAM BACK CAM SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR ... REPLACED BOTH.. CAR STILL WONT START.. WAS TOLD THAT I POSSIBLY FLOODED THE SPARK PLUGS WHILE TRYING TO RESTART IT... REPLACED SPARK PLUGS... CAR STILL WONT START AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IF I CAN FIND A DECENT USED ENGINE WILL BE ATLEAST $3500 BUT I CANNOT FIND A USED DODGE INTREPID ENGINE BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL BAD! I STILL OWE MORE THAN $2000 ON THE CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE.. I AM BEHIND ON PAYMENTS BECAUSE I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO WORK... OR TO THE GROCERY STORE.. OR THE DOCTOR OR TO MY 3 KIDS SCHOOL FOR THAT MATTER. *TR

CAR JUST STARTED DYING AND NEVER GAVE A WARNING, OIL STARTED BLOWING OUT ON TOP OF THE MOTOR , WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CAR . THE CAR HAS A 2.7L ENGINE IN IT . THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY IN THE VEHICLE . *TR

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

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.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. AFTER A WHILE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING AT A RAPID SPEED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THREE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS AWARE THAT THEY CONTACT IS UNABLE TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

ENGINE JUST DIED. ESTIMATES TO REPLACE/REPAIR START AT $4500, JUST FOR THE ENGINE, NOT INCLUDING LABOR! I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE 2ND REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. IT HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE TO CHANGE THE OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. DUE TO OIL SLUDGE THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $4,000. I STILL OWE $3,000 ON THE CAR. IT IS NOT WORTH IT TO FIX IT. THIS CAR IS KNOWN FOR ENGINE FAILURE AT 80-90K MILES. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ENGINE & OIL LIGHT REPEATEDLY CAME ON. IDLED LOW AND WOULD CUT OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CAR JUST CUT OFF WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW. CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AND MAN HAD ROAD RAGE. LUCKILY THE CAR RESTARTED AND GOT ME INTO MY APT COMPLEX WHERE IT CUT OFF FOR THE LAST TIME. I HAD COMPLETED OIL CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS STATED PER GUY THAT ATTEMPTED TO LOOK AT THE CAR. NOW I NEED A MOTOR ON A CAR THAT IS BARELY WORTH THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH, BUT THIS IS TOO COMMON A PROBLEM FOR DODGE TO IGNORE. *TR

THE INTREPID HAS HAD TO SERVICED ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS. FIRST IT WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO THE 02 SENSOR GOING OUT. THEN IT WAS THE FAN THAT BELT BROKE ON THE CAR. THEN IT WAS THE TIRES THE WOULD WEAR THE TREAD REALLY EASILY. THEN IT WAS THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IT BROKE ON THE INSIDE. THE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT STARTED SKIPPING GEARS THEN IT WOULD MAKE THE RPM'S GO UP. NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND WE HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. *TR