2002 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 AND 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT HAD TO GET IT REPLACE $400 WITH A EXTENDED WARRANTY, A YEAR LATER RADIATOR WENT OUT HAD TO PAY $768 , JUST PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE 2.7 LITER 2002 DODGE INTREPID , NOW THEIRS ANOTHER LEAK OF THE ANTIFREEZE. *TR

2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AS 16YR OLD DRIVER CAME TO STOP SIGN AT A MAJOR HIGHWAY. COST TO REPLACE WAS 5200.00. *TR

A/C EVAPORATOR, AC RECEIVER DRYER, HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 64,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR WAS EXTENSIVE AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH BOARD HAD TO BE PULLED OUT. HOURS OF LABOR APPRX= 8. THIS WAS A PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 2400204A. APPARENTLY THIS PART HAS A HISTORY OF FAILURE. COST OF REPAIR WAS 897.00. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS REPAIR IS BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. I REALLY THOUGHT WE SHOULD OF BEEN REIMBURSED BY CHRYSLER FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT WAS SO EXTENSIVE, AND THERE WAS SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS PART. I RESEARCHED SILENT WARRANTIES ON THIS PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT REALLY TURN UP ANYTHING TO HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DOWNSHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. HE WAITED TWO HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO RESTART AND THEN DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS FULL OF COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE, WHICH WAS COMMON FOR HIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE SAME THING, INCLUDING THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING GASOLINE AND I AM STILL NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PART FOR MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY I75 SOUTH BOUND COMING HOME FROM WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HR TRAFFIC. MY CAR WAS AT 70 MPH AND WAS DOING GREAT, THEN IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING, DIDN'T GET HOT, NOTHING JUST DONE IN ONE MINUTE, MECHANICS SAID I NEEDED A COMPLETE REBUILD. CRANK - CAM - OIL PUMP SHOWED SCARS AND METAL FRAGMENTS. COSTS OF 3500 IN PARTS AND MACHINE TIME, 600 IN LABOR. WE COULDN'T GET OVER FAST ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE RD AND WAS ABLE TO STOP TRAFFIC AND THEN PUSH IT OFF TO THE SIDE, LATER WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR WITH A TOW DOLLY WAS HIT BY A CAR, SIDE SWIPING MY OTHER VEHICLE AND LEAVING ME AN ADDITIONAL 3000 IN REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, HE OBSERVED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, VACUUM LINES, AND HOSES. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SMOKE AND AT TIMES IT WOULD STALL. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACE. UPDATED 04/27/09. *JB

TRANS FAILED @ 57,000 MIS. 2002 DODGE INTREPID HAD 60,000 MI WARRANTY SO IT COST ME $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE IT FIXED. CAR NOW HAS 130,000 MIS & HAS BEEN OK SINCE. *TR

2002 DODGE INTREPID THERMOSTAT RADIATOR CAP STOPPED WORKING AND I GOT THAT FIXED AND WE WERE TEST DRIVING THE CAR AND IT WORKED FINE, FOR A BIT. AS WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN THE ENGINE BLEW. IT STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2008. WE NEED TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. IT WAS SUDDEN, AND WE TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE OIL CHANGE AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CHECKED EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TR