2002 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO HER VEHICLE ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 55,350.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OIL FLUSH AND A METAL FLASHING, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY COULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. HE HAS FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE RELATING TO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,541.

DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP THE ENGINE HAS FAILED ON MY 02 DODGE INTREPID. WE HAVE HAD ALL MAJOR PARTS REPLACED (COMPUTER, FUEL PUMP, TRANSMISSION, ETC). ONLY A MONTH AFTER REPLACING THE COMPUTER THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND LEFT MY HUSBAND STRANDED. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,850 ORIGINAL MILES.AT TIMES IT WILL MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7L HAS A PROBLEM WITH SLUDGE BUILDUP CAUSING VITAL INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS NOT TO BECOME LUBRICATED. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 1500 TO 3000 MILES AND HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 23,000 MILES SINCE BUYING IT IN 2006 I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS , BUT MOST MECHANICS REFUSE TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE SO CALLED SLUDGE PROBLEM AND THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIRS. SOME SUGGESTED USING FULL SYNTHETIC OIL TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM. OTHERS HAVE STATED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY. I HAVE ALSO QUESTIONED CHRYSLER AS TO ANY RECALLS FOR THE 2.7L INTREPID BUT NO ANSWER. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. IF CHRYSLER KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES, THEY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED US THE CONSUMERS AND TAKEN ACTIONS TO CORRECT IT. I THINK THEY DECIDED TO KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT AND FLOOD OUR COUNTRY WITH A WORTHLESS PRODUCT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF DODGE FOR MANY YEARS BUT IS FADING FAST WHEN IT COMES TO AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES. *TR

TWO INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 2007, A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L V6 HAD AN ENGINE COOLING FAILURE CAUSING IMMEDIATE OVERHEATING PROBLEM ON FLORIDA HIGHWAYS. THE COOLING FITTING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE POPPED OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOOSE MOST OF IT'S COOLANT. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 106,000 THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. AT THE TIME THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE, SUCH AS SLUDGE OIL PUMP FAILURES. ON JANUARY 19TH, 2009, THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES. THE WATER PUMP FAILED, THE HEADS WERE BLOWN, AND PROBABLY THE SLUDGE OIL PUMP CAUSED THIS WHOLE SEQUENCE OF PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF DODGE MADE DESIGN CHANGES BACK IN 2007. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE IS AT $6500. NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIR AND I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE DESIGN DATING BACK TO 1998 AND 1999. BOTH FAILURES WERE IMMEDIATE WITH LITTLE WARNING TO THE DRIVER. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS INJURED. OWNED BY SON NICK STRATY *TR

I BOUGHT USED WITH 101898 MILES ON AFTER 1044489 THE HEAD GASKET BLOW AND I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE IS A 2.7 LITER, V6. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID ALWAYS DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES. OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, OTHERWISE IT MAY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SERIOUS CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO COMPLETELY TURNOVER. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS AN IGNITION MISFIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE WHEN OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE CROSSING TROLLEY TRACKS IN OUR LOCAL TOWN. *TR