2002 Dodge Intrepid

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, SO I STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION. THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT REPAIR 2.7 LITERS FOR CHRYSLER. HAD IT THEN TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5700.00. CONTACTED IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP, SENT THEM ALL INFORMATION ON THE CAR, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES. WAS MADE AN OFFER BY CHRYSLER OF $1080.00. TURNED IT DOWN AS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MERCEDES OWNERS AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THEM. TALKED TO THE OWNER OF THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA AND HE SAID "THE 2.7 IS A JUNK MOTOR AND I WOULDN'T HAVE ONE ON MY LOT". HE ALSO WENT ON THE TELL ME THAT THE OIL PORTS ARE TO SMALL TO ALLOW PROPER OIL FLOW AND THE "V" SHAPE IN THE OIL PAN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ALL OF THE OIL TO DRAIN OUT DURING OIL CHANGES. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY LETTER AND E-MAIL AND THEY SAID SORRY, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A WEB SITE IN WHICH WILL BE CALLED THE NATIONAL PUSH MY DODGE. IT WILL INCLUDE A DATE IN WHICH I WILL PUSH MY DODGE INTREPID AS FAR AS NEEDED TO CREATE AWARENESS THAT CHRYSLER HAS TURNED ITS BACK SIDE TO MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS. *JB

I OWN A 2002 INTREPID AND THE ENGINE LOCK UP 100,000 MILES . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CHECK CAME UP GAS CAP. WAS DRIVING AND LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON HAD JUST CHECK OIL IT WAS FULL. DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES STOP CHECK AGAIN STILL FULL .CHECKED FOR LEAKS NONE. WENT ABOUT 2 MILES AND START KNOCK AND LOCKED UP. TALKED TO MECHANIC SAID HE HAS REBUILT OVER `100 OF THEM THAT HAVE DONE SAME THING. CHRYSLER KNEW ENGINE WAS NOT GOING TO LAST. ONLY HOLD 4.5 QAURTS OF OIL AND OIL PORT HOLES NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THAT MOTOR A 2.7 THANKS LYMAN UNDERWOOD. *JB

WE HAD NO INJURY OR PERMANENT FAILURE YET. HOWEVER, THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THE 2002 DODGE INTREPID CONTINUED TO PLAGUE US WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THE VEHICLE HAD REGULAR 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES PRIOR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT, THEN MORE FREQUENT CHANGES AFTER. WE HAD THE OIL PAN DROP ONCE TO REMOVE SLUDGE BUILDUP, AND TWO OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNITS INSTALLED IN THE LAST 13 MONTHS. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW A VEHICLE OPERATES, AND WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES TO AVOID PERMANENT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE PARTS, AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE NOT HAD A PERMANENT FAILURE OF THIS MOTOR. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE CLICKING NOISE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE SLUDGE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,582. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE RECEIPTS SHOWING OIL CHANGES THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK

PURCHASED THE 2002 DODGE INTREPID 2/11/06. IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR THE ENGINE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. NOT TO REBUILD. SALVAGED ENGINE WASN'T AN OPTION, WOULD ONLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE CORE OF THE ENGINE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE TWO MECHANICS EXPECTED PAYMENT. I EXPLORED THE WEB & THE CHEAPEST REBUILD ENGINE I COULD FIND WAS $2,499 + CORE CHARGE, THAT I WON'T GET BACK WITH A SHOT CORE. THE MECHANIC WILL HAVE TO BE PAID OF COURSE, TO REINSTALL THE RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE. OH, AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE LOAN BALANCE STILL REQUIRED FOR THE PURCHASE OF A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. FORTUNATELY. I AM ABLE TO BORROW FROM MY 401K TO GET THE CAR DRIVABLE AGAIN OR MY DAUGHTER WOULD BE OUT OF LUCK. HOWEVER, THE MOST DISCOURAGING THOUGHT WAS HOW LONG WILL THE REBUILD ENGINE LAST? THANK GOD IT CAME WITH A 3 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE, WHEN PURCHASED USED HAD 82,357 ON IT, AND MY DAUGHTER ONLY GOT ABOUT 10,000 MILES OF USE BEFORE IT DIED. THAT WAS TERRIBLE.*AK

I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY HEATER IN MY CAR AND I TOOK IT INTO PEP BOYS AND THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND SEALS. THEN IT BEGAN AGAIN AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A TRANSMISSION SENSOR GOING OUT. SOON AFTER THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. BEFORE THE CAR STALLED THE ENGINE HAD A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM IT. *JB