2002 Dodge Intrepid

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND REPLACED IT...THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. KNOCKING SOUND STARTED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND THEN CAR ENGINE DIED IN TRAFFIC 2 TIMES. GOT THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE DIED FOR GOOD. TOOK IT TO ONE SHOP WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A TIMING BELT AND WOULD NOT WORK ON IT. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF $6,500.00. STATED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP AND NOT CHANGING OIL REGULARLY. CAR WAS SERVICED EVERY 2 TO 3K MILES FOR OIL CHANGES. CAR WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND YET DIES @ 50,000. MILES? THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO FORCE DODGE TO OWN UP TO THE FAILURES AND BUY US CONSUMERS NEW ENGINES THAT WILL LAST LONGER THAN 50,000. MILES! I STILL OWE $8,000. ON THIS VEHICLE! *JB

WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR TO STORE ON 2 JUNE 2006, INTREPID ENGINE SHUTTERED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUTTERING STOPPED AND ENGINE RUNS SMOOTH BUT LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED. MAR 2006 ENGINE OIL CHANGE WAS ACCOMPLISHED ALONG WITH A ENGINE FLUSH BY ED'S TIRE SERVICE, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. JULY 2005 CAR FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A BAD BATTERY, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. BETWEEN 2002-2004 FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ONCE BY THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR $150.00 THEN ONCE BY ME FOR $60.00. THIS SLUDGE BUILDUP PROBLEM THAT DODGE REFUSES TO FIX IS BECOMING STUPID! THEY ARE MAKING THE MONEY OFF OF US, THEY TO AT LEAST OWN UP TO THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND FIX THE PROBLEM. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET SLUDGE OUT OF THE ENGINE OTHER THAN TEARING IT DOWN? *NM

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME ON MAY 4, 2006 IN HER 2002 DODGE INTREPID, AS SHE WAS DRIVING UP A HILL THANKFULLY NOT DOWN A HILL HER ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE LIKE THERE WAS NO OIL IN HER VEHICLE, HER OIL WAS CHANGED 400 MILES PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT HER ENGINE SEIZED UP AND NOW WILL NOT RUN. IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY GARAGE AND THE OIL WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE CLEAN AND FILLED TO THE REQUIRED CAPACITY. AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE WAS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. I AM NOW CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT AM HAVING TROUBLE BECAUSE THESE ENGINES ARE JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB

I BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE IN MARCH 2003 WITH ABOUT 20K MILES ON IT. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD ALL WAS GOOD. $1,420 TO REPAIR THE WATER PUMP? THE ENGINE MADE A SOUND, SHOOK SLIGHTLY WHICH MADE ME LOOK AT THE GAUGES TO SEE WHAT WAS UP. THE ONLY THING I SAW WAS THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS A LITTLE TINY BIT OVER THE HALFWAY MARK. USUALLY, THIS GAUGE SITS WITHOUT CHANGING ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP BETWEEN THE 1/4 AND 1/2 MARK. RECOMMEND: ANY SERVICE SHOP THAT CHANGES THE OIL IN A CAR SHOULD INPUT THAT SERVICE INTO A NATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM SO THAT ANYWHERE PEOPLE DRIVE, MOVE, VISIT, THAT RECORD IS PERMANENT. THAT IS MY FIRST SUGGESTIONS. THEN SHE ASKED ME IF THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED. ANSWER: NO. SHE SAID THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE CAR WAS $1,300 AND IF THE HEADS WERE CRACKED THAT COULD COST ANOTHER $700. I WAS LIKE, "WHAT?" SAY THAT AGAIN. THE WAY THE 2.7L ENGINE IS BUILT, THE REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE. I ASKED IF IT WAS WORTH REPLACING AND SHE SAID IT WAS..SHE COULDN'T ADVISE ME...BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM CONFINED TO MY CAR - IT HAS AFFECTED A FLEET OF THEM...SAME TYPE..SAME ENGINE. AFTER I DROVE OFF THE LOT, I HEARD A TICKING NOISE. I ASKED ABOUT THE NOTES ON THE MECHANIC'S TICKET THAT SAID, "* ENGINE HAS SLUDGE". NO ONE EVER MENTIONED THAT TO ME AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, EITHER, SO I ASKED. WHAT'S THAT? SHE SAID, "THAT'S JUST THE MECHANIC'S NOTES FOR WHEN YOU BRING IT BACK." I SAID, "...YES...BUT WHAT IS IT?" THEN A MECHANIC APPEARED AND STARTED TALKING ABOUT USING SYNTHETIC OR REGULAR OIL (HOW AM I, A LAY PERSON, SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT?) TO REDUCE ENGINE SLUDGE AND YES, "ALL THESE 2.7L INTREPID ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM." I SAID, "SO...WHAT DOES IT DO?" CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THE 2.7L ENGINE PROBLEMS, FIND A FIX FOR THE SLUDGE PROBLEM EVEN IF IT MEANS REPLACING THE ENGINE WITH ANOTHER TYPE. IT IS NOT FAIR TO COST US UNNECESSARY REPAIRS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE (WEST) THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE FAILURE OF THE MOTOR REQUIRED THAT MY WIFE, 1 YEAR OLD SON AND I SIT IN THE DALLAS HEAT FOR NEARLY 45 MINUTES WHILE WAITING FOR A CAB TO TAKE MY WIFE AND SON TO THE AIRPORT ($50 EXPENSE) AND I WAITED ON THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR HOUSE ($125 TOW BILL). NOT TO MENTION I WILL BE EXPECTED TO INCUR A $7000.00 BILL IN ORDER TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. IN 2003 I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. NOW IN 2006 I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN . I TOOK IT TO DAYTONA DODGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AGAIN. THEN THEY CALLED ME ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER AND SAID I NEEDED A ENGINE BLOCK TOO BECAUSE THE EAR THAT LINES UP THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKE. THEY ALSO SAID I NEEDED TO CALL MY CAR INS. BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO A IMPACT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT BOTH CHRYSLER AND ALLSTATE HAVE DENIED ME TWICE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I FELL THEY MESSED UP WHEN I HAD THE WORK DONE THE FIRST TIME BY NOT LINING IT UP RIGHT. THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE SINCE JAN. 26. I'VE HAD TO RENT CARS FOR ABOUT 2000.00 (25.00 A DAY) TILL I COULDN'T AFFORD IT ANY MORE I BOUGHT A 600.00 CAR AND THE DODGE IS STILL THERE I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. *JB