2002 Dodge Intrepid

DT: VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY CHANGED THE OIL, THERMOSTAT AND HOUSING. THEN A WEEK LATER WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS BACK AT THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 4, 2005. *AK *JB

ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO WATER UMP ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER ENGINE VIA OIL PAN. SLUDGE PROBLEMS CAUSED TIMING CHAIN TO BE EXCESSIVELY TIGHT THEREBY CAUSING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON WATERPUMP BEARINGS. WATERPUMP BEARINGS FAILED THEREBY LETTING WATER FLOW DIRECTLY INTO ENGINE. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THIS CAR REGULARLY. THIS IS ENTIRELY A DESIGN FLAW. I STILL OWE A LOT ON THE CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD A NEW ENGINE OR EVEN A USED ONE.*AK

HELLO I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING ME SERIOUS PROBLEMS SINCE IT REACHED 60,000 MILES. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO DO THE SAME THING. THEN THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT WENT OUT. NEXT THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING STARTED LEAKING. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP AND THE CAR MAKES BIG JERKING MOTIONS WHEN DRIVING AND THE RPM RISES UP. MY WIFE HAS BEEN IN THE CAR WITH OUR CHILDREN AND THE CAR WOULD JUST STALL, WHILE DRIVING. FINALLY I HAD ENOUGH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. IT SEEMS DODGE OWNERS AROUND THIS COUNTRY ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE TELLING THE SAME STORY. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED, DUE TO ENGINE DEFECTS. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ALREADY IN REPAIRS. EVERY FAMILY DESERVES A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE FOR THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. THE DODGE INTREPID'S NEED TO BE RECALLED, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. PUT AN END TO THIS ENGINE FAILURES AND DEMAND A RECALL. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SOLVE THIS SAFETY HAZARD, WITH THESE ENGINES. I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH I STILL OWE 4,900 DOLLARS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TRADE THE CAR IN AND PUT ANOTHER FAMILY, IN DANGER. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAS OVER 70,000 MILES AND RUNS REALLY WELL. PLEASE RECALL THE DODGE INTREPIDS, HELP KEEP ARE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS SAFE, FROM DEFECTED ENGINES. WENT OUT AND THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING LEAKS. *JB

HAVE HAD 2002 DODGE INTREPID IN THE DEALERS SHOP IN VARIOUS OCCASIONS RE: THE TRANSMISSION NOT GOING INTO GEAR OR SHIFTING HARD AT THE WRONG SPEEDS. WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE GEARS SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT '2003. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ACTION. LAST MONTH IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR OR WHEN IT DID IT MOVED SLOWLY THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WE WERE TOLD ONCE AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. RECENTLY 8/8/05 IT BEGIN KICKING AND BUCKING WHILE DRIVING ON 8/9/05 THE SERVICE TECH TOLD US IT IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT A "CAM SENSOR" THAT THEY "THINK IS POSSIBLY BAD OR MORE INTERNAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE." ALL THROUGH IT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON YET, THEY CANNOT SEEM TO REPAIR THESE. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR YET, WE FEEL THE DEALERSHIP IS BEING DISHONEST WITH US. WE ALSO FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN SOLD A LEMON. WE HAVE RECORD OF EACH TIME THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE A JOURNAL OF ALL VISITS IN THEIR DATABASE. WE HAVE KEPT THE CAR WELL MAINTAINED AND AT 49K MILES IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. *NM

THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED KNOCKING TO IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT NEED A NEW ENGINE CAR HAS LESS THE 70,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS ONLY A 2002. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT HAS SLUDGE THAT CAUSED IT TO SPIN A BEARING. THE GOOD NEWS I HAVE A WARRANTY THE BAD NEWS IS THE WONT COVER THE WHOLE REPAIR AND IS GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT FIXING THE CAR. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED JUST 2 MONTHS AGO. *NM

2002 DODGE INTRIPID BLEW IT'S ENGINE 2.7 ON 07/002/05 ON HWY 50 WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN 14 DAYS AND THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERS NOT FIXED. WE ARE STILL IN A RENTAL WHILE THEY DECIDE IF MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. WE HAD TO DRIVE APX 2 MILES AS SLOW AS 5-15 MILES PER HOUR TO GET OFF THE HWY. THE SERVICE WRITER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS OIL SLUDGE. I THINK THE ENGINE IS A HAZARD TO HUMAN LIFE AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY.

ON 12/18/2002, I PURCHASED A "LEFTOVER" 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE. I RECENTLY REFINANCED MY HOME AND PAID OFF THE CAR LOAN LESS THAN 3 YEARS LATER. AS SOON AS I RECIEVED MY TITLE FOR THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED! I BROUGHT THE INTREPID TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT HE SAW SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT SANSONE ROUTE 66 IN NEPTUNE, NJ TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE FOR TWO REASONS; FIRST, BECAUSE THE INTREPID HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT (I BOUGHT IT WITH 12,801 MILES ON IT) AND SECOND, BECAUSE THE MECHANIC FOUND SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL! I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY WITH MOBILE1 SYNTHETIC OIL AND USED MOBIL 1 OIL FILTERS (CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC) AS WELL AS HAVING OTHER OIL CHANGES DONE. THIS IS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF DODGE/CHRYSLER TO HONOR ITS COMMITMENT TO REPAIRING FAULTY ENGINES; I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE OBSERVED MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN TWO OR THREE DAYS AGO. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CODE MEANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND MECHANIC, WHO AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS MECHANIC CHANGED THE ROTORS, BUT ALSO WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHAT THE CODE MEANT. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON A MAIN ROAD, A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. THERE WAS NO OTHER WARNING BESIDES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND RESTED IN THE TURNING LANE. THERE WAS A LITTLE BRAKING, BUT NO STEERING ABILITY. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL FUNCTIONING. THE POLICE CAME ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP. THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP WITH A CLUTTER IN THE ENGINE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH ON MAY 15, 2005 WHILE I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT THE WATER TEMP. GAUGE BEGAN TO MOVE TO THE DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMP. SIDE AND THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A TICKING SOUND AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE, THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. THE THERMOSTAT & WATER PUMP FAILED WHICH LED TO THE OIL GETTING HOT INSIDE THE ENGINE, WHICH LED TO OIL SLUDGING BECAUSE OF NARROW OIL PORTS WITHIN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN TO FAIL AND THE CYLINDER HEADS TO BECOME DAMAGED. I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ENGINE DEFECT AND THEY PLACED THE BLAME ON ME INSTEAD OF FIXING THE DEFECT. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $4,000 OR LET IT BE REPOSSESSED. I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE WITH 2.7L ENGINE.