2002 Dodge Intrepid

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

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

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.

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

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.