2002 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE TECHNICIANS THAT THE VALVE GASKET WAS COVERED IN OIL SLUDGE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VALVE GASKET COVER NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE OIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000. UPDATED 02/0812 *BF UPDATED 03/16/12

NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM UNDER CENTER AREA OF CAR, ATTEMPTED TO PIT IN ANTIFREEZE, LEAKED OUT RIGHT AWAY. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FULL OF ANTIFREEZE. THE MOTOR IS SHOT. THERE WAS NO WARNING NO SERVICE LIGHTS THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN OVER HEATED, IT WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED BY A LOCAL DEALER.

2002 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE CAR SUDENLY OVERHEATED. ANTI FREEZE WENT OUT ON GROUND AND INTO OIL. REPALCED WATER PUMP, TENSIONER, TIMIMG CHAIN, SEVERAL SENSORS, GASKETS AND MORE.ALWAYS MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES AT 300K AND OIL FILTERS. BAD ENGINE- PARTS SAVED. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2002 USED IN 2005. IT RAN OKAY, THOUGHE H THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN IDLING. WE WERE ASSURED BY THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM THAT IT WAS JUST SENSOR AND NOT TO WORRY. HAD SOME SMALL PROBLEMS WITH IT, NOTHING TOO MAJOR. THEY JUST SEEMED TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THEN IN 3/09 THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP WENT OUT FOR THE 2ND TIME, AND EVEN AFTER REPAIR THE CAR WOULD OVER HEAT OUT OF NO WHERE AND WITHOUT WARNING. CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT. SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF IT THEN, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR. THEN IN 11/09 THE CAR DID THE OVERHEAT FOR NO REASON WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THANK GOD THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THE GAUGES DIDN'T INDICATE...

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROBLEM KEEP OCCURRING AND I CAN KEEP UP WITH ANY OF THIS!! TEXAS DMV TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT THESE CARS ARE NOT ANY GOOD!! PLEASE HELP WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS METAL IN THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I DROVE A 2002 2.7 DODGE INTREPID. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-5, (THE MAIN HIGHWAY) AND MY CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT RIGHT AWAY TO THE RED AND WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. I WAS BY MYSELF AND PULLED OVER AS FAR AS I COULD. I PULLED OVER AS FAR AS I COULD BUT MY CAR WAS STILL IN THE LANE. I WAITED A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL MY CAR COOLED DOWN, ABOUT 1 HOUR. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT TO THE GAS STATION TO USE A PHONE TO CALL MY DAD. I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF SOMEONE TO COME TOW ME HOME. THE NEXT DAY MY DAD HAD FIXED THE THERMOSTAT THINKING THIS WOULD HELP. UM..... NO! MY CAR STARTED TO BLOW COLD AIR AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO PULL OVER...

DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE IN MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. VERY UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER NOT TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS OF THIS ENGINE.

MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS HEADED UPHILL IN TRAFFIC I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY MECHANIC TOWED IT AND RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT WHICH CAM BACK CAM SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR ... REPLACED BOTH.. CAR STILL WONT START.. WAS TOLD THAT I POSSIBLY FLOODED THE SPARK PLUGS WHILE TRYING TO RESTART IT... REPLACED SPARK PLUGS... CAR STILL WONT START AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IF I CAN FIND A DECENT USED ENGINE WILL BE ATLEAST $3500 BUT I CANNOT FIND A USED DODGE INTREPID ENGINE BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL BAD! I STILL OWE MORE THAN $2000 ON THE CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE.. I AM BEHIND ON PAYMENTS BECAUSE I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO WORK... OR TO THE GROCERY STORE.. OR THE DOCTOR OR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ONE DAY OF BEING PARKED, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. IT HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE TO CHANGE THE OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. DUE TO OIL SLUDGE THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $4,000. I STILL OWE $3,000 ON THE CAR. IT IS NOT WORTH IT TO FIX IT. THIS CAR IS KNOWN FOR ENGINE FAILURE AT 80-90K MILES. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ENGINE & OIL LIGHT REPEATEDLY CAME ON. IDLED LOW AND WOULD CUT OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CAR JUST CUT OFF WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW. CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AND MAN HAD ROAD RAGE. LUCKILY THE CAR RESTARTED AND GOT ME INTO MY APT COMPLEX WHERE IT CUT OFF FOR THE LAST TIME. I HAD COMPLETED OIL CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS STATED PER GUY THAT ATTEMPTED TO LOOK AT THE CAR. NOW I NEED A MOTOR ON A CAR THAT IS BARELY WORTH THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH, BUT THIS IS TOO COMMON A PROBLEM FOR DODGE TO IGNORE. *TR

THE INTREPID HAS HAD TO SERVICED ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS. FIRST IT WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO THE 02 SENSOR GOING OUT. THEN IT WAS THE FAN THAT BELT BROKE ON THE CAR. THEN IT WAS THE TIRES THE WOULD WEAR THE TREAD REALLY EASILY. THEN IT WAS THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IT BROKE ON THE INSIDE. THE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT STARTED SKIPPING GEARS THEN IT WOULD MAKE THE RPM'S GO UP. NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND WE HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 AND 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT HAD TO GET IT REPLACE $400 WITH A EXTENDED WARRANTY, A YEAR LATER RADIATOR WENT OUT HAD TO PAY $768 , JUST PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE 2.7 LITER 2002 DODGE INTREPID , NOW THEIRS ANOTHER LEAK OF THE ANTIFREEZE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DOWNSHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. HE WAITED TWO HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO RESTART AND THEN DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS FULL OF COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE, WHICH WAS COMMON FOR HIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE SAME THING, INCLUDING THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

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

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...

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. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HIS VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CRANK, FUEL, AND OIL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE SAME DAY, THE ENGINE FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CLEAN AND FOUND NO FAILURES, OTHER THAN THE BEARING. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO INSTALL AN IDLER AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS $3,300. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

I REPLACED AN ENGINE IN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID LAST YEAR AND I AM REPLACING ONE AGAIN THIS YEAR. THIS ENGINE IS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP AGAIN. I AM RESEARCHING AND FINDING OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH DODGE INTREPIDS. THIS IS VERY COSTLY! *TR

MY 02 DODGE 2.7 L TIMING HAS FAILED. SINCE ALMOST ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHY CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ? THAT'S WHAT I CALL RIP OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO WAIT ON AN INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE OIL FILTER LOOKED RUSTY. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,900.

2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH OIL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLES ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH PRODUCES HIGH LEVELS OF ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. *KB AFTER THE OIL LEAK WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE INSIDE THE ENGINE CAUSED THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE. AS OF MAY 12, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND THE CONTACT PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, HE DISCOVERED THAT WATER LEAKED EVERYWHERE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE CHANGED THE OIL AND FOUND WATER IN THE OIL. HE ALSO FOUND WATER IN THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE GASKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID...I HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR...IT ONLY HAS 76,000 AND DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEATHER, BUT NO HEAT WAS PRESENT. MOREOVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. IN ORDER TO PINPOINT THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE LEAK, AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSIS IS REQUIRED AT THE COST OF $900. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE CURRENT ONE WAS BUILT TOO SMALL, AND PREVENTS THE FLUIDS FROM DISTRIBUTING CORRECTLY. THE COST FOR THE NEW ENGINE IS $8,400. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY CHECKED AND MINOR COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WILL NOT HAVE THIS FAILURE CORRECTED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR ONLY 36,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO HEAT COMING OUT OF THE HEATING UNIT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERS THEY WANT $900.00 JUST TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART. IF IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE IT WOULD COST $8,000. SINCE WE STILL OWE $6000 THIS IS NOT A PRACTICAL SOLUTION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. THEY STATED THE ENGINE IS ONLY WARRANTED UP TO 36,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD AND FAST CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE ARRIVED HOME AND CALLED HIS MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH WAS A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I STRUGGLED TO KEEP THE CAR IN CONTROL UNTIL I COULD PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF LOSS OF STEERING. THE LIGHT HAD COME ON MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT THE SERVICE DEPT AT MY DODGE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT. NOW THEY SAY WE NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF LACK OF OIL CHANGES. I JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED THERE AND THEY DID NOT MENTION SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *TR

IMPENDING FAILURE OF 2.7L ENGINE INSTALLED IN 2002 DODGE INTREPID. ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC A BEARING(S) LOSES ITS PLATING AND CAUSES METAL FLAKES TO BLOCK OIL GALLERIES LEADING TO OIL STARVATION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A MVA IF THE FAILURE OCCURS IN TRAFFIC. MINE IS STARTING TO FAIL AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH INTREPIDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DRIVING AROUND DOING ERRANDS, HEADING TO THE NEXT TOWN (15 MILES) TO FINISH MY ERRANDS AND MY ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY AND HAD THEM LOOK AT THE CAR. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT OVERHEATING. IT ENDED UP BEING A CRACKED BLOCK. I NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS TO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THE ORIGINAL ONE. *TR

FIRST WAS A FUNNY CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE CAR STARTED. IT STARTED TO GET WORSE VERY QUICKLY AND I HAD IT LOOKED AT. THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FOUND AT THAT TIME. SHORTLY THERE AFTER IT BROKE DOWN. THIS TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAS A SLUDGE BUILD UP PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. NOW I'M TOLD THAT THE BEST THING TO DO IS SPEND BETWEEN $4,500 AND $5,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IT HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED YET (12-11-2007). *TR

2002 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE FROM OIL SLUDGE. DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING SOUND AND STARTED BOGGING OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST $6100.00. CHRYSLER SAID THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $2500.00 DEDUCTIBLE SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003 WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT FROM A DEALER AND THE CAR NOW ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS. THERE IS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THEM ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS 2.7L ENGINE. TOYOTA DID WITH LESS COMPLAINTS. *TR

WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVING THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, MY MECHANIC FOUND OIL SLUDGE UNDER THE VALVE COVERS. HE SAID THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE CHRYSLER 2.7L ENGINES. HE CLEANED IT OUT AS BEST HE COULD WITH SOLVENT AND RAGS. THE COST WAS OVER $200.00 FOR JUST THE CLEANUP, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE SLUDGE IS IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. ENGINE FAILURE COULD BE COMING SOON. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO FORE WARNING, ON A WELL MAINTAINED 2002 DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND WAS VERY ENDANGERING, I AM STIL AWAITING MY PART BECAUSE I LOVE MY CRAPPY CAR. *JB

WE HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH OUR DODGE INTREPID LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. FIRST, THE ENGINE STARTING STALLING, WE WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THEN THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE COOLANT PIPE SO WE HAD TO REPLACE THAT. MY BOYFRIEND THEN DROVE THE CAR FOR FEW HOURS STRAIGHT TO GO VISIT HIS FAMILY. HE COULDN'T GET THE CAR STARTED TO COME HOME. FINALLY HE GOT IT STARTED AND STARTED DRIVING HOME. IT DIED ON THE WAY HOME AND HASN'T BEEN RUNNING SINCE. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE IT COSTS SO MUCH TO GET IT REPAIRED AND WE CAN'T SELL IT BECAUSE WE WOULD HARDLY GET ANYTHING FOR IT. *TR

DODGE INTREPID 2002 ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS DISABLE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO VISIT MY SON WHICH I HAD NOT SEE FOR OVER 5 MONTH. I NEED SOME BODY HELP. STUCK WITH A CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK. *JB

AT 60K MILES I HAD TO HAVE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN, AND JUST 1 WEEK AGO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE! IT ONLY HAS 84K MILES ON IT. I DON'T EVEN OWE AS MUCH AS IT WILL COST ME TO FIX THE CAR, I AM VERY UPSET. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, AND TO HAVE SO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH A NEW CAR IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7-LITER ENGINE IN JULY OF 2005 FROM HOLLEY DODGE IN MIDDLETOWN, CT FOR $9,500. THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME HAD 48,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY OF 2007 (AT 78,000 MILES) I EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND, AFTER BRINGING IT BACK TO HOLLEY DODGE FOR SERVICE, WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD LOW COMPRESSION AND WAS OFFERED REPAIR OPTIONS OF: 1) TEARING DOWN THE MOTOR WHICH WOULD COST AT LEAST $2,500 DEPENDING UPON WHAT IS FOUND; 2) A REBUILT MOTOR FOR $3,500+; OR 3) A NEW MOTOR FOR $4,500+. THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE COST (36,000 MILES/3 YEARS). I HAD MAINTAIN THE CARE CAREFULLY, CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILE WHICH IS MORE FREQUENT THAN RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER, I DISCOVERED A VAST AMOUNT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS WEB...

2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 V6 ENGINE STALLED AT STOP LIGHT, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 2 MILES TO AUTO REPAIR (NO MORE THAT 20 MPH) ADVISED HAD TO TEAR DOWN ENGINE TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS...ADVISED TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP PAID $1000 FOR REPAIRS, 3 MONTHS LATER ENGINE MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTS... BACK TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP, ADVISING ENGINE SHOT, HAS TO BE REBUILT APPROX COST $2500 TO $3500 .. UNBELIEVABLE FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SMOKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD JUST TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND WILL COST $6,800 TO REPLACE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL MY CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SMOKE. AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE QUIT, AND A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD.

THERMOSTAT HOUSING POPPED OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THIS PART IS GLUED ON I HAVE SEEN OTHER CARS AND REPORTS OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS, THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN BOLTED NOT GLUED, SINCE THEN HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. ON APRIL 23, 2007, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BEARINGS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,563.

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

MY DEFECTIVE DODGE 2.7L ENGINE IN MY 02 INTREPID. *JB