2002 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER..CAR WENT DEAD AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SMOKE AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS UP IN FLAMES. VEHICLE DID NOT OVERHEAT.. ENGINE COMPARTMENT SUFFERED MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE,INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATION STILL PENDING. *JB

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 DODGE INTREPID AT 70 MPH WITH FAILURE MILEAGE 79,500 THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THEM SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN SALVAGED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE REPAIR NEEDED.*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...

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

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DROVE THE 2002 DODGE INTREPID TO WORK ON 01/24/07. AT THE END OF THE DAY HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START. THE NEXT DAY HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT DID START. HE STATED THAT HE LET THE VEHICLE RUN FOR A WHILE AND HEARD A TAPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND DIDN'T RESTART IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2 WEEKS PRIOR HE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE 3,000 MILES OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TECHNICAL TUNE UP IN CHICAGO. THE SERVICE MECHANIC DID A DIAGNOSIS, AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD FAILED, THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE WORN. THE CONTACT HAD THE SENSOR , THE BATTERY AND...

OIL LIGHT COMING ON AT IDLE AND THEN GOING OF WHEN PRESSING GAS. LOUD TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE. 66600 MILES ON VEHICLE OF THIS 66600 I PUT 49000 ON VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE DIAGNOSED AND IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. FAULTY ENGINE, IT WILL COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS JUST TO TRY TO REPAIR THE ENGINE AND NEW ONE COST 4000 TO 8000 DOLLARS. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER MAKES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND MILEAGE HAS NO EFFECT OR HOW OFTEN IT IS MAINTAINED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS MOTOR AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR NOR OFFER WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND BLAMES THE CONSUMERS. I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION, THESE ARE LEMON CARS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. WHAT IF MY CHILDREN AND I WERE KILLED BECAUSE OF...

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ON CLEAR DAY AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD IT TOWED TO BIG -O TIRES IN TOPEKA, KS. BIG-O TIRES TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED, AND THAT THE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINES WEREWELL KNOWN FOR THIS HAPPENING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE OIL WAS NOT GOING TO THE ENGINE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED A SLUDGE TO BUILD UP. *AK

MY VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A HEAD-GASKET LEAK. THE DODGE DEALER SERVICING MY VEHICLE ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY BECAUSE IT HAS SLUDGE BUILDUP THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED AND THAT IT RUNS A HIGH RISK OF SEIZING UP, WHICH ITSELF CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HEATER STARTED TO BLOW COLD AIR AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A VALVE, CONNECTED WITH THE TIMING CHAIN BLEW OUT AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINT VIA THE WEB. COMPLIANT # 10099639 ABOUT THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED.

CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND LOSE ANTI-FREEZE. TOOK INTO A LOCAL NAPA TO GET THERMOSTAT AND UPPER INTAKE HOSED REPLACED(600). WATER PUMP FAILED, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, GOT TIMING CHAIN KIT AND WATER PUMP FIXED(1200). THEN OIL LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF, REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT AND CLEANED SLUDGE (300). THEY HEARD KNOCKING AND REPLACED STARTER (500). NOW NEED ENGINE AN ESTIMATED(4000). *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THE BELTS WERE OFTEN CHECKED FOR WEAR AND TEAR. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE HAD A NEW TIMING BELT.

THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY WARM AND IDLES BELOW 700 RPM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND LEARNED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE CONTAINS SLUDGE. THIS SLUDGE WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL WITHIN 10000 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. HE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY WOULD NOT START. EVENTUALLY, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.

IT ALL STARTED WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST A BROKEN WATER CONNECTOR ON THE TOP OF THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID. I REPLACED THE PART MYSELF AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE ISSUE. BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY MY WIFE WENT TO WORK AND GOT STRANDED WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN BUT THERE WAS LEAK THIS TIME JUST AN EXTREMELY HOT ENGINE. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD CRATERED AND THAT IT WAS ALL DUE TO AN INTERNAL OIL PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE IT HAS BECOME VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND WHEN WE TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. AFTER...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ONE MINUTE LATER SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINE A SEAL ON THE DISCONNECTED EMITTING FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE.

WHILE DRIVING A 2002 DODGE INTREPID, THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO WARNING LIGHTS. OIL WAS CHECKED AND PROPER LEVEL WAS DETERMINED JUST PRIOR TO INCIDENT. MILEAGE WAS JUST UNDER 75,000. *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 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...

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...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CAR QUICKLY OVERHEATED. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. SHE WAS LEFT STRANDED OVER 25 MILES FROM OUR HOME ON FOOT. LATER THAT DAY AFTER IT HAD COOLED DOWN I ADDED COOLANT AND DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MILES TO A SMALL REPAIR SHOP. THEY ADVISED ME THAT EITHER THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN OR THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY ADVISED ME MY MOTOR WAS BLOWN AS A RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. THEY CONCLUDED THIS AFTER REMOVING ONLY THE VALVE COVER ON ONE SIDE. BEFORE ASKING ME FOR EITHER A MAINTENANCE LOG OR OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS I WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OWNER NEGLECT. WHEN I PROTESTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER I WAS ASKED TO PRODUCE RECEIPTS. UPON SEEING THAT THERE WAS A...

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND DAMAGED THE TOP VALVE COVER OF THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED , AND HAD TO BE TOWED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. DEPENDING ON WHAT THE MECHANIC WILL REPORT THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER BE REPAIRED OR SALVAGED. *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...

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...

DODGE INTREPID 2002 1), WEESK PRIOR OIL LOIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS COLD OUT AND THEN IT ENT OUT. NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT. 2) FAILURE OF ENGINE (SIEZED ENGINE) 2 BLOKCS FROM MY HOUSE GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND I ATTEMPTED TO GO HOME AND MY CAR DIED STRADDLING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. 3) NOTHING YET, SUSPECT I NEED A NEW ENGINE.*AK

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THEN, TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT BLEEDER HOUSING BLEW OUT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE, THEN, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

VEHICLE CUT OFF. MECHANIC STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TWO QUARTS OF OIL LOW. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AND THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*AK

I GET OIL CHANGE AS DIRECTED AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M DRIVING AND NEARLY HAD A FATAL ACCIDENT AS MY CAR ENGINE JUST STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLE. THE DEALER STATES THAT MY ENGINE HAS FAILED AND THAT I MUST PAY $3200. THERE WAS A NEWS SPECIAL REPORT ON THE SAME NIGHT REGARDING MY VEHICLE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY'VE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS OTHER MECHANICS BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM TERRIBLY DISSATISFIED. PLEASE HELP!!*AK

I HAVE A 2002 CHRYSLER INTREPIDS WITH A SLUDGES BUILD UP PROBLEM. I 'M COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH CHRYSLER AT TIME TIME OF SELL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED FOR THE SLUDGE PROBLEM BY THE INSRANCE COMPANY THAT MY CAR IS UNDER. THE MECHANIC AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SHOWED ME ABOUT FOUR OTHER ENGINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MY CAR HAVE AND THEY ALL WERE REJECTED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE INTREPIDS AND THE OIL SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY OTHER MONTH TO STOP THE BUILD UP AND CHRYSLER IS NOT TELLING THE THE OWNERS OF THIS NEED TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERYOTHER MONTH TO PREVENT THE SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK