2002 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CONCRETE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,675.

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY3K MILES AS SHOULD. IN 2008 THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF LATER TOOK IT TO DEALER WITH THOUGHT THAT WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT AND THEY WOULD NOT. THE FAILURE WAS BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. THERE ARE VERY MANY COMPLAINTS AND MECHANIC INPUTS ON THIS ENGINE.. DODGE THINKS THE OWNERS ARE AT FAULT WHEN IN MY CASE EVERYTHING WAS DONE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO JUST SHUT OFF WHERE EVER YOU ARE. SOME HAVE SHUT OFF ON HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS WRECKS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/INTREPID/2002/ENGINE/OIL_SLUDGE_RESULTING_IN_ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML THIS SITE HAS MANY USERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE BEGAN HAVE ENGINE TROUBLES AT 125,000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE FLUSHED IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP A NEW KNOCKING SOUND FROM GETTING WORSE. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE INTERSTATE TWO DAYS LATER THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. I HAVE BEEN PAYING THE FINANCE ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I AM UNABLE TO PAY THE EXCESSIVE ENGINE REPAIR COSTS AND SO THE CAR SITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS ALSO COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND WATER PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPALCED. UPDATED 11/2/410

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE 2.7L V6. PER MECHANIC - TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND OTHER ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO POOR OIL FLOW/OVERHEATED OIL CAUSING SLUDGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLOGGED OIL PORTS AND EXCESSIVE DEGRADATION OF OIL. THIS HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH USED FULL SYNTHETIC FOR ENTIRE LIFE OF CAR AND CHANGED OIL REGULARLY (~ EVERY 5-8K MILES) OIL. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. I DID A CODE CHECK TO FIND IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER AND A MECHANIC, THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH I CAN DO, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. I WAS SHOCKED, WAY TO GO DODGE! EVEN YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE ANY FAITH IN YOUR PRODUCTS! I REGULARLY CHANGE THE OIL MYSELF EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH SYNTHETIC. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 INTREPID WITH THE DEFECTIVE 2.7L. I JUST HAD THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BREAK WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND WITH NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS TOLD IT WILL BE $900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR $2000 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NON DEFECTIVE ENGINE. *TR

CAR JUST STARTED DYING AND NEVER GAVE A WARNING, OIL STARTED BLOWING OUT ON TOP OF THE MOTOR , WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CAR . THE CAR HAS A 2.7L ENGINE IN IT . THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY IN THE VEHICLE . *TR

ENGINE JUST DIED. ESTIMATES TO REPLACE/REPAIR START AT $4500, JUST FOR THE ENGINE, NOT INCLUDING LABOR! I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE 2ND REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. *TR

2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AS 16YR OLD DRIVER CAME TO STOP SIGN AT A MAJOR HIGHWAY. COST TO REPLACE WAS 5200.00. *TR

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

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.

DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP THE ENGINE HAS FAILED ON MY 02 DODGE INTREPID. WE HAVE HAD ALL MAJOR PARTS REPLACED (COMPUTER, FUEL PUMP, TRANSMISSION, ETC). ONLY A MONTH AFTER REPLACING THE COMPUTER THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND LEFT MY HUSBAND STRANDED. *TR

I BOUGHT USED WITH 101898 MILES ON AFTER 1044489 THE HEAD GASKET BLOW AND I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS. *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.

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. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO COMPLETELY TURNOVER. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS AN IGNITION MISFIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

SLUDGE BUILD UP, OVERHEATED, WATER PUMP OUT, TIMING CHAIN BROKEN.*TR

ENGINE SLUDGE DEC 2007, ENGINE SLUDGE OCTOBER 2008, RESULTING IN VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. THE CAR STOPPED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED. LUCKILY I WASN'T REARENDED. THE OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REPLACING THE MOTORS ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS SITTING, NON-WORKING. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *TR

BLOWN MOTOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND AN OIL CHANGE. AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REMOVED. THE MECHANIC FOUND BUILT-UP OIL SLUDGE, WHICH DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW ENGINE FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CHRYSLER AND DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,350. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

MY HEATER IN THE CAR STOP WORKING,THE NEXT DAY IT CAME BACK ON,THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN,A COUPLE OF DAYS IT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. NO PROBLEM UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. I HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP,THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS GONE THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FROM HONDA CARS OF MCKINNEY IN MAY OF 2005 FOR $7000 AND FELT VERY HAPPY ABOUT MY PURCHASE UNTIL A ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF LATER, THE ENGINE BEGIN LEAKING OIL. I FOLLOWED THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I TOOK MY DODGE TO ALLEN SAMUELS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND THEY "FIXED" MY OIL LEAK PROBLEM FOR $893 BUT WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE 2.7 ENGINE DESIGN PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE MAJOR OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN ANOTHER CHECK AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK (ENGINE BURNS OIL NOW) BUT THERE WAS A "SMALL" TRANSMISSION LEAK. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY FURTHER WITH THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT PAYING MORE MONEY? SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT'S FATHER-IN-LAW INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT PULLED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. SHE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE SLUDGE THAT CAUSED A ROD TO SNAP IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $5,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

I BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE INTREPID IN JULY OF 2007. 10,000 MILES LATER ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2007 MY CAR BREAKS DOWN AND MY OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AS SCHEDULED SO I KNOW ITS NOT MY FAULT. I FEW DAYS LATER I GET MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A PROFESSIONAL AND HE BEGINS TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT ITS MY TIMING CHAIN, HYDRAULIC TENSIONER. IN OTHER WORDS, I'M REQUIRED TO BUY ANOTHER ENGINE OR GET MINE FIXED. BOTH MY OPTIONS SEEM A LITTLE UNFAIR AND PRICEY. IM ALSO TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS THE ORIGINAL CREATOR OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FOUND IN MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID MODEL. THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATING I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. AM I REALLY EXPECTED TO PAY 5,000$ ON A NEW ENGINE FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT MY FAULT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT ANY PART IN THE MATTER. THERE ARE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE 2.7 LITER THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YET HAS DONE NOTHING AND WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE AS THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS REAL DANGER FOR PEOPLE AROUND THESE CARS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILS. *JB

I BOUGHT THE 2002 DODGE INTREPID NEW AND FROM DAY 1 WE USED SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT WAS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR THE LONGEVITY OF AN ENGINE. MY WIFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE CAR AND WE FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PROPERLY. SHE WAS WAITING TO TURN INTO OUR COMMUNITY AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK , WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE FAILED. WE NEEDED A MOTOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE COST WOULD BE $7,900. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD DRAGGING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE SENSOR LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT DID NOT TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS ANTI-FREEZE WITHIN THE OIL CHAMBER. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT GOOD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 147,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LEAKS WHEN ADDING ANTIFREEZE. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER HE DIALED WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE, POWER TRAIN INFORMATION, AND PLACE OF PURCHASE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,113. *AK

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, SO I STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION. THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT REPAIR 2.7 LITERS FOR CHRYSLER. HAD IT THEN TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5700.00. CONTACTED IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP, SENT THEM ALL INFORMATION ON THE CAR, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES. WAS MADE AN OFFER BY CHRYSLER OF $1080.00. TURNED IT DOWN AS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MERCEDES OWNERS AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THEM. TALKED TO THE OWNER OF THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA AND HE SAID "THE 2.7 IS A JUNK MOTOR AND I WOULDN'T HAVE ONE ON MY LOT". HE ALSO WENT ON THE TELL ME THAT THE OIL PORTS ARE TO SMALL TO ALLOW PROPER OIL FLOW AND THE "V" SHAPE IN THE OIL PAN DOES NOT ALLOW...

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE CLICKING NOISE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE SLUDGE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,582. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE RECEIPTS SHOWING OIL CHANGES THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK

PURCHASED DEC 2001 WITH MAXIMUM ADDED CARE PROTECTION PLAN FOR 6YR/60K MILES. PERFORMED ALL VEHICLE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL 12/11/06 WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN MOTION PRESENTING A CLICKING SOUND. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AS WE THOUGHT TO REPAIR AN ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY. HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THAT OUR VEHICLE'S MOTOR CEASED AND IT HAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AS WHEN THEY OPEN THE OIL CAP, SLUDGE IS CLEARLY EVIDENT. WE ARE STILL ATTEMPTING TO GET THE SERVICE AGREEMENT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS WE FEEL THAT IT IS NOT OUR FAULT SINCE PROVIDING REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY UNDER SUCH WARRANTY COVERAGE. OUR INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF 2.7 LITER ENGINE OWNERS HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME ISSUE WITH DAIMLERCHRYSLER ACCEPTING NO FAULT BUT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT HOWEVER DCX REFERS THAT CONSUMERS DID NOT FOLLOW REGULAR MAINTENANCE...

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN ONE MORNING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE CENTER. MECHANIC STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN MUST BE REPLACED AND ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. $2400 FOR REPAIR WAS PAID. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. SAME SERVICE CENTER STATES NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. $2200 FOR REPAIR WAS PAID. DO NOT KNOW IF OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 94600 MILES. GO FIGURE! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A CITY STREET, A RATTLING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED THE ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS PUSHED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

THE CONSUMER HEARD COMPLAINTS OF THE 2002 INTREPID'S ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TS *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, OIL THINNING UNIT, AND HARMONIC BALANCER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THERE WAS CONCERN EXPRESSED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS 69000 MILES ON IT.

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...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE ROD TO FRACTURE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

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

ENGINE BLEW A BEARING AT 92,000 MILES, WAS TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOPS TO SCRAP ENGINE THAT ITS NOT WORTH FIXING. LEARNED THAT OIL FLOW DEFECTS CAUSE THIS PROBLEM ON DODGE 2.7L ENGINE. *NM

2002 DODGE INTREPID SE; TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS,HYDRAULIC TENSIONER, MOTOR SEIZED UP. *JB

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND ANOTHER LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. IT WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE RESTARTED; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WOULD ONLY OPERATE AT 10 MPH. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE WATER FROM THE RADIATOR WAS IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS WATER IN THE OIL, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM CONCERNING THE 2.7 ENGINES. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. UPDATED 4/17/2006 - *NM