2002 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHICH CAUSED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/10/06. *JB

2002 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE STOP WORKING. CAR WILL NOT START. *NM

MY USED 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH A CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING LIKE CRAZY AFTER STOPPING ON ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST EXPENSIVE "REPAIR" TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WAS REPLACEMENT OF A FUEL PUMP AND A "FUEL PUMP CONT MODULE CARTER ELECTRIC FUEL ASS" WHICH HAD CRACKED (345.00 FOR THE PART, $600.00 FOR THE "REPAIR"). TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING EVEN MORE LOUDLY AND I WAS INFORMED BY PEP BOYS THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT--LOCKED UP--AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER. $172.00 LATER, THE DODGE DEALER HAD TOWED MY CAR AND TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THE WARRANTY COMPANY DEMANDED OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS WHICH WE COULD NOT PRODUCE AS WE HAVE FRIENDS WHO CHANGE THE OIL FOR US. WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL ENGINE REPAIR COMPANIES WE CONTACTED (TRYING TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE OPTION) THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD A...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUTTERED, THE ENGINE DIED, AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *NM UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN I SLOW DOWN, AND WHEN I AM AT IDLE AT A LIGHT, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND ONLY GOES AWAY WHEN I ACCELERATE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE BEARINGS AND/OR OIL PUMP NEED REPLACING BEFORE ANY MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE STARTS WITH THE ENGINE. I HAVE CALLED AUTO SHOPS AND NO ONE GIVES ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON WHAT IT IS. ALL I KNOW IS THAT REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS HORRIBLE, ITS ONLY A 2002!*JB

ENGINE SLUDGE OIL PUMP. *JB

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY MORNING. IT WAS COLD SO I LET THE CAR WARM UP BEFORE DRIVING. I TURNED A CORNER AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD TO PUSH IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE ENGINE IS GONE. NO WARNING OR INDICATION AT ALL THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG! IT JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING! *NM

I DRIVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A SECOND OWNER, PREVIOUS OWNER A RENTAL AGENCY. THE CAR BLEW A ROD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP THAT STATES THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, PRICING THE REPAIR AT 6700 DOLLARS. THE CARS BLUE BOOK IS 6000 AT THIS WRITING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TWO YEARS AGO, AND IT HAS LESS THAN 68,000 MILES ON IT. I AM AT A LOSS AND LOOKING FOR RECOURSE. *NM

I BOUGHT MY CAR (2002 DODGE INTREPID) IN FEB 2005. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE IN APR 05, MAY 05, AUG 05, AND OCT 05. THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN DURHAM NC ON A TRIP THAT ORIGINATED IN ACWOTH GA. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MORGON DODGE/ JEEP OF DURHAM NC. THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS WAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS BASED ON SLUDGE BUILD-UP OF OVER A YEAR AGO. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED OIL CHANGES SINCE I'VE HAD MY CAR. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. LET ME FIRST START BY SAYING THAT BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE THAT IS ON THE ROAD ALONE FREQUENTLY, I AM VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT ENSURING THAT MY VEHICLE IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED, AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED BETWEEN 3000-4500 MILES. LAST WEEK WHILE TRAVELING FOR WORK, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I WAS VERY NEAR AN EXIT WITH A SERVICE STATION, SO I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THERE AND CHECK MY OIL. I WAS NOT LOW ON OIL. BACK ON THE INTERSTATE ONCE AGAIN, I CONTINUED TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. WITHOUT WARNING, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WOULD NOT RUN. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SURROUNDED BY MANY INTERSTATE TRUCKS ON I-77, I ATTEMPTED TO TRY TO GET TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF...

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

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

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...

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.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE ENGINE FAILED. WHEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER THEY STATED THERE WAS 1-2 PINTS OF EXCESS LIQUID IN THE MOTOR OIL.*AK

DT: AFTER GETTING A TUNE-UP AND COMING BACK FROM A TRIP, WITHOUT WARNING , THE CAR STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. CALLER FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS A DISCONTINUED MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE MOTOR . DEALER SAID THE MOTOR WAS NOT WORTH REPLACING, AND SHE HAD NOT CALLED MANUFACTURER YET. CALLER HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THERE WAS CONSUMER ACTIONS ON THIS MOTOR.*AK

WENT TO GET A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE; MECHANICS SHOWED ME THE OIL, STATING THAT I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A POSSIBLE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IN ACTUALITY, I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 48000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND STILL MAKE PAYMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SLUDGE BUILD UP. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. *AK SLUDGE BUILDUP CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEATED SUDDENLY. *NM

MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN ENGINE BLEW. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND ENGINE REPLACED. HAD TO TOW CAR FROM FIRST SHOP WHO WOULDN'T WORK ON IT TO ANOTHER SHOP. WITH OUT USE OF CAR FROM 12-23-04 TO 01-31-05. BUT STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. HAD TO TRAVEL 220 MILES TO GET CAR WHEN WORK WAS DONE THAN 220 MILES BACK. ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER OUT OF WRECKED VEHICLE. OLD ENGINE WAS TURNED IN FOR CORE CHARGE TO A SALVAGE YARD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

I FINANCED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY 2003. THE PAYMENTS ARE OVER $400 PER MONTH FOR 6 YEARS.ON DECEMBER 21, 2004, THE ENGINE FAILED. I STILL HAD A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, SO I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. AFTER AUTHORIZING THEM TO BREAK THE ENGINE DOWN AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPANY CAME OUT TO DO THEIR INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY FAULT AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CHARGES. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP AND LACK OF OIL CHANGE. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. THERE WAS NO ENGINE KNOCKING , THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, THE CAR WAS RUNNING GOOD. AND THEN ONE DAY THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD. I STILL HAVE 4 YEARS TO PAY...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE WAS BLOWN. MANUFACTURER STATED THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER THE VEHICLE 'S OIL WAS CHANGED. *AK

COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSE THE CAR TO OVER HEATS AND RESULTED IN TOTAL DAMAGE OF THE ENGINE; CRYSLER REFUSES TO SUPPLY THE ENGINE AND MY CAR IS DISMANTLED IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS, AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO PUT BACK MY CAR THE WAY IT WAS WHEN WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. I NEED DESPERATELLY NEED HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTERD THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE INSIDE THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

VEHICLE COMMENCED TO RATTLE AND MAKE OTHER NOISES WHILE COMING ONTO THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETRERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND JERKED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. *AK THERE WERE NEVER ANY WARNING SIGNS. (LIGHTS, LEAKS) THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON AFTER THE CLANKING NOISE AND JERKING. *SC *JB

WHEN YOU FIRST START DRIVING THE CAR, IT WINLL NOT ACCELERATE NO HIGHER THEN 40-50 MPH. IT WOULD JERK OR FEEL LIKE IT WAS POPPING OR ABOUT TO STALL. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO NO GEARS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO GO OVER 5 MPH. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2002 INTREPID STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY LESS THAN A YEAR FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON...LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE, HOWEVER, THE OIL WAS CHANGED AS SCHEDULED. THE ESTIMATED BILL WAS $5,000. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES, WITH CONSUMERS TELLING THE EXACT SAME STORY THAT I HAD. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THE INTREPID AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO COMMENTED WERE ACCUSED OF NON MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE THE BLAME. I AM STILL LOOKING INTO WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THE LEMON LAW, IT HAS LESS...

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID I PURCHASED NEW AT GANLEY DODGE OF BEDFORD. THE CAR'S ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AT ONLY 18 MONTHS OF USAGE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO AVAIL ON THE REPAIR. I AM TOLD I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS ISSUE BASED ON WEB ARTICLES AND MESSAGE BOARDS. HELP!! BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED BY THIS PRODUCT. *LA

PROBLEMS BRAKE ROTORS AND ODOMETER ON 2002 DODGE INTREPID ES.*MR THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE START-UP ALARM SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REGULATED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE NOISES CONTINUED, THE ODOMETER STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T INDICATE WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER LATER LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SALES DEALER WHO WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER, SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE FAILED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OR OWNERSHIP. *PH *NLM

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER.TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE LOCKED, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *AK

MY VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE FRONT END WILL LOCK UP ON IT AS IF IT WERE BEING PUT IN PARK. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I TO HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY I HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WHICH TWO INDIVIDUALS ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO THE CAR LOCKING UP. *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB