2004 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN. 2 NEW THERMOSTATS, COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED TWICE, NEW RADIATOR CAP, NEW TOP AND BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE, AND MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD CAR. BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AT ALL. *TT

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK, SO I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. WE GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, NOTICED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE COVERED IN OIL, SO WE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND CLEANED UP THE OIL. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND BENT VALVES. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO GET A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 04 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINES. DODGE SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR FRONT END DAMAGE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN CAR INSURANCE LOOKED AT CAR SAID MOTOR SEIZED AT THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT BUT NOT FROM ACCIDENT. TERRIBLE CAR,TERRIBLE AUTO INSURANCE. NOW PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS SITTING AT A GARAGE. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WHEN I HEARD A STRANGE GUSHING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE GAUGES IN THE CAR READ THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING, ETC... APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MILES LATER THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE AND MY SON IN LAW CAME AND WE PULLED THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THERE WAS WATER IN THE OIL WHEN WE PULLED THE DIPSTICK. MY SON IN LAW IS AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE WENT OVER THE CAR THOROUGHLY IN THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THAT WITHOUT WARNING, THE WATER PUMP BLEW. THE ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES ON IT AND I STILL HAD A YEAR OF PAYMENTS TO MAKE. DODGE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CARS...

FRIDAY AUGUST 6TH I RAN A FEW ERRANDS AFTER WORK, THEN ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE. I TRAVELED A LITTLE FURTHER THEN THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER, SO I PULLED OVER. I CALLED MY BOYFRIEND WHO CAME IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND HE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. WE FOUND OUT THAT WE COULD NOT GET A READING ON THE OIL STICK WHEN CHECKING IT. WE TOOK THE CAR OVER TO BE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. I SEEMS LIKE THE OIL WAS SLUDGE/THICK; NOW THIS IS CONSIDERING I GOT A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE JUNE 27, 2010...THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AUGUST 6TH. NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DILIGENT WITH THE MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND OTHER THINGS THAT'S NEEDED FOR MY CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REAL PROBLEMS UP UNTIL NOW. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE PISTON, AND ALL OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. IT COST $3500.00. TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 80,000.

ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 8, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 169 ON WHICH THE SPEED IS 65MPH. AS I CONTINUED ON MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE A LITTLE AS IS SLOWED AND WAS NOT TAKING ANY GAS AS I TRIED TO PUSH THE PEDAL, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING OR ANYTHING, JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AS USUAL. ONCE HELP FINALLY ARRIVED, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AT WHICH THEY CAME BACK WITH THE DIAGNOSIS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OUT AND THE COST TO REPLACE WOULD BE $5500 OR MORE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE FIXED AS IT HAS BEEN JUST SITTING AT A FRIENDS SHOP FOR THE LAST YEAR. *TR

I GOT MY CAR IN 2004 WITH APPX 30,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY SINCE I GOT IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. JUST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN I DRIVE IT SO I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ALL CONFIRMED THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND STATED THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF A 2.7 ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE. ONE OF THE MECHANICS STATED THAT HE REPAIRED 3 DIFFERENT DODGE INTREPIDS IN THE LAST QUARTER OF LAST YEAR FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW THINGS REPLACED ON THIS CAR BUT NOW I HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE? I STILL OWE APPX $5,000 ON MY CAR AND B/C IT IS A DODGE WITH A LOT OF MILES ON IT, IT IS NOT WORTH ALOT. THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE THAT I...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION, THE PERFORMANCE WAS POOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY DISCOVERED A TIMING BELT DEFECT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7LITER ENGINE; LOUD TICKING NOISE STARTED AND ENGINE SEIZED UP. *TR

DRIVING HOME LAST EVENING APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, THE CAR SHUTTERED AND STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO BROTHER-IN-LAWS SHOP, THEY ADVISED US THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE. *TR

MY 2004 INTREPID HAS NOT FAILED BUT IT IS SHOWING SOME OF THE SAME SIGNS AS MANY OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED. ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING AT IDLE OR GOING AT A SLOW SPEED. RECENTLY THE CAR HAS STARTED NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR UNTIL IT HAS RAN FOR A WHILE. IT ALSO KNOCKS WHILE I AM AT A STOP. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND REPLACING AN ENGINE IS SOMETHING I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO. WHAT CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW TO AVOID THIS WHOLE SITUATION? WHY IS THE 2.6L V6 ENGINE SO TERRIBLE? THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS 2004 INTREPID FROM HAS BEEN BOUGHT OUT AND IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. I DO NOT WANT TO END UP WITH A CAR PAYMENT BUT NO CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM THE AUCTION THAT MAKES A HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCATIONS THAT DIAGNOSED ENGINE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,300.

IT HAS DIED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 73 MPH. IT WILL NOT START HALF THE TIME AND THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I BOUGHT IT 3 WEEKS AGO AND IT IS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AS OF FEBRUARY 22, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,550.

ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR GAVE A JERKING MOTION AS I WAS DRIVING. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I HIT A BUMP. AS I PULLED INTO THE BANK MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT. THEIR WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. I HAD THE CAR OWED FROM THE PARKING LOT TO MY HOME AND FROM THEIR TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS LOCKED AND THAT THE CAR HAD NO OIL. I AM NOW LOOKING AT PURCHASING A NEW ENGINE FOR THE CAR BECAUSE I AM STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE. AT THIS MOMENT THE CAR ENGINE IS STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

RE: 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH MITSUBISHI 2.7L ENGINE ON JANUARY 28, 2007 MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING REFERENCED CAR WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENGINE FAILED CAUSING STEERING TO FAIL, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS FORCED TO ALLOW THE CAR TO COAST INTO A SAFETY ZONE. ALTHOUGH AUTOMOBILE HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED AND HAD THE BUSHINGS REPLACED, THERE WAS NO INDICATION EITHER TO ME OR THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF FAILURE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT. I SEE FROM SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THE ENGINE IN MY INTREPID IS DEFECTIVE AND MANY, MANY ENGINES BOTH IN THE U.S. AND CANADA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I AN TOLD NOW THAT REGARDLESS OF MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE, ANY WARRANTIES, THE EARLY FAILURE OF THE ENGINE, I HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF AROUND $3500. BUT, THERE IS A PROBLEM....

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 12-9-06 NO PROBLEMS SEEN BY THE ASE MECHANIC. 1-3-07 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, SAFELY PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. HAD IT TOWED TO MIDAS WHERE I HAD MY OIL CHANGE DONE. THEN TO THE ENGINE SHOP WHERE IT COST ME 5604.00 TO HAVE A BRAND NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. *NM

MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD NOT START FOR HER WENT SHE WAS GOING TO GO TO WORK. FOR ABOUT THE LAST EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS THE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND SHE TOOK IT TO A AUTO SHOP AN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A OIL SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT AND I ALSO CHANGED THE OIL. AFTER IT WOULD NOT START ON 2/05/07 SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE GUY THAT WAS WORKING ON IT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS A 2.7 V6 MOTOR. HE TOLD US THAT THE CAR HAD LOCKED UP AND WOULD NEVER START AGAIN DUE TO OIL STARVATION. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS ONE OTHER TIME. THE YEAR OF HER CAR IS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. HE ALSO STATED THAT CARS THAT HAVE THAT 2.7 SIZE MOTOR...

12-9-06 OIL CHANGE OIL LIGHT SENSOR WAS GOING TO BE CHANGED 1-07 1-3-07 OIL SENSOR BLEW OUT ALL OIL WHILE ON I265 ENGINE LOCKED UP 2-07 BRAND NEW ENGINE WILL BE INSTALLED BY LOUISVILLE MOTOR EXCHANGE COSTING $5088.70. *NM

AT ROUGHLY 58,500 MILES THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT IDLE. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGE INTREPIDS WITH 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE. SO FAR THE PRESSURE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE OIL PAN WAS FOUND TO BE FULL OF SLUDGE (CAR IS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED!). OIL PAN HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO METAL PRESENT IN PAN. CAR WAS RETURNED TO OWNER BUT WITHIN 48 HOURS LIGHT IS BACK ON. CAR IS NOW BACK IN SHOP WAITING FINAL VERDICT ON IF AS IN SO MANY OTHER CASES, THIS CAR WILL NEED EXTENSIVE ENGINE WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND. THE KNOCKING OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE IS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

DT: THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY CODES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE DEALER DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THIS WAS DUE TO A LACK OF REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK CAR JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN, TO 20 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING CAR WOULDN'T START , TOOK CAR INTO SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TO BREAK ENGINE DOWN TO DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG GOT A CALL IT WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND IT WASN'T COVERED. WILL COST $8,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE BUT I HAVE 2 WARRANTIES. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE RUDE AND LEADING ME ON WILD RUN AROUND FOR SATISFACTION . I WORK 2 JOBS BUT THEY DON'T OFFER REPLACEMENT. I WAS SOLD A CAR WITH PRICEY PROBLEMS. *NM

1ST INCIDENT ON JULY 9TH, 2005. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I40 APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I MANAGED TO PULL ACROSS THREE LANES ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE! I WAITED FOR APPRX. 10 MINUTES BEFORE I TRIED TO CRANK UP THE CAR. I PARKED THE CAR FOR THAT DAY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I CHECKED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON! EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPEN, AGAIN ON A VERY BUSY HWY! I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AGAIN AND ALL OTHER FLUIDS CHECKED. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR THAT DAY AND THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS OFF! TWO DAYS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC!!!!FORTUNATELY WE DID NOT GET HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES. THIS MORNING I WAS STANDING...

I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 TO 5 THOUSAND MILES. ON MY WAY TO WORK I NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I WOULD THEN GO OFF WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS NOT LOW. I WILL TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT I WON'T LOSE PRESSURE AND HAVE TO BUY A NEW MOTOR.*AK

THE OIL SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON AT LOW RPM. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. *AK THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 10/11/04, MY DODGE INTREPIDS ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL POWER WENT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES, IN A PERIOD OF ABOUT AN HOUR, OVER 30 MILES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I TOOK IT IN TO MOSS BROTHERS MOTORS AND RENTED A CAR (THEY HAVE NO SERVICE VEHICALS). TWO HOURS LATER, MOSS CALLS THAT THE CAR IS READY, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A "COMPUTER SERVICE PROBLEM". THE LENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP. THE SAME DAY, ON MY WAY HOME, THE SAMETHING HAPPEND (10/12/04). THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN ON A VERY BUSY TRAFIC CORNER AND I HAD KNOW TIME BUT TO SWERVE OUT OF MY LANE AND DO...

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB