2002 Dodge Intrepid complaints

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

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

BRAKE PEDAL HAS REPEATEDLY STUCK AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY UNSTUCK, SO THAT WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED THE CAR MOVES. HAS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. LAST NOV THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN AND NOW THE DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CALIPERS RIGHT AND LEFT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS RECENTLY INSTALLING MY BRITAX REGENT AS DIRECTED. AND USED THE CARSEAT BELT FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS NOW ABOUT 55 LBS. WHILE INSTALLING I SAW HOW IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE GEN 3 SEAT BELT ACCEPTOR WOULD FAIL WHEN IT MADE CONTACT WITH HER CARSEAT. SO MY CHILD WOULD NO LONGER BE PROTECTED. IN ORDER TO INSTALL HER SEAT I HAD TO TWIST THE CONNECTOR ABOUT 8-10 TIMES TO KEEP IT AS FAR AWAY FROM THE SEAT AS POSSIBLE. I TWISTED THE CONNECTOR UNTIL IT COULD NOT TWIST ANY FURTHER. I AM STILL DO NOT WANT TO HAVE MY CHILD RIDE HERE BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I WILL BE REPLACING THE CONNECTOR AS SOON AS I CAN. I WANT TO HAVE DAIMLER CHRYSLER REPLACE MY SEAT BELT CONNECTORS WITH EITHER GEN 2 OR GEN 4 CONNECTORS. ALL GEN 3 SEAT BELT CONNECTORS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED! NOTE FOR BELOW NUMBERS. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH YET. *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

OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ONCE ON OCTOBER 16, 2007, TOOK IT TO FLEET AUTO SERVICE IN COVINGTON KY, THEY CHECKED AND ADVISED ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED, JASPER ENGINES ADVISED THIS 2.7L ENGINE HAS A BAD HISTORY OF THE OIL RETURN LINE BEING BLOCKED BY SLUDGE DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND HEAT, THE CAR HAS HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. *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

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID COMING FROM MY MOTHERS HOUSE, LUCKILY IT WAS AT LOW SPEED. WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE UPPER STEERING CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE RACK AND PINION PORTION OF THE STEERING CONTROL LEAVING THE CAR UNABLE TO STEER. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO MY NEAR BY AUTO MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AT 99,000 MILES I HAD LOOKED FOR THE BOLT THAT HELD THIS ARM INTO PLACE IT WAS A GRADE 8 BOLT THAT STRIPPED OUT OF THE RACK. LUCKILY SHE WASN'T ON A INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH WHILE THIS HAPPENED WITH OUR 2 KIDS AS THIS WOULD HAVE LEFT A CATASTROPHE OR DEATH UPON ALL THREE DODGE REALLY NEEDS TO MAKE A PLAN TO RECALL THESE CARS AS IT SHOWS TO BE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. *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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AROUND A TIGHT CURVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. SLUDGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. HE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIE ROD IS BENT, BUT THE BOLT IS STILL ATTACHED. THE TIRE HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR AND HAD TO BE CHANGED THREE TIMES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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 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

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 SITES DEVOTED TO THIS 2.7-LITER DAIMLERCHRYSLER ENGINE PROBLEM. EXPERTS BELIEVE THE ENGINE PROBLEMS MAY BE DUE TO ENGINE DEFECTS OR OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP THAT IS COMMON IN 2.7L VEHICLES. I HAVE READ THAT THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY HAS RECEIVED FIVE TIMES MORE OIL SLUDGE COMPLAINTS ON CHRYSLER 2.7L VEHICLES THAN OTHER VEHICLES. APPARENTLY THESE COMPLAINTS INVOLVE QUITE A FEW DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES FROM 1998 TO PRESENT. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER IS VIOLATING CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER LEMON LAWS OR OTHER CONSUMER-PROTECTION LAWS. CAN YOU ADVISE ME? THANKS, MIKE VENESKI *TR

2002 DODGE INTREPID. 2.7L MOTOR, WITH A 42LE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WITH ONLY 84000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND BEING DRIVEN QUITE MODERATELY BY MY WIFE, THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED, COSTING ME $1714.00 IN REPAIRS. THIS WAS MY FIRST, AND ONLY CHRYSLER VEHICLE PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD FORD AND GM PRODUCTS THAT HAVE GONE WELL OVER 100000 WITH NEVER A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK

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. 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. 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.

ENGINE BLEW UP AFTER 70,000 DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT COSTING ME THOUSANDS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 10,000 MILES. COST ME THOUSANDS AGAIN. *AK

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. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO HESITATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BASE LIGHT COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 46 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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.

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. THE CONTACT PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

36 MILES AFTER THE 30000 MILE WARRANTY, I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS SEPARATING FROM THE DASH. I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM NOW ONLY COVERED FOR POWER TRAIN NOW UNTIL 70000 MILES. THEY OFFERED TO COVER PARTS BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. I WAS LOOKING AT 5 -7 HOURS OF LABOR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2002 DODGE INTREPID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 25, THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 116,000. THE CONTACT DOES NOT HAVE THE VIN.

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

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 FOR ALL OF THE OIL TO DRAIN OUT DURING OIL CHANGES. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY LETTER AND E-MAIL AND THEY SAID SORRY, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A WEB SITE IN WHICH WILL BE CALLED THE NATIONAL PUSH MY DODGE. IT WILL INCLUDE A DATE IN WHICH I WILL PUSH MY DODGE INTREPID AS FAR AS NEEDED TO CREATE AWARENESS THAT CHRYSLER HAS TURNED ITS BACK SIDE TO MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS. *JB

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

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

CAR WAS MAKING NOISE THEN 2 DAYS LATER, IT WOULDNT START, HAD IT TOWED, DISCOVERED A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, DEALER NEEDED TO REPLOACE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE DAMAGE ,AND IT COST $5,944.00. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING AS WELL. *AK

WE HAD NO INJURY OR PERMANENT FAILURE YET. HOWEVER, THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THE 2002 DODGE INTREPID CONTINUED TO PLAGUE US WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THE VEHICLE HAD REGULAR 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES PRIOR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT, THEN MORE FREQUENT CHANGES AFTER. WE HAD THE OIL PAN DROP ONCE TO REMOVE SLUDGE BUILDUP, AND TWO OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNITS INSTALLED IN THE LAST 13 MONTHS. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW A VEHICLE OPERATES, AND WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES TO AVOID PERMANENT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE PARTS, AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE NOT HAD A PERMANENT FAILURE OF THIS MOTOR. *AK

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

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 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 WITH A 3 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE, WHEN PURCHASED USED HAD 82,357 ON IT, AND MY DAUGHTER ONLY GOT ABOUT 10,000 MILES OF USE BEFORE IT DIED. THAT WAS TERRIBLE.*AK

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

I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE RECENTLY I PURCHASED A DODGE 2002 INTREPID JUST A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AN WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS MY WATER PUMP WENT OUT WHICH CAUSE MY TIMING BELT TO DESTROY THE ENGINE INSTANTLY. AND I JUST RECENTLY READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I ALSO WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *NM

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 THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE TAPPING NOISE STARTED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC SHOP, AND HE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD FOUND REPORTS ON LINE THAT OTHER OWNERS FILED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES, AND CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE OWNERS WERE NEGLIGENT WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THESE REPORTS SHOWED THAT SLUDGE BUILD UP WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 80000.*AK

AFTER A SHORT 5-10 MINUTE DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION KICKS INTO A LOW GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT. I CAN TRAVEL ABOUT 40 MPH WITH THE TACHOMETER READING AROUND 4500 RPMS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO BLOW UP. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS, THEY CANNOT ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ERROR CODE DOES NOT REVEAL THE PARTS AS PROBLEMS. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THE PROBLEMS STOPS FOR ANOTHER 5-10 MINUTES IF I AM LUCKY. IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS WEBSITE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TIME FOR SOMEONE TO FORCE DODGE TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. I WANT THE CALL TO LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE PAID OFF AND FROM READING OTHERS PROBLEMS, I DOUBT THAT I WILL MAKE IT. ONE WORD NEEDS TO BE SAID: RECALL. *NM

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 AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ENGINE FAILURE? MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB

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

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 SCHEDULES. DEALER COST TO REPLACE/REPAIR ENGINE $8900 AS QUOTED ON 12/11/06 BY CUETER DODGE YPSILANTI, MI. *NM