2002 Dodge Intrepid

AFTER HAVING OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID SERVICED FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE NOTICED ENGINE STARTING TO KNOCK. WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. RULED OUT TRANSMISSION,TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER SAYS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN PAN CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE,NORMAL OIL CHANGES DONE,AT 3400 MILES AVERAGE. MANUAL CALLS FOR 7500 MILE OIL CHANGES, ENGINE BEARINGS BAD, REPLACEMENT COSTS UPWARDS OF 5000.00 WORKING WITH DEALER NOW ON GETTING IT REPLACED, ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON. *NM

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 IN REPAIRS. EVERY FAMILY DESERVES A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE FOR THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. THE DODGE INTREPID'S NEED TO BE RECALLED, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. PUT AN END TO THIS ENGINE FAILURES AND DEMAND A RECALL. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SOLVE THIS SAFETY HAZARD, WITH THESE ENGINES. I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH I STILL OWE 4,900 DOLLARS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TRADE THE CAR IN AND PUT ANOTHER FAMILY, IN DANGER. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAS OVER 70,000 MILES AND RUNS REALLY WELL. PLEASE RECALL THE DODGE INTREPIDS, HELP KEEP ARE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS SAFE, FROM DEFECTED ENGINES. WENT OUT AND THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING LEAKS. *JB

HAVE HAD 2002 DODGE INTREPID IN THE DEALERS SHOP IN VARIOUS OCCASIONS RE: THE TRANSMISSION NOT GOING INTO GEAR OR SHIFTING HARD AT THE WRONG SPEEDS. WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE GEARS SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT '2003. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ACTION. LAST MONTH IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR OR WHEN IT DID IT MOVED SLOWLY THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WE WERE TOLD ONCE AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. RECENTLY 8/8/05 IT BEGIN KICKING AND BUCKING WHILE DRIVING ON 8/9/05 THE SERVICE TECH TOLD US IT IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT A "CAM SENSOR" THAT THEY "THINK IS POSSIBLY BAD OR MORE INTERNAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE." ALL THROUGH IT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON YET, THEY CANNOT SEEM TO REPAIR THESE. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR YET, WE FEEL THE DEALERSHIP IS BEING DISHONEST WITH US. WE ALSO FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN SOLD A LEMON. WE HAVE RECORD OF EACH TIME THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE A JOURNAL OF ALL VISITS IN THEIR DATABASE. WE HAVE KEPT THE CAR WELL MAINTAINED AND AT 49K MILES IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60-65 MPH AND HEARD A CLANKING NOISE. THEN, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF GEAR AND WENT DOWN TO 15-20-MPH. THE TACHOMETER WAS UP TO 4 MPH, BUT THE MILEAGE WAS DOWN 5-10- MPH. DID NOT WORK EVEN WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE GAS. SHE HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO THE RIGHT GEAR. IT FELT LIKE THE GEARS WERE STUCK. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT VALVES IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE STUCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF 10 TIMES A DAY IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT LESS THAN 52000 MILES WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WITH TROUBLE CODES IDENTIFYING THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKOUT CIRCUIT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE AS VERIFIED BY THE DODGE DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, AND MR. TRANSMISSION, WHO DETAILED THE INTERNAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE PUMP, AND PLANETARY GEAR SYSTEM.*AK

THE CAR HAS ONLY 65, 000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHILE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE RPM'S REVVED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MILES AN HOUR. DIAGNOSTICS EQUIPMENT HAS SAID THE MODULATORS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENETS FOR THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED JUST SHORT OF REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I THINK THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS UNWARRANTED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A TREND IN DODGE 2.7 ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED. RPMS GOT VERY HIGH, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED 7 TIMES. UPDATED 02/06/06. *JB