2002 Dodge Intrepid

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEATHER, BUT NO HEAT WAS PRESENT. MOREOVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. IN ORDER TO PINPOINT THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE LEAK, AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSIS IS REQUIRED AT THE COST OF $900. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE CURRENT ONE WAS BUILT TOO SMALL, AND PREVENTS THE FLUIDS FROM DISTRIBUTING CORRECTLY. THE COST FOR THE NEW ENGINE IS $8,400. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY CHECKED AND MINOR COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WILL NOT HAVE THIS FAILURE CORRECTED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR ONLY 36,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO HEAT COMING OUT OF THE HEATING UNIT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERS THEY WANT $900.00 JUST TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART. IF IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE IT WOULD COST $8,000. SINCE WE STILL OWE $6000 THIS IS NOT A PRACTICAL SOLUTION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. THEY STATED THE ENGINE IS ONLY WARRANTED UP TO 36,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TO INSPECT ITS UNDERCARRIAGE. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND A MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT ALL OF THE MCPHERSON STRUTS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH, THE BRAKES, AND ALL FOUR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT HARD AND DRIVE ROUGHLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 03-27-08 *BF THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD AND FAST CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE ARRIVED HOME AND CALLED HIS MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH WAS A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2002 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I STRUGGLED TO KEEP THE CAR IN CONTROL UNTIL I COULD PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF LOSS OF STEERING. THE LIGHT HAD COME ON MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT THE SERVICE DEPT AT MY DODGE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT. NOW THEY SAY WE NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF LACK OF OIL CHANGES. I JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED THERE AND THEY DID NOT MENTION SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *TR

IMPENDING FAILURE OF 2.7L ENGINE INSTALLED IN 2002 DODGE INTREPID. ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC A BEARING(S) LOSES ITS PLATING AND CAUSES METAL FLAKES TO BLOCK OIL GALLERIES LEADING TO OIL STARVATION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A MVA IF THE FAILURE OCCURS IN TRAFFIC. MINE IS STARTING TO FAIL AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH INTREPIDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND NOTICED THERE WAS NOT HEAT. THE FAN WAS BLOWING, BUT THE AIR WAS NOT WARM. THE DAY BEFORE, THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY. I ASKED ME IF THERE WERE ANY NOISES, SMOKE, STRANGE SMELLS, AND IF THE TEMPERATURE WAS FINE. I SAID NO TO ALL AND THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS FINE. HE SAID TO DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND SEE. I DROVE NOT EVEN 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD (MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE) AND NOTICED SMOKE. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND AGAIN. HE ASKED ME IF THERE WAS ANY WATER COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST, NO THERE WAS NOT. HE ASKED ME TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND CHECK THE WATER/ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR. THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. HE CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY AND BY THE TIME HE GOT THERE, THE MOTOR WAS ALL COOLED DOWN. HE PUT 2 GALLONS OF WATER IN THE RESERVOIR, WHICH SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR. HE CHECKED THE OIL, AND THERE WAS WATER IN IT. THERE WAS NOT WARNING! I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR WELL AND HAVE HAD 90% OF ALL MY WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE DONE ALL THE RECOMMENDED WORK WHEN THEY HAVE WORKED ON MY CAR. I EVEN HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED, TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, AND THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SAID IT NEEDED IT. *TR

DRIVING AROUND DOING ERRANDS, HEADING TO THE NEXT TOWN (15 MILES) TO FINISH MY ERRANDS AND MY ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY AND HAD THEM LOOK AT THE CAR. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT OVERHEATING. IT ENDED UP BEING A CRACKED BLOCK. I NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS TO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THE ORIGINAL ONE. *TR