2002 Dodge Intrepid

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

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

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

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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

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