2002 Dodge Intrepid

ENGINE & OIL LIGHT REPEATEDLY CAME ON. IDLED LOW AND WOULD CUT OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CAR JUST CUT OFF WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW. CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AND MAN HAD ROAD RAGE. LUCKILY THE CAR RESTARTED AND GOT ME INTO MY APT COMPLEX WHERE IT CUT OFF FOR THE LAST TIME. I HAD COMPLETED OIL CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS STATED PER GUY THAT ATTEMPTED TO LOOK AT THE CAR. NOW I NEED A MOTOR ON A CAR THAT IS BARELY WORTH THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH, BUT THIS IS TOO COMMON A PROBLEM FOR DODGE TO IGNORE. *TR

THE INTREPID HAS HAD TO SERVICED ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS. FIRST IT WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO THE 02 SENSOR GOING OUT. THEN IT WAS THE FAN THAT BELT BROKE ON THE CAR. THEN IT WAS THE TIRES THE WOULD WEAR THE TREAD REALLY EASILY. THEN IT WAS THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IT BROKE ON THE INSIDE. THE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT STARTED SKIPPING GEARS THEN IT WOULD MAKE THE RPM'S GO UP. NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND WE HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. *TR

A/C EVAPORATOR, AC RECEIVER DRYER, HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 64,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR WAS EXTENSIVE AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH BOARD HAD TO BE PULLED OUT. HOURS OF LABOR APPRX= 8. THIS WAS A PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 2400204A. APPARENTLY THIS PART HAS A HISTORY OF FAILURE. COST OF REPAIR WAS 897.00. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS REPAIR IS BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. I REALLY THOUGHT WE SHOULD OF BEEN REIMBURSED BY CHRYSLER FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT WAS SO EXTENSIVE, AND THERE WAS SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS PART. I RESEARCHED SILENT WARRANTIES ON THIS PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT REALLY TURN UP ANYTHING TO HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. HE WAITED TWO HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO RESTART AND THEN DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS FULL OF COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE, WHICH WAS COMMON FOR HIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE SAME THING, INCLUDING THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY I75 SOUTH BOUND COMING HOME FROM WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HR TRAFFIC. MY CAR WAS AT 70 MPH AND WAS DOING GREAT, THEN IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING, DIDN'T GET HOT, NOTHING JUST DONE IN ONE MINUTE, MECHANICS SAID I NEEDED A COMPLETE REBUILD. CRANK - CAM - OIL PUMP SHOWED SCARS AND METAL FRAGMENTS. COSTS OF 3500 IN PARTS AND MACHINE TIME, 600 IN LABOR. WE COULDN'T GET OVER FAST ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE RD AND WAS ABLE TO STOP TRAFFIC AND THEN PUSH IT OFF TO THE SIDE, LATER WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR WITH A TOW DOLLY WAS HIT BY A CAR, SIDE SWIPING MY OTHER VEHICLE AND LEAVING ME AN ADDITIONAL 3000 IN REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, HE OBSERVED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, VACUUM LINES, AND HOSES. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SMOKE AND AT TIMES IT WOULD STALL. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACE. UPDATED 04/27/09. *JB