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2002 Dodge INTREPID: complaints, problems and recalls

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Key facts

329 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

74,371 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data updated: . 260 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 90 of 329 complaints (27.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting5917.9%
Engine operation3911.9%
Steering behavior298.8%
Braking behavior195.8%
Electrical and battery issues103.0%
Fuel system concerns41.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
90
Engine And Engine Cooling
82
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
42
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
15
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
11
Electrical System
10
Air Bags
9
Power Train
9
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine90
Engine And Engine Cooling82
Power Train:Automatic Transmission42
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System15
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline11
Electrical System10
Air Bags9
Power Train9

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 90; Engine And Engine Cooling: 82; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 42; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 15; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 11; Electrical System: 10; Air Bags: 9; Power Train: 9

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
24
25,000 to 49,999
39
50,000 to 74,999
68
75,000 to 99,999
65
100,000 to 149,999
54
150,000 and above
10
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00024
25,000 to 49,99939
50,000 to 74,99968
75,000 to 99,99965
100,000 to 149,99954
150,000 and above10

Under 25,000: 24; 25,000 to 49,999: 39; 50,000 to 74,999: 68; 75,000 to 99,999: 65; 100,000 to 149,999: 54; 150,000 and above: 10

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (68). 69 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2002
16
2003
32
2004
44
2005
41
2006
47
2007
49
2008
30
2009
27
2010
17
2011
8
2012
3
2013
2
2014
6
2015
3
2016
1
2017
1
2020
1
2022
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200216
200332
200444
200541
200647
200749
200830
200927
201017
20118
20123
20132
20146
20153
20161
20171
20201
20221

2002: 16; 2003: 32; 2004: 44; 2005: 41; 2006: 47; 2007: 49; 2008: 30; 2009: 27; 2010: 17; 2011: 8; 2012: 3; 2013: 2; 2014: 6; 2015: 3; 2016: 1; 2017: 1; 2020: 1; 2022: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 59 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 39 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 29 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10002639 · 2003-01-13 (January 13, 2003)

WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS 21,000 MILES AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS 4 TIMES. WE ARE A SECURITY FIRM AND THUS WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A HIGH SPEED CHASE AND ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WE HAVE THREE OTHER DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THEM. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER THAT WE ARE MISUSING THE BRAKES. I HAVE TALKED WITH ANOTHER POLICE AGENCY IN THE AREA AND THEY HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS WE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAK…

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Owner report 10006536 · 2002-12-16 (December 16, 2002)

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS ASSEMBLED SUCH THAT IT RUBBED ON A STUD. THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE LINE AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-------------770764.*AK *NLM

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Owner report 10014660 · 2003-03-28 (March 28, 2003)

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HOUSING ATTACHMENT BLOCKED THE VIEW FROM THE WINDOW WHEN TRYING TO OVERCOME BLIND SPOT. THE BELT HOUSING ATTACHMENT TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS VERY WIDE. THE WINDOWS GLASS ALSO SEEMED DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND WAS TRADED IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB *NLM

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Owner report 10014685 · 2003-03-28 (March 28, 2003)

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN AND THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. *JB

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Owner report 10014694 · 2003-03-28 (March 28, 2003)

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

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Owner report 10014695 · 2003-03-28 (March 28, 2003)

THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING A FALSE READING. EVERY 100 MILES THE VEHICLE ADDS 10 ADDITIONAL MILES. *JB

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Owner report 10015755 · 2003-04-22 (April 22, 2003)

LOOSE GROUND WIRE TO BATTERY POSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ALSO, ODOMETER TAMPERING. VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, SUSPENSION/ STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BULBS ON HEADLAMPS AND HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH ,AND CLEANED OUT ENGINE HOSES, PCV VALVE AND FUEL FILTER. *AK

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Owner report 10016701 · 2003-04-29 (April 29, 2003)

MY VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE FRONT END WILL LOCK UP ON IT AS IF IT WERE BEING PUT IN PARK. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I TO HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY I HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WHICH TWO INDIVIDUALS ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO THE CAR LOCKING UP. *JB

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Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

03V035000 · Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner

Reported: 2003-02-05 (February 5, 2003)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.

Consequence: IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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Data completeness

329 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

79.0%Usable mileage260 / 329 records
93.6%Valid incident date308 / 329 records
100.0%Valid filing date329 / 329 records
93.6%Ordered incident and filing dates308 / 329 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

174.2%
ODI 10010774 · 120,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 1993 DODGE INTREPID FROM A USED CAR LOT. 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED SMOKING WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO STICK I HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE PEDAL TO GET THEM TO GO OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. NOW THE CAR SITS AT A REPAIR SHOP NEEDING A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A BILL OF 800-2000 TO REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE IF THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD'VE DONE THEIR JOB RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING ALOT MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN A DODGE! *NLM

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233.2%
ODI 10026217 · 250,000 mi

WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE SHUTS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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244.1%
ODI 10033556 · 65,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON LOS ANGELES FREEWAY AT 55 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE GOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK *TS *NLM

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224.4%
ODI 10011124

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

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185.2%
ODI 10022381

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

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11129.4%
ODI 10002489

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ROD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR.*JB

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37938.0%
ODI 10000401 · 58,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP.TS *JB

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43841.1%
ODI 10007797 · 58,340 mi

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND VALVES WERE DAMAGED, WHICH (ACCORDING TO MECHANICS) VIRTUALLY IS UNHEARD OF ON SUCH A LATE MODEL CAR. NOT ONLY ARE MECHANICS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM (BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF ENGINE), THEY ARE SAYING I WILL PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE (UPWARDS OF $3500 IN COST). SEVERAL MECHANICS EXPRESSED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM WHO HAVE THE 6 CYLINDER, 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. BASICALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR IS A BIG HEADACHE, AND "…

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30145.9%
ODI 10003362 · 55,000 mi

2000 DODGE ENGINE FAILURE: AT 55,000 MILES MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID THREW A LOWER ROD AS I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AFTER DRIVING APPROX 10-12 MILES. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND HAS AN OIL CHANGE EVEY 3,000 MILES. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE APPROX 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED DAIMERCHRYSLER AND ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD ASSIST WITH ETC? THEY ASKED IF THE DEALER HAD TORN DOWN THE ENGINE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A PRIVATE DIAGNOSIS AND THE DEALER HAD A TECH LISTEN TO IT AND SAID THEY WERE SURE A ROD…

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9027.4%
ODI 10014694

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

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3331.1%
ODI 10097308

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE IDLE PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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3224.8%
ODI 10095822 · 17,939 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 10/11/04, MY DODGE INTREPIDS ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL POWER WENT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES, IN A PERIOD OF ABOUT AN HOUR, OVER 30 MILES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I TOOK IT IN TO MOSS BROTHERS MOTORS AND RENTED A CAR (THEY HAVE NO SERVICE VEHICALS). TWO HOURS LATER, MOSS CALLS THAT THE CAR IS READY, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A "COMPUTER SERVICE PROBLEM". THE LENGINE LIGHT WA…

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Engine And Engine Cooling
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

30.7%
ODI 10042274

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH FORCED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

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30.4%
ODI 10069771

I WAS IN PARKING GARAGE AT JFK AIRPORT. WHEN I STARTED CAR AND PUT IT INTO GEAR, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO CONCRETE BARRIER AND PILLAR. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE BRAKING DID NOT SLOW IT DOWN. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED AND THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE HAS OFFERED $2275 LESS THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE.

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50.8%
ODI 10011004 · 59,400 mi

MY 1995 DODGE INTREPID ES IS IN NEED OF ITS THIRD WATER PUMP. THE CAR HAS JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. THE FIRST ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND AND NOW THE THIRD WILL BE ON US. I AM NOT DRIVING DEMOLITION DERBY, THREE WATER PUMPS IS MIND BOGGLING.

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102.0%
ODI 10017878

THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THE O2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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92.6%
ODI 10019465 · 61,500 mi

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE HAD COME FROM THE REAR HOOD AREA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE #5 FUEL INJECTOR/WIRING HARNESS/FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST BRAKING POWER AND REVVED DURING THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WHERE THE ROCKER ARM COVER WAS REPLACED, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOISY, LEAKED, AND WAS REPLACED, AND THE BLEEDER SCREW WAS BROKEN AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS REPLACED. *SCC *NLM

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5213.8%
ODI 10000307 · 76,000 mi

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID AND I'M HAVING MOTOR PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 76,000 ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE THAT I SPEAK TO TELLS ME THAT THE TYPE OF MOTOR WHICH IS A 2.7 IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE TO REPAIR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THIS MOTOR IN 2002 CAR! TS

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18518.6%
ODI 10000407 · 64,000 mi

ON DEC 20 2002, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED RAPPING WHILE TRAVELING APX 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE. IT THEN STOPPED WITHIN 30 SECONDS WITH NO RESTART. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE 20,000 MILES PRIOR FOR SAME THING. DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 5 BUSINESS DAYS AND HAS NOT FIXED IT. ALSO, HISTORY OF MULTIPLE WINDOW FAILURES, MULTIPLE FUEL GAUGE FAILURES, MULTIPLE A/C FAILURES. TS

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24823.3%
ODI 10001633 · 96,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHILCES OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, THEN THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT THE 2.05 ENGINE HAD BLOWN AS A RESULT OF AN OIL LEAK. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PART IS HARD TO GET DUE TO THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.

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16124.5%
ODI 10025619 · 47,000 mi

CAR HAS 47,000 MILES, JUST HAD OIL CHANGE THREE WEEKS PRIOR. I DROVE IT ROUGHLY 3,000 MILES IN THAT TIMEFRAME. CAR EXPIRED ON INTERSTATE 95, A NEAR DEATH EXP. I CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND SAW THAT THAT I WAS COMPLETLY OUT OF OIL. FOOLISHLY, I REPLACED IT THINKING I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THIS GOING BUT IT WAS DEAD.TOWED BACK TO PHILLY ,($300) TO MY INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY SAID I DEFINETLY HAD A SEVER ENGINE PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT IN THE OIL IN THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY STATED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVE…

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8224.9%
ODI 10061174 · 40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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2321.7%
ODI 10026922

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK

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3829.5%
ODI 10091014 · 59,350 mi

AC IDLE PULLEY BRACKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME ALL WITHIN THIS YEAR (2004).

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

379.1%
ODI 10010774 · 120,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 1993 DODGE INTREPID FROM A USED CAR LOT. 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED SMOKING WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO STICK I HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE PEDAL TO GET THEM TO GO OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. NOW THE CAR SITS AT A REPAIR SHOP NEEDING A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A BILL OF 800-2000 TO REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE IF THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD'VE DONE THEIR JOB RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING ALOT MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN A DODGE! *NLM

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12016.7%
ODI 10006570 · 51,627 mi

ON SEPTEMBER OF 2000 I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE MARTHA BANUELOS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME AND GAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR AND REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE FIRST TIME ON 9/19/1999 WITH 45,888. THE CAR WILL STALL AND WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. THE SECOND TIME ON 8/25/1999 WITH 45,932 M. THE CAR WON'T SHIFT WHEN COLD. A THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER ON 11/7/2000 WITH 51, 627 M. PROBLEM, IT DID NOT SHIFT WHEN HOT. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE SOLENOID PACK. A FOURTH TIME…

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10317.5%
ODI 10049368

CAR STALLS ON LEFT HAND TURNS, IN REVERSE. CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES BY IT SELF AT WILL. GETS STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR. HAVE REPLACED POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND CAM SENSOR. MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER NO LONGER PUTS OUT ERROR CODES. PAID 1000. SO FAR AND MECHANIC STILL HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *LA

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255.0%
ODI 10055927 · 89,000 mi

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT IN PARK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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308.7%
ODI 10048837 · 48,000 mi

MY 1997 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION HAS GONE 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT I PURCHASED IT IN EARLY 1999 WITH 48000 MILES THE 1ST TIME THE SHIFTERWOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN TO PARK AND AT 62000 MILES IT WENT AND ALL I HAD WAS REVERSE. I HAD A WARRANTY THROUGH THE CAR DEALER WITH A 250.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY REBULIT TRANSMISSION AND AT 84000 THE SAMETHING HAPPEN 13MOS. LATER AND OF COARSE NO WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY FULL SHOT THIS TIME AT THE SUM OF $ 1,300.00. NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN .WHAT TO DO? OTHER THAN THIS THIS HAS BEE…

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225.8%
ODI 10018524

I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF AND DAILMER CHRYSLER SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE, I COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED IN ONE INSTANCE. AFTER OWNING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUTTING NEARLY 30,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH CH…

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676.7%
ODI 10000277 · 60,000 mi

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW FROM GLADSTONE DODGE, AND NOTICED RIGHT OFF THAT THERE WAS AN HESITATION AND LUNGING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WAS RANDOM, YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN.WHEN WE TOOK IT IN ANYWAYS TO BE CHECKED THE WROTE IT UP AS THEY "COULD NOT VERIFY" AND NEXT TIME "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" . WE KEPT CALLING AND INSISITING THERE WAS SOMETHING. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS DOING IT.THEY REPLACED THE CAM SENSORS AND SAID THAT WAS PROBLEM, NOT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. THEN WARRANTY EXPIRED WE PAID FOR THE NEXT SENS…

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242.3%
ODI 10004101

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

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243.7%
ODI 10018822 · 57,000 mi

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2001 INTREPID R/T. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT WAS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. I COULD ONLY MOVE IN 3RD GEAR AT THAT POINT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND THEY PROCEEDED WITH REPAIRS. AFTER REMOVING AND COMPLETELY TEARING DOWN MY TRANSMISSION, I WAS OFFERED TWO OPTIONS. THE FIRST WAS A STOCK REBUILD, JUST AS IT CAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS THE OPTION I CHOSE AND COST ME $1800 AFTER TAXES. THE OTHER OPTION WAS REPLACING THE SAME PARTS, BUT WITH UPDATES THAT AR…

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4212.8%
ODI 10030853 · 50,471 mi

CAR BEGAN WITH NOT ACCELERATING. IT WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS STICKING. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND BETWEEN IT CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (40-50MPH), IT WOULD JERK OR FEEL LIKE IT WAS POPPING INTO THE THIRD GEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 19,000 MILES, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 30,000 MILES AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES, (WARRANTY ENDED AT 36,000 MILES) TRANSMISSION OK. NOW AT 50,000 MILES, MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL AND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $1700-$2100. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR A FULL YEAR. CALLED THE…

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1413.2%
ODI 10086121 · 30,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2003 INTREPID IN DECEMBER 2003 WITH 20,000 MILES.IN THE SPRING OF 2004 I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND DISCS IT IS NOW AUGUST 2004 AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING STARTING WITH SQUEAKING AND PULSATION FOLLOWED BY GRINDING. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM ONCE AGAIN REPLACING ROTORS AND DISCS. I DO NOT HAVE THE 1ST PAIR OF ROTORS AND DISCS THAT WERE REPLACED HOWEVER I WILL KEEP THIS SET. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE STARTED NOTICING IS WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT OCCASSIONALLY DOES NOT RESPOND AND I HAVE…

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64.7%
ODI 10153417 · 70,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THE CAR HAS 74000 MILEAGE ITS A DODGE INTREPID 2004 AND I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD HELP ME. *JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

245.9%
ODI 483139

POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED, CAUSING LEAK. *DSH

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334.6%
ODI 483940

ANTILOCK BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. *AW

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162.7%
ODI 508881

TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE FAILED.

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153.0%
ODI 10023038 · 90,000 mi

I HAVE A 1996 MODEL DODGE INTREPID. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO, IN ONE RAINY MORNING I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK, JUST A FEW MINUTES DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE QUIT WORKING... I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A INTAKE GASKET PROBLEM, IT COST ME MORE THAN $300 TO GET IT FIXED. HOWEVER, SIMILAR PROBLEM STILL COMES AND GOES MYSTERIOUSLY AFTER THAT. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT 2 MONTH AGO. I KEEP TAKING TO THE AUTO SHOP BUT NO ON…

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164.7%
ODI 536390

SUDDENLY VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. REGIONAL ENGINEERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE.

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164.2%
ODI 10064143 · 73,022 mi

TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED! IN BOTH CASES, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. THE REVING OF THE ENGINE TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BOTH TIMES, BUT I MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. IT STARTED UP AND IN NEITHER INSTANCE DID I HAVE ANOTHER RE-OCCURRENCE THAT DAY.*AK

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848.4%
ODI 10014218 · 58,500 mi

3/6/03 - ENGINE NOISE, OIL & ENGINE LIGHTS ON, STALLING. DEALER REPLACED SENSORS, DID TUNE UP. 4/7/04 - CAR TOWED TO DEALER - TOLD ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AT COST OF OVER $6,000 - $7,000. CAR 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS OLD WITH 60,000 MILES. *NLM

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454.2%
ODI 10007817 · 50,000 mi

THE OIL LAMP CAME ON WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, THE ENGINE TACHOMETER READ BELOW 500RPM AND THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO TEMPERATURE. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE LIGHT THE OIL LAMP TURNED OFF. AT THE NEXT STOPLIGHT THE OIL LAMP AGAIN CAME ON UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK. A FEW DAYS LATER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AN APPOINTMENT WAS THEN MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND MADE A LIGHT TICKING NOISE. THIS NOISE …

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223.4%
ODI 10067655 · 80,000 mi

DODGE INTREPID 2001 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

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113.3%
ODI 10032676 · 35,178 mi

VEHICLE: 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE IN: [XXX] ODOMETER: 35,100 MI N-SERVICE DATE: 1/1/2002 ATE CLASS: D - USED. MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID WAS PURCHASED FROM BYERS DUBLIN CHEVROLET IN DUBLIN, OHIO I.E. (COLUMBUS, OHIO) IN MARCH OF 2003 WITH 31,000 MILES. IN JUNE 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE TICKING. IN JULY OF 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLING DURING START UP. THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,148. I DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A 5,000 + ENGINE REPAIR BILL FOR A VEHICLE SOLD TO ME WITH KNOWN PROBLEM…

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10.9%
ODI 10188485 · 79,000 mi

MY VEHICLE (2003 2.7L DODGE INTREPID) WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY BY MY FIANCE. SHE SAID THAT THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER. SHE MANAGED TO WORK HER WAY THROUGH THE TRAFFIC AND WHEN SHE GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONNECTING ROD CAP CAME OFF AND BLEW OUT OF THE OIL PAN. THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME 8,000.00. WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. *TR

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10.8%
ODI 10176203 · 64,000 mi

MY 2004 INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT WAS PURCHASED IN 02/04 AND NOW I COME TO FIND THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE ME I WANT THE ISSUE OF THE MOTORS RESOLVED SO I CAN GET A REFUND OF MY MONEY FROM FIXING MY CAR THAT I HAVE KEPT GOOD MAINTENANCE ON IT TO HARD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND TRYING TO SAVE FOR A NEW MOTOR WHEN I COULD BE PUTTING THAT MONEY ASIDE FOR EDUCATION ECT FOR MY CHILDREN ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS NOT ONLY OF MINE BUT OTHERS LIKE ME THEY SEEM NO…

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

6014.7%
ODI 10009535

THE FUEL RAIL EXPERIENCED A LEAK.*JB

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648.9%
ODI 10003781

DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION RING. THE CONSUMER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE HOOD AND GLASS. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. (RECALL# 98V1840000) SCC PH

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579.7%
ODI 10052181

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE ANYONE ON STAFF TO PERFORM THE FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL 98V184000 FOR OVER A MONTH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LEAKING FUEL AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT. *JB

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387.5%
ODI 10057289

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL 98V184000 HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LEAKING FUEL AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT THE LEAK IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, NOT ON THE SIDE INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *NM

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4513.1%
ODI 10002538

NHTSA#98-V-184-000 FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS FROM HAIR LINE CRACK IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL. CONSUMER STATE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN# DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

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10.3%
ODI 735613

COLD START=OK. DRIVE=OK. STOP ENGINE=OK. WON'T RESTART UNTIL IT IS COLD AGAIN. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.1%
ODI 10059531 · 4,400 mi

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT O-RINGS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP. MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BENT VALVES.*AK *MR

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00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.9%
ODI 10143217 · 34,960 mi

CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 REPLACEMENT BRAKES AND 4 NEW RADIOS ON 2003 DODGE INTREPID AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER. *TS THE WINDSHIELD AND BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WERE PITTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEY REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM COOLER HOSES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE CONSUMER REQUES…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Steering:Rack And Pinion
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

20.5%
ODI 604544

TRANSMISSION FAILED, REPLACEMENT IS SHUDDERING.

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243.3%
ODI 10004383

THE RACK AND PINION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *DT *JB

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305.1%
ODI 10029730

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING AND WITHOUT WARNING RACK AND PINION STEERING SNAPPED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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6913.7%
ODI 10003315

EXCESSIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING NOISE ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER, RACK AND PINION MOUNTING BOLT BUSHINGS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. CAR HAS SEVERE STEERING SHIFTING WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS OR CURVES. DIAGNOSES REQUIRES NEW RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT.

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205.8%
ODI 10115777

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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61.6%
ODI 10021343

1998 DODGE INTREPID--RACK AND PINION FAILED/BROKE. I HAD PULLED UP TO THE CURB TO RETRIEVE THE MAIL AND AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PULL AWAY, I FELT/HEARD A LOUD POP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION AS THE R&P HAS FAILED/BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FREELY TURN BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT MOVING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AT A COST OF $650.00. FORTUNATELY, THE DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH ME AS I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR (USED) 30 DAYS P…

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282.8%
ODI 10000292 · 53,400 mi

AT JUST 53,000 MILES IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY ON MY THREE-YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. THIS IS GOING TO COST NEARLY $1,000.00 AND IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A ROUTINE ISSUE IN A VEHICLE THIS NEW AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER FURTHER ON THE WWW IT IS OBVIOUSLY THAT STEERING ISSUES ARE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN DODGE INTREPIDS AND THEY POSE SERIOUS SAFETY RISKS. I IMPLORE YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU DO. FOR MORE IN…

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383.6%
ODI 10006712 · 52,000 mi

VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. PH

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71.1%
ODI 10017620

WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE RACK AND PINION. *JB

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10.3%
ODI 10056532 · 39,000 mi

RACK & PINION FAILED. REPORTED TO DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AFTER INITIAL CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 39,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID SINCE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. NEW RACK AND PINION INSTALLED BY LOCAL WORKSHOP.*AK

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10.9%
ODI 10107020 · 30,000 mi

THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION UNIT FAILED. FINALLY THE RACK WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2004. *BF THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION UNIT VALVES HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND MADE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. THERE WAS A CONTINUAL LOSS OF FLUID. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT BROUGHT ABOUT LOUD POPPING AND OR BANGING. *SC *JB

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21.6%
ODI 10187513 · 80,000 mi

MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80000 THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 50000. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR. *AK

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Air Bags:Frontal
150.0%
ODI 826808

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER CONSUMER REARENDED HIM, CAUSING HIM TO REAREND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED . *AK

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163.9%
ODI 10000204 · 112,200 mi

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 1993 DODGE INTREPID. SEVERAL VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, A SMALL FORD PICKUP TRUCK. I ESTIMATE I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 TO 20 M.P.H. AT IMPACT. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH CAUSED A MINIMUM OF $3500 TO $4000 IN DAMAGE TO MY INTREPID AND EXCEEDED ITS CURRENT VALUE. THE FRONT END OF THE INTREPID WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED: THE HOOD WAS SEVERELY CRUMPLED BACK, THE RADIATOR WAS BENT BACK AT AN ANGLE AND P…

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283.9%
ODI 10001123

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE ROAD DIVIDER.TS *JB

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254.2%
ODI 10012246

THE VEHICLES AIR BAG WAS CLICKING AND RISING. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID IT IS GOING TO DEPLOY. *NLM

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214.2%
ODI 10011645

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

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123.5%
ODI 10034325

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIR BAG COVER IS CURLING UP, AND IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, AIR BAG CAN BE SEEN. *AK

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133.4%
ODI 10003194 · 57,325 mi

VEHICLE WAS IN A MINOR COLLISION. HIT ANOTHER CAR IN REAR AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING DRIVER. VERY LITTLE FRONT END DAMAGE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR EMPLOYEES SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HAD AN INTREPID DEPLOY AIR BAGS AT UNDER 15MPH.

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131.3%
ODI 10092107

WHILE DRIVING. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ONE CAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH DOWN HILL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

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171.6%
ODI 10003202 · 47,953 mi

VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE POST AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING THE DRIVER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY. WE HAVE HAD TWO INTREPIDS DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS AT LESS THAN 15 MPH.

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121.8%
ODI 10011928

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

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10.3%
ODI 10071782

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THIS CAUSED A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. *AK

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00.0%

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32.3%
ODI 10126126 · 48,224 mi

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY. IT REAR ENDED A CAR THAT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY ON RAMP. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SONS' SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT CAME UNBUCKLED, BUT HE WAS NOT IN IT AT THE TIME. NO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, OR HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED, AND THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAD NOT SEEN IT YET.*AK

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Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

235.6%
ODI 488090

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR REPLACED DUE TO HISSING NOISE AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *SD

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304.2%
ODI 484857

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. ALSO THE CAR COULDN'T START IN PARK GEAR.*SD

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325.4%
ODI 10181602

1995 DODGE INTREPID HAD A SAFETY RECALL- FUEL RAIL LEAK - CUSTOMER PAID OUT OF POCKET LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS INOPERABLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSDUCER. *JB

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122.4%
ODI 10017020 · 92,000 mi

IN JUNE OF 2002 MY A/C COMPRESSOR "FROZE" LEAVING ME WITHOUT MY AIR CONDITIONER DURING JUNE, JULY, AND PART OF AUGUST. I HAD THE COMPRESSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS FIXED AT THE END OF AUGUST AT THE COST OF $504.00. I GOT TO USE MY A/C FOR A WHOLE 3 WEEKS UNTIL THE WEATHER COOLED OFF! NOW (MAY 2003), MY A/C DOESN'T WORK AGAIN! APPARENTLY THERE IS A LEAKY H-VALVE AND OTHER COMPONENTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $680.00. I REFUSE TO SHELL OUT ANY MORE MONEY FOR THIS PIECE OF CRAP CAR AS THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. *JB

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41.2%
ODI 10024199

PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON 1997 DODGE INTREPID. *MR

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61.6%
ODI 10039866 · 17,158 mi

NAR 9-8-03. TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, AND DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *CB

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171.7%
ODI 10012269

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EVAPORATOR FAILED. *NLM

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40.4%
ODI 10023525 · 54,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD. *NLM

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81.2%
ODI 10024839 · 61,980 mi

THE ENGINE SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE ENGINE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE OIL PUMP BLEW OUT, THEREFORE THE ENGINE DIED. *AK DEALER STATED SINCE CONSUMER DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO COVER A NEW ENGINE. *PH. ALSO THE AIR CONDITION MADE A STRANGE NOISE. *JB

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20.6%
ODI 10022222

THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER WAS PUNCTURED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. *AK THE PUNCTURE SITE WAS IN FRONT OF THE CONDENSER. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE PUNCTURE SITE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE A/C NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASED. *SCC *JB

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine58,700–103,000 mi75,315 mi81
ODI 10016701 · 26,000 mi

MY VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE FRONT END WILL LOCK UP ON IT AS IF IT WERE BEING PUT IN PARK. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I TO HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY I HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WHICH TWO INDIVIDUALS ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO THE CAR LOCKING UP. *JB

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ODI 10047756 · 29,821 mi

PROBLEMS BRAKE ROTORS AND ODOMETER ON 2002 DODGE INTREPID ES.*MR THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE START-UP ALARM SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REGULATED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE NOISES CONTINUED, THE ODOMETER STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T INDICATE WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER LATER LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE V…

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ODI 10047894 · 42,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER.TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE LOCKED, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling65,000–102,630 mi78,900 mi71
ODI 10061174 · 40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10080114 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

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ODI 10093019 · 90,000 mi

I GET OIL CHANGE AS DIRECTED AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M DRIVING AND NEARLY HAD A FATAL ACCIDENT AS MY CAR ENGINE JUST STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLE. THE DEALER STATES THAT MY ENGINE HAS FAILED AND THAT I MUST PAY $3200. THERE WAS A NEWS SPECIAL REPORT ON THE SAME NIGHT REGARDING MY VEHICLE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY'VE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS OTHER MECHANICS BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM TERRIBLY DISSATISFIED. PLEASE HELP!!*AK

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission52,300–85,000 mi65,000 mi37
ODI 10030853 · 50,471 mi

CAR BEGAN WITH NOT ACCELERATING. IT WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS STICKING. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND BETWEEN IT CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (40-50MPH), IT WOULD JERK OR FEEL LIKE IT WAS POPPING INTO THE THIRD GEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 19,000 MILES, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 30,000 MILES AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES, (WARRANTY ENDED AT 36,000 MILES) TRANSMISSION OK. NOW AT 50,000 MILES, MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL AND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $1700-$2100. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR A FULL YEAR. CALLED THE…

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ODI 10032717 · 17,036 mi

WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN ANY GEAR, THEN WHEN IT DID FINALLY MOVE YOU MAY START MOVING AND THEN IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER, AND HAD IT CHECKED, SAID IT WAS A QUART LOW ON FLUID, CAR WAS SENT BACK HOME WITH ME, A FEW DAYS LATER DID THE SAME THING, TOOK IT BACK AND THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR, HAD DEALER TOW IT IN, STATED TO ME THE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLER NEEDED REPROGRAMMING, IT…

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ODI 10051348 · 54,800 mi

AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR ONLY 16 MONTHS, I AM HAVING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I AND MY FAMILY ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR STALLING IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STALL AND COMPLETELY STOP AT ANY GIVE MOMENT. I AM ALSO SHOCKED THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH SUBSTANSTIAL REPAIRS AND THAT DODGE DOES NOT STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT.

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System62,280–100,851 mi73,005 mi12
ODI 10087702 · 58,000 mi

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ,THAT METAL WAS IN THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER HASDNOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

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ODI 10132198 · 31,070 mi

DT: VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY CHANGED THE OIL, THERMOSTAT AND HOUSING. THEN A WEEK LATER WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS BACK AT THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 4, 2005. *AK *JB

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ODI 10169913 · 67,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THAT ANY OF THE GAUGES SEEMED TO INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO WARNING! THIS WAS A COUNTRY ROAD SO THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC, BUT HAD THERE BEEN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THE WATER PUMP SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I AM CURRENTLY SPENDING $1,000 TO REPLACE THE PUMP! THE CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES! *NM

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline49,104–96,000 mi85,482 mi10
ODI 10032676 · 35,178 mi

VEHICLE: 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE IN: [XXX] ODOMETER: 35,100 MI N-SERVICE DATE: 1/1/2002 ATE CLASS: D - USED. MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID WAS PURCHASED FROM BYERS DUBLIN CHEVROLET IN DUBLIN, OHIO I.E. (COLUMBUS, OHIO) IN MARCH OF 2003 WITH 31,000 MILES. IN JUNE 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE TICKING. IN JULY OF 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLING DURING START UP. THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,148. I DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A 5,000 + ENGINE REPAIR BILL FOR A VEHICLE SOLD TO ME WITH KNOWN PROBLEM…

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ODI 10087140 · 27,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS A GREAT DEAL OF SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE BASE OF THE MOTOR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN APRIL 2003. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD, AND CHANGED THEM. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

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ODI 10114341 · 83,587 mi

3-18-05 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID STALLED AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE, CHECKED THE OIL AND RESTARTED CAR. THE ENGINE WAS SPUDDERING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT DOWN TE ROAD ABOUT 1 MILE TO RANDOLPH CHRYSLER IN RANDOLPH MASS. THE SERVICE STAFF STATED THAT EITHER I SNAPED A CONNECTING ROD OR SPUN A BEARING AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6000. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING WARRANTY BY NET TO REPAIR THE MOTOR AS I HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY …

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Electrical System52,963–145,000 mi88,000 mi9
ODI 10014685 · 31,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN AND THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. *JB

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ODI 10037504 · 376 mi

IT STARTED OUT AS JUST A ROUGH IDLE. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT AND TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GOT WORSE. I DID. IT THEN ADDED TRYING TO GO DEAD WHEN I PULLED INTO PARKING PLACES. THEY AGAIN COULDN'T DUPLICATE CONCERN. TAKE IT AND DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE. THEN IT STARTED RACING OCCASSIONALLY WHILE AT IDLE AND WOULD TAKE FIVE OR SIX TIMES TO START ONLY TO TO GO DEAD WHEN YOU PULLED A SHORT DISTANCE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THEY STILL CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE HEAD. THE MECHANIC SAYS THERE'…

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ODI 10093814 · 52,963 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WHILE PULLING OFF THE ROAD THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START AGAIN. MECHANIC DESCRIBED AS LOWER END FAILURE. *NM

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Air Bags99,000–138,500 mi110,500 mi6
ODI 10188362 · 116,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10289816 · 105,000 mi

COOLANT WOULD COMPLETELY DISCHARGE RANDOMLY AND THE PLASTIC HARNESS INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKS WHILE TURNING, THUS RENDERING THE HORN / AIRBAG USELESS. THE HARNESS IS A $400+ REPAIR AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM RESULTED IN $2800 IN REPAIRS DUE TO A CHAIN EFFECT OF PROBLEMS. IT ALL STEMMED FROM A DEFECT OVERFILL CAP AND WATER PUMP. THE COOLANT DISCHARGE OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL-WELL AND COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN. *TR

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ODI 10438733 · 75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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Power Train100,927–141,564 mi122,530 mi6
ODI 10164839 · 14,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN TRAVELING 65 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 6 OCCASIONS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

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ODI 10238490 · 142,134 mi

BLOWN MOTOR. *TR

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ODI 10321210 · 99,500 mi

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. I DID A CODE CHECK TO FIND IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER AND A MECHANIC, THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH I CAN DO, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. I WAS SHOCKED, WAY TO GO DODGE! EVEN YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE ANY FAITH IN YOUR PRODUCTS! I REGULARLY CHANGE T…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 237 reports

2003: 37 complaints · 2004: 37 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2003102537
2004102737
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
200310312
200412603

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train:Automatic TransmissionEngine And Engine Cooling:Cooling SystemEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineElectrical SystemAir BagsPower Train
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine—
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ODI 10250922 · 112,000 mi

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID ALWAYS DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES. OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, OTHERWISE IT MAY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SERIOUS CONDITION. *TR

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ODI 10154743 · 101,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND ANOTHER LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. IT WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE RESTARTED; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WOULD ONLY OPERATE AT 10 MPH. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE EN…

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ODI 10161851 · 69,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, OIL THINNING UNIT, AND HARMONIC BALANCER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THERE WAS CONCERN EXPRESSED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS 69000 MILES ON IT.

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ODI 10226417 · 95,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FROM HONDA CARS OF MCKINNEY IN MAY OF 2005 FOR $7000 AND FELT VERY HAPPY ABOUT MY PURCHASE UNTIL A ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF LATER, THE ENGINE BEGIN LEAKING OIL. I FOLLOWED THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I TOOK MY DODGE TO ALLEN SAMUELS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND THEY "FIXED" MY OIL LEAK PROBLEM FOR $893 BUT WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE 2.7 ENGINE DESIGN PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE MAJOR OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK…

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ODI 10238490 · 142,134 mi

BLOWN MOTOR. *TR

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ODI 10321210 · 99,500 mi

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. I DID A CODE CHECK TO FIND IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER AND A MECHANIC, THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH I CAN DO, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. I WAS SHOCKED, WAY TO GO DODGE! EVEN YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE ANY FAITH IN YOUR PRODUCTS! I REGULARLY CHANGE T…

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Engine And Engine Cooling
1
ODI 10250922 · 112,000 mi

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID ALWAYS DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES. OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, OTHERWISE IT MAY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SERIOUS CONDITION. *TR

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ODI 10133111 · 65,000 mi

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…

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ODI 10156577 · 85,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. IN 2003 I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. NOW IN 2006 I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN . I TOOK IT TO DAYTONA DODGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AGAIN. THEN THEY CALLED ME ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER AND SAID I NEEDED A ENGINE BLOCK TOO BECAUSE THE EAR THAT LINES UP THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKE. THEY ALSO SAID I NEEDED TO CALL MY CAR INS. BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO A IMPACT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT BOTH CHRYSLER AND ALLSTATE HAVE DENIED ME TWICE I DON'T KNOW WHAT …

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ODI 10198907

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

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ODI 10411681 · 140,000 mi

2002 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE CAR SUDENLY OVERHEATED. ANTI FREEZE WENT OUT ON GROUND AND INTO OIL. REPALCED WATER PUMP, TENSIONER, TIMIMG CHAIN, SEVERAL SENSORS, GASKETS AND MORE.ALWAYS MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES AT 300K AND OIL FILTERS. BAD ENGINE- PARTS SAVED. *TR

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ODI 10188162 · 88,000 mi

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

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ODI 10276450 · 65,000 mi

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

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ODI 10353903 · 139,852 mi

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROB…

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2
ODI 10228393

2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH OIL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLES ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH PRODUCES HIGH LEVELS OF ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. *KB AFTER THE OIL LEAK WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *JB

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ODI 10353903 · 139,852 mi

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROB…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
4
ODI 10154743 · 101,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND ANOTHER LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. IT WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE RESTARTED; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WOULD ONLY OPERATE AT 10 MPH. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE EN…

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ODI 10161851 · 69,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, OIL THINNING UNIT, AND HARMONIC BALANCER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THERE WAS CONCERN EXPRESSED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS 69000 MILES ON IT.

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ODI 10226417 · 95,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FROM HONDA CARS OF MCKINNEY IN MAY OF 2005 FOR $7000 AND FELT VERY HAPPY ABOUT MY PURCHASE UNTIL A ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF LATER, THE ENGINE BEGIN LEAKING OIL. I FOLLOWED THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I TOOK MY DODGE TO ALLEN SAMUELS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND THEY "FIXED" MY OIL LEAK PROBLEM FOR $893 BUT WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE 2.7 ENGINE DESIGN PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE MAJOR OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK…

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ODI 10133111 · 65,000 mi

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…

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ODI 10156577 · 85,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. IN 2003 I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. NOW IN 2006 I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN . I TOOK IT TO DAYTONA DODGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AGAIN. THEN THEY CALLED ME ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER AND SAID I NEEDED A ENGINE BLOCK TOO BECAUSE THE EAR THAT LINES UP THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKE. THEY ALSO SAID I NEEDED TO CALL MY CAR INS. BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO A IMPACT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT BOTH CHRYSLER AND ALLSTATE HAVE DENIED ME TWICE I DON'T KNOW WHAT …

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ODI 10198907

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

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ODI 10132179 · 48,038 mi

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…

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ODI 10140528 · 52,300 mi

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

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ODI 10276450 · 65,000 mi

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

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System0
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ODI 10411681 · 140,000 mi

2002 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE CAR SUDENLY OVERHEATED. ANTI FREEZE WENT OUT ON GROUND AND INTO OIL. REPALCED WATER PUMP, TENSIONER, TIMIMG CHAIN, SEVERAL SENSORS, GASKETS AND MORE.ALWAYS MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES AT 300K AND OIL FILTERS. BAD ENGINE- PARTS SAVED. *TR

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ODI 10026640

THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. VEHICLE WAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN JUNE 2003. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SOLENOID PACK WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO THE FOURTH GEAR. *SCC. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. *JB

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ODI 10132179 · 48,038 mi

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…

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ODI 10140528 · 52,300 mi

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

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ODI 10188162 · 88,000 mi

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

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ODI 10276450 · 65,000 mi

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

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ODI 10353903 · 139,852 mi

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROB…

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ODI 10276450 · 65,000 mi

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

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ODI 10544860 · 170,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR AS THE THIRD OWNER THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK AND THE HORN WOULDN'T SOUND.AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET,AND FINDING OUT THAT THEY HAD MANY MANY OF THE INTERNAL PASTS CHANGED AND THE MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE REIMBURSED, WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD BECAUSE WE WERE THE THIRD OWNER,AND THAT THE MILEAGE WAS HIGH,THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THE CAR WAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT,NOR HAS IT BEEN ABUSED. I THINK THAT BECAUSE MY HORN CAN'T WORK IT MAY BE A CONCERN. I ALSO THINK WILE DRIVING M…

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ODI 10353903 · 139,852 mi

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROB…

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ODI 10544860 · 170,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR AS THE THIRD OWNER THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK AND THE HORN WOULDN'T SOUND.AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET,AND FINDING OUT THAT THEY HAD MANY MANY OF THE INTERNAL PASTS CHANGED AND THE MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE REIMBURSED, WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD BECAUSE WE WERE THE THIRD OWNER,AND THAT THE MILEAGE WAS HIGH,THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THE CAR WAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT,NOR HAS IT BEEN ABUSED. I THINK THAT BECAUSE MY HORN CAN'T WORK IT MAY BE A CONCERN. I ALSO THINK WILE DRIVING M…

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ODI 10238490 · 142,134 mi

BLOWN MOTOR. *TR

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ODI 10321210 · 99,500 mi

I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. I DID A CODE CHECK TO FIND IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER AND A MECHANIC, THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH I CAN DO, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. I WAS SHOCKED, WAY TO GO DODGE! EVEN YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE ANY FAITH IN YOUR PRODUCTS! I REGULARLY CHANGE T…

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ODI 10228393

2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH OIL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLES ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH PRODUCES HIGH LEVELS OF ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. *KB AFTER THE OIL LEAK WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *JB

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ODI 10353903 · 139,852 mi

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROB…

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ODI 10026640

THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. VEHICLE WAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN JUNE 2003. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SOLENOID PACK WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO THE FOURTH GEAR. *SCC. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. *JB

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ODI 10353903 · 139,852 mi

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROB…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

45 mentions · 13.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 77,194 mi (36 usable records).

ODI 10014694

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

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ODI 10016701 · 26,000 mi

MY VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE FRONT END WILL LOCK UP ON IT AS IF IT WERE BEING PUT IN PARK. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I TO HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY I HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WHICH TWO INDIVIDUALS ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO THE CAR LOCKING UP. *JB

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ODI 10047894 · 42,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER.TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE LOCKED, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

24 mentions · 7.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 74,000 mi (21 usable records).

ODI 10104781 · 59,000 mi

I FINANCED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY 2003. THE PAYMENTS ARE OVER $400 PER MONTH FOR 6 YEARS.ON DECEMBER 21, 2004, THE ENGINE FAILED. I STILL HAD A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, SO I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. AFTER AUTHORIZING THEM TO BREAK THE ENGINE DOWN AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPANY CAME OUT TO DO THEIR INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY FAULT AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CHARGES. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP AND LACK OF OIL C…

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ODI 10117715

THE TIMING BELT WOULD MAKE A SLAPPING NOISE WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.*AK

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ODI 10118399 · 52,000 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

10 mentions · 3.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 50,471 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10030853 · 50,471 mi

CAR BEGAN WITH NOT ACCELERATING. IT WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS STICKING. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND BETWEEN IT CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (40-50MPH), IT WOULD JERK OR FEEL LIKE IT WAS POPPING INTO THE THIRD GEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 19,000 MILES, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 30,000 MILES AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES, (WARRANTY ENDED AT 36,000 MILES) TRANSMISSION OK. NOW AT 50,000 MILES, MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL AND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $1700-$2100. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR A FULL YEAR. CALLED THE…

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ODI 10060078

WHEN YOU FIRST START DRIVING THE CAR, IT WINLL NOT ACCELERATE NO HIGHER THEN 40-50 MPH. IT WOULD JERK OR FEEL LIKE IT WAS POPPING OR ABOUT TO STALL. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO NO GEARS.*AK

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ODI 10074084 · 41,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND JERKED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. *AK THERE WERE NEVER ANY WARNING SIGNS. (LIGHTS, LEAKS) THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON AFTER THE CLANKING NOISE AND JERKING. *SC *JB

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 37,062 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10018968 · 17,900 mi

2002 INTREPID POLICE CRUISERS EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE INCLUDING WARPED ROTORS AT LOW MILEAGE. WE'VE HAD TWO (OUT OF 7 VEHICLES) WITH THE PROBLEM ALREADY. STAUNTON VA POLICE ISSUED BULLETIN 5/15 TO THEIR FORCES. D/C IS DENYING ANY PROBLEMS. PLEASE KEEP THIS ANONYMOUS - THEY ARE A SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER OF OUR COMPANY. *NLM

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ODI 10054171 · 46,332 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE RUBBING AGAINST A BOLT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE BOLT WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE POWER STEERING UNIT, WHICH WAS ON A COLLAR TYPE DEVICE, WHICH APPEARED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER UNIT. *JB

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ODI 10058234 · 27,792 mi

WE ARE EXPERIENCING AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE BRAKE PEDAL STICKS AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PULLED UP WITH YOUR FOOT. INITIALLY WE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT STICKING OF THE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKES, AS THE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND TAKES YOU BY SURPRISE BUT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURERS DEALER SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY GET WOR…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

4 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,800 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10099639 · 6,500 mi

VEHICLE CUT OFF. MECHANIC STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TWO QUARTS OF OIL LOW. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AND THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*AK

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ODI 10169335 · 86,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY WOULD NOT START. EVENTUALLY, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.

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ODI 10185101 · 70,800 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Steering assistance concerns

2 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 35,166 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10054171 · 46,332 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE RUBBING AGAINST A BOLT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE BOLT WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE POWER STEERING UNIT, WHICH WAS ON A COLLAR TYPE DEVICE, WHICH APPEARED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER UNIT. *JB

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ODI 10112926 · 24,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING CONTROL. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALER. *JB

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 95,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10226417 · 95,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FROM HONDA CARS OF MCKINNEY IN MAY OF 2005 FOR $7000 AND FELT VERY HAPPY ABOUT MY PURCHASE UNTIL A ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF LATER, THE ENGINE BEGIN LEAKING OIL. I FOLLOWED THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I TOOK MY DODGE TO ALLEN SAMUELS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND THEY "FIXED" MY OIL LEAK PROBLEM FOR $893 BUT WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE 2.7 ENGINE DESIGN PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE MAJOR OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b