2003 DODGE INTREPID Problems & Recalls

See attached document for complaint

See attached document for complaint

WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED A SCRAPING NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL LOCKING UP. TIRE AND RIM WERE GROUND DOWN, WHILE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. MECHANICS NOTES: "EBRAKE CAME APART PASSENGER REAR AND LOCKED BRAKE UP, CAUSING BACKING PLATE TO RIP APART FROM EBRAKE MO...

Mileage: 73,000

THE CAR HAS MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS LIKE ALL THE 03 2.7 L ENG SE. CONNECTING RODS IS FALLING OUT, AND ETC. THE CAR IS UNBALANCE. I TOOK THE CAR TODAY TO FIND WHY THE OLI LIGHT WAS COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE THERMOSTAT RISES. TURN OUT THE ENGINE ISN'T ALLOWING THE OIL TO REACH THE UPPER PART OF THE ENG...

Mileage: 86,000

THE CAR HAS MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS LIKE ALL THE 03 2.7 L ENG SE. CONNECTING RODS IS FALLING OUT, AND ETC. THE CAR IS UNBALANCE. I TOOK THE CAR TODAY TO FIND WHY THE OLI LIGHT WAS COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE THERMOSTAT RISES. TURN OUT THE ENGINE ISN'T ALLOWING THE OIL TO REACH THE UPPER PART OF THE ENG...

Mileage: 86,000

THE CAR HAS MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS LIKE ALL THE 03 2.7 L ENG SE. CONNECTING RODS IS FALLING OUT, AND ETC. THE CAR IS UNBALANCE. I TOOK THE CAR TODAY TO FIND WHY THE OLI LIGHT WAS COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE THERMOSTAT RISES. TURN OUT THE ENGINE ISN'T ALLOWING THE OIL TO REACH THE UPPER PART OF THE ENG...

Mileage: 86,000

MY CAR JUST WENT FROM FINE TO NOT FINE. I FELT LIKE IT WAS IN 2 GEAR WHILE DRIVING IT. SO I HAD TO PULL OVER STOP IT AND MAKE SURE I WAS IN THE RIGHT GEAR AND I WAS BUT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT TO DRIVE. STAYED IN 2 GEAR. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I GOT TWO CODES. PO700 AND PO871. I LOVE MY CAR B...

Mileage: 10,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 153,874

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 153,874

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 153,874

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN AZ THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND THAN TRAIL SMOKE.... AS WE PULLED OFF SMOKE ROLLED OUT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE... CHECKING THE PASSENGER SIDE, THERE WAS MELTING PLASTIC RUNNING TO THE GROUND AND THE TOP OF THE HOOD WAS HOT.. CAR LATER BURNT BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT...

Mileage: 122,000

AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARALLEL PARKING SPACE, I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR, JUST AS I TAPPED THE CURB WITH MY BACK TIRES AT 2 MPH. I WENT TO PULL FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR AND ATTEMPT THE PARKING JOB AGAIN, WHEN I REALIZED THAT I COULD NO LONGER TURN THE WHEELS. THE STEER...

Mileage: 192,468

AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARALLEL PARKING SPACE, I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR, JUST AS I TAPPED THE CURB WITH MY BACK TIRES AT 2 MPH. I WENT TO PULL FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR AND ATTEMPT THE PARKING JOB AGAIN, WHEN I REALIZED THAT I COULD NO LONGER TURN THE WHEELS. THE STEER...

Mileage: 192,468

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY MADE A LOUD CLANKING BANGING SOUND. IT STALLED AND COMPLETELY STOPPED ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER THE SOUNDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP AND HE SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND THAT T...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOL...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND WOULDN'T SHIFT TO THE UPPER GEARS NO MATTER HOW FAST I DROVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND AFTER STARTING IT APPROXIMATELY...

Mileage: 34,000

2003 DODGE INTREPID, UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *BF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND LEFT FRONT FENDER WERE DAMAGED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0242-91) *JB

HAVE A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. HUSBAND DRIVING CAR HOME AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR MADE LOUD BANGING TYPE NOISES AND HE PULLED OVER. HAD CAR LOOKED AT - ENGINE FAILURE. THIS COULD'VE LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED BANGING SO LOUDLY AND WE ALSO HAD A COOLANT PROBLEM THAT SUDDENLY THE HOSE...

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD SECURE THE PASSENGERS FIRMLY IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT PULLEY SYSTEMS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 40,000

MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN SEPTEMBER OF 09, IT WAS STALLING ON HIGHWAYS. I WOULD LOSE POWER OUT OF NOWHERE. IT ALSO WOULD RANDOMLY ACCELERATE FORWARD, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD THE CAR WOULD JUST BUCK BACK AND FORTH. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (J18) THAT WORD FOR WORD EXPLAINED WHAT WAS G...

MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN SEPTEMBER OF 09, IT WAS STALLING ON HIGHWAYS. I WOULD LOSE POWER OUT OF NOWHERE. IT ALSO WOULD RANDOMLY ACCELERATE FORWARD, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD THE CAR WOULD JUST BUCK BACK AND FORTH. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (J18) THAT WORD FOR WORD EXPLAINED WHAT WAS G...

CAR STICKS IN 2ND GEAR DURING DRIVING AND FREQUENTLY STOPS MOVING, GOING INTO LIMP MODE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RPM WILL GO FROM 2 TO 4. WHEN DECELERATING AND BREAKING, IT WILL ACT ERRATIC OFTEN AS IF IT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND JERK. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT SURROUNDED BY ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN UNKNOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED AND...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROADWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LO...

Mileage: 91,000

THE MOUNT FOR MY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IN MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID BROKE AND ALLOWED THE TENSIONER TO GIVE SLACK, THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT PISTON. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE

TRANSMISSION FAILURE

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF PERIODICALLY BEFORE RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT OF 2009. RECALL STATES 'THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON YOUR VEHICLE MA BECOME DAMAGED FROM CONTINUED OPERATION IN "LIMP-IN" MODE FOLLOWING A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAULT.' NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 65 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT...

Mileage: 110,794

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THEN SMOKE ENGULFED THE ENGINE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES USING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. HOWEVER ...

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 3.5 LITER V6 ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED; HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CAM-SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN C...

Mileage: 91,008

MY CAR OVERHEATED ON THE EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING 60 MPH AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED.I HAVE REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, AND WATER PUMP. MY CAR STALLS/HESITATES EVERY TIME I STOP AT A LIGHT. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THE CADILLAC CONVERTER IS SHOT, I NE...

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, BUT IT COULD N...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HIS PLACE OF WORK, HE NOTICED A BALL OF FLAME COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR, WHO CONCLUDED THAT THEY...

Mileage: 80,000

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH---BRAKES---SCREECHING SOUND WHEN BRAKING AND GRABBING/THUMPING SOUND ,A/C & VENT MUSTY ODOR, SQUEAKING SOUND FROM REAR STRUTS. *TR

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH---BRAKES---SCREECHING SOUND WHEN BRAKING AND GRABBING/THUMPING SOUND ,A/C & VENT MUSTY ODOR, SQUEAKING SOUND FROM REAR STRUTS. *TR

THE 2003 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE HAS A "DESIGN FLAW" THAT CAUSES EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE AND ENGINES TO SEIZE UP WITH NO WARNING. THIS PUTS THE DRIVER AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AT RISK OF COLLISION. MY CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER MISSED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IT SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW...

Mileage: 87,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF OIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ...

Mileage: 72,000

2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 L ENGINE- EXPERIENCE SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS THAT THESE ENGINES EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF SUDDEN LOSS, AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. PUBLIC WEB SITES STATE THIS ENGINE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR DODGE. HERE...

Mileage: 65,000

2003 DODGE INTREPID INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FAILURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE ATTACH POINT OF THE CONTROL ROD AND THE HINGE/LEVER FOR THE DOOR.*JB

I NEVER HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM, EXCEPT CLOUDY SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE AND AN OIL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON IT BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. I HAD IT TOWED TO LANDMARK DODGE, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN (UPON MY ARRIVAL, I EXPLAINED ...

Mileage: 130,080

I NEVER HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM, EXCEPT CLOUDY SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE AND AN OIL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON IT BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. I HAD IT TOWED TO LANDMARK DODGE, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN (UPON MY ARRIVAL, I EXPLAINED ...

Mileage: 130,080

THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN MY DODGE HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES SINCE MARCH/APRIL 2007. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 34,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH SERVICE CALL FOR AN AIR BAG ...

Mileage: 33,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATE...

Mileage: 84,173

2003 DODGE INTREPID -PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO. AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN MOTOR IS RUNNING POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH CAUSE ANTICIPATED BY MANUFACTURER WILL BE CORRECTED WHEN TIME AND FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

ENGINE LIGHT W/DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING O2 SENSOR BANK ONE AND BANK TWO FAILURES. ALL SENSORS PROFESSIONALLY REPLACED. CODES SHOWING SPEED CONTROL KICKING IN ALTHOUGH ENGINE AT IDLE. ENGINE DIES AT ACCELERATION EVEN ON EXPRESSWAY. VEHICLE SERVICED PROFESSIONALLY AS MANUF. DIRECTS. *TR

Mileage: 43,500

MY DODGE INTREPID 2003 WITH THE 2002 2.7 LITER MODEL ENGINE LOCKED UP ON ME FOR NO REASON AT 76,000 MILES APX. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND IT LOCKED UP AT 15,000 MILES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN THE MAIN ROAD, BUT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTIO...

Mileage: 76,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE LOCKED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOW ON OIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE SHOP, WHERE OIL WAS ADDED I...

Mileage: 78,000

ENGINE WAS RUNNING SLOW AND LACKED POWER. TOOK IT TO LOCAL SHOP AND COME TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE IS TRASHED. ITS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH 84K MILES, 2.7 ENGINE. OWNED IT FOR 21 MONTHS TO BE EXACT. WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS ALOT WITH THESE MODELS, AND HE'S FIXED 6 OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME ENGINE. AS...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE DRAGGED AS IF IT WERE IN TOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS MIXED WITH OIL. IF THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COULD EXPLODE. ...

Mileage: 84,000

CAM POSITION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CHECK ENGINE COMES ON FREQUENTLY BUT NO CODE CAN BE FOUND BY DEALER. ENGINE HAS STARTED WITH KNOCKING NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE . IT HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 5 TIMES, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW THE OIL LIGHT IS COMING ON AFTER THE CAR WARMS U...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 2 RPM, THE KNOCKING BECAME LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT INDICATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE E...

Mileage: 87,604

I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE INTREPID IN MAY OF 2007. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAD A TUNE UP, AND OIL CHANGE, THEN THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WENT BAD. I HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED TWICE (THE FIRST SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE) THEN I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT FLASHING DIMLY. I IMMEDIA...

MY CAR HAD LOSS OF POWER AND YET IT SEEMED OK EXCEPT MY GAS MILEAGE WAS NOT SO GOOD, AND WITH NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OR ANYTHING, I HEARD A REALLY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN MY ENGINE AND I HAD ALMOST NO POWER, I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE A ROD KNOCKING AND I NEED A NEW ENGIN...

Mileage: 86,260

MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY MILES. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THIS HAPPENED IN NOV 11,2006. I AM JUST NOW HEARING ABOUT EVERYBODY'S SAME PROBLEMS. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE/WARRANTY DEPARTMENTS WERE NO...

OIL SLUDGE HAS RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE AND HAS COST ME $3,500 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY STOPPED. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOST PUMP FAILED. THE CURRENT AN...

Mileage: 62,000

JULY 31 2007 TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (75) IN TULSA OKLA THE MOTOR IN OUR 2003 DODGE INTREPID, A 2.7 V 6 SHUT DOWN. NO INDICATIONS OF ANY KIND OF PROBLEM. (NO LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, NO HIGH TEMP., NO NOISE INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE MOTOR JUST DIED AND MY WIFE HAD TROUBLE EVEN GETTING ...

Mileage: 83,941

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE CONTACT BEGS TO DIFFER AND STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN, # OF...

Mileage: 44,000

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 DEAL...

Mileage: 79,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH 94,700 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 25 MPH THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A METAL GRINDING ON METAL NOISE, THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER AND DODGE WERE NOTIFIED ...

Mileage: 94,700

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS DURING, BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE D...

Mileage: 53,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS DURING, BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE D...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 58,000 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO LEFT AND HIT A TREE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE SHAKING. THE CONTACT GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT ...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 DODGE INTREPID, AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 45 MPH, AND THEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TAPPING SOUND. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND LOST POWER. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO RESTART T...

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE DONE ALL THE SUGGESTED REPAIRS AND OIL CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST DAY WE HAD IT. RECENTLY WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON THE FREEWAY (ALMOST CAUSING ...

Mileage: 72,000

THE ENGINE LITE HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES, WHEN I HAD THE LAST OIL CHANGE I TOLD THE MACHANIC OF THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME OF THE 2.7 ENGINE. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. IT WILL COST ME 6000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND I STILLOWE 10000 ON THE CAR. PLE...

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 DODGE INTREPID FEBRUARY OF 2006. THE VEHICLE IS A 2.7. THE INTREPID WAS PURCHASED WITH 56,721 MILES. I WOULD SAY AFTER THREE WEEKS OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO BANG AND THRUST FOWARD DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELLERATION. I BROUGHT TYHE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT...

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 INTREPID POLICE CAR WITH 81,000 MILES ON IT. RAN AND SHIFTED FINE UNTIL 3 MONTHS AGO. WHILE BRAKING FROM ABOUT 45 AT A LIGHT, THE MIL LAMP CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. WE WERE ABLE TO RESET IT AND GET TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE TRANSAXLE VALVE BODY AND SOLE...

Mileage: 85,000

CAR HAS 94,000 ODD MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A OIL CHANGE 2 MONTHS PRIOR. CHECKED THE OIL WAS 1 QUART LOW, ADDED ONE QUART. DROVE CAR A COUPLE HOURS LATER IT STARTED SMOKING AND THE OIL STARTING LEAKING ENTIRELY OUT OF CAR. MADE IT HOME CRUNK THE CAR BACK UP AND...

WHILE AT CRUISING SPEED ON THE FREEWAY MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID SXT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STOPPED RUNNING, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER ON A VERY CROWDED FREEWAY. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (AFTER MANY NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER VEHICLES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND PROCEED HOME. THE...

Mileage: 39,875

WHEN TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND I COULD FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND LATER WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO CRUISE CONTROL. I AM FAMILIAR WITH PEOPLE WHO WORK IN AUTO BODY SO I CALLED HIM AS WE WERE OUT OF STATE. HE TOLD ME ...

Mileage: 53,110

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY STALLING OCCURRED CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRE ROD ENDS WERE SHOT AND VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CENSOR OF THE VEHICLE TO R...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY STALLING OCCURRED CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRE ROD ENDS WERE SHOT AND VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CENSOR OF THE VEHICLE TO R...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY STALLING OCCURRED CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRE ROD ENDS WERE SHOT AND VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CENSOR OF THE VEHICLE TO R...

THE OIL LIGHT IN MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD COME ON AT AN IDLE. THE CAR HAD ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. FOUND VERY LOW OIL PRESSURE ( UNDER 5 PSI ). REMOVED ROD AND MAIN BEARINGS. THE BEARINGS LOOKED LIKE NEW. USED PLASTIC GAUGE TO MEASURE BEARING CLEARANCE. FOUND THE CLE...

Mileage: 70,000

BELOW, PLEASE FIND A PARTIAL COPY OF AN EMAIL COMPLAINT SENT TO DODGE ON 4/27/06 COMPLAINT! PLEASE BE ADVISE THAT ON THE EVENING OF TUESDAY 4/25/06, MY 2003 INTREPID OVERHEATED SEVERELY (WITHOUT WARNING) AFTER A TEN MINUTE RIDE. SADLY, THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE NOT WORKIN...

Mileage: 62,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. SMOKE AND FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED; HOWEVER THERE WERE NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORTS FILED. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED 2-3 ATTEMPTS ON THE IGNITION MUST BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO CODES ARE FOUND ON THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED.

Mileage: 38,300

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HEARING A CLICKING NOISE THE DASHBOARD BOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN THE DAYTIME. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE HEADLIGHTS WIRING. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HEARING A CLICKING NOISE THE DASHBOARD BOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN THE DAYTIME. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE HEADLIGHTS WIRING. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

MY 2003 INTREPID HAD 43000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN JUNE OF 2005. IT HAS THE 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINE. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE SINCE THEN, ONCE AT 43000 AND 45000. THERE WAS NO HINT OF TROUBLE FROM THE ENGINE AND I CHECKED THE OIL REGULARLY. I ALSO CAN'T VOUCH FOR WHAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER D...

Mileage: 47,770

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, AS I TURNED THE WHEEL I HEAR A SOUND LIKE A CONECTOR COMING UNDONE IN MY STEERING WHEEL. ONCE THAT HAPPENED MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON, CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN DO NOT WORK. I SEE ALOT OF RECALL INFO FOR DODGE/CHRISLER FOR CLOCK SPRING AND THATS WHAT DODGE TOLD ...

Mileage: 60,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS REMAINING ON, THE HORN IS NOT WORKING, AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AND FROM IT IS MY BELIEF, THAT MY VEHICLE HAS SAME CLOCKSPRING PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER HAD WITH SOME OF ITS 1996-98 MINIVANS. I BELIEVE THE HORN AND AIR BAG ARE SAFETY ITEMS AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED. I WROTE TO D...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD BE THE ENGINE OR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM....

Mileage: 1,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD BE THE ENGINE OR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM....

Mileage: 1,000

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, 18 MONTHS AGO. 6 TIMES TO SHOP: 1) ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, HAD TO HAVE TIE ROD REPLACED 2) BRAKES NEEDED AFTER APPROX 14 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE 3) ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 4) WATER PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AND HAD TO ...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, 18 MONTHS AGO. 6 TIMES TO SHOP: 1) ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, HAD TO HAVE TIE ROD REPLACED 2) BRAKES NEEDED AFTER APPROX 14 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE 3) ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 4) WATER PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AND HAD TO ...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, 18 MONTHS AGO. 6 TIMES TO SHOP: 1) ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, HAD TO HAVE TIE ROD REPLACED 2) BRAKES NEEDED AFTER APPROX 14 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE 3) ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 4) WATER PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AND HAD TO ...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, 18 MONTHS AGO. 6 TIMES TO SHOP: 1) ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, HAD TO HAVE TIE ROD REPLACED 2) BRAKES NEEDED AFTER APPROX 14 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE 3) ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 4) WATER PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AND HAD TO ...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, 18 MONTHS AGO. 6 TIMES TO SHOP: 1) ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, HAD TO HAVE TIE ROD REPLACED 2) BRAKES NEEDED AFTER APPROX 14 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE 3) ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 4) WATER PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AND HAD TO ...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, 18 MONTHS AGO. 6 TIMES TO SHOP: 1) ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, HAD TO HAVE TIE ROD REPLACED 2) BRAKES NEEDED AFTER APPROX 14 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE 3) ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 4) WATER PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AND HAD TO ...

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 SENS...

Mileage: 34,960

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 SENS...

Mileage: 34,960

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 SENS...

Mileage: 34,960

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 SENS...

Mileage: 34,960

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 SENS...

Mileage: 34,960

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 SENS...

Mileage: 34,960

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 SENS...

Mileage: 34,960

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. ...

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON OUR 2003 DODGE INTREPID SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON THE ROAD. WE WERE ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDERS, IN-BETWEEN TWO LARGE MOTORHOMES TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WITH NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE...

Mileage: 62,000

PURCHASED 2003 DODGE INTREPID 6/3/05, AS USED. WHILE DRIVING A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER DEALERSHIP 30 DAY WARRANTY. INFORMED CAR HAD FAULTY O2 SENSOR AND SENSOR WAS REPLACED. AUGUST 9TH, DRIVING WITH YOUNG DAUGHTER AT NI...

Mileage: 43,200

PURCHASED 2003 DODGE INTREPID 6/3/05, AS USED. WHILE DRIVING A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER DEALERSHIP 30 DAY WARRANTY. INFORMED CAR HAD FAULTY O2 SENSOR AND SENSOR WAS REPLACED. AUGUST 9TH, DRIVING WITH YOUNG DAUGHTER AT NI...

Mileage: 43,200

MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT IN OCTOBER 2004. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DODGE DE...

Mileage: 50

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. AFTER 3 TRIES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO START UP. OWNER DROVE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR CIRCUIT WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *JB MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AT TIME OF FAILURE. *T...

Mileage: 10,000

ON MAY 24, 2005, I RECEIVED MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID (72,000 MILES) BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY COMPLETED REPAIRS RELATED TO A LOW-SPEED COLLISION. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, OPERATION SEEMED 100%. LESS THAN 20 MILES LATER WHILE DRIVING ~60MPH ON INTERSTATE 70-WEST, THE CAR SHUTTERED BRIE...

Mileage: 72,000

ON MAY 24, 2005, I RECEIVED MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID (72,000 MILES) BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY COMPLETED REPAIRS RELATED TO A LOW-SPEED COLLISION. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, OPERATION SEEMED 100%. LESS THAN 20 MILES LATER WHILE DRIVING ~60MPH ON INTERSTATE 70-WEST, THE CAR SHUTTERED BRIE...

Mileage: 72,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. SHE STATES THAT ENGINE WILL NOT WORK. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE. THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING REALLY BADLY WHILE WAS DRIVING. SHE STOPPED THE VEHILCE AND THEN THAT IS WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHO...

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO 2ND GEAR AND WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH, BUT WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. DRIVER WO...

Mileage: 77,000

THIS INTREPID WAS PURCHASED TO USE AS A PATROL UNIT. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ABOUT DECEMBER 22, 2004 JUST 3 WEEKS AFTER IT WAS WORKED ON BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, SERIOUSLY INJURING A DEPUTY AND...

THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, WHEREBY IT WAS DISCOVERED THE OIL SCREEN IS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED.

Mileage: 67,000

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 V...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK ANGLE POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE BRAKING FROM 55 MPH TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED WITH A THUMP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON,THEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR.SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED,,,WORKED FINE TILL I GOT HOME,,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON , CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW.*AK

Mileage: 57,000

THE VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD. THE RPM REVVED VERY HIGH. UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN INTERNA...

Mileage: 34,705

THE VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD. THE RPM REVVED VERY HIGH. UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN INTERNA...

Mileage: 34,705

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. ...

WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE TRUNK. THIS CAUSED MILDEW ODORS GETTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

Mileage: 9,000

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BRAKES WEREN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY, AND WERE HARD TO DEPRESS. A FEW MINUTES AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE IT BURST INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO BRAKES AND BRAKE LINE FIRES.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, YET WILL NOT IDENTIFY THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAD DIFFICULTY GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THIS ...

Mileage: 21,681

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE ...

TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON 8/11/04, AND IMMEDIATELY, THE CAR DROPPED INTO 3RD GEAR AND WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER A $100 DEDUCTABLE, THE VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT FAILED AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP (TOWN & COUNTRY DODGE IN CLARK...

Mileage: 44,807

DEALER REPLACED AT 13,565 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. AT 39,092 MILES, ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND REPLACED THE PADS. AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE AT 51,000 MILES DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THE ROTORS.*AK

Mileage: 13,565

DEALER REPLACED AT 13,565 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. AT 39,092 MILES, ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND REPLACED THE PADS. AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE AT 51,000 MILES DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THE ROTORS.*AK

Mileage: 13,565

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 A...

Mileage: 30,000

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 A...

Mileage: 30,000

THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR DRIVE BELTS WERE FAILING AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM *MR

Mileage: 15,300

2003 INTREPID MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN BRAKES GET HOT. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER STATED IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPER. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE NOIS...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 TO 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *PH REFER TO CL 11682195. *SC *JB

Mileage: 6,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID HAS A TOTAL FAILURE OF ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 80,010 MILES. FORTUNATELY, IT COASTED INTO BREAKDOWN LANE. THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY WRECKED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. ALL ROUTINE SERVICE RECORDS ON HAND. *LA

Mileage: 80,080

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH ENGINE, AND BATTERY LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, A COUPLE SECOND LATER, NO RADIO AND NO STEERING. DEALER STATED PULLEY CAME OFF COMPLETELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH ENGINE, AND BATTERY LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, A COUPLE SECOND LATER, NO RADIO AND NO STEERING. DEALER STATED PULLEY CAME OFF COMPLETELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH ENGINE, AND BATTERY LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, A COUPLE SECOND LATER, NO RADIO AND NO STEERING. DEALER STATED PULLEY CAME OFF COMPLETELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH ENGINE, AND BATTERY LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, A COUPLE SECOND LATER, NO RADIO AND NO STEERING. DEALER STATED PULLEY CAME OFF COMPLETELY. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK

AUTO IS GOING INTO FORWARD WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. *AK

2003 DODGE INTREPIDS' BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE DURING HARD BRAKING MANEUVERS. THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT PUT FOUR INTREPIDS THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S STANDARD DRIVING COURSE WHICH INCLUDED MANY STOPS AND TURNS REQUIRING REPEATED BRAKING. TWO CARS WERE TESTED ON MARCH 11, 2003. THE TEST...

NAR 05/21/2003. *MR TEST DRIVES PERFORMED ON TWO DODGE INTREPIDS CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *CB