2004 DODGE INTREPID Power Train Problems

IN OCTOBER 2015 I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID FROM A PRIVATE OWNER/DEALERSHIP. I DIDNT EVEN HAVE FOR A WEK AND WAS ON HIGHY DOING 60 M.PH. ON HWY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN PWERED DOWN AND TURNED OFF AND STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. I PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF MIDDLE LANE TO BREAKDOWN LANE. (VERY DANGEROUS) WHEN CAR NOT RUNNING. LET IT COOL OFF AND DROVE HOME AND BROUGHT TO DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. SENT ME ON MY WAY. WEEEK LATER WAS BACK THERE AGAIN WITH OVERHEATING ISSUE AGAIN. STILL SAID COULD NOT FIND OUT WHATS WRONG. VERY FRUSTRATED I TOOK CAR HOME. FROM THERE IT RAN FOR LIKE A MONTH AND THEN STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. I HAD NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I DROVE I COULD TAP GAS PEDAL AND TEMP INDICATOR GAUGE WENT BACK DOWN. WEIRD. DID SOME RESSEARCH ONLINE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED AND SAW ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND PREVIOUS ENGINE 257 WAS IN A LAWSUIT FOR BAD ENGINE. SAID THEN ENGINE I HAVE 318 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER DESIGN BUT STILL SAW ALOT OF SAME ISSUES. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE IN BECASUE IT STARTED HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS. I DID NOT TAKE BACK TO DEALERSHIP CUZ WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT THAT FAR AND I WANTED A SECOND OPINION. THEY FOUND A WEEP HOLE IN WATER PUMP THAT WAS LEAKING AND A CAM SENSOR PROBLEM WHICH HE STATE HAD A SERVICE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. SO I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID NEED TO TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER TO IDENTIFY THAT ISSUE . SHE CHECKED MY VIN NR AT CHRYSLER AND SAID THAT IN 2012 THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED . BUT STILL HAVE THAT ISSUE SO SAID DEALER WILL HAVE TO REQUEST CHRYSLER TO DO AGAIN...THIS CAR LOOKS GREAT INSIDE AND OUT BUT THESE ISSUES ARE RESONANT IN NUMEROUS CARS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF SHUTS DOWN OR OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE.

Mileage: 133,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND I LOOK DOWN AT THE LIGHTS AND MY OVER HEAT LIGHT WAS ON AND MY CAR TEMP WAS ALL THE WAY AT HIGH. I TOOK MY CAR TO NTB TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD JUST FILLED MY COOLANT THE DAY BEFORE. NTB HAD TO FILL MY COOLANT AGAIN THAT NEXT DAY. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND IT WAS OVER HEATING AGAIN. SO I PULLED OVER. LET IT SET FOR 20 MIN EVEN WITH THE HEAT ON FULL BLAST. AND BEFORE I EVEN MADE IT HOME WHICH WAS NOT EVEN 10 MIN AWAY IT OVER HEATED AGAIN. I OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOK AND NO COOLANT. NOW THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 DAYS OF FILLING IT UP. HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. WATER PUMP WENT AND TIMING CHAIN AND THE WATER PUMP HOUSING AT THE TOP CRACKED. SAD THING IS I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR NOT EVEN A MONTH AGO BECAUSE MY OTHER CARS ENGINE BLEW. *TR

Mileage: 688,004

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT ROLLED AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,200.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD IT ROLLED BACKWARD WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/29/12 *CN

Mileage: 141,000

TRANSMISSION ISSUES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON GOT SOLENOID PACK PUT IN (ALL ELECTRONICS) AND STILL HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR HOWEVER THE ALTERNATOR IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ENGINE, VERY EXPENSIVE, NEEDED A BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE TIRE HAS TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO CHANGE IT. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, ALTERNATOR ETC, HOW DO YOU FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPANY ALSO, DOME LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. *TR

I GOT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND I HAD IT FOR SIX MONTHS AND THE CAR HAD 53K MILES ON WHEN I GOT IT . I HAD TO BUY A TRANSMISSION 3,500 DOLLARS AND 3 MONTHS LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT I CALL DODGE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME SO PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS A LEMON I CANT KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON THE CAR EVERY MONTH THE CAR IS WORTH 5,600 DOLLARS THE LOAN WITH TRANSMISSION IS 12THOUSAND DOLLARS SO PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THEY WANT ADMIT THAT THE CAR IS JUNK. *TR

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

Mileage: 80,000

TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2004 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, LEAVING HER UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE AS WELL, AT A COST OF $5000.00. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT A STRONG SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPEN AT ALL TIMES. THE CONTACT IS WAITING FOR A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *JB THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATEED 03/20/07. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN HILL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT ACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CAUSING DAMAGE TO ITSELF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER FOR OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, BUT NOT THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 19,000