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Engine Ticking Noise
2002 Dodge Intrepid
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Dodge dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The Dodge Intrepid, Stratus & other Chrysler sedans are infamous for oil sludge problems with the 2.7L V6 engine. If someone offers to sell you a 2.7L V6 model, it's only worth the price of the scrap metal it's going to shortly turn into.
NOTE: Only the 2.7L V6 has the oil sludge problem. Our "Avoid like the Plague" designation is ONLY for models with the 2.7L V6 engine. All other available engines are very reliable with no major problems.
Even with regular maintenance, the oil sludge defect eventually destroys the 2.7L engine typically around 80,000-100,000 miles. The only true fix we know about is to put in the larger 3.2L engine, which has a great reputation.
This issue was never deemed a safety defect by the Feds, so there was no recall. In the end, Chrysler got away with FOUR YEARS worth of defective 2.7L V6 engines in their sedans.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $790
- Average Mileage:
- 112,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 6 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
- i would love to see Dodge go down for this!! (2 reports)
- rebuild top end of engine (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I bought my 2002 Dodge Intrepid SE in April 2013 with 139,000 miles on the odometer. The car ran great and my wife and I loved the car. Now come November 2013 I began to hear a tick,tick,tick like there was a f*cking time bomb in the engine waiting to blow up at any moment. A noise of any kind isn't a good situation so like a normal person, I was concerned. I brought my car to a mechanic and he said that one of my lifters had collapsed (oh sh*t). Two days later and over $600.00 spent my car comes back to me but the mechanic also warned me of something too."I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you this sir but you have a vast accumulation of oil sludge in your engine". That statement right there was when the nightmare began.Stay tuned!
- David C., Oldsmar, FL, US