9.6
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$4,700.00
Average Mileage:
96,711 miles
Total Complaints:
14 complaints
Most common solutions:
- needs a new motor (13 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
engine problem
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2009Aug 06
Intrepid ES 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 132,000 miles
Well, here goes another sad Intrepid story. First of all, I loved my car. I bought the car in 2004 and was so happy. I thought this was one of the sharpest looking family cars out there. Last January, I had to have the thermostat housing fixed. What a pain! It was on the bottom of the car. At that point, the mechanic told me that the engine was a nightmare to work on and wished me luck in the future with the car. In August, without warning, the car stopped running on my way home from work. The gauges didn't indicate that the car had overheated but apparently, it had because according to my mechanic, the water pump had broken while I was driving the car. There was water in the oil which basically meant the car was toast. Especially since, right before it stopped running, it sounded like my engine had a bad cold, coughing and making this horrible noise. Well, from what I have been told, a new engine would cost $1700 but that the car is a piece of crap and don't bother to fix it. I owed about a year of payments. I had no money and, the car was repoed from my yard 3 days ago. Now I am going to have to pay for a car that does not run... Thanks Dodge. I will never buy Dodge AGAIN....
2009Jan 19
Intrepid SE 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 193,937 miles
The complaint that I have is that me and my husband paid 15000.00 for a piece of junk the motor quit running in the middle of winter. and we don't have the money to repair it so what are we suppose to do now with no way of getting the kids to the doctors this dodge is a piece of sh*t.
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2009May 18
Intrepid ES 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 114,000 miles
I purchased my 2004 Intrepid with the 2.7 V6 in late Feb. 2009. First thing I did when I got it home was tune it up and change the oil with high milage synthetic. Less than 4 months later I am driving down the road no warning lights or nothing car just starts losing power and sounding like a thrashing machine. Had it towed to a nearby garage to find another Intrepid sitting inside waiting for a new engine. Thats when the mechanic told me the horror stories involved with the 2.7. After he repaired the one before mine I was informed that he would not fix mine because of the aggrevation in finding a working motor and he didn't want his name attached to it if it failed. After calling every mechanic in a 50 mile radius the only ones willing to work on it are the Chrysler dealers and for what they want I can just about buy a new car.
2008Jan 14
Intrepid ES 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
This (POS )Car that I purchased in Sept of 2006 is a 2004 Dodge intrepid Nightmare from Hell !!!! I might have ou maybe 9,000 miles on this car and only had it for 16 months and I still owe $8,000.00 on it! I was driving to work and getting ready to make a turn onto another road in the middle of Jan when the car completely just stops, luckily i was on a corner and no one was behind me. I called my husband he called AAA and I sat in the cold for 30 mins waiting for them to come and tow my car to a shop. Hours later my husband calls me back and tells me we need a whole new engine at the cost of about $4,000.00, because the engine has seized....... ( WTF). I now have a lawn ornament sitting in front of my house that i get the pay for monthly $(300.00), I can not drive it , but I surely get to pay for it !!!!!!! I want to know what dodge is doing to help anyone that stuck with these Pieces of CRAP cars !!!!!! They want the money but they what they sell is disgusting, I will NEVER buy or let anyone I know Buy another dodge Car......... I'm soooooo frustrated every morning i have to look at the car and know I have to pay for thier POS vechile.
2008Dec 15
Intrepid SE 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 91,015 miles
I still owe $9,000 on this POS Dogde and I don't know what to do??? I can't find an engine anywhere because, evidently...everyone who has one of these POS Intrepid s ends up with the engine going out, so a used replacement is SCARCE> I don't kow the F%(k to do. If I do find an engine, I'll be putting more money in to the car than its worth. And from reading other complaints on this website, it would just happen again when I get to 90K miles again. WTF. No more American made (Dodge anyway) cars for me!
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2007Jan 01
Intrepid 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 74,000 miles
Had I known that this particular engine was known for this problem of sludge and not circulating engine oil leading to total failure I never would have bought this POS! Trying to find a replacement engine is just as bad, not to mention that I am and have been making the monthly car and insurance payments on a car that has sat for almost 2 years!
2008Sep 04
Intrepid SE 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 83,000 miles
Bought our 2004 Dodge Intrepid used from a dealer in 04. Was a program car with 27,000 miles on it. Has run fairly well with little to no problems. Done regular oil changes. Today, Sept. 4, 2008, has 83,000 miles, I drive it across town with no problem runs well. On the way home, it is running well and then all of a sudden I notice an engine noise that sounds like a broken fan blade when rotating. The noise gets louder and then the engine grinds awful. Most upsetting is that the car gave no indication of a bad engine prior to this. Just ran well and then engine failure. Mechanic says it needs a new engine. ($5,000 and we still owe 13,000 on the car because of high financing). Way past warranty so nothing I can do there. Would like to hear from others who have had same problem and anyone who knows of any class action law suits on Dodge Intrepids.
2008Jul 02
Intrepid SE 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 69,000 miles
Catastrophic Engine Failure......oil pump went out......engine seized.....not happy.
2007Dec 20
Intrepid SE 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
Single Mother, bought car used with only 20,000 miles on it, then had to pay 5600.00 for a new engine at 80,000 miles! Then I find out this engine was defective! I changed the oil every 3,000 miles! I will never, ever buy another Dodge product!
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2008Mar 08
Intrepid SE 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
80,000 miles and the engine has completely failed. This engine had to be defective.
2007Jul 09
(reported on)Intrepid SE 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
I am writing to inform you of an event that has affected me and may be a concern to others. In 2004, I purchases a 2004 Dodge Intrepid from the now defunct Tony Pesce Chrysler, jeep, Dodge (predecessor to also defunct Labate Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge) located on North Market St. (SR 170) in East Palestine, OH. The vehicle had normal preventative checks done and had undergone all applicable recall service. At one point, the vehicle needed to be serviced for an immense amount of black smoke coming from the exhaust. There was a full diagnostic test ran on the car and the result was that everything was a ok.
Approximately three months later, I had been informed I was in need of a new engine. The vehicle is out of warranty and I am stuck to pay for a vehicle that has yet to reach its payoff. I am a single mother of two who hoped to better serve my family by purchasing a "dependable" vehicle and am now faced with a terrible "lose-lose" dilemma. I am very discouraged and feel that I have been mislead by Chrysler Corporation, and "Authorized service technicians." I always returned my vehicle to my original seller (or certified Dodge dealer) when a problem would occur and I am more hurt than anything as to how no one could see this problem coming (especially given the above stated). I have never been a mechanic or someone who knows a lot about vehicles which is why whenever I felt the slightest problem I would seek help from a dealer. I had the natural thought of letting a technician tell me what I did or did not need.
I feel as if I have no where else to turn with a once reputable dealership closing its doors. Living paycheck to paycheck while trying to figure out if my vehicle will take my little girls to school or get me to work and back I simply have no room to breathe. The thought of putting $7,000 into a $30,000 vehicle that is less than half way paid off is absolutely absurd. I am unable to trade without owing or receive any assistance from Chrysler. I have previously purchased two other Chrysler products but their inability to stand behind their vehicles is leading me to explore other manufacturers.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you and the country of my problem so others can proceed with yet even more caution when it comes to an auto purchase.
2007Feb 12
(reported on)Intrepid ES 2.7 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 62,000 miles
Bought this 2004 Intrepid used. It ran good for six months. Then problems started. The check engine light would come on and go off. Always changed the oil every 3,000. Car even went to Florida and back with no problem. But then.... Car started clicking and clanking. Engine stopped. Had towed. They said we have antifreeze going into the engine. We spent 895.00 to have the engine turned down to diagnose the problem. Ended up spending 1495.00 to have the car put back in running condition with a one year warranty on parts and labor only. Three weeks later, the car stalled in the middle of traffic. Had it towed again from Maryland back to Virginia. This time, the mechanic said you need a new motor. Said some rod inside the motor was rusted and turned up. So here I am with a broken 2004 car that needs a 2,500 to 5,000 dollar motor and I still own 8,500.00 on the car. We did not get the extended warranty
(Stupid, Stupid thing I did) So what now? All I want to do is get rid of the car. I am looking for someone who just wants to pay for the body and the good parts of the car. Is in really good shape otherwise. Does anyone ever just buy cars that don't run?
I will never ever buy another dodge either. Pissed off in Virginia. I believe that Dodge should give us dissatisfied dodge buyers a break. Give us a coupon for 5 years worth of oil changes or some. After all, we bought their product. Worthless products at that.
Cmoore in VA
2006Dec 28
(reported on)Intrepid 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
2004 Dodge Intrepid, 80,000 miles, engine dead. My son was having knocking noise under the hood of the car, after getting it back from the bodyshop because of an accident. It was Christmas eve when the car broke down, so it had to be towed home. After Christmas the bodyshop refused to help, so took it to a mechanic shop and was told the engine need to be replaced. (Cost $5,600). I bought this 2004 Dodge Intrepid for my son in Sept 2004, from Darcars with 20,000 miles on it, because I was tired of being ripped off by people selling their used piece of junk. So here we are two years later, now the car have 80,000 miles, I owe $7,500 on the car and the mechanic wants $5,600 for a new engine. HELP!!
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2009Nov 18
Intrepid 2.7L
Oil sludge and engine failure. My has a dodge intrepid also that had engine failure and she told me to get rid of it because her mechanic told her the dodge intrepid was a car that had many problems. The oil sensor kept failing and I had replaced it once and when the oil was low there was sludge on the dip stick and when I was driving my car just stopped while driving on the bridge and was very dangerous.
sleyva86
Firebaugh, CA, USA
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