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.

8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
71,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2002 Dodge Intrepid cooling system problems

cooling system problem

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2002 Dodge Intrepid Owner Comments

problem #1

Apr 172009

Intrepid SE 2.7L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 71,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I had a very bad coolant leak that nobody could figure out for about a year. My reservoir had to be filled everytime I drove the car or I would have no heater. When my mechanic found the problem I bought the part which cost 106 and the same day my engine blew up!! What a piecer!! I got punkd!! what the hell?? Don't ever buy a dodge intrepid they are all lemons!! Had I known about this website I would have not got that piece on junk!!

- karmana, Kalispell, MT, US

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