2003 Dodge Intrepid problems, complaints & recalls

2024-04-29 · Engine And Engine Cooling

“see attached document for complaint…”

2021-02-05 · Service Brakes · 73,000 mi

“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 mounting. ebrake adjuster bracket damaged as well. t…”

2016-09-24 · Unknown Or Other · 86,000 mi

“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 engine and that is causing my vehicle to overheat and…”

2014-07-16 · Power Train · 10,500 mi

“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 but cant pay thousands of dollars for the repair. t…”

2014-06-16 · Vehicle Speed Control · 153,874 mi · 💥 crash

“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 contact and the front passenger both suffered headaches …”

2014-03-11 · Engine · 122,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“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 was able to put out the fire.. time from it lost…”

2013-02-23 · Suspension · 192,468 mi

“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 steering wheel turned with ease in my hand, but the tir…”

2012-01-31 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 104,000 mi

“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 the engine would have to be replaced. he also state…”

2011-10-03 · Power Train · 70,000 mi

“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 solenoid was defective. as a result, the transmission…”

2011-08-24 · Power Train:automatic Transmission · 34,000 mi

“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 ten minutes later it ran fine. i took it to my m…”