2002 Dodge Intrepid engine problems

201 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2002 Dodge Intrepid, which is 49% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 201 49% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 80,000 miles 175 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 5
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 175 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	10
20k to 40k miles	8
40k to 60k miles	22
60k to 80k miles	47
80k to 100k miles	38
100k to 120k miles	33
120k to 140k miles	8
140k to 160k miles	6
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 175 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I drive a 2002 dodge intrepid. I bought this car as a second owner, previous owner a rental agency. The car blew a rod on tuesday, november 15th. I took it to a dealership that states the vehicle needs a new engine, pricing the repair at 6700 dollars. The cars blue book is 6000 at this writing. I bought this vehicle two years ago, and it has less than 68,000 miles on it. I am at a loss and looking for recourse.

Reported at 67,900 miles, November 2005 Injury

Dt:the contact stated the timing chain came loose and damaged the top valve cover of the engine. While driving, the vehicle stalled , and had to be towed. He contacted the manufacturer. There were no recalls on this problem. The vehicle will be inspected by a mechanic. Depending on what the mechanic will report the vehicle will either be repaired or salvaged.

Reported at 114,000 miles, October 2005

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Dodge models