2005 Dodge Intrepid from North America - Comments

No, the 2.7 liter engines are pure Dodge, Mitsubishi KNOWS how to make a car, Dodge doesn't.

2.7L was designed in Chrylser head office Auburn Hills MI. It was produced in Kenosha WI.

Hello all I have owned a 1999 intrepid with the 2.7 and I did have a few problems with it, but I loved the car now just to keep it real I do think the 2.7 is junk, but if you know the things to fix before they go you can get a pretty good life out of this thing what I have found is that the thermostat needs to be changed pain in the butt, but worth it the water pump needs to be changed early on cause this is what makes the timing chain go and that results in bent valves very costly, but the only under the hood problem I had out of mine was the radiator fill bottle cracked low cost repair when I sold the car it had about 120,000 on it wish I still had it. So now I bought a 2001 intrepid with a blow-en 2.7 but I have already bought another engine with 52,000 on it and since its out I'm going to change the water pump head gaskets and thermostat just to be safe I still need to decide what oil I want to run cause these engines can have a slug problem. But I will keep you all posted on how many miles I get out of this thing with the parts I have changed wish me luck.

The 2.7s are exceptionally expensive. Even if you buy a remanufactured engine from Jasper, you're going to be paying $4K to $5K to get a new engine installed. That's typically more than what the car was worth before the engine blew.

Chrysler 2.7 liter engine equipped cars have suffered incredible depreciation because of the problems with the engine. Even Chrysler dealers that sold hundreds of them are hesitant to accept them as trade-ins and will spend a lot of time looking at the engine to make sure it's not blown before they'll make you a shockingly low offer. I know, I've been there.

The 1996 Dodge Intrepid has an entirely different engine, either the 3.3L or the 3.5L. Both are nearly bulletproof (okay, the 3.5 needs its timing belt replaced at 110,000 miles but that is in the maintenance schedule so it's normal). Why they went to the 2.7L, I just don't understand. The 3.3L and 3.5L are in current production, still! The 2.7L must just have been cheaper to make.

Here's a place you can get a rebuilt 2.7 for $2295 plus $300 core fee and $299 shipping.

http://www.ae-engines.com/

Goodness...I was recently given a 2002 Dodge Intrepid, I was incredibly excited by what I thought to be a good friend.

The went from having small noticeable issues, to big ones.

The oil light coming on and off, The battery light coming on and off, the car would even die at a light or stop sign.

Then the car died at a light and did not start again, leaving me stranded in the middle of the highway in morning traffic... Well who was I to complain; the car was given to me right??? Wrong! Today the key wouldn't come out which in turn killed my battery.

If I thank Dodge for anything, it would be for bringing the wonderful people who wrote prior to me advising how to get the key out. Thanks Guys.

You better bet I'm trading this sucker in for a ford, Chevy, even a gremlin sounds better. Oh yes.. and to anyone who doubts these claims... by all means want to go for a spin?