2004 Dodge Intrepid: engine overheating

7 of the 129 complaints about the 2004 Dodge Intrepid describe engine overheating.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 133,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine overheating by model year

2004
7
2003
4
2002
17
2001
18
2000
10
1999
14
1998
6
1997
6
1996
17
1995
1
1994
6
1993
4

What owners say

Filed Dec 31, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 133,000 miles · VA

In october 2015 I bought a 2004 dodge intrepid from a private owner/dealership. I didnt even have for a wek and was on highy doing 60 m.ph. On hwy and all of a sudden pwered down and turned off and steam coming out from under hood. I proceeded to get out of middle lane to breakdown lane. (very dangerous) when car not running. Let it cool off and drove home and brought to dealer. Dealer could not figure out what was wrong. Sent me on my way. Weeek later was back there again with overheating issue again. Still said could not find out whats wrong. Very frustrated I took car home. From there it ran for like a month and then started overheating again. I had noticed that sometimes when I drove I could tap gas pedal and temp indicator gauge went back down. Weird. Did some ressearch online when this first happened and saw alot of people having issues with this car and previous engine 257 was in a lawsuit for bad engine. Said then engine I have 318 was supposed to be better design but still saw alot of same issues. I finally had to take in becasue it started having starting problems. I did not take back to dealership cuz would have not made it that far and I wanted a second opinion. They found a weep hole in water pump that was leaking and a cam sensor problem which he state had a service technical bulletin. So I called chrysler and they said need to take back to the dealer to identify that issue . She checked my VIN nr at chrysler and said that in 2012 the cam sensor was replaced . But still have that issue so said dealer will have to request chrysler to do again...this car looks great inside and out but these issues are resonant in numerous cars. This is a dangerous situation if shuts down or overheats while driving. Chrysler needs to do something about this and should have never sold these vehicles with this engine.

Filed May 30, 2013 · Engine · 162,000 miles · MI

Driving on freeway at 65mph when engine jumped to high RPM then dropped to low RPM and quit. Steam coming out from under hood. Found the water outlet box had blown the top off, engine overheated, and piston rod broke. Many complaints of the plastic welded seam on the water outlet box failing on the dodge intrepid. This stranded me on the freeway in a bad area. Very poor design water outlet box.. Repair box is now a two piece assembly bolted together. They obviously knew of this defect and changed the design without recalling or repairing any. Now need new engine due to overheating when the box failed.

Filed Aug 5, 2011 · Engine · 224,935 miles · TX

Overheating. I have had a new radiator put in. 2 new thermostats, cooling system flushed twice, new radiator cap, new top and bottom radiator hose, and my car still overheats. I bought this car thinking it would be a good car. But I don't feel safe in this vehicle at all.

Filed Sep 13, 2010 · Engine · 120,000 miles · AL

Driving home from work in my 2004 dodge intrepid when I heard a strange gushing noise from under the hood. The gauges in the car read that everything was fine, car was not overheating, etc... Approximately 1 to 2 miles later the car stopped running. I coasted over to the side of the road and called my husband. He and my son in law came and we pulled the car back to the house. Upon inspection of the engine, there was water in the oil when we pulled the dipstick. My son in law is an ase certified mechanic and he went over the car thoroughly in the next day and found that without warning, the water pump blew. The engine was a total loss. The car had approximately 120,000 miles on it and I still had a year of payments to make. Dodge should do something about these cars and this 2.7 engine. It's a shame, I loved my car!

Filed May 1, 2010 · Engine · 107,389 miles · TX

2004 dodge intrepid se car constantly overheats sounds like boiling/gushing sounds coming from the engine which can be felt under driver floor, replaced sensors, thermostat, waterpump, A/C belts, car still runs hot daily.

Filed Nov 10, 2008 · Engine · NY

2004 dodge intrepid had a problems with overheating and sludge. Consumer states that this vehicle has many complaints about different problems. *nj the consumer stated the engine finally seized.

Filed Sep 21, 2007 · Engine · 85,000 miles · GA

2004 dodge intrepid 2.7l engine - failure due to oil sludge. My car starting overheating a couple months ago. I had to have some friends pick me up when it wouldn't start 3 times. Then 2 weeks ago my car finally quit in the middle of the road. I had to sit blocking traffic with a police officer while waiting on the tow truck. My car is now sitting in my garage useless because every mechanic I talk to says they don't want to touch it because of the known manufacturer's problem w/ that engine. I still owe $10k on a car that doesn't work! Now what???