Two problems related to automatic transmission control module have been reported for the 2002 Dodge Intrepid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Dodge Intrepid based on all problems reported for the 2002 Intrepid.
The car has only 65, 000 miles on it and the transmission has failed while no longer under warranty. While driving the engine light came on the rpm's revved and the car would not go over 35 miles an hour. Diagnostics equipment has said the modulators and electronic componenets for the transmission need to be replaced just short of rebuilding the transmission. The car has been serviced regularly and driven under normal conditions. I think this type of failure is unwarranted. I have been told by my mechanic that there is a trend in Dodge 2. 7 engines and transmissions.
Transmission intermittently bump shifts or slams into gear. When driving at around 40-50mph and flooring it to accelerate then letting off the accelerator pedal there is sometimes a bang or bump, sometimes harsh felt in the front end or transmission. This is sometimes so hard that passengers feel it and complain in regard to it. Bump is sometimes felt on deceleration in lower gears nearing a stop. Sometimes feels like it's shifting rough in lower gears. Gear selector feels stuck sometimes after parking and trying to shift into reverse. Transmission sometimes makes whining noise, not sure if this is normal. Transmission seems to hesitate sometimes before kicking down in low gear or upshifting. Took vehicle into dealership, shop foreman says there are no updated transmission control module (tcm) revisions after checking. Also states no fault codes were found from transmission. States that transmission issues could not be duplicated.