Three problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2003 Dodge Intrepid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Dodge Intrepid based on all problems reported for the 2003 Intrepid.
Consumer complained about a transmission problem. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealership on several occassions. However, dealership was unable to duplicate the problem, yet will not identify that there was a problem with the transmission. It had difficulty going from park to reverse. This happened intermittently .
Transmission light went on 8/11/04, and immediately, the car dropped into 3rd gear and would not go into overdrive. I took the car in for service. After a $100 deductable, the valve body was replaced. A few days later, it failed again. I returned to the same dealership (town & country Dodge in clarkston, mi). They reset the codes, in their description, and test drove it again. When I drove it home, it failed for a third time, same mode.
I purchased my 2003 Intrepid in December 2003 with 20,000 miles. In the spring of 2004 I had to replace the front rotors and discs it is now August 2004 and the same problem is occurring starting with squeaking and pulsation followed by grinding. The vehicle now has 40,000 miles on it and I am once again replacing rotors and discs. I do not have the 1st pair of rotors and discs that were replaced however I will keep this set. Another problem I have started noticing is when shifting the car into drive it occassionally does not respond and I have to place the vehicle in park a couple of times before drive will engage.