1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L

Summary:

One big headache!

Faults:

At 37,000 miles transmission sensor went out. Covered under warranty.

At 42,000 miles fuel injector needed to be replaced. Not covered under warranty.

On hot days the car will not start after driving for 20-30 minutes. Will sometimes start again after 1 hour passes. This occurs at least 2-3 times a week!

Engine light comes on frequently for no reason?

At 48,000 miles electrical malfunctioning causing all lights to flicker. Drained the Battery. Not covered under warranty.

Burns too much oil. Needs 1 quart every 2 weeks.

At 56,000 miles 2.7L engine starts ticking sound. Dealer states I need a new engine and it will cost over $10,000. Not covered under extended Warranty (hmmm... how convenient).

Spent $4,200 rebuilding the engine.

At 58,000 Driver side window regulator broken.$185.00.

At 60,000 Passenger side Window regulator broken (coincidence? I don't think so.

Front and rear door seals frequently fall off and need to be pushed back on to the door frame, but always appear to be too small for the doors.

At 60,500 Rear driver side Window quit working all together.

At 61,000 Power flickering occurs again. What's next?

General Comments:

This car is a mechanical nightmare! One thing after another has gone wrong. Chrysler is well aware of it's defects, but fails to honor their customers safety or loyalty. Although this car is spacious and comfortable, do not buy an intrepid unless you would like it to be a permanent fixture in your driveway!

I Will never buy Chrysler again!!!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 3rd May, 2004

1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7 V6

Summary:

Nice car, styling, comfort: bad engine...bad, bad engine

Faults:

Purchased the car from dealer used for $5000 in October 2003, I drove the car for roughly 5/6000 miles before the engine gave up. Had many many problems with misc. things in the two months I drove it including, but not limited to: Power windows off track, Power mirror switch failure, starter failure (340 dollars later).

Late November a light knock was detected and immediately taken in for service to dealer. Dealer stated that it was normal for a car with that many miles to develop something like that, and that they would charge me to inspect it... only a MONTH after I bought it!

Christmas Day is when it died... and now I'm stuck with a 5000 loan, and required to keep full coverage insurance on it $150/mo. when it's just sitting. A re-manufactured engine will run me between 4/5000 dollars, and a used one not much cheaper.

General Comments:

Just a recommendation, do not buy this car... unless you like spending money..

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 5th March, 2004

20th Mar 2004, 18:16

Everyone is right about the problems with the 1999 intrepid it is a nightmare. We bought ours new; it had the same problems we are reading about. Do not buy this car.

1998 Dodge Intrepid Standard

Summary:

Very reliable car

General Comments:

I think most cars are the responsibility of the owner. I still own my car, and I would not buy any other car.

I have had some parts go bad, but I change my oil, and I clean the inside of my motor every 4 oil changes.

Yes, I have had 3 starters to go bad, all in one year, but the ground wire was loose, and that fixed the problem.

I also had 9 sets of brake pads and 4 rotors in the first year, but I found out that it was wrecked on the one side, and they fixed it.

All I hear are the bad things, but never the good. Every car and every company has problems, and that's the risk you take with anything you buy.

This was the first car I bought new, and I was scared to drive it, because I didn't want to blow the motor, since it wasn't broken in.

Yes, I take extra precautions to take care of my car, but it's well worth it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 16th February, 2004