1998 Dodge Intrepid review from North America
"I love the car, but hate the engine"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The grounding circuit board blew and was $380 just to replace the board.
The alternator went out and the dealer alternator was actually less expensive than the aftermarket parts.
General comments?
Nice car, but has bad engineering on the engine.
Important note to all Intrepid owners.
The oil in these cars gets gummy very quickly and will plug all the vents in the engine.
Ours gummed up and luckily for us it started blowing oil out of the dipstick instead of blowing the engine.
With the oil gumming up quickly, you must put a quart of engine flush in with the oil and run the engine for 3 minutes and let it sit for a few hours before draining out the oil.
Ours was so gummed up we drained out all the oil, filled the engine with a non-compustable solvent and let it sit overnight. The solvent when drained was as thick as syrup. We filled the engine twice more and let it sit. It finally got all the gummy oil out. Now we will put in some engine flush every time we change the oil to take care of the problem and avoid having to replace the engine.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
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| Previous car | Dodge Intrepid |
| Date of Entry | 2nd January, 2005 |