IllustrationENGINE FAILURE OF 1998 DODGE 2.7 LITER INTREPID. OIL SLUDGE ENGINE SEIZURE $5K TO REPAIR COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND POWER STEERING/ BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO FIGHT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. *JB
1988 Dodge Intrepid
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Intrepid years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 1 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reportsANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.