CAR EXHIBITING ALL SYMPTOMS THAT ENGINE WILL FAIL--OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT STOP LIGHTS, AC BROKEN, RADIATOR FILLED WITH SLUDGE. I HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WILL NOT OUR LIVES AT STAKE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. DODGE REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THESE CARS HAVE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. *TR
1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHT, MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON I-71 N DURING RUSH HOUR. LUCKILY, DUE TO LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING MAJOR BACKUP AND SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT AN ESTIMATED $5000.*AK