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1998 Dodge Intrepid cooling system problems

16 complaints about cooling system have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Intrepid, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 10

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cooling system problems show up

Cooling system complaints by mileage, 1998 Dodge Intrepid Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 deaths.

What owners wrote

91000 miles had to replace camshaft and crankshaft sensors/ cooling motor blowed, thermostat housing had to be replaced. And car shakes when brakes are applied.

Reported at 89,500 miles, March 2003 Death

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