1998 Dodge Intrepid electrical system problems
34 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Intrepid, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 101,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 101,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Every time I close the car door I recive a electrical shock.I have cloth seats I have asked more than 100 other intrepid owners and they say the same thing (I work at a parking garage)my concern is for owners who have heart pacemakers and do not know what is happening.
Driving down interstate 65 MPH 1998 dodge intrepid blewup so hard it even broke the starter off the transmission bell hausing. This was a nice clean taken care of car but the moters are junk and chrysler said tuff '!@#$% we dont care . Chrysler should have to fix every one of these were all bad.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Intrepid
- Engine 190 complaints
- Brakes 45 complaints
- Transmission 33 complaints
- Steering 31 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 30 complaints
- Air bags 22 complaints
- Cooling system 16 complaints