Three problems related to engine oil leaking have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Intrepid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I made a short drive home at approx. 5:45 am when my engine oil warning light illuminated and there was a sudden lost of power and a hard knock sound. I was in the process of turning into my community at the time of the incident. I restarted the car, it repeatedly knocked loudly the next 100 yards to my home. I then had it towed and was told that the engine was totaled. The warning light began to come on the previous day when the car was idling, with plenty of oil in the engine. So I had already made an appointment when this sudden engine failure came to be. There were no signs of this problem until it happened and the only repair needed on the car was a minor oil leak which should not of caused such a drastic problem like this.
Engine failure- my wife was driving and all of a sudden you heard a loud bang and the engine was out. She almost lost control of the car since the steering was out and she barely had brakes due to the engine failure. I know there was oil in the car when we started driving because I just had a oil change done. Plus when my wife finally got the car over to the side of the road there was oil leaking from the engine and all over the bottom of the car and all over the engine.
While driving consumer noticed that engine warning light was flashing. Consumer had the vehicle serviced to reset the engine light. Consumer noticed the problem three more times along with the engine oil leaking and stalling erratically. During the last repair consumer was told that the engine needed to be replaced.