Three problems related to oil pump have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Intrepid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My 1998 Dodge Intrepid has had problems from the moment I bought the car. It first started with engine problems and had to have a crank shaft put in the car just so that it would run. I have tried so many times to get rid of the car but I can't because I am upside down in my loan and no one will give me a dime for the car. Ever since the first engine problem I have had numerous problems since then. The oil pump went out and I have to change the oil in the car every 2000 miles because it drinks oil so badly. And from every dealership that my mechanic has had to order parts from they say the engines in those cars a so bad. This is the 2nd engine my car has had and it has also had 1 crank shaft. I have 4 children and can't afford to get another car and I can't trade it in. Is there anything you can do.
While driving my 1998 Dodge Intrepid, my oil light came on and approx. Fifteen minutes later my car stopped in the middle of the road during rush hour. Because the car would not start, I called the police to have them stop traffic so I could cruise my car backwards into the emergency lane. I had the car towed to a mechanic to fix what I thought was a bad starter or alternator. The mechanic determined that the engine had seized up and that I had plently of oil and antifreeze. He said that the oil pump located inside the engine may have stopped working and therefore caused my engine to lock up.
Engine is blown and only has 62,000 miles. Oil changes were kept up and oil levels were normal. Engine just went with no warning. After talking to many machanincs this seem to be public knowledge. Except the dealer forgot to tell us of the history this engine has. The remanufactured engine are redone with proper oil pump,bearings and chain tensioners, this is a manufactures rebuilt engine. However they will not help us. We are paying for a car that we can not drive. Please help. D. P.