1997 Dodge Intrepid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 473 complaints
473
Total Complaints
90,000mi
Median Mileage
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Top Issue
35
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

61,500 25th Percentile
90,000 Median Mileage
105,450 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
47
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
30
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
18
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
17
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
14
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
12
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
12

Severity Assessment

35
Crashes
29
Fires
34
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE THAN CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART, DEALER CANNOT FIND REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK"
"THE WINDSHEILD IS DISTORTED AND THE DRIVER CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHEILD. *AK"
"WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT CONSUMER HAVING IS A HARD TIME WITH SEEING THE ROAD (POOR VISIBILITY) DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS BEING TOO LOW AND WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE HEIGHT ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. CONSUMER CLAIMS HEAD..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28