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Intrepid was completely redesigned for the 1998 model year, arriving in showrooms during late 1997.

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Sputtering and rpm issues

So, everyday I take the interstate to work. While I’m on boarding and even on the interstate my car is fine, but after I get off and start to slow down is when I notice the problem.

Basically, as I’m slowing down nothing bad happens. But then, when I get to about 20 mph or lower, it does a single sputter then the rpm matches whatever my speed is in tens.

So, if I’m going 50 my rpm is about 4.5. If I go 40 my rpm is close to forty. If I go thirty it’s a little over 3 and then anything lower practically matches perfectly.

If if I turn the car off and then on again, the problem is no longer there (although for the rest of the drive it happens everyonce in awhile.

I tried to drive it through town today and it did the sputter thing when I was downtown (where the speed limit is only 20) but it was as soon as I got to downtown (the speed limit changes from 40->30-20 within a couple miles). TIA

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It could be a build up of water in your gas system. Try a dry gas additive with your next few fill ups.

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