Faults:

Valves collapsed due to loose mechanical belt tensioner; drive belt came off and wrapped around cam shaft.

Hydraulic tensioner failed twice.

All coils failed over time.

Radiator relay failed.

Air intake sensor failed.

Transmission module failed.

After changing transmission filter and new trans fluid, developed an immediate leak (small), unknown cause or area. I recommend never service the transmission as I did. Only top off fluid when needed.

General Comments:

Any repair on the mechanical side can be expensive. Make sure your mechanic is up to date on this engine. All parts are expensive, no cheap repairs on this vehicle. That said, love this car. Handles and corners (with good quality sport tires) very well. Quick, very fun to drive.

Body, moldings, paint, interior have held up very well. No cracks, tears. Headliner still perfect. All dash lights, interior still work. Leather seats, door trim still perfect. Very well built car.

As to cornering, the extra vehicle weight is a plus. Fuel economy 27/22 using 89 octane (21) gallon fuel tank. Daily driver. Poor man's Corvette, LOL.

General Comments:

This car came out when I was in high school and was popular along with Supra, RX-7 and 300zx. I absolutely loved the 3000GT/Stealth shape, and am one of the very few that actually like the spoiler on the Stealth. I also thought the widebody shape gave the car a more muscular presence than the other 3.

I couldn't convince my parents to let me buy it back then, however I was lucky enough to find a totally unmolested Stealth ES a few miles from my house in Southern California from the ORIGINAL OWNER WITH ONLY 99000 MILES!!!

Everything still works in this car, and driving this car has been better than I could ever imagine. The handling is amazing, even with everything still stock on the car. Performance is good off the line, however it's excellent at higher speeds, especially with the fact that the redline starts at 7000 RPM.

I was wondering when I bought the car, whether not having a turbo would be disappointing... IT'S NOT!! This is an awesome car if you get the ES, RT or TT.

Faults:

Bought with bad driver's side window motor. After a couple of months, the passenger side went bad.

Leaks clutch fluid.

Harmonic balancer is shot; cost 300.

ECS doesn't work, because the struts aren't in the best shape.

Leaks gas.

General Comments:

First off, let me say good luck trying to find parts for this car. That is the one thing I do not like about it. No stores ever have parts for these cars... understandable though, as it was only made for 6 years.

The window motors aren't terrible; they get old and break; some before others.

As far as my clutch fluid leaking, I'm not sure where that's coming from. Planning on putting in a new slave cylinder.

Harmonic balancer is 300 from a parts store with a discount.

Struts are ridiculous. No parts stores sell the ones with ECS; you have to get those through the Dodge dealership for the amazing price of $430 each!! I went with the used ones from a junk yard for 135 each...

Other than that, the car is amazing. I live in Michigan, and the car handles great in the winter. Any car will; you just need to know how to drive it.

The car is fast and handles great... gas mileage is OK; about 20-21 on the highway... I expected more... The other downfall is having to burn premium, which is now 3.40 a gallon... basically I'm paying as much as I should for having a full size truck.

Also, the engineering into this car is ridiculous. To change your spark plugs, you need to remove the intake manifold... Ridiculous! And you have about 2-3 inches between your belts and the side wall of the car.