1992 Dodge Stealth ES 3.0 DOHC from North America
Summary:
Fast and reliable, but not a winter car
Faults:
Replaced one CV joint at 100,000.
Main computer corroded at 138,000.
General Comments:
Superb car. I hesitated for years about getting a Stealth or 3000GT, but the car has performed perfectly.
Just recently the main computer corroded, but I got it rebuilt for $150.00, and a CV joint needed replacing, which was $60.00 plus labor.
It's a very fast comfortable car. If you are looking to get one, go for the DOHC engine because the SOHC engine is about 100 HP less and is a real junk motor.
The only problem is these cars use and need premium fuel. If you think you can buy one and run it on mid-grade, you need to get another car because all you will do is ruin the motor and get bad fuel economy. I get between 24 and 28 mpg using premium.
You also have to respect these cars because they can be a handful in the wet, and impossible to drive in the snow because of the 8 inch wide tires. These are not winter cars, and even in the wet if you give the car too much gas it will over-steer and put you in a situation that's hard to correct. I would not recommend a Stealth or Mitsubishi 3000gt for a 1st car or young teenager.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 29th April, 2008
10th Jul 2007, 12:31
I have a daughter that inherited our 92 Stealth V6 DOHC. This car has never given any trouble until she got it.
It started dying after it gets hot. Runs great until it gets hot and then it sputters and dies. Let it cool and it will run again for a while until it gets hot. We put a new ECU in it and that did not solve the problem. Needless to say the Dodge dealership recommended the crank angle sensor and that was not it either. So if you figure this out let me know for it has been to 4 mechanics and they cannot figure out why it is doing this.