Top 20 1996 Dodge Intrepid Questions & Answers

If you had two blinking CEL codes, a 12 (pause) and a 55, the code 12 means the battery has been disconnected within the previous 50 starts. The code 55 indicates the end of stored codes. Therefore, you have no saved trouble codes (disconnecting the battery deletes saved trouble codes).

Look for a plastic expansion tank there's your fluid level and fill location

there are several solenoids in the transmission needs to go back to transmission workshop to check all the solenoids if no better could be an ECU fault

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disconnect battery wait 10 min connect battery make sure you are using a valid key put key in ignition and crank if doesn't youll ned a scan tool to fix a theft problem

What sequence did you use? You either didnt do it correctly or you still have air in the lines.

In most cases I would suspect the master cyl. And you could have a defective unit if you bought a rebuilt part. Its possible one of the calipers or wheel cylinders is leaking internally. But its almost always the master. The booster only applies extra pressure to the master. It would not have any effect on the fluid. There might be a chance something is going on with the ABS but I doubt it. You may have to plug the lines at the master to find out whats going on.

Look in the trunk of the car on the sidewalk away from the filler tube. Chances are you will have to get behind the fiber trunk trim to access it or they may have scored a piece of the trim. It will be behind that. You might want to look at the owners manual as well just in case there is a bad relay or fuse.

Time to see a repair shop.

Test your door switches. You'll see them where door closes against them ( push switch ) at door post. Sometimes testing one door at a time by opening door and pushing in hard by hand will turn light out, if defective one not found that way, you'll have to remove and test one at a time. I'd start with drivers door first.

Tap on the Idle speed motor, if that works Replace it.

The first thing you do is run a test of the engine control computer through the OBD2 diagnostic port with a scan tool.

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On the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM, in the inside fuse panel, which is on the drivers side of the cabin, the Fuse LTR, meaning the Cigarette Lighter also powers the OBD-2 Port, aka the DLC which stands for the: ''Data Link Connection''

Some times when the cars overheat after driving it for a while could be because the water pump blades are in bad shape, there's a leak that has not been detected, the thermostat is not opening when it should, etc. Normally the thermostat is located near the water pump. The water pump is normally located on the front of the engine (which is where the drive belts are). Some cars have the engine placed sideways in relation with the front of the car, so don't confuse the front of the car with the front of the engine. If I'm not mistaken, your 1996 Dodge Intrepid has an engine that is placed facing towards the front of the car. If that's the case, look for the hoses that come from the radiator and they should lead you to the water pump (normally the intake of water) and to the thermostat (normally the return of water to the radiator). If I recall correctly, the thermostat compartment should be right in front of you when you open the hood, right in the middle close to the radiator, but as I said above, if is not there, just follow the hoses from the radiator and you'll find it. The thermostat's work is to stop the water from going back to the radiator until it has reached a particular temperature, at which point it should open to let the hotter water out of the engine into the radiator to cool down a bit, and when the "cooler" water from the radiator makes it into the engine the temperature of the water will make the thermostat close again. Keep in mind, every time I say water I mean water mixed with coolant/antifreeze. You're NEVER suppose to just put water alone in your engine as a regular practice. Only in an emergency situation where you don't have any other choice would you do that, in order to make it to the nearest place where you can replace it with the proper water/coolant/antifreeze mixture. Thermostats are sold by temperature. Some times you can find thermostats that have lower or higher temperatures stamped on them or on the box. The use of those depends on the climate you live in (cold north states, hot south states, caribbean, etc.) Ask your mechanic or auto parts expert to see which one is the proper one for your car in the state you live in. In some cars you can check the water pump without having to take it out just by removing the thermostat and putting everything back together (except the thermostat, of course), then taking the radiator cap off. Turn the car on to see if the fluids in the radiator are circulating properly. If not, then you'll have to take the pump off to investigate deeper. Don't forget to replace the thermostat in it's proper place, since most cars use sensors that work upon the temperature of the engine and its water to do different things. So it's not a good practice to eliminate a thermostat on a car. Also, verify that the radiator cap is in good working order. Some radiator caps work just like the thermostat, when they reach a particular high temperature they open to liberate excessive pressure to prevent the radiator to explode or crack, etc. Thermostats and radiator caps are not that expensive, so if you are going to do this tests, you might as well just replace them with new ones anyways. That way you'll know you will not have problems with those in the near future. Hope this helps you! Best wishes!

You have something drawing on your battery. disconnect the nevagative cable. hook a test light between the negative cable and negative battery post and pull fuses till the test light goes out. when the test light goes out you've found the circuit that's drawing down your battery. trace the circuit and look for a short to ground or if something on that circuit is staying on.

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use a code reader to reset the CPU as the battery drain down may have corrupted the program. IF you left the ignition switch in the run position there may be damage in the coil/s or the CPU unit itself.