Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#879027January 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ONTO BACK SIDE OF ENGINE, POSSIBLY FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739906January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET, THE DEALER SAYS AN ENTIRE HEAD ASSEMBLY IS NECESSARY, MY RESEARCH AT YOUR SITE SHOWS SERVICE BULLETINS & OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS LEAK. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE TO THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE I AM LOOKING AT A $750 REPAIR BILL ON A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM THIS SOON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878787January 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKAGE DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739624January 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE LEAKS OIL. DEALER SAID THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878508January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT WAS GETTING INTO OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT 2.4L ENGINE HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558984January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE PAD WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS WARPED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739460January 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK OIL LIGHT ALERTED ME TO A PROBLEM WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WHILE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP, MECHANICS SUGGESTED I LOOK FOR A RECALL. NONE AT THE PRESENT TIME. TALKED TO DODGE DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD OVER 75000 MILES AND A NON-DODGE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. IT HAS BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL. I CAUGHT IT EARLY. DODGE SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SOME POEPLE PROPERLY MAINTAIN THEIR VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739469January 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878188January 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE. CONSUMER CHECKED OIL AND NOTICED OIL WAS LOW. TECHNICIAN STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739368January 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL LEAK. DEALER MECHANIC DIGNOSED HEAD GASKET. LEAK GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW HAVE OIL MIXED IN WITH COOLANT IN RADIATOR. ASSUME COOLANT IN OIL PAN. PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH RECALL 96V006, BUT UNSURE IF THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739398January 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE START WITH HEADGASKET LEAK BUT I WASN'T AWARE OF IT UNTIL KNOW IHAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THEI HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CARS CAME IN FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY WERE TOO LATE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECTS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH CHYRSLER SHOULD HAVE MADE A RECALL BUT DIDN'T I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND STANDBY THEIR PRODUCTS , THEY ALSO SHOULD PAY EVERY ONE WHO HAD THIS REPAIR DONE . ICONTACTEDEE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739416January 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739126January 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739178January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKING AND SPRAYING OIL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I HEARD OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED AND 6 MO LATER, HAD THE SAME PROPLEM. SOUNDS LIKE POOR DESIGN AND I AM CONCERNED OF FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739017January 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY JOB AND I MAY A FULL STOP ON A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE STOP SO I PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE CONTROL PANEL TO VIEW ANY ANORMAL SIGNAL. AFTERWARDS I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND PUT THE CAR ON DRIVE, I TURNED RIGHT ON THE INTERSECTION . AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 FEET THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN AND WHEN I TRY TO TURNED IT ON THERE WAS A BIG EXPLOSION AND A BIG FLAME CAME OUT FROM THE ENGINE. INMEDIATEDLY I GOT OUT FROM THE CAR AND SOME PASSBYERS CALLED THE POLICE AND FIREMEN. UP TO THIS MOMENT I LACK KNOWLEDGE OF WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOST. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFOR MATION ABOUT THIS OR ANY SIMIILAR ACCIDENTS OF THIS CAR'S TRADEMARK AND MODEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877620January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY 6 MONTHS, SO FAR 7 TIMES. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877695January 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER'S BROTHER STARTED VEHICLE UP TO DRIVE VEHICLE OVER TO CONSUMER'S HOUSE. IN PROCESS OF DRIVING, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER SMELLED THE SMOKE. BACKSEAT STARTED TO EVAPORATE. EVERYTHING THAT WAS INSIDE OFF VEHICLE WAS DEMOLISHED. *AK THE CLOGGED EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW OUT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738935January 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP REPLACED.ALONG WITH THE SENSOR ON THE EXHUST PIPE,SEEMS LIKE JUST WHEN THE WARRENTY GOES OFF , AND I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRENTY,EVERYTHING HAPPENS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738831January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE LEARNED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOR SOME, CHRYSLER HAS REIMBURSED THEM FOR REPAIRS. OUR LOCAL NEWS DID A REPORT ON SECRET WARRANTIES FOR THE DODGE STRATUS HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER IN JANUARY, 1999 AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, 01/05/01 AND WAS DENIED AGAIN. HELP PLEASE! * NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738853January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IT IS LEAKING OIL FROM HEAD GASKET. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG HE INFORM ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL HEAD GASKET FROM OTHERS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE BELIEVES IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THE MAKER SHOULD RECALL THE CAR. IT IS ALSO GOING TO COST OVER $800.00 TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Dodge Stratus