Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#874849November 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL BADLY & IS GETTING WORSE. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735901November 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAKY HEAD GASKET-CHYLR "FEELS NO RESPONSIBILTY" TO ASSUME LIABILITY W/OBVIOUS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735926November 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROX 11,000 ON MY WAY TO AIRPORT TO PICK UP FAMILY ON APRIL 10, 1999. COULDN'T GET IT IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL APRIL 14, 1999. TRANSMISSION CLUTCH STARTED CATCHING OR SCRAPING ON SOMETHING SHORTLY AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED, I WAS TOLD WHEN WORK WAS COMPLETED (REPLACED CABLES ON 11/18/1999) THAT PROBLEM WAS MANUFACTURER DEFECT MILEAGE WAS 18,373. WAS AGAIN EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH ON 2/29/2000. UPON SPEAKING WITH SERVICE TEAM, WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD BE REPLACING BOTH THE CABLES AND TRANSMISSION PARTS; I ALSO ASKED FOR THEM TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT , BECAUSE IT WAS COMING ON AND HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE; VACCUM SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. ON 3/24/2000 INTERNAL PARTS OF TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AT 22,349 MI. ON 06/05/2000 ENGINE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART, ENGINE WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH, REPLACED MAPPING COMPUTER @25,008 MI. CAME HOME FROM WORK ON 8/23/2000 STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. OPENED HOOD AND WATCHED GAS LEAKING ALL OVER EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 8/24/2000 W/ 29,539 MI. REPLACED CRACKED FUEL INJECTORS AND LEAKING HOSES. THE CAR IS NOW IN AGAIN BECAUSE OF YET THE SAME TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT. THINK . . . I'M DRIVING DOWN I 95 WITH MY FAMILY IN MY CAR. TRANSMISSION FAILS, BIG TRUCK RUNS THE CAR OVER . . . DOES CHRYSLER WANT THAT HEADACHE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874526November 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND WITH LACK OF BRAKING, VEHICLE WILL NEVER STOP. NOT A NOTICE ISSUED TO BE ALERTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735844November 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET ON THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE , I FIND MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE PERSON HAD IT REPLACED 4 TIMESS. THE COMPANY WON'T RECALL IT . THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE . A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIS FAILURE AT THE 50,000 MILE MARK. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL. OIL AND HEAT....FIRE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735780November 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER STRATUS/BREEZE OWNERS AND THEY TOLD ME TO EXPECT THE LEAK BECAUSE CRYSLER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GASKETS. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT SURE ENOUGH, IT'S STARTING TO LEAK ALOT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735705November 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE CAR EXIBITS THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECAL 671 FOR THE 1996 DODGE STRATUS OIL LEAKING ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD EMITTING A HORRIBLE SMELL COULD CAUSE UNDER HOOD FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735578November 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 4 CLYNDAR CARS - 2 TIMES IT HAS GONE ON A 1995 STRATUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735170October 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FRO ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735216October 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735223October 26, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THIS VEHICLE IS OWNED BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA: I OPERATE THIS VEHICLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY POSITION WITH THE GOVERNMENT. SINCE BEING ASSIGNED THE CAR, I HAVE HAD MORE THAN A DOZEN INSTANCES OF THE GAS PEDAL "STICKING"; I HAVE HAD OUR STATE VEHICLE MAINTAINANCE PEOPLE CHECK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; IT WAS SPRAYED WITH A LUBRICANT. WHEN BEGINNING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR AFTER BRAKING, EITHER THE PEDAL IS NOT COMPRESSING OR THE VEHICLE IS NOT RESPONDING AT INITIATION, THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. WHILE ON AN EXIT RAMP, THIS CAUSED ME TO BUMP A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 3MPH - THE INCREASE IN SPEED FROM A NEAR STOP TO THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AT A "LURCH". THE VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN LEAVING FROM THE ACCIDENT, AND WILL BE SENT TO STATE MAINTAINANCE FOR EVALUATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735114October 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735042October 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
POSSIBLE BRAKE LOSS, TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS CAR HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#873686October 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHEN ROADS ARE WET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, BRAKING SYSTEM EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK THE CUSTOMER SAYS THE STICKER ON THE VEHICLE'S WINDOW INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ABS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873561October 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE PUSHING POWER WINDOW BUTTON WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734828October 20, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR IN THE SHORT 7 MONTHS THAT I'VE HAD IT. CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734756October 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873076October 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734250October 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734124October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVE HEARD OTHER REPORTS OF HEAD GASKETS FAILING ON THIS MODEL, APPARANTLY IS A BIG PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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