Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#720872April 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL SO I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS 'PUMPING OIL' AND THE ESTIMATE TO FIX IT WAS $600. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. I DECIDED TO SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES FOR THE SAME TYPE OF CAR. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF MASS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551627March 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL FOR THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG (96V006000) CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859463March 30, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DESIGN OF THE TRUNK LIGHT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR, CAUSING THE TRUNK LIGHT TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT WHEN OPENING THE TRUNK WHICH, IN RETURN, CAUSED ITEMS IN THE TRUNK TO BURN. THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000465March 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720609March 26, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720551March 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAS BEEN ALLOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART. CHRYSLER GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND ON THE PHONE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE NEW HEAD GASKET IS A NEW DESIGN MEANING THAT THE ORIGINAL IS DEFECTIVE. I REALIZE THAT I HAVE ALLOT OF MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE, BUT CONSIDERING THAT WE HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720564March 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE WITHOUT ANY HELP. THE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED TO WAS VERY INSENSITIVE TO THE PROBLEM I CALLED IN ABOUT. I KNOW OF 2 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND GOT IT FIXED, EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OUT. I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND FIXED. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 AND 1/2 YEARS OLD AND IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720501March 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OVERHEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN,I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM AND BEEN FIXED,BUT WHILE CHECKING MY OIL LEVEL NOTICED THAT THE DIP STICK WAS BONE DRY,AND THAT OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET,THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SO I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED,WELL I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859025March 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. IF HEAD GASKET WERE TO FAIL COMPLETELY, OIL COULD GET ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND START A FIRE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720459March 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN 44,000 MILES. LEAKED OIL REPRESENTED A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. POTENTIAL FATAL HAZARD IF OIL/WATER IS GONE AND THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720464March 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720474March 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720393March 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 30,000 MILES STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT GOING OUT OF WARRANTY SOON AND NOTICED PEOPLE WITH SIMULAR PROBLEMS AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM IT HAPPENING WHEN THE WARRENTY IS UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858719March 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 35MPH AND HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. PULLED OVER, CHECKED OIL, NOTHING SHOWED ON THE DIP STICK, AND IT WAS ONLY ENOUGH FOR THE OIL FILTER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. CONSUMER PICKED IT UP THE NEXT DAY. DEALER TOLD HER THERE WAS A KNOCKING IN THE VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKETS, AND PUT NEW MOTOR IN. MANUFACTURER AGREED TO GO HALF & HALF ON MOTOR. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858765March 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH OVER A BRIDGE DRIVER IN THECAR IN FRONT PUT ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE JUMPED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. WHEN SHE APLLIED THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME, VEHICLE WENT DOWN AN ENBANKMENT INTO THE WATER AND FLIPPED TWICE, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN . CONSUMER BROKE THE WINDOW, AND CRAWLED OUT OF VEHICLE. SHE SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858543March 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK A FIRE COMMENCED FROM FUEL FILLER NECK. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. CAUSE OF FIRE BELIEVED TO BE STATIC ELECTRICITY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720112March 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF VEHICLE BEING HARD TO START, OR STALLING FOR NO REASON. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM. CAR WOULD STALL AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON HOT DAY, STALL WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN, STALL WHEN STOPPED FOR LIGHT,ETC., SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE HARD TO START. HAD TO PLACE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELORATOR AND QUICKLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO GET THE CAR GOING. FINALLY, AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHILE ENGINE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL DAY. THE CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR AT A COST OF $900.00 TO ME. DEALERSHIP NO HELP. TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS TOO FAR OUT OF THE WARRANTY EVENTHOUGH I HAD REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HAVE HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AS WELL. TOO MANY TO LIST. ALMOST ALL COMPONENT ARE INVOLVED AT SOME POINT. COULD NHTSA DO ANYTHING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. OTHER CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTY. I'M SURE THAT EVENTUALLY THE CAUSE OF THEIR CARS STALLING WILL END UP BEING THE DISTRIBUTOR AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858273March 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGWAY SPEEDS OF 55 TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN, REDUCING THE SPEED VERY QUICKLY. THIS HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN A DRIVER'S WHIPLASH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#719936March 10, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD SEPARATED OUT OF SOCKET, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ALL STEERING CONTROL, THE CAR IS TOO NEW TO HAVE THIS FAILURE, DEALER INSPECTED CAR TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WEAR ON BOTH TIE ROD JOINTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719937March 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
GAS LEAKING FROM THE O-RING GASKET ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, FIRE & SAFETY PROBLEM, DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO INCLUDE THIS PART UNTER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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