Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#855781January 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER EXPERENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718061January 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718083January 30, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717991January 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SMALL PIN THAT HOLDS THE LARGER PIN FOR THE SPIDER GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED ALLOWING THE LARGER PIN TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSING AND PUT A HOLE INTO THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717992January 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AFTER IMMEDIATELY FINDING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM FINANCING THIS CAR AND HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT IT IS COVERED, BUT THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT DO TO ME NOT KEEPING OIL IN THE CAR. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE/OIL CHANGES ON THIS CAR AND THIS IS A CROCK OF S---. I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB AND FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH DODGE NEONS AND STRATUSES. MY MECHANIC HAS EVEN OFFERED TO VOUCH FOR THIS PROBLEM. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR DAMAGES INCURRED BY FAULTY CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAR BY THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A *COVERED* PART. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A DODGE CAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS TWICE AND SEEM TO CONTINUOUSLY NEED "BELTS AND TUNE UPS". I AM THOROUGHLY UPSET THAT MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE TURNED OUT TO BE A PIECE OF CRAP AND NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. IF THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS "COVERED" REPAIR, THEY WILL SEE ME IN COURT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855544January 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHCLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 96V00600, THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY, AND THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL IS NOT ADEQUATELY RETAINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717840January 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE LEAKED APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES FROM DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE 2.0 AND 2.4L ENGINES, BUT CHRYLSER CORPORATION HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ISSUE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717721January 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BAD OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET. $600 QUOTED PRICE. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855197January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAJOR OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717581January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK FROM CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA AND REAR CAMSHAFT SENSOR SEAL WAS DETECTED. I AM LODGING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE UPON SEARCHING COMPLAINTS SITE OF NTSA, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN JUST A FEW COMPLAINTS. I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP OTHER THAN A DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET IS "COMMON" AMONG THE STRATUS. MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET CONFIRMED THE STATEMENT. I JUST PAID OVER $1000 IN REPAIR BILLS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 1996 STRATUSES DUE TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM BEFORE MY CAR WAS MADE. WAS THE PROBLEM REALLY SOLVED WITH THE EARLIER MANUFACTURED DATES? MY FEAR IS THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL COME UP AGAIN IN AN "UNSAFE SITUATION" AND THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF WILL BE JEOPARDIZED. THIS COMPLAINT MAY BE TAKEN LIGHTLY BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET TROUBLES ME A LOT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THEY ARE NOT WAITING FOR ANOTHER DISASTER SIMILAR TO "FORD AND THE PINTO" BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855117January 19, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50MPH NOTICED COW IN ROAD, SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING COW, BUT HIT THE COW. UPON IMPACT WITH THE COW, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT WAS DAMAGED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALLED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. FIVE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT DUE TO ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#855126January 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE PARKED. LEFT VEHICLE & FEW MINUTES. LATER WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONTACTED FIRE & POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHO REFUSED TO COME OUT, INDICATING VEHICLE WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR LEAKAGE IN "O" RINGS WHICH WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS CLEANED. OIL PROCEEDED TO LEAK AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL #96V006000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717492January 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, LEAKS OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717458January 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO BE REPLACED ($5200), AS PER DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN REDLANDS, CA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717431January 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS SEVERE OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717251January 12, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 95 STRATUS WAS INVOLED IN A FRONT COLLISION WITH A TRUCK AT OR AROAND 40 TO 45 MILE IMPACT, AND THE BAGS DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854891January 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THIS VEHICLE RAN INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING FROM THE SPEED OF 70 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717210January 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I NOTICED A LEAK, THOUGHT IT WAS THE VALVE COVER, BUT WAS TIPPED OFF THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE CAM SENSOR. BUT FOUND OUT THAT IT IS THE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717178January 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKS MAY START FIRE. BLOWN HEAD GASKETS COMMON ON STRATUS AND NEON MODELS DUE TO DEFECTIVE GASKET MATERIAL USED DURING MANUFACTURE OF ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717066January 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS OIL LEAK DUE TO A GASKET FAILURE. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IN THE HOPE THAT THERE WOULD BE A "SILENT RECALL" FOR THIS DESIGN FAILURE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $1,000! WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE DATABASE OF REPORTED FAILURES I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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