Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#10279632August 6, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHRYSLER 2.7L V6 ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279533August 5, 2009
STRUCTURE
PURCHASED THIS 2001 DODGE STRATUS R/T COUPE IN JULY OF 2009. AUGUST 2ND THERE ARE HUGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AND THE DEFROST VENTS HAVE DISINTEGRATED. ONCE THE DASH COMPLETELY CRACKS IT EXPOSES WIRING TO THE ELEMENTS, WHICH COULD CAUSE ARCING OR A FIRE..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278562July 28, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOWERED ITSELF AND A SCREECHING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DIVERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH REAR TIRES FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED BOTH TIE RODS AND BOTH REAR BALL JOINTS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THESE WERE VERY COMMON FAILURES FOR HER TYPE OF VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278171July 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A ROAD TRIP (ABOUT 2 HOURS) THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND OPENING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278065July 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP ,GASOLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278135July 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY NAME IS [XXX] . THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE CAR ALLOWANCE REBATE SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CLUNKERS FOR CASH PROGRAM. IT IS A CLUNKER, IT IS 11 YEARS OLD. BUT BECAUSE THE MPG IS 22 I WAS TOLD I DON'T QUALIFY. WHY HAVEN'T IT BEEN MADE A LITTLE EASIER FOR THOSE THAT OWN OLD VEHICLES PERIOD? I FEEL THIS ISN'T DONE FAIRLY AND IT COULD BE CHANGED. THIS WILL BE BREAK FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO UPGRADE TO BETTER CARS. THOSE THAT ARE LOW INCOME WORKERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277924July 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHEN IT RAINS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND AIR CONDITIONER BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A LEMON BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN TWO RECALLS AND THE WINDOWS DID NOT WORK AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277933July 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS VERY HOT OR A HEAVY RAINFALL HAS TAKEN PLACE, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES OR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WILL WORK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275293June 29, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE WAS THE TOP REAR STRUT MOUNTS, FROM THE AMOUNT OF BACK ORDERS ON THE PARTS THE FAILURE IS QUITE FREQUENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274869June 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DODGE 2005 STRATUS ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO OIL IN ENGINE CAUSED STALL. OIL LIGHT CAME ON & THOUGHT THAT IT INDICATED LOW OIL. INSTEAD OIL LIGHT INDICATED NO OIL IN ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE SEIZE UP, TIMING BELT BREAKING, STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274355June 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SUFFERED A MELT DOWN. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 193,000. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN THE PCM AND POWER SHIFTER WERE FAULTY. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273033June 7, 2009
SUSPENSION
LOWER BALL JOINT, UPPER BALL JOINT NOT MADE VERY WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272964June 5, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT FENDER OF HIS VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME, BUT THEY STILL SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10269614May 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASE AND BRAKING CAPABILITY IS REDUCED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,500. UPDATED 6/8/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY START TO RACE JUST OVER 2000 RPM'S. UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267700May 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT MOUNTED DOWN AND WAS MISSING TWO SCREWS. THE MOTOR JERKS BACK AND FORTH SO SEVERELY THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THE ENGINE WILL FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TIMING CHAIN, FUEL PUMP, IGNITION COIL, SERPENTINE BELT, AND MUFFLER ARE FAILING. NEW BRAKES AND STRUTS ARE ALSO NEEDED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCOVER THESE ISSUES UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267351April 30, 2009
SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING AT 30MPH COMING TO STOP WHERE I HEARD THIS LOUD CLUNK LIKE IF I RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK AND BOTTOMED OUT ON IT. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE CAR FROM WHAT I CAN SEE BUT I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267231April 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2006 STRATUS HAS JUST 44,000 MILES. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER MY CAR AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A MONTH, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CRANKSHAFT HAD PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264361April 7, 2009
SEATS
1. WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE AT INTERSECTION OF LINCOLIN WAY AND SOUTH DAKOTA. 2. AS I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP LIGHT TO TURN SOUTH ONTO SOUTH DAKOTA, MY CHAIR MADE A "POPPING" NOISE AND MY CHAIR SLAMMED BACKWARD INTO THE RECLINE POSITION AND I WAS STARRING AT THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE FAILURE WAS THE FORWARD RETAINING BOLT THAT FASTENS THE SEAT BACK TO THE SLIDING FRAME RAIL HAD SNAPPED. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE FRAME SUPPORT FOR THE SEAT BACK TO BEND. THANKFULLY NO PERSON WAS HURT DURING THIS EVENT BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 3. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BENSON MOTORS. THEY PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE DIFFERENT SEAT FOR MY VEHICLE. A NEW CHAIR WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00 OR PURCHASE A USED CHAIR FROM A SALVAGE YARD FOR ROUGHLY $500.00. FROM INSPECTING THE CHAIR PERSONALLY, THE SUPPORT BOLT SNAPPED CLEAN OFF, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND I WILL BE RECORDING THE FAILURE WITH MY DIGITAL CAMERA. I ALSO CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLES 3YR/30,000MI WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260617March 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL IN HER DRIVEWAY AND OBSERVED THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MAIN FRONT SEAL OF THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR FAILURES SHE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260439March 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERIOR FAN SWITCH FAILURE RE: DODGE STATUS 1999 THE FAN SPEED SWITCH IN THE DASH HAS LOST SPEEDS 1,2 AND 3. ONLY POSITION 4 (OR HIGH) WORKS. AFTER A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT SERVICE, IT FAILED AGAIN AROUND A YEAR LATER. AGAIN, IT ONLY BLOWS ON HIGH SPEED. UNTIL THIS MORNING WHEN MY ELDER DAD CALLED TO TELL ME HE NEED TO HAVE HIS SWITCH FIXED ON HIS DODGE CARAVAN 2003, I BEGAN TO WONDER HOW WIDE SPREAD THE ISSUE WAS. I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS OF VARIOUS CHRYSLER MODELS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH, RESISTOR, OR SENSOR. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THE ISSUE AND CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIR ALREADY PERFORMED. HERE ARE A FEW RELATED PROBLEMS & COMPLAINTS FROM VEHICLE OWNERS. HTTP://AUTOREPAIR.ABOUT.COM/LIBRARY/FAQS/BL547F.HTM HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-DURANGO/TMLIMGPD8AAKSOKNS HTTP://WWW.MYHONESTMECHANIC.COM/ARTICLES/DODGE-DAKOTA-AIR-CONDITIONER.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/INTREPID/1999/AC_HEATER/BLOWER_FAN_SWITCH_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DAC8B/132 HTTP://FREE-AUTO-REPAIR-ADVICE.BLOGSPOT.COM/2008/06/BLOWER-MOTOR-STAYS-ON-HIGHCARAVAN.HTML HTTP://WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM/BOARDS/DEA/62-3.HTML HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=6453105 THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SPEEDY RESOLUTION. *TR B. WILLIAMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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