Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#10126777June 27, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE LEFT REAR LOWER ARM CONTROL SNAPPED CAUSING DAMAGED TO THE LEFTSIDE DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS INCLUDING FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER THE WHOLE REAR WAS REPLACED INCLUDING THE GAS TANK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122354June 24, 2005
CHILD SEAT
DT: WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY AND AS CONSUMER ROUNDED A CORNER THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT CAME OUT OF THE BASE AND TURNED OVER. CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS IN THE SEAT. THE CHILD WAS VERY UPSET AND CRYING. CONSUMER STOPPED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND THE CHILD SEAT SNAPPED BACK INTO POSITION WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126213June 22, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY CAR IS A 2001 DOGDE STRATUS 4 DOOR ES. THE CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I ALSO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRENTY FROM THE DEALER. THE WAS FROM FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORP. GANLEY EAST INC. AT 28840 EUCLID AVE. WICKLIFFE, OHIO 44092. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THURSDAY 6-16-05, STARTING OUT ON SIDE ROADS TO THEN THE FREEWAY AND THEN TO A MAIN ROUTE TO MY WORK. AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY I HAVE ABOUT A 15 MIN RIDE. AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING LOT I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CAR AT THIS POINT HAD A HARD TIME MOVING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLACE TO SEE IF THE BROKEN (FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE) CONTROL ARM / BALL JOINT WAS COVERED AND THEY SAID YES. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHICH COSTED ME $100.00. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THE REASON THE CONTROL ARM SNAPPED WAS BECAUSE OF RUST OR CORROSION. BEING A MAJOR PART ON THE CAR AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS IF THE PART WOULD OF SNAP AS I WAS DOING 65 ON THE FREEWAY, I MIGHT NOT OF BEEN HERE TYPING THIS COMPLAINT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OUT OF THERE HANDS UPON PAYMENT AND BEFORE THIS THE EXTENDED WARRENTY COMPANY SAID IT WAS OUT OF THEIR HANDS AS WELL BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THAT IT FAILED BECAUSE OF RUST. AT THE DEALER I WAS NEVER ASKED IF I WANTED THE BAD PARTS BACK OR TO SEE THEM, THEY NEVER WASHED MY VEHICLE AFTER THE SERVICE AND AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND DRIVING 2 MILES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND SUPPOSEDLY INSPECTED THE HUB CAP FLEW OFF THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE WAY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE HUB CAP AND GO BACK TO THE DEALER, WERE THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BROKEN UP EITHER PUTTING IN ON OR TAKING IT OFF. THEY WERE SOOOO NICE TO ORDER ME ANOTHER ONE AT THEIR COST. I WAS CHARGED $680.43 FOR THE REPAIRS PLUS ANOTHER $100.00 FOR THE TOW TO ANOTHER COMPANY. AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR WEB SITE I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 5 OTHER SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126234June 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT CAR IN 1999. TWO YEARS LATER TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND CONSUMER PAID $2,500 TO REPLACE IT. CONSUMER SAID THAT WHEN SHE GOT INTO VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES WHEN SHE LEFT VEHICLE THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK, AND SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE HAD ALL THIS FIXED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. DASHBOARD SHUT DOWN/GAUGES DID NOT WORK, AND TDASHBOARD ILLUMINATION MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN CONSUMER DROVE DASHBOARD CA ME ON AT ONCE/GAUGES WILL BEGAN WORKING, AND LIGHT CAME ON . CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE WIRING AND SENSORS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125258June 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I WAS BORROWING MY PARENTS 1999 DODGE STRATUS .I STAOPPED TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN AT THE DAYCARE.. LEFT THE CAR FOR ONLY 2 MINUTES AND WHEN I RETURNED TO LEAVE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE..THERE WAS A BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE MOTOR WAS ON FIRE..THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE NOTHING ON THE INTERIOR WAS RUINED ONLY THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE MOTER LOOKS LIKE A HEAP OF MELTED PLASTIC. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS GOING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN SOMEDAYS IT WOULD BE STUCK UP AND SOMEDAYS IT WOULD BE STUCK DOWN.. LUCKILY MY PARENTS HAD INS TO COVER THE VEHICLE WHICH NOW IS A TOTAL LOSS BUT NOW THEY NEED MONEY FOR A DOWN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE.. ANYONE WITH AN ATTORNEY OR OTHER INFO PLEASE CONTACT ME. [email protected]
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125049June 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR AT A RED LIGHT. ILL BE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND IT STALLS. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO IT JERKS WHEN LEAVING A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121854June 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CAR INADVERTENTLY BEGINS TO SPEED UP. GENERALLY IT OCCURS 20 MPH AND SLOWER, EVEN WHEN STOPPING. CAR IS VERY HARD TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. NO WARNING. CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED, AND RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. DEALER REPORTS THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.*AK THERE WERE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE CAUSE WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124822June 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE MAIN COMPUTER SHORTED OT AND CAUSED A FIRE. CONSUMER WAS WORKING WITH A MECHANIC AND THAT WAS WHEN THE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT. THEY WERE WORKING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND HE KNEW AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITION TURNED ON. CONSUMER HAVD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WOULD SHORT OUT BECUASE CCOULD NOT GET TO THE BATTERY QUICK ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124593June 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: CONSUMER SAYS VEHICLE SHAKES AT 50 MPH. ALSO, SHAKES WHEN CONSUMER FIRST STARTED VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SHAKING WAS CAUSED BY SPARK PLUG WIRES. CONSUMER STATED WIRES WERE CHANGED FOUR TIMES ALREADY, AND IT DID NOT GET BETTER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE WIRES CHANGED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY. VEHICLE DIED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124101June 3, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
REPORTED NOISE IN FRONT END OF 2002 DODGE STRATUS, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED AND VEHICLE LOST STERRING ABILTY AND POWER ABILITY. WHEN WHEEL CAME LOOSE IT DAMAGED THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND THE HALF SHAFT. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES. PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED AND THE OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122035May 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CAR BURNED IN DRIVEWAY. WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE. THE SMOKE STOPPED AFTER THE CONSUMER GOT HOME. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATORS CAME, AND CONSUMER'S CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING AND THE POWER STEERING MADE A LOT OF NOISES PRIOR TO THE FIRE INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121956May 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
STEREO AND MIRROR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THROUGH A TRIP TO ST. PAUL. CHANGED FUSE, SMOKE CAME POURING OUT OF THE TOP RIGHT OF THE DOOR PANEL. FUSE BLEW. TOOK DOOR APART. SWITCH TO ELECTRICAL SIDE VIEW MIRROR HAD SHORTED. MELTED DOWN INTO HARNESS. BIG FIRE HAZARD BECAUSE DOOR INSULATION IS RIGHT THERE. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113048May 23, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
DRIVER WOULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION,LEFT/RIGHT. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE RATTLING NOISE MADE A LOUD SNAP AS IF SOMETHING INSIDE THE COLUMN WAS BROKEN. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121176May 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003 MY BROTHER THE ORGINAL OWNER OF THE 1998 DODGE STRATUS SOLD ME THE CAR. AND THEN RIGHT AFTER HE DIED. HE PURCHASED THE CAR 6 MONTHS BEFORE HE DIED IN MARCH 03. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TRANSMIISON FLIUD CHANGED. WHEN I DID THIS THE OIL MAN TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO OIL OR TRANSMISSON FLUID TO CHANGE IT HAD ALL LEAKED OUT. THE OIL MAN TOLD ME TO GET TO A MACHANIC AS SOON AS I COULD. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET IT FIXED AND THE AMCO TRANSMISSON PLACE CHAGED OVER 1,000.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I SEE THAT IT WAS 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND ONE HAD TO DO WITH THE POWER TRAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON/LEVEL AND LINKAGE. I CALLED DODGE AT THE NUMBER PROVIDED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THAT IF I HAD AREADY PAID TO GET THESE THING FIXED IT WOULD NOT BE REFUNDABLE.THE TRANSMISSON FLIUD HAD ALL LEAKED OUT THAT I HAD TO ALMOST REDO THE HOLD ENGINE. I DONOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS BUT I DO HAVE THE RECEIPT OF REPAIRS DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121028May 16, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT FADE ON ROOF AND HOOD. CLEAR COAT NOT SPRAYED ON CORRECTLY AT FACTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121043May 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. SHE SAYS THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD HER THAT THE FIRE STARTED BY A SHORT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL. SHE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND IT WAS NOT ON RECALL. *TT *EH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120842May 13, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO COLLAPSE WITHIN THE WHEEL WELL OF MY 2001 DODGE STRATUS ES. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS IS THAT CONTROL COULD HAVE BEEN LOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT HARMING MYSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED OFF THE HIGHWAY. I THEN HAD TO AGAIN PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121548May 12, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED FOR THE 2005 DODGE STRATUS RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE RECALL AND WOULD BE INFORMED WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. THE CONSUMER MADE A FOLLOW UP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NEVER ORDERED. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V579000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120455May 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120458May 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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