Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#852001October 27, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE SUDDEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713942October 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT/TENSIONER, MY CAR WAS BUILT OUTSIDE OF THE BUILD DATE FOR RECALL. CHRYSLER HAS CHANGED THE PARTS FOR THE GASKETS SEVERAL TIMES, THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH IT. SOUNDS LIKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS IN ORDER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713904October 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKAGE FROM HEAD GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713920October 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE LEAKS OIL AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T DAMAGE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713722October 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN
DEALERSHIP GAVE ME STATEMENT THAT RECALL ITEM WAS FIXED ON 10-22-1999 AND THEY DID NOTHING. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I CAN MANUVER THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND INTERLOCK CABLE AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVERD FROM CHRYSLER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IN. SO I TRUST THEM TO DO THIS CORRECTLY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713732October 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE DODGE STRATUS. I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE TO PAY $610 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A PART THAT THE CHRYSLER MECHANICS THEMSELVES ADMIT TO BE A COMMON FAILURE. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT A LITTLE MORE AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE GASKET WHICH SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE ON ALL THE STRATUS AND NEON'S OF PEOPLE WHOM I KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713678October 22, 1999
STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKAGE ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR ONLY WHEN IT RAINS WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS ALSO AN OIL LEAKAGE ONLY NOTICED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THEY SAY ITS A PROBLEM WITH AN INFERIOR GASKET AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM IN THE PAST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851470October 21, 1999
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL HAS PROBLEMS WITH AIMING. WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851262October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES WERE HARD, AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713593October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE LOSING OVER A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. I NOTICED OIL LOSS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR , BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO NORMAL BREAK IN. NOW IT LEAKS DOWN ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND MAY POSE A FIRE HAZARD. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN. THEY WARP IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549101October 19, 1999
STRUCTURE
BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN OF STRUCTURE IT IS HARD TO HAVE FULL VIEW OF REAR AS WELL FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851089October 19, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE RESTRAINT BELT WILL NOT "SNUG" UP, NOR WILL IT LOCK IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713518October 19, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEN REPLACING THE BATTERY THEY HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE TIRE AS IT IS AN ANTI-THEFT. THE PROBLEM IS THE LUGS: NUTS BREAK OFF VERY EASILY. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SIMILAR COMPLIANTS? I'M FACING A LARGE BILL AND DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713538October 19, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED TWICE. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER OF A BUZZING AND/OR GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AT LEAST 2 OTHER TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND AM GOING TO TAKE IT IN THIS THURSDAY (10/21/99) AGAIN FOR THE SAME BUZZING NOISE. EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN IT IS THERE FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 DAYS IF NOT LONGER. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN NOISE. THIS THURSDAY I WILL ALSO TAKE IT IN FOR SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE - THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES NOT START ON ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850969October 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713391October 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE ARE SEVERAL REFERENCES IN INTERNET NEWSGROUPS ABOUT THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT A CLARKSVILLE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713361October 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNERT, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS. WE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER OR THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713305October 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SUDDENLY LEAKS OIL AFTER DRIVING ONLY 5 MILES ON HIGHWAY...STRONG ODOR OF OIL FROM ENGINE...HAD TO REPLACE ONE AND ONE HALF QUARTS...GARAGE MECHANIC WARNED OF POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE IF NOT FIXED...REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER, CITING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 96V006000 FOR REFERENCE AS IT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM EXACTLY. WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALL BY THAT NUMBER....HAVE PULLED MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS ABOUT VEHICLE WHICH CITE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING.....CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850597October 13, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713275October 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CAR IS PRESENTLY AT CROWN DODGE@ PHONE # IS 281-556-6400 ROBERT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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