Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#10156555May 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 DODGE STRATUS ENGINE FAILURE LOSS OF OIL TO LIFTERS DUE TO TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER LOOSING OIL FROM MACHINING "FLASH" FROM MANUFACTURER OF ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156303April 27, 2006
AIR BAGS
MY 2005 DODGE STRATUS WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 4/14/06. THE CAR THAT HIT MY CAR WAS GOING 55 MPH HIT MY CAR FROM THE BACK. MY CAR WAS GOING 45 MPH AND FROM THAT HIT WAS PROPEL INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. MY CAR WAS ASSESSMENT WAS DETERMINE TOTAL. THE QUESTION BY THE POLICE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. MY FRONT NOR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERN THAT THIS CAR HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSE LIVES. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANKS YOU. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10157295April 26, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING A RENTED DODGE STRATUS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *NM *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO GAS GOING TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. UPDATED 06/03/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155932April 24, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
1. DURING A REGULAR MOTOR OIL CHANGE ON A SPECIALIZED CENTER, THEY NOTED A LOW LEVEL OF POWER STEERING FLUID, AND SUGGESTED ME TO FILL THE POWER STEERING CANISTER. 2. POWER STEERING LEAK OVER THE MANIFOLD, WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM AROUND THE HOOD AFTER A TRIP. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE AND PIECES OF DON'T KNOW WHAT WERE ON FIRE UNDER THE CAR. THE MECHANISM TO OPEN THE HOOD FAILED AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. 3. NO TIME TO CORRECT FAILURE, THE HOOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10155067April 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED LESS THAN 10 MINUTES IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMAL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154851April 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOUGHT A CAR WITH A DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154179March 30, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE OIL THE HINGE FOR THE HOOD SEEMED LOOSE. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 97V095000 REGARDING THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153849March 27, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APPROXIMATE DATE SHOWN BELOW. RUST ALONG FRONT EDGE OF HOOD. CLEAR FINISH PEELING OFF OF SPOILER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153179March 20, 2006
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH WITH STEADY BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND SLID INTO A TELEPHONE POLE COMING TO A FINAL STOP ON ITS SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR, AS WELL AS A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 DODGE SRT4. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153265March 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I DROVE TO KNOXVILLE, TN. I WENT TO A BASKET BALL GAME. ON THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING REAL TERRIBLY. I CALLED MY MOM AND SHE SAID TO CHECK THE OIL IN THE MORNING. I DID IT WAS AT A PERFECT LEVEL.(I HAD GOT THE OIL CHANGED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THIS TRIP.) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE SHOP. THEY SAID THE OIL HOLES ARE TO SMALL TO LET SUFFICIENT OIL THROUGH TO THE ENGINE AND THAT THE OIL WAS LIKE GUMMY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE(HOW WOULD ANY ONE KNOW THAT) AND IT RUINS YOUR ENGINE. I HAD ANOTHER MAINTENANCE SHOP CHECK MY CAR AT HOME IN WI. THEY SAID THE SAME THING THE MECHANIC SAID IN TN. THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR IS IN MY DRIVE WAY BECAUSE I HAVE NO MONEY TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. MY MOM WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO DRIVE TO TN AND RENT A UHAUL WITH A TRAILER AND BRING MY CAR BACK. I DON'T ONLY NEED AT LEAST $3000 FOR ENGINE I ALSO OWE MY MOM $700 FOR THE TOWING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152949March 17, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALER , WHO STATED PROBLEM COULD BE SERIOUS, NOT KNOWING WHICH SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER SHOWED CONCERN AND INITIALLY WANTED TO HELP, BUT AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT, HE INDICATED THERE WERE TOO MANY MILES PAST THE WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT MILEAGE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153055March 17, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING FILLING UP THE VEHICLE, THE GAS TANK DOES NOT CLICK ALERTING THE CONTACT IT IS FULL CAUSING GASOLINE SPILLAGE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152598March 13, 2006
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON A WINDING ROAD, CURVING RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT. THE BRAKES SEEMED STIFF WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HIT A FENCE AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALTHOUGH SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY, BUT NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE AGENCY DID DETERMINE THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSE BY A STEERING OR BRAKE PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152303March 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH DETERMINED THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED CAUSING THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152230March 8, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
THE FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD BURNING ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152185March 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS OIL ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152108March 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. IT HAS ~42000 MILES. THE MECHANICS ONE FROM KNOXVILLE,TN WHERE THE ENGINE DIED AND THE ONE IN KENOSHA,WI WHERE I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR BROUGHT HOME, SAID THE OIL HOLES ARE TO SMALL TO LET SUFFICIENT OIL THRU THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING AT THE MECHANICS SHOP BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE $3000.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151711March 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A VARIETY OF NOISES FROM THE FRONT WHEEL AREA OVER 20,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS, INCLUDING REPLACING BRAKE PADS AND INSTALLING NEW DESIGN RIVETS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS LOSE AND ALMOST SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPER-- IF THE CALIPER HAD BECOME SEPARATED WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, IT MAY HAVE CONTACTED THE WHEEL RIM CAUSING FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151658March 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
PLASTIC FUEL FILLER NECK THAT ATTACHES TO THE METAL FLANGE THAT ATTACHES TO BODY OF CAR THAT HAS THE GAS CAP ON. THE METAL PART THAT ATTACHES TO PLASTIC NECK IS RUSTED OUT AND VENTING GAS VAPOR ALL THE TIME. CALLED THE DEALER TO BUY A REPLACEMENT PART AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART IS PACIFIC TO ONLY 95 AND 96 MODEL YEARS AND PART IS OUT OF PRODUCTION. DEALER ALSO SAID THERE IS NONE IN STOCK NO WHERE, AND WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME ANY SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151575March 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR,NOTICED WHITE SMOKE I PULL OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS ARE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE POWER STEERING CAP(WHILE LOOKING AT ENGINE WITH THE HOOD UP). SMOKE SUBSIDED CONTINUED TO DRIVE NOTICED SMOKE 2 OTHER OCASSIONS THE SAME DAY SAME AREA OF ENGINE, PULLED CAR INTO DRIVEWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PASSED MY 2000 DODGE STRATUS WAS IN FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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