Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#785095December 4, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LEAKS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785093December 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (3) ALTERNATORS, (2) BATTERIES, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IS WAS DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET ALARM SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAD THE ALARM SYSTEM TAKEN OUT AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737068November 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COMPUTER CONTROLLER,IDLER ARM AND PULLEY,TIMING BELT,AND BOTTOM CRANK GEAR ALL WENT OUT AT SAME TIME.HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE WHILE IN SHOP FOR TIMING BELT REPAIRS.CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR 500 OF THE 725 DOLLARS IT WOULD COST TO FIX HEAD GASKET,BUT NOTHING ON ALL THE TIMING BELT RELATED PROBLEMS AT 525.00.AUTO WAS 4,000 MILES AND 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN PROBLEMS OCCURRED.JUST SEEMS ODD THAT THE COMPUTER AND ALL THE TIMING BELT RELATED PROBLEMS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME.THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.AFTER COMPUTER WAS REPLACED THE TIMING BELT PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737080November 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
APPARANTLY ALL DODGE STRATUS HEAD GASKETS ARE FAILING AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I GUESS DODGE WILL SELL YOU A CHEAP CAR AND MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE BY CHARGING YOU A FORTUNE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875732November 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN A RATTLING NOISE OCCURRED UNDER HOOD. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, VEHICLE COMPLETLEY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736970November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE, SEVERE OIL LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736995November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED OIL LEAK THAT WOULD COME AND GO. RECENTLY NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS VERRY COMMON ON THESE CARS. IS THERE ANY HELP OFFERED BY DODGE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875557November 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
RECALL 97V201000/ LOWER CONTROL ARM REPAIRS WERE DONE BY A MECHANIC. DEALER INSPECTED RECALL WORK PARTS THAT WERE NOT REPLACED. PROBLEM REOCCURRED ONE YEAR LATER, RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 4-5 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875612November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL UNDER VEHICLE ON DRIVEWAY . CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736927November 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ONE EVENT, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AS WELL. A DIFFERENT DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH MANY STRATUS MODELS. THEY ARE TALKING TO REGIONAL REP TO REPLACE AT N/C. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875489November 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER LOCATED RECALL 96V006000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 671 FOR ENGINE. RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND A LEAKY HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS LOSING 3 QUARTS OF OIL AT LESS THAT 3,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736735November 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736671November 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 54500 MILES, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ONLY DRIVING 32,700 MILES. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $650.00 AGAIN TO REPLACE. DEALER ALSO REPLACED GASKET WITH OLD MODEL# AND NOT NEW MODEL#, BUT CHARGED ME TO REPLACE CAM SEALS WHICH WAS PART OF NEW TSB BULLETIN CHANGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875229November 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT COVER ENTIRE WINDOW, CLOSE TO DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT SIDE WINDSHIELD FULL OF SNOW. DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875054November 16, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3 TIMES WITHIN 6 MONTHS ,TWICE WHILE AT A STOP AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES WILL START TO FADE AND VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE/ACCELERATE , CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875000November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
A FAN BELT WAS LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A BAD LEAK COMING FROM CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736347November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK WITH ONLY 59000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE ANY RECALLS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736349November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ENGINE. HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER FAILURES, MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE READ OF A "SECRET WARRANTY" WHERE CHRYSLER WILL FIX FOR $100 (CONSTANT COMPLAINING REQUIRED). OBVIOUSLY CHRYSLER KNOWS OF A PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT ADMIT ONE. SAFETY HAZARD OF CATCHING FIRE WITH OIL DRIPPING DOWN HOT ENGINE BLOCK. REDESIGNED GASKET PUT INTO PRODUCTION IN 1998, ALL PROBLEMS BEFORE THAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736370November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK AT 45000 MILES,DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET.HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL AGAIN AT 102000 MILES. HAS CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL? PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736252November 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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