Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#723057May 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE OCCURS FROM HEAD GASKET - HAD TO REPLACE WITH MLS GK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722982May 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722850May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEGE THEIR FAULTY HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND EXPECTS CONSUMER TO PAY FOR NEW ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862103May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861863May 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WINDOW MOLDING/COVER CRACKED AND DETERIORATED WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM COULD ENABLE WATER TO GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR FIRE; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861884May 15, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO BROKEN TIE ROD END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722705May 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MY HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITH 84,000 MILES. CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND 2 DODGE DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST DODGE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 6 WEEKS THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AFTER THE HEADGASKET WAS REPLACED. BASICALLY THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH TIMING BELT. AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX IT. PLUS I HAD TO PAY FOR A COMPUTER,WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MONEY WAS NON REFUNDABLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DODGE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY HAD IT FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM SAYING IT WAS ELECTRICAL. I HAD TO PAY OVER 450 DOLLARS FOR THAT. THE TOTAL I PAID WAS OVER 1200 DOLLARS. I THINK ITS PRETTY BAD THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULND NOT EVEN FIX IT! IT SEEMS TO RUN ALL RIGHT NOW. IVE READ HOW A LOT OF THESES DODGE MODELS I.E. 2.4 LITER ENGINES HAVE A MAJOR CORROSION PROBLEM THAT THE DODGE COMPANY FAILS TO TELL ANYBODY ABOUT OR EVEN TRY TO FIX IT. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722595May 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SECOND SET OF ROTORS TO FAILED DUE TO CORROSION IN 4 YEARS, DEALER REPLACED ORINGINALS, IN BOTH CASES PADS WERE FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722237May 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE ROTORS IN 4 YEARS DUE TO CORROSION, BRAKE PADS STILL GOOD. CHRYSLER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM IN NE BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722199May 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON ENGINE. LEAK WAS SEVERE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL FAILURE WITH THESE ENGINES. COST TO REPAIR IS $500+. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722077April 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861037April 27, 2000
WHEELS:HUB
FRONT WHEEL HUBS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CRACKING. THIS COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861039April 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINTS WENT OUT AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861060April 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721942April 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, LEAKING OIL FROM THE REAR PART OF THE HEAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860988April 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED OIL LEAKS. TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721912April 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS GOING 60 MPH WHEN I HIT A DEER IT SMASHED THE THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#721859April 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I PAID OVER $1000 TO REPLACE MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TROUBLES. I AM LOOKING TO BE REIMBURSED AS I AM A FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE. EVERY CENT COUNTS IN GETTING BY! I AM ALSO A FORMER INTERN TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. AND THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO! PLEASE ADVISE ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721833April 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721777April 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL AROUND THE GASKET. APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SET AT THE DEALER. ALSO, THE VEHICLE IS LOSING ANTI-FREEZE. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO LEAKAGE FROM THE RADIATOR. WILL HAVE AN INSPECTIONS PERFORMED AT ENGINE APPOINTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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