Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#719163February 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR--CAR "KICKS AND BOLTS" AS THOUGH THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. ALSO, CAR NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET AT 50,000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICES REGULARLY AND WELL MAINTAINED. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857305February 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V244000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 843 CONCERNING RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING THE CONSUMER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857337February 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. HAD TO REPLACE OIL 1-2 TIMES A WEEK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FRUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719088February 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT END STARTED TO SQUEAK GOING OVER BUMPS AS THE SUSPENSION MOVED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE RIGHT BALL JOINT/LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FAILING AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, RECALL #750. I WAS REFERRED TO DAIMERCHRYSLER'S TOLL FREE NUMBER. I CALLED THEM ON 02-17-2000 AND 02-18-2000. BOTH TIMES THEIR REPRESENTITIVE TOLD ME MY CAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH THE NUMBERS IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR DOESN'T CAUSE BALL JOINT PROBLEMS UNTIL WELL INTO THE 100,000 MILE RANGE. I ALSO TOLD THEM OF THE CARS LOW MILEAGE AND THEY STILL REFUSED TO REPAIR. DAIMERCHRYSLER'S FILE NUMBER IS 6833820. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD, THE YEAR, MAKE, MODEL OF MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719090February 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AT 51,000 MILES. SPOKE TO MECHANIC THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE GASKET. I HAVE THE GASKET IF THE NHTSA WISHES TO INSPECT. SPOKE TO DODGE THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STRATUS BUT IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719037February 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST WAS FREEDOM DODGE OF LEXINGTON AND THE REPLACED THE ABS MODULAR. THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WITH THE CAR IS THAT WE COULD BE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH OR 5 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING. RESULTING NO POWER. FREEDOM COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SO WE TOOK IT TO SUPERIOR DODGE AND THE DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER AND STILL SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENED. INSTALLED A CO-PILOT AND FOUND THE DIST. CAP SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED, PICKED THE CAR UP AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE CAR STALLED 5 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW 9 TIMES, GOING ON 10. I NEED TO KNOW THE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. I COULD KILL SOMEONE, OR BE KILLED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857211February 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS AN OIL LEAK AT THE CYLINDER HEAD AND OIL GALLEY PLUG, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. ALSO, THERE IS RECALL 96V006000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 671. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PARTS HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857100February 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DRIVER REARENDED A TRUCK ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEECTIVE.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#718872February 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS, CAR DIES IN MIDDLE OF BUSY ROAD DUE TO THIS DEFECT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718876February 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SENT YOU THIS QUESTIONNAIRE BECAUSE I NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856977February 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEED OF 40 MPH & UP TO HIGH SPEED OF 70 MPH. ALSO, STALLS WHILE TURNING AND COMING TO A STOP POSITION. BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856855February 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER PURCHASED CAR USED AND ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES. NOW AT 61,000 MILES IT HAS BLOWN OUT AGAIN. DEALER ISN'T GOING TO REPLACE IT, BUT MANUFACTURER WANTS THE CONSUMER TO GET THE CAR TO DEALER, AND THEY HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718695February 13, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718718February 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SHIFTER CABLES STRETCHED, ADVISED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. HEADGASKET IS ALSO A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE BUT STILL NO RECALL/WITH A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718644February 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AT 43000 MILES. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718600February 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON ACCELERATION VEHICLE DOES NOT GEAR IN. TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE, AND LEFT VEHICLE STRANDED TO BE HIT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO SLIPS AFTER ACCELERATION OR DOES A HARD KICK INTO GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718601February 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING DRIVING ON SNOW THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSED A FEEDBACK TO THE SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN LOCKING UP,AND A PEDAL THAT REBOUNDED OUT WHEN BRAKING ON SNOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718618February 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAJOR OIL LEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE FIREWALL. DEALER DIAGNOSED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, ALLOWING OIL TO PUMP OUT OF THE ENGINE NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. RECOMMENDED FIXING TO AVOID FIRE, BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY HELP. REVIEWED UP TO CUSTOMER REL. MGR. AT ZONE OFFICE, SAID DUE TO MILEAGE, NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE OFFERED. THIS SEEMS TOO LOW A MILEAGE FOR THE ENGINE TO BE SELF DESTRUCTING WHEN OTHER BRANDS RUN 200K AND MORE MILES WITH NO TROUBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855182February 10, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT THE RUBBER BOOT IS TOO SMALL THAT IT WON'T SLIDE OVER THE COUPLING MECHANISM TO KEEP SOMETHING FROM GETTING INTO IT. THE FACTORY ISSUED FLOOR MAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE TURN COUPLING, AND DRIVER COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. AVOIDED A NEAR MISS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718551February 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEAKS PREMATURELY... WILL CONTACT CHRYSLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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