Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#10006593February 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AS IN RECALL NUMBER 00 V 196 000 FOR THE BRAKE HOSE, BUT VEHICLE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006279February 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AND THE OIL LIGHT CONTINUE TO STAY ON. DEALER STATES THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET HAS MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005881February 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRAYED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005883February 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005281February 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HEATER A/C BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. DOES NOT DEFROST PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004557February 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED EXTENSIVE INJURIES. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10006218February 3, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006072January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005003January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TWICE, MASSIVE OIL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004866January 29, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10003526January 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN. OIL IN THE COOLANT. ALL HOSES AND RADIATOR CAP HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. 62000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004661January 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING OIL WOULD LEAK FROM VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REFILL OIL SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004688January 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004389January 22, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T UPON COLLISION. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10004441January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE TRANSMIISSION SLIPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANYJ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004208January 21, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THEY WAS HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIES. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10004249January 21, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT THE LOWER SEAT BELT ANCHOR. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WOULD BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR A CHILD PASSENGER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003094January 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE STRATUS AND LIKE MANY OTHERS THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING. I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS IN JULY 2002. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR AND IT WOULD ONLY COST ME $200. AT THE TIME I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. ALSO, THE LEAK WAS NOT THAT BAD. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT THE $200 WOULD BE THE COST WHEN I HAD THE REPAIR WORK DONE. WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT JAN 20, 2003 BECAUSE THE LEAK WAS STARTING TO GET WORSE, I ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON IF THIS $200 COST WAS STILL IN EFFECT. HE SAID HE CHECKED ON IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS. AFTER I DROPPED OFF THE CAR, I GOT A CALL LATER IN THE MORNING TELLING ME IT WOULD COST ME FULL PRICE. MY ISSUE IS THAT SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE 98 STRATUS WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER (DODGE) BEEN MADE TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE HEADGASKET PART APPROXIMATELY NOV 1998 IN PRODUCTION AND REPLACEMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003109January 21, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 69,900 MILES. LEAKED OIL, NEVER OVERHEATED. POSSIBLE CRACKED HEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003131January 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT APPROX 60,000 MILES MY 1998 DODGE STRATUS, DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET, A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A TIMING BELT TENSIONER AND COVER THAT HAVE FAILED, A LEAKING WATER PUMP THAT NEEDS REPLACING. MY MECHANIC ESTIMATES $2150.00 TO REPLACE AND REPAIR ALL THESE ITEMS. TO TOP THIS OFF MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT IT WILL TAKE 2 TO 3 WEEKS TO GET THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER AND COVER BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG BACK ORDER ON THESE ITEMS. MEANWHILE I'M WITHOUT A CAR! BY REVEIWING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, I SEE THAT THIS VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET WAS REDESIGNED BY CHRYSLER SINCE 1998, ALSO THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. THE CAR HAS BEEN GREAT UP TO THIS POINT. HOWEVER I FEEL, ALL THESE RECENT PROBLEMS ARE CLEARLY PRE-MATURE ESPECIALLY SINCE CHRYSLER HAS HAD TO REDESIGN THE HEAD GASKET AND TENSIONER IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ITEMS. SHOULD THERE NOT BE A RECALL ON THE 1998 DODGE STRATUS FOR ALL THESE BREAKDOWNS? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ON THIS? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP OUT. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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