Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#8021988October 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT LEAVING SKID MARKS. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769075October 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE INTERNET REVEALS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM. CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID INDIVIDUAL DEALERS WOULD HANDLE PROBLEM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. REPUTABLE DEALER ALSO AAA OFFERED TO REPAIR AS GOOD WILL FOR $378. I HOPE SOMEONE ELSE BENEFITS FROM MY EXPERIENCE. WHAT IS THE CORRECT THING FOR A MANUFACTURER TO DO WHEN IT APPEARS EVERY SINGLE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL BEFORE THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE PART? CAN THE GOV'T HELP US? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769083October 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CAR HAS BEEN IN 19 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS FOR 15 SEPARATE ISSUES. MOTOR SEEMS TO HAVE FINALLY BLOWN. TOOK 4 TRIES TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. CHRYSLER KEEPS IGNORING ME, MY DEALERSHIP KEEPS IGNORING ME VISIT MY SITE AT HTTP://MEMBERS.TRIPOD.COM/~GO_GRL/DODGE.HTML FOR FULL STORY. NO RETURN CALLS FROM CHRYSLER THRU TODAY 10/30/2002 BILL DAY, GENERAL MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP IGNORING ISSUE LONG ENOUGH. NOW NO CAR WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY DO TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568044October 25, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT BECAUSE OF A SEVERE GASOLINE LEAK, IT WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE TEH GASOLINE TANK AND REPLACE THE LOCK RING AND SEAL LOCATED BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. *JG *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768722October 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET MASSIVE OIL LEAK. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021307October 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN HE RECEIVE A CAMPAIGN BULLENTIN NUMBER #96V07500 FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE. THE WORK WAS DONE THREE TO FOUR YEARS AGO. WHILE THE CONSUMER IS APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SWAY TO THE LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768625October 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DISCOVERED A SEVERE OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE COOLANT WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AS WELL. EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS SAYS EVERYONE KNOWS IT'S A PROBLEM WITH DODGE STRATUS 4CYL'S AND NEON 4CYL'S, BUT NO RECALL HAS HAPPENED FOR THIS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I GET RID OF THE CAR DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF HAVING TO RE-REPAIR THIS REGULARLY BECAUSE OF THE BAD BLOCK/HEAD DESIGN. HELP!! DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768552October 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STARTED WITH AN OIL LEAK THAT REQUIRED ABOUT A QUART OF OIL PER TANK OF GAS. THIS SUDDENLY GOT MUCH WORSE, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND ALSO HAD NO HEAT INSIDE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS A THERMOSTAT AND I PURCHASED ONE AND WENT TO REPLACE IT, ONLY TO FIND THE COOLANT LOOKING LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK. SEEMS TO BE A CLEAR INDICATION OF A RUPTURED HEAD GASKET. ENGINE WILL STILL RUN AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, ONLY THAT THE OILS IS BLOWING INTO THE WATER. WITH NO HEAT ON THE INSIDE, I WOULD HOPE THAT A HEATING/COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSH WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768555October 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP OIL LEAKING FROM MY CAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR NEEDED THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE STATES THIS PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE OF COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE TO GET MY MONEY REFUNDED. I HAVE SPENT $700.00 IN REPAIRS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020828October 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDOW ON THE SUN ROOF OF THE VEHICLE SHATTERED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SOME OF THE PIECES CUT THE CONSUMER AND RUIN SMALL PARTS OF THE SEATS. CONTACTED DEALER. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567866October 11, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER WAS IN A THREE VEHICLE CRASH, IN WHICH HER VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020753October 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR IN DRIVE IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ON . THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768252October 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CRACKED HEAD GASKET AS OF 09/04/2002 PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 10/08/2002. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020329October 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. DEALER INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED, BUT THE BRAKE PADS WERE ADEQUATE. *MR THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE WARPED AT AT 15000 MILES AND STILL HAVE PADDING, THE VEHICLE SHAKES BADLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WERE REFACED YET THERE WAS STILL A SLIGHT PULSATION IN THE REAR, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ROTORS ARE OF POOR QUALITY. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768089October 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ROUTINE OIL CHANGE NOTED A SEVERE LEAK THAT THEY SUSPECTED WAS THE INFAMOUS "HEAD GASKET LEAK" THAT THE STRATUS ARE FAMOUS FOR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO AGREED AND REPAIRED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020179October 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE RPM IS RACING AND THE CONSUMER CANNOT GO OVER 35MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019896September 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MFR# 671 & NHTSA# 96 V 0006 000/ENGINE: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKING OIL FROM THE GALLEY PLUG SEAL. DEALER CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVER UNDER THAT RECALL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019533September 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019463September 25, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CORRECT STRUTS FOR VEHICLE ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. CONSUMER STATES OVER TIME THE FRONT END MAY FALL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STRUTS AVAILABLE WERE UNSATISFACTORY SINCE IT IS KNOWN TO CAUSES UNNECESSARY WEAR TO FRONT END PARTS RESULTING IN MISALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767532September 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXPERIENCE NUMERIOUS INCIDENTS WITH FRONT DISC BRAKES SQUEALING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO. NORMALLY OCCURS ON FIRST FEW INSTANCES BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. HAVE HAD IT INSPECTED BY DEALER AND INDEPENDENCE BRAKE SHOP (MIDAS). BOTH DEALER AND MIDAS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. DEALER SUGGESTED TURNING ROTORS AND REPLACING PADS BUT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS OVER 5000 MILES. MIDAS INFORMED THAT TURNING ROTORS AND REPLACING PADS COULD CORRECT PROBLEM BUT STATED IT WASN'T NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE SITUATION BEING A HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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