Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#10099169November 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DROVE 4 TO 5 MILES, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOTALED . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED FIRE. NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL COME OUT TOMORROW FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097374October 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SAFETY DEFECT IN 1998 *BF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER ADMITS THAT SHE MAY HAVE HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. *TT CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 99V244000 *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10097926October 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE STRATUS COUPE. FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW DID NOT SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED 3 TIMES BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM. HOWEVER, AFTER 3 TIMES, THEY WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DODGE DEALER, WHICH REQUIRED 2 MORE ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW GLASS. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO GET THE WINDOW STOPS TIGHTENED OR REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096362October 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DROVE HOME FROM WORK. PARKED CAR IN PRIVATE LOT. APPROXAMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER. NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS NOTIFIED ME THAT THE CAR WAS SMOKING. UPON RESPONDING. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH ENGINE AND HOOD AREA. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CAR WAS TOTALED. THE POWER STEERING HOSE ( PART # 4764-347A / 0777C/ 25517 DF 3251 3/8" ID # 03067F1) RUPTURED AND LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE MANIFOLD AND IGNITED THE POWER STEERING FLUID STATING THE FIRE. I PERSONALLY NOTED THE SMELL OF POWER STEERING FLUID COMING FROM VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096121October 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MR. TIRE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED TO TAKE IT TO MY DODGE DEALER. DODGE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH FUEL FILTER. DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE CAUSE EXCEPT THAT IT FAILED. MENTIONED THAT MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT A NUMBER OF NHTSA FUEL PUMP FAILURE COMPLAINTS POINTED TO THE CONNECTION. WAS ADVISED THAT FUEL PUMPS DON'T NORMALLY FAIL. $700.00 REPAIR BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097096October 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER/PARK INTERLOCK: NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V021000. THE INTERLOCK KNOB FAILED TO MOVE AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM BEING REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE FLOOR SHIFTER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095975October 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE STRATUS ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST COMING FROM THE REAR SEAT. I LOOKED BACK AND RELIAZED MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TWO WEEKS BEFORE TO SEE IF THEY COULD EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR CREATES A VACCUM AND THAT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE WINDOW TO EXPLODE. IF THIS IS THE CASE I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. LUCKY FOR US THERE WAS NOBODY IN THE BACK SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092866October 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CONSUMER STATED A MECHANIC WORKED ON THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL LEAKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095726October 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE NOISES. LOUD BANG AT WHICH TIME PULLED THE CAR OVER. CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LOOSE OIL. SHERIFF GAVE RIDE TO GAS STATION TO GET MORE OIL WHICH WHEN PUT IN CAME RIGHT BACK OUT. TOWED TO GAS STATION AND FOUND HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. ROD THAT BLEW THE HOLE SOMEWHERE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOWED 100+ MILES HOME. LUCKILY NO ONE HURT. NO WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS PRIOR. CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (58,000 MILES). WILL BE HAVING SOMEONE LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF IT CAN BE FIXED AND AT WHAT COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096548October 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RE FAULTY HEAD GASKET ON 1998 CHRYSLER DODGE STRATUS. *BF THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT AT LEAST 1 QUART EVERY OTHER DAY AND EVEN THEN THE OIL BARELY REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096659October 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL LINES AND HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093468October 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES, OUTER TIE ROD, BRAKE CALIPERS, ENGINE OIL INNER SEAL. BRAKE PADS, SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS 20 TIMES EVERY 3 MONTHS AND THE BRAKE CALIBER ON THE RIGHT REAR THIS WILL MAKE THE 9TH TIME I AM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR THE FRONT BRAKES AND HUBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS AND CAN PROVE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON MY CAR COST OF OIL LEAK REPAIR WAS OVER $800.00 DOLLARS AND GUESS WHAT I WILL HAVE THE CAR PAID FOR THIS MONTH AND I AM STILL WORKING ON THE WHEELS AND BRAKES I NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BRAKES, AND THE ENGINE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093489October 2, 2004
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I REAR ENDED THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME. THE FRONT OF MY CAR IS SMASHED PRETTY BAD. MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEFLATE. I BELIEVE THAT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFTEY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094871October 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER HAD A 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHICH ACCUMULATED A GREAT DEAL OF MOTOR SLUDGE. CONSUMER CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THEN, TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094624September 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE AT A STOP ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO JERK FORWARD. CONSUMER PRECEDED TO DRIVE HOME. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089875September 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. *AK AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLS IT CUTS OFF EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN KICKED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093164September 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 9/15/04, TOOK IT TO DEALER ON 9/16/04 AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. MY CAR AT THE TIME OF FALIURE HAD 43,125 MILES ON AND THAT IS IT, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING BAD, I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED JUST AS THE MANUAL SAYS TO AND THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IS IT COST ME $1325 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION RE-BUILT. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE RE-BUILT.*A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093191September 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
MY WIFE TOOK IN OUR 1999 DODGE STRATUS FOR RECALL WORK ON THE IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES GO INTO GEAR WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO DONE THE RECALL WORK, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I THEN CALLED THE DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT MY OWN EXPENSE. MY QUESTION IS , SHOULD THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL DODGE SHOULD LOOK INTO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094280September 24, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH. CONSUMER CONTINUED DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL HE SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED BACK ON. IGNITION WAS THEN TURNED BACK OFF, AND VEHICLE COASTED TO THE MEDIAN. WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE RESTARTING. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, AND THE FAILURE HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK ...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094283September 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHO, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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