Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#755429December 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CAR WAS STOPPING NORMALLY ON CLEAN DRY PAVEMENT FROM 35 MPH AND WHEN SLOWED TO ABOUT 25 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED APPROXIMATLY .25 INCHES A WHIRRING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO TOTALLY FREE WHEEL. I PUMPED THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL WITH NO APPARENT BRAKING. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT . AFTER I CAREFULLY LIMPED HOME WITH ONE HAND ON THE PARKING BRAKE I CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755356December 6, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
WE WERE TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE ASSOCIATES THAT TIE RODS WERE PART OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON VEHICLE. BOTH FRONT AND BACK, LEFT AND ROD TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755107November 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 1997 DODGE STRATUS THAT I TOOK IN FOR OVERHEATING THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, FLUSHED THE RADIATOR, AND REPLACED A BELT. THEN THREE DAYS LATER MY CAR WAS STILL OVERHEATING SO I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN DUE TO OIL LEAKING AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THIS WAS NOT CHEAP TO FIX ALL OF THIS AND PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING I HAD TO PAY $650 TO GET BRAKES IN FRONT AND BACK, ROTERS, AND REPLACE THE HYDRAULICS IN THE REAR BRAKES. BOTH TIE RODS HAVE BROKE ALSO IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. SO OVERALL I HAVE HAD TO STICK A LOT OF MONEY IN TO A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. I DON'T EXPECT TO REPLACE THIS MUCH STUFF ON VEHICLE UNLESS IT IS 10 YEARS OR OLDER. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE ANY HELP. I SEE BY THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED THAT THE HEAD GASKET SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755067November 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899422November 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL STALL OUT, WHEN TAKEN FOOT OFF PEDAL CAN FEEL ENGINE TRYING TO DIE OUT, CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP FOOT ON ACCELERATER TO AVOID VEHICLE FROM SHUTTING OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE PROBLEM TO FIX IT. *AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 MORE TIMES.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899396November 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RECALL 96 V 006 000 ON ENGINE DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT DEALT WITH SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754702November 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAD TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CONTACT THE ADDITIONAL INSURANCE AND THE DEALERS AND NO ONE EVER RESPONDED TO ME.. I REPLACED THE BRAKES ALSO BEFORE I HAD THE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754665November 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
FRONT STABILIZER JOINTS AND BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED, RIGHT FRONT BROKE. FIXED AT DEALERSHIP 11/16/2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754515November 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED, PLUS THERE IS MUCH MORE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE PROBLEMS I HAVE LISTED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A HEATER CORE FAILURE, BRAKES REPLACED ALREADY TWICE ON THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE HAD A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT (PASSENGER), THE TIMING CHAIN IS A MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR THAT I JUST HAD DOWN. NOW I AM STILL DEALING WITH THE RESIDULE PRODBLEM WITH MY HEATING/DEFROST SINCE K & M REPLACED MY WATER PUMP ON 10/17/01. OVERALL I CONSIDER THIS CAR TO BE A REAL PIECE OF CRAP AND I ABSOLUTELY WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER STRATUS AND IN FACT, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE EVER. I FEEL I HAVE STUNG WITH A LEMON AND BASICALLY I NO LEGAL RECOURSE WHICH IS VERY UNFAIR TO ME, THE CONSUMER. I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS PIECE OF CRAP. IF NOTHING ELSE, I HOPE TO WARN ANYBODY ELSE, PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK AHEAD OF TIME AND DON'T BUY A DODGE STRATUS. ANY ASSISTANCE NHTSA MIGHT OFFER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I CAN PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION AND DETAIL THAT YOU REQUIRE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754534November 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER REPLACING THE HEADGASKET TWICE, THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT THE OIL LEAK IS DUE TO A POSSIBLY WARPED CYLINDER HEAD. SO FAR THE BEST CHRYSLER HAS DONE IS PAY FOR HALF OF THE COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754355November 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DODGE "APPARENTLY" HAS A SERVICE BULLITEN OUT ON EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, BUT IT'S HARD TO GET DEALERS TO LOOK INTO IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754360November 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE ONE YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. IVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST. I MOST RECENTLY HAD AS BAZZAR EXPERIENCE THE DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY HOUSE KEY . MY KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AS I WAS REMOVING KEY, I FET A MILD SHOCK TRAVELING THROUGH MY ARM THEN INTO MY WATCH WHICH MAINTAINED A VIBRATION FOR A LOG TIME AND EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT TO NEVER WORK AGAIN THIS WAS AN ODD OCCURENCE BECOUSE I WAS NOTICING OTHER STARANGE THING IN THE VEHICLE .SUCH AS MY ODOMETER SUDDENLY ACCUMULATING MIALEAGE AT A UNBELIVABLE RATE PRIOR TO MY SCHEDULED REPAIR APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, (FOR AN OIL LEAK) THAT ENDED UP BEING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET(THAT INCEDENTLY WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTY) BECOUSE OF THE MILAGE. ) FIRST THEY CLAIMED I WAS 200 MILES OVER THEN SOMEONE SAID 14 BUT WAS FINALY RECORDED AS 7 TO PORTFOLIO (MY EXTENDE WARRANTY PROVIDER.) PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITTER OF THE ODOMETER OCCURENCE AND OF A BUZZING SOUND I HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCES. ALL OF WHICH WERE JUST BRUSHED OFF. FURTHERMORE, PLEASE NOTE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY MIALEGE WHEN I MADE THE APPOITMENT AND I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE UNDER THE MIALEGAE WHEN IT ARRIVED. (ACTUALLY I DO BELIEVE I WAS UNDER THE MILEAGE WHEN I ARRIVED) SO I ENDED UP PAYING OUT OF MY OWN POCKET APPROX 400.00 DOLLARS. ONLY TO HAVE MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHICH I FEEL CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CENTER ISLAND OF A BUSY STREET, SUDDEN FACING ON COMMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MANOUVERE THE CAR OVER ANOTHER CURB TO A SAFE AREA. NOW MOSS BR DODGE IN SAN BERNARDINO REUSES TO EXCEPT RESPONSIBLITY EVEN AFTER I HAD COPLAID ABOUT THE STRANGE BUSSING SOUNF THAT COULD BE HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL MONTHS BEFORE THIS HAPPENDED. NOW IM STRUGGLING TO REPAIR MY CAR . PLEASE IF YOU KNOW OF ANY ATTORNEY OR RECORSE I CAN TAKE PLEASE INFORM ME. SINCERELY [XXX].*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754300November 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS FAIL ON CHRYSLER 2.4 LITER ENGINES LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REDISIGNED SEE SERVICE BULLETIN # 090598 MY OIL WAS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET AND BLOWING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD POSING A FIRE RISK DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET HOWEVER DIDNT COVER THE ENTIRE CHARGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754322November 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 31/1/01 THERE WAS A HEADGASKET LEAK AND UNDER THE WARRANTY IT WAS REPLACED. ON 11/6/01 I WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN I NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD PASSED THE "H" THE MARK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE HEATER ON MAXIMUM. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY FROM THE TOP BUT WENT BACK UP WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE. I HAD MY CAR THEN TOWED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898997November 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL ON GROUND. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WAS LEAKING. GALLEY PLUG FAILED TO SEAL PROPERLY. HAD ENGINE HEAD GALLEY PLUG REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754266November 8, 2001
WHEELS
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL (RIM) HAS SMALL HOLES IN IT AND THE METAL SEEMS WEAK AND THE DEALER SAYS TOUGH LUCK. I BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THEIR ATTENTION ABOUT TWO TO THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE AND NO ONE COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND THEY SAY IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. ARE THERE ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH DODGE STRATUS RIMS 15INCH, 5 LUG, 5 SPOKE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754275November 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754223November 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
IF I AM DOING MORE THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR DOESN'T STOP COMPLETELY WITHOUT SLIDING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754145November 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TWO COMPLAINTS: FIRST - NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE # 671 ISSUED ON 4/1996 OF WHICH THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED (BUILT THROUGH 10/13/1995) THIS CAR WAS BUILT ON 10/13/1995. AT STATE INSPECTION THIS PAST MARCH NOTICED IT WAS STARTING TO LEAK OIL AND NOW IS LEAKING ABOUT 2 TO 3 QTS A WEEK (10/6/2001).WENT TO DEALER & ASKED ABOUT RECALL THEY CONTACTED CRYSLER AND WERE TOLD TO CHECK IF GALLEY PLUGS WERE THE CAUSE. DEALER CHECKED AND SAID THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING BADLY. CONTACTED CHRYSLER TODAY AND SAID THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME. WENT TO YOUR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS LISTING AND FOUND THAT OF 287 COMPLAINTS FILED UNDER THE ENGINE CATAGORY 217 OR 76% WERE FOR OIL LEAKS OR HEAD GASKET BLOWN! UNDER ENGINE GASKET COVERS 124 RECORDS ALL 100% WERE FOR OIL LEAKS. SAFETY HAZARD OF FIRE IS QUITE POSSIBLE WHY ISN'T THE MANUFACTURER REQUIRED TO DO A RECALL? FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS QUITE A PROBLEM WITH ALL STATUS'S THROUGH MODEL YEAR 2000. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898715November 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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