Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#740764February 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WARRANTY EXPIRED ON10/27/01.WAS TOLD ON 1/31/01 THAT HEAD GASKET LEAKING NEEDS REPLACEMENT.TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY,35,571 MILES YET NEEDS NEW GASKET?CHECKING YOUR DATABASE,SERVICE BULLENTIN 090598,SEQ. 291,NHTSA # SB602898,STATES THAT CHRYSLER DEVELOPE NEW MLS GASKET TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON 1999 MODELS TO CORRECT SUCH A PROBLEM.INCOMPLAINT DATABASE,ODI # 714001, STATES CHRYSLER AWARE OF GASKET FAILURES.A HEAD GASKET IS A COSTLY/TIME CONSUMING JOB ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT UNDER WARRANTY.IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM,AND A NEW GASKET HAS BEEN INTRODUCED,SHOULD THERE NOT BE A RECALL OR A UPDATE NADE TO THE 1998 MODELS.? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP OUT THIS SITUATION? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740787February 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PUT MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3,000 MILES. TODAY, WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT I HAVE A HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE VEHICLES. MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED IN OCTOBER, BUT I AM HEARING THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A 5 YEAR WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE WARNOCK TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740747February 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740750February 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AS A REGULAR ITEM OF REPAIR, SECONDARY TO WEAR AND TEAR. THIS WAS EARLY IN DECEMBER 2000. THE MECHANIC ALSO CHECKED OVER THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT AS WITH MANY 1998 DODGE STRATUS' I WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD CHECK WITH THE DEALER AND SEE IF THIS ITEM HAS YET BEEN RECALLED. I THEN HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WHEN I WAS TURNING AROUND A CORNER SLOWLY AND AN AWFUL NOISE OCCURRED. I THEN PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I RETURNED I HAD A LARGE OIL LEAK ON THE GROUND. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY TRUSTED MECHANIC AND THEY CHECKED IT OVER WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING, THE ENTIRE PULLEY SYSTEM WAS SEIZING UP AND NEEDED REPLACING AND MY MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THIS WAS $1,000 AND THAT WAS WITHOUT REPLACING THE MANIFOLD, AS I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT THAT TIME. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT THE CAR, SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HELP OUT WITH APPROX. $200. OF THE REPAIRS. WELL SINCE I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO GA FROM CA AND HAD TO STAY ON SCHEDULE I WAS UNABLE TO STAY BACK FOR THE APPOINTMENT WHICH WASN'T UNTIL A WEEK LATER. UPONE MY REQUEST FOR THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER, THEY SAID , I CANNOT GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS INFORMATION AND YOU MUST BRING TO CAR IN FOR US TO INSPECT. WHEN I ASKED THEM IF THIS INPECTION WOULD COST, THEY REPORTED, DEPENDING UPON THE TESTS NEEDED. I KNEW THAT FINANCIALLY, EVEN IF I WAS APPROVED FOR $200 ASSISTANCE I WAS BETTER OFF GETTING THIS FIXED BY A TRUSTED LESS EXPENSIVE MECHANIC AND FIGHT THE BATTLE LATER. CLEARLY A VEHICLE WITH 70,000 HWY MILES, WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,500 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW MANIFOLD, A NEW PULLEY SYSTEM AND ALL NEW GASKETS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740644February 8, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERSIDE SEATBELT WONT FULLY RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY. THE CLIP HAS BEEN SLAMMED IN THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559482February 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FRONT LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT STARTED MAKING NOISE, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REQUEST REPAIR UNDER RECALL 97V-201, THE DEALER REFUSED NO-COST REPAIR STATING THAT THE BALL JOINT PASSED ALL THEIR TEST SO THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE IT UNDER RECALL, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879901February 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FELL IN MIDDLE OF STREET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879902February 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BOLTS TO BRAKES CAME COMPLETELY OFF IN MIDDLE OF STREET. DEALER HAD A TOW COMPANY TO COME PICK UP VEHICLE. TOW COMPANY FOR WHATEVER REASON STILL HAS CAR. A LOANER WAS SUPPOSE TO BE GIVEN CONSUMER UNTIL VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879927February 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
HEADGASKET BLEWOUT SINCE PURCHASE. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER, POWER STEERING PUMP, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND VALVE COVER GASKET. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879943February 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEAL OF ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK ALL OVER ROAD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879791February 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THEN, STOPPED ON SIDE, OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE. AFTER EXTINGUISHING FIRE SAW THAT ALL WIRES WERE BURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879632February 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD AN OIL LEAK ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879409January 31, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879423January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL ON DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTS IN LEAKING OIL ON TO THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD BE FIRE HAZARD A S WELL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740155January 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
INS. ADJUSTED UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE OF FIRE WHICH BURNED MY CAR TO THE GROUND. TOTAL LOSS!! TOOK FIRE DEPT 35 MINUTES TO ARRIVE. NOTHING LEFT BUT THE SHELL! CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879284January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879179January 29, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING POOR STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740030January 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL FALLS AWAY AT SLOW SPEED AND BRAKES ARE VERY NOISY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739943January 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAK - STARTED 2 YEARS AGO, NOW MAJOR PROBLEM. "CLUNKING" SOUND - DEALER CHECKED SUSPENSION RECALL AND STATED VEHICLE WAS OK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879000January 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES KEEP WEARING OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CHANGED BRAKES TWICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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