Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#877427January 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE REPAIRS EVERY 3000 MILES. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. 1. REPAIRED: BRAKE PADS/TURNED ROTORS/BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS; 2. BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS; 3. LEFT AND RIGHT DRUMS; REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, AND BRAKE SHOES. WAS TOLD POSSIBLE ABS PROBLEM. 4. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING /PROPORTIONAL VALVE. 5. BRAKE RECALL, WAS TOLD DID NOT NEED DONE, 6. RODS AND MASTER CYLINDER AND LEFT FRONT CALIPER. AS SOON AS VEHICLE GETS CLOSE TO 3000 MILES BRAKES START GRINDING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877448January 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUME R NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE PANEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738627January 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY CAR STOPPED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY, 12/21/00, THE CAR CONSTANTLY LEAKS OIL, AND I PUT OIL IN IT EVERY THREE WEEKS. THE CARS MOTOR IS KNOCKING, NOW IT STARTS UP BUT STOPS ANYWHERE ON THE STREET. IT JUST CUTS OFF, I CALLED CRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL FOR THE ENGINE. BUT I FOUND OUT IT WAS ON YOUR RECALL DATABASE, THE ENGINE RECALL 96V006000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738584January 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE - SEVERE OIL LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738607January 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DEALERSHIP FOUND A LEAK DURING MY INSPECTION. NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. DECIDED TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM SINCE MY FATHER-IN-LAW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS STRATUS. I FOUND MANY PROBLEMS LISTED BY OTHERS, WHICH LED TO THIS REPORT BEING FILED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT ON THESE VEHECLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558389December 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS
WHILE STOPPING ABRUPTLY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS SUFFERED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#877034December 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738288December 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558310December 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN INJURIES. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#876703December 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 20,000 MILES DUE TO ENGINEERING DEFECT. MANUFACTURER HAS INCREASED SIZE OF ROTORS AND PADS ON NEWER MODELS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737882December 16, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737869December 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE HAVE BEEN 5 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED IN REGARD TO THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF SINCE MANUFACTURING IT, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PART. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 36 MONTHS YET BUT MY MILEAGE WAS OVER THE 36,000 LIMIT, I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE $412.71 I WAS CHARGED AS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737787December 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
'HEAD GASKET' - WE BOUGHT A NEW 1997 DODGE STRATUS IN MARCH OF 1997. AT 20,718 MILES THE HEAD GASKET FAILED BADLY. IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS TO GET IT FIXED (UNDER WARRANTY) WHILE THE PART WAS REDESIGNED. THE HEAD GASKET WAS FINE UNTIL 72,000 MILES - AT THAT POINT IT FAILED AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED SEVERAL TIMES. 'HEADRESTS' - ON OUR 1997 DODGE STRATUS THE ADJUSTABLE HEADRESTS HAVE BROKEN - THE PADDED HEADREST BREAKS FREE FROM THE METAL POSTS HOLDING IT TO THE CHAIR. WE HAD THE PASSENGER HEADREST REPLACED - IT IS NOW BROKEN AGAIN AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEY BREAK FROM THE PRESSURE OF ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF THE HEADREST. THIS SEEMS UNSAFE TO ME - THEY BREAK QUITE EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737692December 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY HEADGASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE TRYED TO GET CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THIER MISTAKE. I REPLACED THE GASKET. THE NEW ONE IS A LOT THICKER THEN THE OLD ONE.SO, IF THEY MODIFIED THE NEW GASKET, THEN SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE. THAT'S WHY ALL THESE CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LEAKING GASKET ON THEIR DODGE STRATUSES AND NEONS. THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT AS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, BECAUSE THE LEAKING OIL ON THE ENGINE COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND THE LEAKING OIL ON THE GROUND CAN GET INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. I PAID FOR THE HEAD GASKET WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. I FEEL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: 0)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876244December 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN COLLISION, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737609December 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. CAR IS DRIVING FINE BUT LEAKING ABOUT TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER DAY. HEAD GASKETS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I ALSO HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 1995-1999 DODGE STRATUS, DODGE NEON, AND PLYMOUTH BREEZE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876201December 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737405December 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK AT HEAD GASKET CAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAR TO FAIL. SEEMS TO BE PREVELENT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737426December 6, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND CHRSYLER NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875995December 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THROTTLE & IT STUCK TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP EVEN AFTER PRESSING BRAKES & PULLING UP PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JUMP CURVE ONTO SIDEWALK BACK INTO PARKING LOT. CONSUMER STEERED VEHICLE AWAY FROM WALL. WAS ABLE TO TURN MOTOR OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. ALSO, MANUFACTURE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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