Dodge Stratus Complaints

2,721 consumer complaints on file.

#728855August 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868483August 23, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEAKING FUEL. DEALER SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 96V006000. DEALER GAVE NO OTHER EXPLANATION , BU TINDICATED THAT CONSUMER WAS ON HIS OWN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868495August 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WOULD LEAK & CAUSE ENGINE TO SMOKE. WOULD REFILL THE OIL AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO, ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. WAS INFORMED THAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553950August 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING THE ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD MAKES THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATE ONTO THE CENTER MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728643August 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 1996 DODGE STRATUS IN FEBRUARY 1997. IT HAD 16,000MILES ON IT AND IS CONSIDERED USED. DUE TO NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH MY CREDIT UNION TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM ONGOING REPAIRS. SINCE THAT WARRANTY HAS TAKEN EFFECT, THEY HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $3,500.00 ON REPAIRING MY VEHICLE. A MAJORITY OF THIS REPAIR WAS A CONTINOUS OIL LEAK. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO KERNERSVILLE DODGE AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE MAY, 1999 TO HAVE THIS OIL LEAK REPAIRED, WITH NO LUCK. THEY HAVE REPORTEDLY REPLACED THE GASKETS TWICE, THE CYLINDER HEAD ONCE(WHICH THEY TOLD ME WAS FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING), AND THE SEALS TWICE TO STOP THIS LEAK. UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THESE REPAIRS WERE PAID FOR BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, I STILL HAD EXPENSE OF MY OWN, NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE OF THEM KEEPING MY CAR FOR A WEEK AT A TIME ONLY TO NOT REPAIR MY CAR. I FEEL THEY HAVE NOT MADE ADEQUATE EFFORT AND HAVE A BEGUN A LETTER TO THE CHRYSLER COMPANY. HOWEVER, I DO NOT EXPECT MUCH SUCCESS OR COOPERATION FROM THEM. MY CAR IS NOW AT A PRIVATE SHOP WHO HAVE TOLD ME THE HEAD GASKETS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE PATCHING THE LEAK INSTEAD OF REPAIRING HOWEVER I WAS BEING CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. WHY DOES IT COST $3500.00 TO PATCH A LEAK? I HOPE THAT BY WRITING TO YOU, I WILL GET SOME SOLUTION TO THIS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ONGOING DILEMNA. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK FROM REPAIRS DONE ON MY CAR IF COPIES ARE NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868170August 21, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING A/C STOPPED BLOWING. CONSUMER SHUT CAR OFF AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT CLUTCH FOR THE A/C COMPRESSER WAS HANGING UP AND BURNED UP THE COMPRESSER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868231August 21, 2000
SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN. PART OF THE SEAT WHERE CONSUMER'S HIP GOES UP A METAL PIECE STICKS OUT. CONSUMER FEELS FRAME MAY BREAK COMPLETELY, AND FAMILY MAY BE INJURED. *AK LEFT FRONT SEAT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. LEFT DOOR HINGE BROKE TOO. FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728441August 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HAVE A SERIOUS VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END DURING HARD BRAKING, MOST NOTICEABLY DURING DOWNHILL BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO VIBRATION THROUGHOUT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED REPEATEDLY TO NO AVAIL AND FRONT DISK PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NEW TIRES AND FRONT END ALLIGNMENT HAVE NOT IMPROVED THE SITUATION WHATSOEVER. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WITH VIBRATION THROUGHOUT CABIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727639August 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
1) TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO CRACK IN CASE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AS CRACK DUE TO DAMAGED DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER. DESCRIBED AS MOUNTING PIN BROKE OR WORKED LOOSE, ALLOWING PLAY IN DIFFERENTIAL, BANGING AGAINST CASE. 2) FAULTY STARTER MOTOR CAUSED REPEATED FAILURE OF FUSE. FUSE WOULD BLOW IMMEDIATELY UPON IGNITION ATTEMPT. 3) CONSTANT OIL LEAK FROM REAR OF ENGINE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKET SEAL. 4) TRUNK LID OFTEN WILL NOT LATCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553644August 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 1500 MILES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727331August 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE WERE DRIVING ON I-69 IN TULSA, OK ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1999, TRAVELLING ABOUT 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT HAD DONE AND WERE PERPLEXED - WAS IT THE TRANSMISSION? TIRE BLOW OUT? THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN HOWEVER BUT WOULD NOT LET US SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. WE READ OUR OWNER'S MANUAL AND LEARNED THAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS A "SAFETY FEATURE" WHEN THE COMPUTER DETECTS SOMETHING WRONG, THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY "DOWNSHIFT" SO NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, ETC. WILL BE CAUSED! WE ALSO NOTED TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD RE-SET BUT HTE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. WE TOOK IT FIRST TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY (TUESDAY) AND THEY STARTED MUMBLING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING REPLACED WITHOUT EVEN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK! WE THEN TOOK IT TO TUNEUP MASTERS WHO DID A CHECK AND FOUND NO CODES, NOTHING WRONG. ANOTHER YEAR HAS PASSED AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN BUT NOT WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEED. A CODE WAS NOTED THIS TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR. BAD THINGS ARE GETTING READY TO HAPPEN AND I CAN'T AFFORD IT. MY CONCERN, HOWEVER, IS THIS "SAFETY FEATURE" OF DOWNSHIFTING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WILL NOT SELL IT PRIVATELY AS I AM CONCERNED A FAMILY WILL BUY IT AND SOMETHING AWFUL MAY HAPPEN. I KNOW, "BUYER BEWARE" BUT IT SEEMS DANGEROUS TO ME. I JUST WONDERED IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER AND/OR ENGINE? I HAVE KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES, ETC., NEW BRAKES, NEW TIRES, BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO DO THIS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN THE CAR RUNS FINE AFTER IT IS RE-SET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS REPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726998August 8, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I NOTICED THAT MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR ON JULY 4TH WHICH WAS A REALLY HOT DAY I CONTACTED QUICK LUBE ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS MY COMPRESSOR THEY SAID THAT IT WAS WAY PREMATURE TO LOSE A COMPRESSOR AT 47,000 MILES AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP WHICH I DID THEY PROCEEDED TO INFORM ME THAT THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES AND $ 800.00 LATER I WAS A VERY DISGRUNTELED VEHICLE OWNER I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT WE SPEND GOOD MONEY ON A CAR AND THIS IS HOW WE ARE REPAID FOR GOOD MAINTINENCE ON OUR CAR . I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN !!!! S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726203July 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866263July 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR MOMENTARILY, AND RETURN AFTER PUMPING THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866147July 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD ANGLE IS SO SEVERE THAT IT ILLUMINATES DASHBOARD INTO WINDSHIELD, THIS MAKES WINDSHIELD VERY DARK SO CONSUMER CANNOT SEE ROAD AT ALL. ALL HE CAN SEE IS THE DASHBOARD. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, IT'S THE DESIGN OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553180July 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SYSTEM HAS MANY PROBLEMS WITH POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW, WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR AND SYMPTOMS OF MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AND THE CALIPERS STICKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725880July 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
1998 DODGE STRATUS 2.4 DOHC, ON 7/15/2000 STARTED HEARING A LOW RUMBLE/GEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/24/2000 AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE SHOT. TOTAL ESTIMATED BILL WAS $510.00. I TOLD DEALER THAT THERE WERE 2 TSB'S AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTY AVAILABLE. TSB #'S WERE SB054434 AND SB6088758.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725871July 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING PROFUSELY AT 31,000 MILES. MY WARRENTY IS OVER AND WANT INFORMATION ON HOW TO GAIN A REPLACEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART IN THE STRATUS. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725822July 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN I USED THE BACK BUTTON TO CORRECT AN ITEM, THE ORIGINAL COMMENTS WERE WIPED OUT. YOU HAVE TO FIX THAT. WE HAVE HAD FOUR BRAKE FAILURES ON OUR DODGE. EACH HAS BEEN EXACTLY THE SAME. THE FIRST TWO WERE ON SUCCESSIVE DAYS WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 10000 MILES ON IT. BOSCO DODGE INSPECTED THEY BRAKES THEN AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. THEY DID REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER WITH A FACTORY REPLACEMENT. THIS SPRING, THEY FAILED AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER. AGAIN, THE DODGE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. HE DID NOT REPLACE ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. TODAY THE BRAKES FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. HOW DO THEY FAIL? EACH TIME THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVER NIGHT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS MOVED THAT DAY. THREE TIMES THE BRAKES FAILED LESS THAN 100 FEET FROM THE DRIVEWAY. MY WIFE WAS STOPPING THE CAR AT THE INTERSECTION. THE FOURTH TIME WAS THREE BLOCKS AWAY. IN EACH INSTANCE THE CAR LOST ALL BRAKING POWER TO ALL WHEELS AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BAKES AND CAR OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER EACH INSTANCE. IN MY MIND, IT SOUNDS AS IF THE ANTI-LOCKS HUNG UP IN THE OPEN POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553159July 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED REAR END ACCIDENT.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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