| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 6420.1%ODI 10003021 · 137,000 miTHE CAR LEAKS OIL BADLY, I SEE ITS HAD BEEN A OIL RECALL UNDER/ THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLERY PLUG/ IT SMOKES THE HOOD, LEAKS WATER OUT OF TAIL PIPE: 1995 DODGE STRATUS RECALL#96V00600/ THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE ISN'T ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. IF THIS PROBLEM PERSIST ITS GOING TO START A FIRE,,,,,,,,,,,ITS A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY EYE AND MANY OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS,,,, Look up ODI 10003021 at NHTSA ↗ | 22039.7%ODI 10000430 · 11,566 miIT ALL BEGAN WHEN WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 1996 DODGE STRATUS IN OCT 1995. THE CAR GAVE US LITTLE IF ANY TROUBLE THE FIRST YEAR. THE SECOND YEAR AND EVERY YEAR SINCE IT HAS BEEN A#1 HEADACHE. THE SECOND YEAR ALONE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 17 TIMES. THE REPAIRS WERE MAJOR ONES AS WELL AS MINOR ONES INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF AIR COMPRESSOR ON AIR CONDITIONER, STARTER, REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET TWICE ONCE AT 11565 MILES SECOND AT 20495 MILES AND GUESS WHAT NOW AT 69000 MILES.THANK GOODNESS THE FIRST TWO WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FILED A COMPLA… Look up ODI 10000430 at NHTSA ↗ | 11332.4%ODI 10000203 · 65,000 miHEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 65K MILES. CHRYSLER PAID FOR PART. Look up ODI 10000203 at NHTSA ↗ | 7728.3%ODI 10000979HEAD GASKET HAS BUSTED. IT'S LEAKING FUEL ALL OVER THE EXHAUST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT COULD START A FIRE. HE SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX. IT REQUIRES ME TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN IT WEEKLY. Look up ODI 10000979 at NHTSA ↗ | 2510.0%ODI 10003004 · 40,000 miTOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE BEFORE TAKING ANOTHER TRIP OUT OF TOWN. THIS WAS JUST 2 MONTHS AFTER HAVING OIL LEAKS REPAIRED AND CLUTCH CABLE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP CHECKED ON CLUTCH CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE, HOWEVER UPON PROCEEDING WITH OIL CHANGE THEY FOUND 2 MORE OIL LEAKS! THESE WERE REPAIRED AND COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRENTY. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS WARRENTY RUNS OUT? Look up ODI 10003004 at NHTSA ↗ | 83.7%ODI 10025042COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE/OIL LIGHT SYSTEM. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DIED OUT WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. (THE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON SECONDS BEFORE THE INCIDENT) THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR WAS GONE. THE CONSUMER WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DARK SMOKE, KNOCKING, NOR DID THE OIL LIGHT COME ON. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A PAYMENT FOR THE ENGINE REPAIR COST. *SCC *JB Look up ODI 10025042 at NHTSA ↗ | 2815.1%ODI 10018395 · 34,583 miI AM NOT SURE IF THIS SITE PERTAINS TO THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO ZEISER DODGE ON 04-19-03 WITH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. ON 04-21-2003 THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AND THAT THE CAR HAD NOT HAD PROPER OIL CHANGES. I PROVIDED ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AND THEY ARE STILL REFUSING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. ITS STILL UNDER THE 36,000 MILE-3 YR WARRANTY. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE 2.7 LITER IN THESE CARS ARE FAULTY FOR OIL SLUDGE. I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE REPAIRED. *JB Look up ODI 10018395 at NHTSA ↗ | 2617.3%ODI 10042349 · 64,000 miHAD PARKED VEHICLE. NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPT CALLED AND ARRIVED TO PUT OUT FLAMES. CAUSE OF FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED BY FIRE DEPT. *AK Look up ODI 10042349 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.7%ODI 10135903 · 33,000 miDT: THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR A SQUEAKING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE BY THE WHEEL. THE SOURCE OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE WAS UNKNOWN. THE ENGINE, A CALIBER TO THE STEERING WHEEL, AIR CONDITIONING, BRAKES, AND THE FLYWHEEL WERE REPLACED. THERE IS A STILL A SQUEAKING NOISE AND CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE IT I COMES FROM. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 10135903 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.5%ODI 10138148 · 24,450 miMY CAR SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF WHILE IN PARKING LOTS OR AT RED LIGHTS. WHEN I GOT OUT LAST TIME I LET MY CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS ALL HOT! THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY AND THEY WOULD NEED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I READ A WEBSITE FORUM FULL OF STRATUS' THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY STOP WITHOUT WARNING, THE RADIO STAYS ON AND EVERYTHING! THIS COULD LEAD TO A WRECK!*JB Look up ODI 10138148 at NHTSA ↗ | 46.5%ODI 10116845 · 58,000 miDEFECTIVE ENGINE DESIGN. OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE, LEADING TO DEALER DIAGNOSIS OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT NEEDED, WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEERVICED PER VEHICLE MANUAL. *AK Look up ODI 10116845 at NHTSA ↗ | 68.1%ODI 10233837 · 53,300 miJAN 17,2008 CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 53,300 MILES. CALL DEALERSHIP SAID BRING IN TO REPLACE THE MAIN CRANK SEAL AND HOPEFULLY THAT SHOULD FIX PROBLEM AND IF NOT THE I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE CRANK SHAFT. WELL 3,000 MILES LATER LESS THAN A MONTH LATER CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AGAIN. CAR BEEN PARKED SINCE CALL DEALERSHIP SET UP TO HAVE CRANK SHAFT REPLACE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THEY TOLD ME REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT AND THE CAR WOULD BEEN FINE THIS WAS MAY 20,2008 IT TOOK THEN A MONTH TO GET MY PART WITH MY CAR SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP T… Look up ODI 10233837 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 3310.4%ODI 512988TRANSMISSION LEAK. Look up ODI 512988 at NHTSA ↗ | 9817.7%ODI 10017186THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL (96V006000) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG. *NLM Look up ODI 10017186 at NHTSA ↗ | 308.6%ODI 10002763HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK LOWER CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINTS TIE RODS Look up ODI 10002763 at NHTSA ↗ | 207.4%ODI 10002799 · 100,000 miMASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET THERE IS A CONSISTANT PROBLEM WITH THE 98 (AND OTHER YEARS) DODGE STRATUS ENGINES. THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL MASSIVELY. WHE YOU ARE DRIVING IT SPLATTERS DOWN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, LANDING ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE EXHAUST PIPES AND MUFFLER. I HAVE NO FIRES OF YET, BUT WE HAVE RESTRICTED USE TO SHORT TRIPS. HERE IS A LINK TO A MESSAGE BAORD WITH SIMILAR PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/CHRYSLER/8.HTML Look up ODI 10002799 at NHTSA ↗ | 135.2%ODI 565685THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. *YH Look up ODI 565685 at NHTSA ↗ | 31.4%ODI 10019204 · 50,000 miAIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED, AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT COOL WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES--THIS CREATES A PROBLEM IN THE SUMMER SINCE I LIVE IN TEXAS AND THE SUMMERS ARE VERY HOT DOWN HERE. ALSO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL HAS JAMMED SEVER TIMES WHEN IT IS OPENED, PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING DOOR WERE COMING OFF, THIS CAUSES THE DOOR TO JAM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. Look up ODI 10019204 at NHTSA ↗ | 73.8%ODI 10171386 · 120,000 miIN 2003 MY 2001 DODGE STRATUS ENGINE FAILED. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE OIL HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED FOR OVER 10000 MILES AND AS A RESULT GUMMED UP LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3-4000 MILES AND HAD BEEN CHANGED NOT 3 DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT HAPPENED. ENGINE HAD TO BE COMPLETELY CLEANED OUT AND REPAIRED TO THE TUNE OF $3000.00. ENGINE HAD LESS THAN 60000 MILES AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN CAR AGAIN HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITHOUT FAIL. AGAIN,THE ENGINE FAILED, I WAS FINA… Look up ODI 10171386 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.3%ODI 10023860I AM SO DISSATISFIED WITH MY 2002 DODGE STRATUS SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN JAN 2003, I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAN ANY OTHER. MY CAR LEAKS FLUIDS CONSTANTLY, MY BREAKS DON'T WORK WHEN APPLIED, MY CAR HESITATES IN ALL WEATHER CIRCUMSTANCES, MY WINDSHIELD MAKES A CRACKLING NOISE, MY DOORS SQUEAK ALONG WITH MY TRUNK LID. NOT TO MENTION THAT I GET ANYWHERE FROM 10-15 MILES PER GALLON FOR GAS. I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 40 MIN AND HALF OF MY GAS IS GONE!!! THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD TO THE ROAD AND ANYONE OR THING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH … Look up ODI 10023860 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.6%ODI 10192732 · 37,053 miI HAD MY DODGE STRATUS (WHICH HAS 37053 MILES) HAVE A RADIATOR FAN GO BAD FOR THE SECOND TIME IN APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR FAN THE FIRST TIME DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT TOOK ME 5 MINUTES TO DO AND WAS AN EASY FIX (APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY/MARCH TIMEFRAME). ON MONDAY, MAY 14, 2007, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM NORTHERN WISCONSIN WHEN MY TEMP GAUGE SKYROCKETED TO THE TOP OF THE GAUGE. AFTER PULLING OVER AT A SAFE LOCATION (WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE) AND HAVING THE DEALER TOW THE CAR TO THE LOT, I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT MY… Look up ODI 10192732 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 4413.8%ODI 10021059 · 70,000 miTHE TRANSAXLE OFTEN SLIPS AND FAILS TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. EVENTUALLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM Look up ODI 10021059 at NHTSA ↗ | 386.9%ODI 10025542 · 63,000 miOWNER OF 1996 DODGE STRATUS, A CERTIFIED LEMON WITH REPEATED HEAD-GASKET LEAKS/TRANSMISSION LEAKS. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED TWICE FOR HEAD GASKET LEAKAGE AND TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK Look up ODI 10025542 at NHTSA ↗ | 236.6%ODI 10116972 · 44,400 miAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR MORE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK Look up ODI 10116972 at NHTSA ↗ | 93.3%ODI 10087721VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEN, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING IGNITION INTERLOCK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE A COLLSION OCCURRED AND THE PROBLEM HAD NORT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK Look up ODI 10087721 at NHTSA ↗ | 135.2%ODI 10062601 · 143,000 miI OWN A 1999 DODGE STRATUS AND IT HAS ONE HUNDRED FORTY THREE THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED POURING OUT TRANY FLUID AND THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE IT, I DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTAINANCES ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELEIVE I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SO SOON.*AK Look up ODI 10062601 at NHTSA ↗ | 146.5%ODI 10004441WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE TRANSMIISSION SLIPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANYJ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS Look up ODI 10004441 at NHTSA ↗ | 94.8%ODI 10023331 · 55,225 miI PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE STRATUS IN FEBRUARY 2003. THE CAR HAD A TOTAL OF 48702 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS MISSING SOME TYPE OF BRAKES CLIPS. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR WAS ALSO A NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM LOCATED AND THAT IT WAS JUST THE TIRES RUBBING THE PAVEMENT WHEN TURNING. WITHIN 85 DAYS, THE CAR LOST SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK ONE HOUR TO COAST 2.5 MILES … Look up ODI 10023331 at NHTSA ↗ | 1510.0%ODI 10023860I AM SO DISSATISFIED WITH MY 2002 DODGE STRATUS SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN JAN 2003, I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAN ANY OTHER. MY CAR LEAKS FLUIDS CONSTANTLY, MY BREAKS DON'T WORK WHEN APPLIED, MY CAR HESITATES IN ALL WEATHER CIRCUMSTANCES, MY WINDSHIELD MAKES A CRACKLING NOISE, MY DOORS SQUEAK ALONG WITH MY TRUNK LID. NOT TO MENTION THAT I GET ANYWHERE FROM 10-15 MILES PER GALLON FOR GAS. I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 40 MIN AND HALF OF MY GAS IS GONE!!! THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD TO THE ROAD AND ANYONE OR THING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH … Look up ODI 10023860 at NHTSA ↗ | 45.3%ODI 10030644 · 1,500 miI HAVE 2003 DODGE STATUS WITH THE 2.4L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER COMING BACK FROM A TRIP, MOST OF WHICH WAS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED SUDDENLY JUMPED FROM IDLE SPEED TO 2000 RPMS. THE CAR LUCHED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AT THE NEXT 2 STOPS THE ENGINE SPEED JUMPED FROM IDLE SPEED TO 1400 RPMS. FOR THE NEXT WEEK THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN DURING NORMAL AROUND TOWN DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I AGAIN HAD TO MAKE AN… Look up ODI 10030644 at NHTSA ↗ | 64.2%ODI 10059343WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS BUMPED IT SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. *NM Look up ODI 10059343 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.6%ODI 10223494 · 33,350 miSOMETIME AROUND THE MIDDLE OF MARCH 2008, AFTER STARTING MY CAR I EXITED TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK WHEN I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION I WAS UNABLE TO DETECT WHERE THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM. I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT APPEARED TO BE THE FLYWHEEL. AND WITH ONLY 33,355 MILE I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THAT PROBLEM. DAYS LATER I TOOK MY '05 DODGE STRATUS TO AAMCO AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE FLEX PLATE (FLYWHEEL). I FINALLY DROVE TO T… Look up ODI 10223494 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.4%ODI 10212883 · 27,427 miPURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2007 STILL UNDER WARRANTY THINKING I WOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS SINCE ANY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE FIRST IS THE BRAKES, THEY SQUEAK AND RUB. THEY HAVE SCRUBBED THEM 3 DIFFERENT TIME AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING. (THEY ARE COLLECTING MOISTURE TO CAUSE RUST) THE SECOND IS A BUMP STOP WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS COMMON IN DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING MORE WITH IT SINCE WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE THE CODES COME BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS.… Look up ODI 10212883 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 30.9%ODI 10043276WE HAVE HAD OUR 1995 DODGE STRATUS AT SERRAMONTE AUTO PLAZA'S DODGE SERVICE FOR OVER 7 WEEKS NOW. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR DYING OUT. IT DIES AT ANY TIME AND UNDER NO SPECIFIC CONDITION. WHEN IT DIES, AS IF ALL POWER FAILS, WHICH IT DOES EVENTUALLY, AND IS OUT OF GAS. THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF 2 SERVICE PROVIDES AND NOW A THIRD TO FIGURE THIS PROBLEM OUT. MY REAL ISSUE IS WITH THE CERTIFIED EXPERT DEALER SERVICE WHO 1) REPLACED AN ERG VALVE - IT DID NOT FIX THE DYING OUT PROBLEM, THEN AFTER MORE THAN 15 SERVICE HOURS LATER THEY SAID IT W… Look up ODI 10043276 at NHTSA ↗ | 122.2%ODI 10001866 · 96,908 miCONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED FIRE WAS RESULT OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD PLUG BEING LOOSE. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE. RELATED RECALL 96V006000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. NOT INCLUDED. TS Look up ODI 10001866 at NHTSA ↗ | 102.9%ODI 10005484 · 57,000 miHEAD GASKET FAILED AT 58K MILES, CAUSED OIL LEAK,LIKE SO MANY OTHER 1997 DODGE STRATUS WITH FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE, 2.4L. Look up ODI 10005484 at NHTSA ↗ | 134.8%ODI 10004688WHILE DRIVING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. *AK Look up ODI 10004688 at NHTSA ↗ | 83.2%ODI 10003002 · 40,000 miTOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION. UPON LOOKING OVER THE CAR THEY FOUND SEVERAL (ABOUT 4) OIL LEAKS. THESE WERE REPAIRED AND COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRENTY SINCE MY CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. Look up ODI 10003002 at NHTSA ↗ | 73.2%ODI 10107909 · 50 miI HAVE MY AUTOMOBILE ROUTINELY MAINTAINED, EVERY 6-8 MONTHS, (OIL, TUNE UP,...)OIL SLUDGE BAKING IN ENGINE BLOCK-CYLINDER AT 50,000 AND AGAIN 114000. CORROSION BUILD UP & GUNK IN CYLINDER BLOCK, COILS & SPARK PLUG CORROSION CAUSING BAD-STRONG ORDER IN AUTOMOBILE AND SPUTTERING, POOR EMISSION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME AT 25,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 114000, WITH LEAKS WHICH WE CAN SMELL VERY STRONG IN AUTOMOBILE. EXCESSIVE BRAKE LOCKAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK IN NORMAL-AVERAGE SPEED OF 25 MILES. CONSTANTLY HAVING TO HAVE THE BREAKS R… Look up ODI 10107909 at NHTSA ↗ | 2010.8%ODI 10029891 · 51,000 miCONSUMER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS EXCESSIVELY OVERHEATING WHENEVER DRIVEN. DEALER SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, DEALER DISCOVERED ALUMINUM SHAVINGS WERE PRESENT INSIDE OF CYLINDER "HEAD" CAUSING OVERHEATING. Look up ODI 10029891 at NHTSA ↗ | 1610.7%ODI 10165227 · 37,280 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED OIL HAD LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. Look up ODI 10165227 at NHTSA ↗ | 45.3%ODI 10111826RELIABLE MECHANICS REFUSED TO CHANGE THE OIL ON MY 2003 DODGE STRATUS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ENGINE WHICH HAS ONLY 47,200 MILES ON IT.MECHANICS STATE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND SLUDGE BUILD UP, AND IT IS LIKELY TO NEED REPAIRS OF THE ENGINE, RANGING FROM $3,000 AND UP, SOON. AS I'VE DONE SOME INVESTIGATING, I HAVE SEEN THIS AS A MAJOR PROBLEM. WE ARE FAITHFUL WITH OUR OIL CHANGES, AND FEEL THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ENGINE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I HAVE BEEN READING THA… Look up ODI 10111826 at NHTSA ↗ | 128.3%ODI 10089046 · 8,775 miCAR DOES THE FOLLOWING AT RANDOM- WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IT DIES, SOMETIMES WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES THE ENGINES SURGES AND CAUSES CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. ONCE WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE ENGINE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS IDLED VERY ROUGHLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON ONCE AND THE OTHER TIME IT FLASHED 5 OR 6 TIMES AND QUIT. NOE THE MOTOR IN THE REAR WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE! I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 6-7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND "THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM"… Look up ODI 10089046 at NHTSA ↗ | 914.5%ODI 10173377 · 16,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE CONSUMER REPEATEDLY PUMPED THE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM Look up ODI 10173377 at NHTSA ↗ | 79.5%ODI 10157295WHILE DRIVING A RENTED DODGE STRATUS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *NM *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO GAS GOING TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. UPDATED 06/03/10 Look up ODI 10157295 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Suspension | 20.6%ODI 767331I CANNOT GET THE PROPER FRONT STRUTS THE ONES DODGE SELLS ARE UNSAFE TO PUT ON. MY MECHANIC AND A CERTIFIED DODGE MECHANIC SAID THAT IF I PUT THESE ON IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE CAR LINED UPAND IT COULD CAUSE IMPROPER TIRE WEAR OR NOT PUT PRESSURE IN THE WRONG PLACES IN THE FRONT END POSSIBLY CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.I WAS TOLD THAT 95 STRATUS AND SEBRINGS ARE THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY MUST HAVE RUN OUT OF THE ORIGINAL STRUTS SO THEY PUT APAPER IN THE STRUT BOX SAYING TO TURN THE RUBBER SPRING ISOLATER AROUND.IF YOU DO … Look up ODI 767331 at NHTSA ↗ | 91.6%ODI 10040045LTR FM JOVAN MATHEWS (TX) RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 1996 DODGE STRATUS AND ASKING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO INITIATE A RECALL. *MR THE A/C LEAKED, ELECTRIC CIRCUITS MALFUNCTIONED, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, HEAD GASKET, AND POOR DRIVE ABILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, HYDRAULIC TENSIONER, WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR, ALTERNATOR BELT, ROTORS, BRAKE SHOES, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, PCV VALVE, DRYER, A/C COMPRESSOR, TIRES, ALL FILTERS, AND FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WINDSHIELD, STRUTS, SHOCKS, STE… Look up ODI 10040045 at NHTSA ↗ | 51.4%ODI 710034VEHICLE IS MAKING LOUD HUMMING OR ROTATIONAL NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE NOISE GETS LOUDER THE FASTER THE CAR IS GOING AND IT ALSO GETS VERY LOUD AND CHANGES TONE WHEN YOU ARE GOING AROUND A CURVE. Look up ODI 710034 at NHTSA ↗ | 51.8%ODI 10692440 · 74,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARMS WERE RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. Look up ODI 10692440 at NHTSA ↗ | 52.0%ODI 10048707WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. *NLM Look up ODI 10048707 at NHTSA ↗ | 62.8%ODI 10016432 · 44,000 miVEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. ALSO, BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. *JB Look up ODI 10016432 at NHTSA ↗ | 137.0%ODI 10012250WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *NLM Look up ODI 10012250 at NHTSA ↗ | 96.0%ODI 10069137 · 18,000 miTHER IS A DEFINITE NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING AREA. IT ONLY SHOWS UP ON UNEVEN OR ROUGH SURFACE ROADS. THE DEALER KEEPS INSISTING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. OF COURSE ALL OF THE ROADS THEY TEST DRIVE IT ON ARE SMOOTH. THEY WON'T LET ME TAKE A TECH ON A DRIVE IN MY AREA. Look up ODI 10069137 at NHTSA ↗ | 68.0%ODI 10200190TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STRUT MOUNTS SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THEN SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR STRUT MOUNTS WERE RUSTED AND REPLACED THEM AT THE COST OF $500. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. Look up ODI 10200190 at NHTSA ↗ | 1812.5%ODI 10267351 · 23,900 miI WAS DRIVING AT 30MPH COMING TO STOP WHERE I HEARD THIS LOUD CLUNK LIKE IF I RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK AND BOTTOMED OUT ON IT. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE CAR FROM WHAT I CAN SEE BUT I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10267351 at NHTSA ↗ | 1625.8%ODI 10440175I WAS AT THE STORE JUST LEFT ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY TO PICK UP SPEED WITH MY KIDS AND MYSELF BEING PREGNANT WHEN MY RIGHT WHEEL FOLDED AND SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF US AFTER HOLDING UP TRAFFIC AND THANK GOD I DID NOT GET ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT MY LOWER CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AND CAUSING MY STEERING WHEEL TO LOSEN UP CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO TO THE RIGHT AND COULD OF CAUSED ME TO BE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I WOUDL OF PICKED UP SPEED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BY EMAIL OR BY … Look up ODI 10440175 at NHTSA ↗ | 2027.0%ODI 10448541 · 30,000 miUPPER CONTROL ARM PULLING AWAY AT BALL JOINT BOTH SIDES OF CAR COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL IF COMPLETLY BREAKS. *TR Look up ODI 10448541 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 288.8%ODI 10196632I HAD THE REAR BRAKES FOR THE 1995 DODGE STRATUS REPLACED ON 3/01/2007 BECOUSE BRAKES WERE WORN OUT, AND HAVE SINCE THEN HAD THEM REPLACE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MECHANIC SHOP COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING AND BACK BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED TO DO MY MAIL ROUTE ON 8/03/2006 FROM A USED CAR DEALER, AND DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALLS. ALSO, THE CAR SWERVED WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. REPLACED BRAKE LINES, BRAKE SHOES, CYLENDERS, DRUMS AND SPRINGS. *AK Look up ODI 10196632 at NHTSA ↗ | 234.2%ODI 506125ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *DH Look up ODI 506125 at NHTSA ↗ | 174.9%ODI 561688CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE MOTOR THAT WAS REPAIRED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE BRAKES OR AN ENGINE LEAK MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FIRE.*JB Look up ODI 561688 at NHTSA ↗ | 145.1%ODI 10087492 · 45,343 miWHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PRIOR TO THE COLLISION THE BRAKES FAILED, AND CONSUMER JUMPED A CURB, CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE.*AK THE VEHICLE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL WRECK BY MET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TC Look up ODI 10087492 at NHTSA ↗ | 62.4%ODI 740893THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES IS THAT THEY DO NOT STOP THE CAR. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WON'T DISENGAGE. IT MAY NOT REALLY BE A DISENGAGEMENT PROBLEM BUT THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN GOOD AT STOPPING THE CAR. WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR NOSEDIVES BUT FEELS LIKE IT WON'T STOP. IT IS LIKE YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT AND STAND ON THE BRAKES. THE FEEL IS LIKE THE OLD BRAKES THAT HAD HEAT BUILD UP. YOU WOULD GET THAT OUTGASSING THAT WOULD RESIST PEDAL PRESSURE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS AND FIN… Look up ODI 740893 at NHTSA ↗ | 83.7%ODI 10061520 · 43,000 miWHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH ROTORS AND OTHER BRAKE PARTS. *AK *SC THE TIE RODS FAILED. *JB Look up ODI 10061520 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.5%ODI 10192806 · 120,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON JUNE 3, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND MOST OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, ANOTHER CRASH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TOTAL CO… Look up ODI 10192806 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.3%ODI 10025289 · 4,600 miMY CAR MAKES A LOUD CLICKING/GRINDING NOISE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND TURNING. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING RACK REPLACED, THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED TWICE, THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE, THE CONTROL ARM BRACKET REPLACED, THE SWAY BARS REPLACED. THE NOISE STOPPED AFTER THE BRACKET WAS REPLACED BUT CAME BACK AFTER A MONTH. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SEVEN TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE.*AK Look up ODI 10025289 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.3%ODI 10135903 · 33,000 miDT: THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR A SQUEAKING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE BY THE WHEEL. THE SOURCE OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE WAS UNKNOWN. THE ENGINE, A CALIBER TO THE STEERING WHEEL, AIR CONDITIONING, BRAKES, AND THE FLYWHEEL WERE REPLACED. THERE IS A STILL A SQUEAKING NOISE AND CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE IT I COMES FROM. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 10135903 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.7%ODI 10153179 · 32,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH WITH STEADY BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND SLID INTO A TELEPHONE POLE COMING TO A FINAL STOP ON ITS SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR, AS WELL AS A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETER… Look up ODI 10153179 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.4%ODI 10212883 · 27,427 miPURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2007 STILL UNDER WARRANTY THINKING I WOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS SINCE ANY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE FIRST IS THE BRAKES, THEY SQUEAK AND RUB. THEY HAVE SCRUBBED THEM 3 DIFFERENT TIME AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING. (THEY ARE COLLECTING MOISTURE TO CAUSE RUST) THE SECOND IS A BUMP STOP WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS COMMON IN DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING MORE WITH IT SINCE WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE THE CODES COME BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS.… Look up ODI 10212883 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags:Frontal | 175.3%ODI 10112615 · 98,000 miI AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH RESPECT TO A 1995 DODGE STRATUS. THE DODGE STRATUS IS EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE WHICH I ASSUME IS TIED IN WITH THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS OR COMPUTER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIFIC DEVICE IS TO MONITOR THE OPERATION OF THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SO THAT WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER STRESS OR IS NOT OPERATING AS DESIGNED OR INTENDED (OR AT LEAST THE THE COMPUTER SURMISES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY OR UP TO STANDARD), THE COMPUTER WHENEVER THAT OCCURS AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTS THE DODGE STRATUS TO 2N… Look up ODI 10112615 at NHTSA ↗ | 142.5%ODI 10043941WHILE CONSUMER' S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, GOING 100 MPH, LOST CONTROL AND HIT IT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK Look up ODI 10043941 at NHTSA ↗ | 185.2%ODI 10004557CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED EXTENSIVE INJURIES. *JG Look up ODI 10004557 at NHTSA ↗ | 134.8%ODI 10004866ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH Look up ODI 10004866 at NHTSA ↗ | 83.2%ODI 10005743REAR ENDED A TRUCK WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE STRATUS WENT UNDER THE TRUCK'S BUMPER. POINT OF IMPACT WAS JUST UNDER WHERE THE HOOD LATCHES CAUSING THE HOOD TO BUCKLE UP, DOING DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT QUARTER PANELS, BROKE RADIATOR AND PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE ENGINE, BROKE AIR COMPRESSOR, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS, AND CAUSED 'CRACKING' IN THE WINDSHIELD. NOT SURE OF SPEED AT TIME OF IMPACT BUT SPEED OF CAR BEFORE IMPACT WAS AROUND 45 MPH, DRIVER HIT BRAKES HARD BUT NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP - THERE WERE SKID MARKS ABOUT 2 FEET IN LENGTH. AIR BAGS DID… Look up ODI 10005743 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.9%ODI 558310THE 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 Look up ODI 558310 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.2%ODI 10127149 · 46,500 miDODGE STRATUS 2001, 46000 MILES. CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM THE US GOVERNMENT ON PUBLIC SALE. AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HORN DOES NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO AFFECTED. THIS IS CAUSED BY FAULTY CLOCKSPRING PART LOCATED IN STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED DODGE AFTER DISCOVERING ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 1,500,000 GRAND CARAVANS THAT HAD A SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. GRAND CARAVANS ALSO HAD AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HORN WAS NOT WORKING AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. I EXPRESS MY CONCERN TO DODGE SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND … Look up ODI 10127149 at NHTSA ↗ | 74.7%ODI 10034554 · 46,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A CITATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE CONSUMER BY THE POLICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER.*AK Look up ODI 10034554 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.0%ODI 10104547 · 41,450 miMY CAR HAS 41,000 MILES. IT IS A 2003 DODGE STRATUS. THE PAST WEEK I HAVE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/KNOCKING. THAT'S PROBLEM 1. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT LAST WEDNESDAY I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING PLACE AT WORK, AND I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. I HEARD THIS POP AND THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON . ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. I DO HAVE THE CAR IN THE SHOP. THE TECHNICAN WORKING ON THE CAR SAYS THE AIR BAG IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND I FEEL THAT THE DOD… Look up ODI 10104547 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.5%ODI 10117378 · 8,800 miCONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION, WHEREBY THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE CONSUMER, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THEN, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ONLY BECAUSE HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING. CONSUMER BROKE HIS NOSE, AND HAD OTHER MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK Look up ODI 10117378 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.8%ODI 10224126 · 40,720 miTOTALED CAR NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR Look up ODI 10224126 at NHTSA ↗ | 56.8%ODI 10159984 · 11,150 miI WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 6:40 A.M. AND CRASHED WITH TOW HORSES, I WAS DRIVING AT 150 KM/HR AND THE TOW AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN, I ASK THE DEALER WHY THE AIR BAGS DO NOT OPEN AND THE ANSWER WAS BECAUSE I PUSHED THE BRAKE, THE DAMAGE IN THE CAR WAS A LOT BUT THE AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN. *JB Look up ODI 10159984 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 20.6%ODI 10132764 · 31,000 miNUMEROUS FAILURES-SINCE I BOUGHT THIS "95 DODGE STRATUS WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES. 1) ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE-I TOOK CAR TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP-BUCHANAN & YOUNG IN BURNSVILLE, NC AND HAD A NEW HEAD GASKET PUT ON. 2) I REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES, SO THE CAR WOULD START, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE STARTER TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO START. I STILL OFTEN HAVE TO GET OUT AND PECK ON THE STARTER WITH A SCREWDRIVER TO GET IT TO START---EVEN AFTER I HAD A NEW… Look up ODI 10132764 at NHTSA ↗ | 40.7%ODI 10040045LTR FM JOVAN MATHEWS (TX) RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 1996 DODGE STRATUS AND ASKING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO INITIATE A RECALL. *MR THE A/C LEAKED, ELECTRIC CIRCUITS MALFUNCTIONED, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, HEAD GASKET, AND POOR DRIVE ABILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, HYDRAULIC TENSIONER, WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR, ALTERNATOR BELT, ROTORS, BRAKE SHOES, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, PCV VALVE, DRYER, A/C COMPRESSOR, TIRES, ALL FILTERS, AND FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WINDSHIELD, STRUTS, SHOCKS, STE… Look up ODI 10040045 at NHTSA ↗ | 102.9%ODI 10092866WHILE 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 Look up ODI 10092866 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.5%ODI 10604274 · 50,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM PARK WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V02100 (POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED AT THE TIME AND NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. Look up ODI 10604274 at NHTSA ↗ | 208.0%ODI 10024339 · 6,700 miIN HOT WEATHER, THE DASH LIGHTS/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *TS *JB Look up ODI 10024339 at NHTSA ↗ | 219.7%ODI 10080959 · 56,000 miSTARTED CAR AND LOWERED WINDOW (POWER). MINUTES AFTER I STARTED TO DRIVE, THE POWER MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES BEGAN TO MOVE BY THEMSEVES. MINUTES LATER SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. MINUTES AFTER THAT FLAMES SHOT OUT OF TOP OF DOOR PANEL. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF CAR. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY SOMEONE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE BODY SHOP EWALD CHRYSLER MAYFAIR ON MAYFAIR ROAD IN WAWATOSA WI REPLACED THE DOOR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO FUSED HAD TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW IF PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *LA Look up ODI 10080959 at NHTSA ↗ | 73.8%ODI 10019994THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECAME DIM WHILE DRIVING. *NLM THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSUMERS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. SERVICE BULLETIN# L4-148 *SCC *JB Look up ODI 10019994 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.3%ODI 10018006WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT SHE CAN DO. *NLM Look up ODI 10018006 at NHTSA ↗ | 68.0%ODI 10017000I OWN A 2003 DODGE STRATUS SXT SEDAN 2.4L. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS RUSTING ON THE AXLES & BRAKES TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE SECOND DAY I HAD THE CAR IT COMPLETELY SHUT ITSELF DOWN AND WOULDN'T START, IMMEDIATELY MY CAR DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE BATTERY "DIED". I DID NOT TAKE NOTE OF THE RUSTING BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAID "ALL DODGE CARS ARE RUSTED...*ALL*"A MONTH LATER MY CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SLIGHTLY, THEN IT WAS PROGRESSING TOWARDS JANUARY… Look up ODI 10017000 at NHTSA ↗ | 64.2%ODI 10082673CAR WAS SITTING IN PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 8 HOURS, STARTED CAR, LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHILE IN PARK AND NO RADIO OR AIR CONDITIONING, PUT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE..NO NOISE. PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT AND WENT APPROX. 1 BLOCK WHEN CAR JUST DIED AND RADIO/AIR CAME ON. CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP AND HAS SO FAR BEEN OK. DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING. *AK Look up ODI 10082673 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.8%ODI 10532078A TRUCK MADE AN ILLEGAL LANE CHANGE AND HE HIT ME ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND DAMAGED MY LIGHT, HOOD, WINDSHIELD, THE COMPUTER, AND OTHER THINGS UNDER THE HOOD. THE IMPACT WAS VERY STRONG AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR Look up ODI 10532078 at NHTSA ↗ | 68.1%ODI 10239984 · 36,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE MUST SHIFT THE GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS OPERATIVE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. Look up ODI 10239984 at NHTSA ↗ | 150.0%ODI 10560011 · 215,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000. 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