1995 Dodge Stratus complaints

DRIVER'S SEATBACK REST FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD WHILE DRIVING. SEAT WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. LOCKING MECHANISM IN BUCKLE FAILS CATCH LATCH PLATE. BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MAY NEED TO HAVE EGR VALVE CHANGED. *AK *ML

THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. MOST OF THE TIME THE DEALSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME IT WAS A FALSE CODE. IN DEC. OF 99 I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY SAID THEIR COMPUTER TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR HAD BURNED A SHIFT CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST 1200 BECAUSE THEY HAD TO TEAR INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE TACHOMETER ALSO STAYS AT ZERO MOST OF THE TIME, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT WILL WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON WET PAVEMENT, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD EITHER GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR OR SLOW DOWN, WHICH MIGHT BE DUE TO A MASTER CYLINDER LEAK. *AK

WINDOW MOLDING/COVER CRACKED AND DETERIORATED WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM COULD ENABLE WATER TO GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR FIRE; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS. *AK

I PAID OVER $1000 TO REPLACE MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TROUBLES. I AM LOOKING TO BE REIMBURSED AS I AM A FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE. EVERY CENT COUNTS IN GETTING BY! I AM ALSO A FORMER INTERN TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. AND THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO! PLEASE ADVISE ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET TO MY 1995 DODGE STRATUS IS LEAKING. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS PROBLEM IS APPROXIMATLEY $700 TO $1,000. THE HEAD GASKETT SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING AT 78,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR SOME TIME, BECAUSE IT IS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW OIL ON THE GROUND. *AK

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BAD. I CONTACTED PARKWAY DODGE AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THEY BROKE AN EGR VALVE DOING THE REPLACEMENT. NOW MY DODGE HAS A VIBRATION IN IT, AND IS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY AND CHRYSLER CORP. ENGINEERING CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. MY ENGINE IS STILL VIBRATING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF VEHICLE BEING HARD TO START, OR STALLING FOR NO REASON. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM. CAR WOULD STALL AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON HOT DAY, STALL WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN, STALL WHEN STOPPED FOR LIGHT,ETC., SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE HARD TO START. HAD TO PLACE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELORATOR AND QUICKLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO GET THE CAR GOING. FINALLY, AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHILE ENGINE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL DAY. THE CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR AT A COST OF $900.00 TO ME. DEALERSHIP NO HELP. TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS TOO FAR OUT OF THE WARRANTY EVENTHOUGH I HAD REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HAVE HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AS WELL. TOO MANY TO LIST. ALMOST ALL COMPONENT ARE INVOLVED AT SOME POINT. COULD NHTSA DO ANYTHING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. OTHER CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTY. I'M SURE THAT EVENTUALLY THE CAUSE OF THEIR CARS STALLING WILL END UP BEING THE DISTRIBUTOR AS WELL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGWAY SPEEDS OF 55 TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN, REDUCING THE SPEED VERY QUICKLY. THIS HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN A DRIVER'S WHIPLASH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THIS CAR DOWNSHIFTED WHILE AT THE SPEED OF 55 OR MORE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE 11 TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK .

ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE 11 TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY, SEVERAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS (EXCESSIVE PREMATURE WEAR). *MJS

NEED INFO IF POSS IF FD DODGE IN ERROR PER RECALL WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE??I HAVE NO VEC, MY INSURA HAS BN FILED, NO INFO YET,I WAS DRIVG MAYBE 8-10 MIN WHN NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN PULLED OVER AN BECAME INGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

THE FRONT END STARTED TO SQUEAK GOING OVER BUMPS AS THE SUSPENSION MOVED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE RIGHT BALL JOINT/LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FAILING AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, RECALL #750. I WAS REFERRED TO DAIMERCHRYSLER'S TOLL FREE NUMBER. I CALLED THEM ON 02-17-2000 AND 02-18-2000. BOTH TIMES THEIR REPRESENTITIVE TOLD ME MY CAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH THE NUMBERS IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR DOESN'T CAUSE BALL JOINT PROBLEMS UNTIL WELL INTO THE 100,000 MILE RANGE. I ALSO TOLD THEM OF THE CARS LOW MILEAGE AND THEY STILL REFUSED TO REPAIR. DAIMERCHRYSLER'S FILE NUMBER IS 6833820. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD, THE YEAR, MAKE, MODEL OF MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST WAS FREEDOM DODGE OF LEXINGTON AND THE REPLACED THE ABS MODULAR. THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WITH THE CAR IS THAT WE COULD BE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH OR 5 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING. RESULTING NO POWER. FREEDOM COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SO WE TOOK IT TO SUPERIOR DODGE AND THE DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER AND STILL SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENED. INSTALLED A CO-PILOT AND FOUND THE DIST. CAP SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED, PICKED THE CAR UP AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE CAR STALLED 5 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW 9 TIMES, GOING ON 10. I NEED TO KNOW THE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. I COULD KILL SOMEONE, OR BE KILLED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

SENT YOU THIS QUESTIONNAIRE BECAUSE I NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. *AK

LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL ONCE. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND VERIFIED THIS PROBLEM AS THE SAME THING. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED/ REPLACED. NOW PROBLEM REOCCURRED. MFG OFFERED PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. SHOULD REPLACE AT N/C TO CUSTOMER THEIR DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

I'M TRYING TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM, AND SO FAR LOCAL DEALERS AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. THEY SEEM TOO CONCERENED WITH MAKING MONEY ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED AS DEFECTS. PLEASE HELP ME!!! THANKS......DAVID. *AK

IMPACT OF DODGE INTO A 1992 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT RIGHT ANGLES WAS SUFFICIENT TO KNOCK TIRE OFF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TH CHEVY, DEMOLISH THE FRONT END OF THE DODGE AND FRACTURE THE STERNUM OF THE DRIVER OF THE DODGE (AS HE STRUCK THE STEERING COLUMN, RESTRAINED ONLY BY THE SEAT BELT), BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

GASKET FAILURE SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO START E ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK, AND SHE IS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. *AK

MY 95 STRATUS WAS INVOLED IN A FRONT COLLISION WITH A TRUCK AT OR AROAND 40 TO 45 MILE IMPACT, AND THE BAGS DID NOT WORK. *AK

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. *AK

IN OCTOBER OF 99' OUR CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED ON I75 DURING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. IT THEN STOPPED RUNNING 5 MORE TIMES THAT DAY (10/02/99). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FIND THE PROBLEM. BUT WE INFORMED THAT NOTHING SHOWED ON THE DIGINOSTICS. THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED PROBLEM FOR 4 MONTHS. 2 OF THOSE MONTHS OUR CAR SAT AT FREEDOM DODGE OF LEXINGTON WITH PEOPLE TELLING US THE COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE. I HAVE PAID FOR PARTS THAT NEED NOT BE REPLACED, BECAUSE I WOULD GET THE CAR BACK AND ONCE AGAIN I WOULD GET ABOUT 2 MILES FROM WHERE I PICKED IT UP, AND IT WOULD STOP RUNNING ON ME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. *YH

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS CAR HAS GONE OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. *AK

NHTSA RECALL # 96V006 000/ENGINE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKAGES FROM ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT, ESTIMATED SPEED OF 20-25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILEDTO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED *AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL WHICH CAN SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER WILL NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

I HAD MORE TO REPORT, BUT I RAN OUT OF SPACE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ENGINE STARTER, AND EGR VALAVE HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. ALMOST FORGOT, THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD TO BE REPLACE AGAIN AT 51,000 MILLES/

KEEP BLOWING FUSES TO THE STARTER, CATALYST CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HAD CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS FAILED PA STATE INSPECTION TWICE IN 1998 ,6/98 & 7/98, AND 5/99. WHEN INSPECTED IN 98 TOOK TO MIDAS, WAS TOLD THAT CAR WOULD NEED TO HAVE $800 IN REPAIRS DONE TO THE BRAKE LINE, WAS GIVEN A LONG LIST OF THINGS NEEDED TO BE DONE, TOLD DEALER, THEY FIXED ONE PROBLEM REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED WHICH MADE REAR BRAKES GO BAD, DEALER HAD ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER IN PA TO INSPECT WAS CHARGED $60 TO REPLACE WINSHIELD WIPERS AND INSPECT, CAR ALREADY HAD NEW WIPERS COULD NOT PASS WITHOUT THEM. WINSHIELD WASHER DOES NOT WORK DID NOT KNOW WHEN CAR WAS BROUGHT TOLD DEALER, DEALER SAID THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO FIX ONLY, HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. CAR KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. WHEN STOPPED CAR SEEMS LIKE IT WILL CUT OFF, HAD TUNE UP BY DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM, STILL KEEPS CUTTING OFF. DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT GETS STUCK BETWEEN WHERE THE FLOOR AND STEERING COLUMN MEETS, HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF IN TRAFFIC TO RELEASE MAT. NEEDED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 58,000 MILES WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. TAPE DECK MAKES IRRITATING NOISE AND KEEPS EATING TAPES. NEED TO KNOW CAN CAR BE A POSSIBLE LEMON? HAD CAR ONLY 18 MONTHS CAR HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN AUTO WORK, BROUGHT CAR AT 37,326 MILES.

A CLUSTER OF WIRES UNDER THE HOOD, BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE, HAVE CORRODED. THIS CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE AS WELL AS FAILURE TO ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS. ALSO CAR COULD NOT BE HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER.LUCKY FOR THEM I WAS ONLY BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY.

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE STOPS PULLING FOR A FEW SECONDS, TACH DROPS TO 0(COMPLETELY AT THE BOTTOM), EITHER RESUMES PULLING OR STALLS. ENGINE VERY HARD TO RESTART AFTER STALLING.

UPON EXITING A MAJOR INTERSTEATE, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN ON RAMP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ROCK HARD AND COULD NOT BE PUSHED DOWN. HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SKID FOR ABOUT 300 FEET. LUCKILY WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING BEFORE WE CAME TO A STOP. BRAKES WORKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS, BUT WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE. HAD A TOW TRUCK BRING CAR TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. TEST DROVE FOR THREE DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALER WHO PUT THE CAR ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. CAR COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM IN THE CAR. BOTH THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON.AND HAVE NOT TURNED OFF SINCE.

CLUTCH CABLE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE, HOWEVER IS EXPERIENCING SAME DEFECT. MJS

DODGE STATES THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE SERPENTINE BELT TENTIONER LOOSENING WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO SKIP OFF TRACK . TENTIONER NOT COVERED IN WARRENTY SO NONE OF THE DAMAGE IS COVERED. DODGE SAID THEY'D PUT A USED ENGINE IN THE CAR COSTING THE OWNER $3000.00.

BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE APRIL 99. ALSO VEHICLE WHEEL STUDS ARE CRACKING AND COMING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE WILL CUTOFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN

WHEN TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDTIONS AND WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THEY BECOME INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER REPORTED A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER. IN 1996 DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, ON 12 AUG 1999, PROBLEM WITH MASTER CYLINDER REOCCURRED, AND NEEDED ANOTHER REPLACEMENT. CAN NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND SEE IF THIS CONCERN DEFECTED PARTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE OIL HEAD GASKET LEAK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING GEAR'S PROPERLY. *AK