1995 Dodge Stratus complaints

FREE PLAY IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. ALSO, THE ACCELERATOR VIBRATES AND PANEL CONTROL HAVE BEEN LOST A FEW TIMES. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *ML

PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD SEPARATED . WHEELS "CROSSEYED" AS ENTERING M24 IN OXFORD MI. TOWED TO MOTO-MEDIC AUTO IN LAKE ORION MI WHERE NEW MOPAR TIE ROD WAS INSTALLED. NEXT DAY TOOK CAR TO VICTOR GEORGE CHRYSLERIN GRAND BLANC MI FOR INSPECTION OF OPPOSITE

THE HEATER/A.C. SWITCH RESISTOR HAS BURNED, RESULTING IN AN ACRID SMOKE THAT COULD CAUSE FIRE AND/OR LUNG DAMAGE. REPEATED REQUESTS TO THE DEALER (ANTWERPEN DODGE, RANDALLSTOWN, MARYLAND) TO CORRECT PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY FUTILE; THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE US FOR THE REPAIR. PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THANK YOU. CHARLES BERNSTEIN.

THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; FINO CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED; A GARAGE REPLACED IT, BUT THE REPLACEMENT GASKET, ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN REDESIGNED, ALSO FAILED, AFTER APPROX. 12K MILES/6 MONTHS. FINO & CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP. BOTH REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT, ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THE ORIGINAL WAS DEFECTIVE, AS APPARENTLY SO WAS THE REPLACEMENT.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30-35MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CAR WAS WORKED ON BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP (BOB BANNING & SONS) TO CORRECT AN OIL LEAK. ONE DAY AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE FIRE. *AK

AFTER SWITCHING ON THE HIGH-BEAMS, THEY OPERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 50682 MILES. SPEED SENSOR FAILED AT @ 52000 MILES. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNSHIFTING WITH NEW TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE STICKING IN FIRST GEAR. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. THEY "THINK" IT IS THE TRANS. COMPUTER MODULE. CHRYSLER UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR COST OF MODULE.

AS A RESULT OF ABOVE COMPONENT FAILURE, ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BY HEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON COLD AND THE "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" CAME ON ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER IN CHATANOOGA. THEY REPORTED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND OIL IN THE WATER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO ALL ENGINE PARTS. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF SHORT BLOCK AT A PRICE OF $3700. PAID THEM $391 DOLLARS FOR THEIR TROUBLE AND AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO KNOXVILLE. AM PRESENTLY SEARCHING FOR A USED ENGINE. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING; VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TEN OCCASION AND CONDITION STILL OCURRING. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP IN THIS MATTER.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55-65MPH, APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS OF DRIVING FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND BACK TO POINT A, STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRIDGE PORT AUTO, AND HAD BOTH BROKEN TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED. TIE RODS WERE FACTORY PACKAGED, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO GREASE THEM. TIRES WERE ALSO RUINED DUE TO TIE ROD END BREAKAGE. *AK

THE HOSES / RADIATOR / THERMOSTAT FAILED CAUSING LEAKING PROBLEMS. *YC

HEAD GASKETS BLEW. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT POPPED OUT OF BUCKLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHICH DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FRONT, RIGHT BRAKE LOCKS UP UNDER HARD BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. I AVOIDED HITTING OTHER CARS ONLY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND TO CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403 ON MAY 17, 1999. A MR. DANTE AMABILE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS REVIEWED THIS PROBLEM (REFERENCE # 5797365), BUT REPORTED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON ABS BRAKES FOR 1995 DODGE STRATUS MODELS. I REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V074000, BUT WAS TOLD BY MR. AMABILE THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NO SUMMARY

ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM BAD HEAD GASKET AT REAR OF ENGINE - COULD CAUSE FIRE - MANUFACTURE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, HAS UPDATED HEADGASKET DESIGN, BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT AT OWNERS EXPENSE...I'M LEAKING A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES.

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY, AND THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT RETAINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION. WHEN WE FINALLY REALIZED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WARRANTEE WAS OVER. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A CAR FROM SATURN AGAIN, NEW OR USED.

DEALER DID NOT CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 97V201000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE LOWER BALL JOINT / LOWER CONTROL ARM / THE SHAFT AND THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (97V201000). *YC

THE ODOMETER SHOWS "DOOR" LIKE A DOOR IS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR EVEN THOUGH NO DOOR IS OPEN. HAVE NO IDEAL WHAT ODOMETER READS UNLESS YOU LOOK BEFORE YOU PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR.

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE IS A BURNING SMELL AFTER DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. REPORTED TO DEALER TWICE. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO WIRES TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER WHICH CAUSED THE COVERING OF ONE TO BURN. DEALER MOVED WIRES. BURNING SMELL CONTINUES. *AK

HAD OIL CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. CAR WAS CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE NEW FOR A ODOR IN CAR. ALL THAT WAS DONE AT THE DEALER ,IS THEY SPRAYED DEODORIZER FOR THE SMELL. MIGHT BE THE ORIGIN OF THE ODOR. SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST. HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE THE THING ON A STRATUS.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING HOME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR GAVE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. THE CAR HAD STALLED AND I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FLAMES WHERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO FINALLY LOOKED AT THE CAR THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDERS HAD GONE THROUGH THE SIDE WALL AND CAUSED THE FIRE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. TO BE MORE PRECISE THE GALLEY PLUG, I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE HAD SERVICED MY CAR ON THE RECALL. IF THEY HADEN'T THEN MAYBE THAT IS WHAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THERE IS A NOISE LIKE SOME METAL SCRAPING METAL AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE MOVES IN AN UNUSUAL MANNER.

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND TRIM MOLDING FAILED CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD.

RADIO STATIC.

WATER LEAKS INTO FLOOR BOARD CONTINUALLY, UNABLE TO RECTIFY LEAKAGE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO CARPETING.

FUSE BURNED OUT. FUEL STARTER BURNED OUT (SHORT CIRCUIT) WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED I REPLACED THE FUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL SITUATION BECAUSE AT ANY TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURS. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE KIT FOR THE ENGINE HEAD GAKSET IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

THE FRONT RIGHT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE NOW. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FROM WHICH THE OIL IS GETTING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH COULD CATCH ON FIRE. CONSUMER CAN SMELL OIL BURNING.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 10-14 DAYS, CAUSING NAUSEATING ODORS INSIDE VEHICLE. TWO DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAY THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET, AND THAT'S IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM, RATHER IT'S MINE, AND I HAVE TO PAY THE $600 TO FIX IT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAIN MODULATOR THAT RUNS THE COMPUTER. IT IS CAUSING THE GAS NOT TO FLOW FROM THE TANK TO THE FUEL INJECTOR. CONSUMER SAYS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS THE GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND HOLD THE KEY HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES TO CATCH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWED. BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ABS COMPUTER CONTROLLER REPLACED AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND ON DIAGNOSTICS. *AK.ET.

A BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSING OIL LEAK. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURENCE.

BECAUSE OF A BAD CONTROL MODULE THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO JERK, AND THE RPM GO REVVING. ALSO CAUSED LOSS POWER STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS A VEHICLE. THE IGNITON WIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE. ONCE BY PEP BOYS AND ONCE BY THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERINCING STALLING PROLBEM. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL DUE TO A CRACK. DEALER INFORMED IT WAS BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER PISTON AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF (BRAKE PADS, WHEEL CYLINDER, ROTORS, ETC.)

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS, ENGINE DIDN'T GO OVER 25MPH AND GEARS WERE HARD TO SHIFT. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A HOLE IN THE TOP AS IF ACID WAS POURED ONTO IT. DEALER CONTACTED, NO WARRANTY, AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, *AK

THE HORN SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH IS A SAFETY FEATURE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WIT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES AND FOOT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED RELATE TO RECALL NUMBER 96V075000. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES THEIR BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP IMMEDIATELY. IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AT 46,000 MILES OF WEAR. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING/DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR AND LOST REVERSE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.