LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, RESULTING IN PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO A CURVE. TT
1995 Dodge Stratus complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE FRACTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE. TT VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE.*JB
UNDERHOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING; EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN; VEHICLE TOTALED. TT THE ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY MAINTENANCE IN THE A/C. *YH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN BY PERFORMANCE DODGE. VEHICLE IN DEALERSHIP (5) TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 15 MPH, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *DH
CAR WHILE IN REVERSE THE KEYS GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS OUT HOT AIR PURCHASE CAR NEW THERE MORE PROBLEMS . TT
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT
WINDOW MOLDING FAILED. *TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON BUMPY ROADS WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR.NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. TT
RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER REPLACED. *SKD
WHEN CLOSING THE HOOD, THERE ARE INDENTATIONS MADE ON THE VEHICLE. TT
WHEN THE CAR IS AT AN IDLE WITH AC ON THERE IS ELECTRICAL SHORTS OCCURING UNDER THE HOOD, AND SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS. TT
A LOSS OF SPEED CAR BACKFIRES NO REPONSE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. *AK
TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT CAUSE, NEARLY THROWING DRIVER THROUGH WINDSHIELD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLS IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY LOST ALL VEHICLE POWER; SPEED 20 MPH AND UNDER. TT
ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, BRAKE FAILURE, ABS EQUIPPED. TT
BRAKES FEEL SOFT. QCAW
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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