Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire2 injured
Filed May 8, 1996CA
DRIVING ON HWY 80, VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, PULLED OVER, WENT TO NEXT EXIT, CHECKED UNDER HOOD, FLAMES ENGULFED VEHICLE. *AK
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1996 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 1996 record →
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 2, 1996TX
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT AUTO TRANS. MALFUNCTION, WHEN CHANGING GEAR ABRUPTLY, DECELERATING FROM 60-20MPH, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Dec 28, 1995VT
TRUNK HINGES CONTINUE TO FALL WHEN LIFTED, SPRING WILL NOT HOLD TRUNK IN PLACE. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 28, 1995MD
ARM BRACE GETS CAUGHT ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, LOCKED DOOR CAME OPEN. TT
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