1996 Dodge Stratus complaints

THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME DEFECTIVE AND NOW NEITHER THE WARRANTY COMPANY OR THE DEALSHIP WANTS TO HANDLE IT.*AK

JUNE 2000 - FREEZE PLUG POPPED OUT OF RADIATOR, CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT, OCTOBER 2000 - PROBLEMS ACCELERATING, DECEMBER 2000 - LEARNED THAT NEEDED THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *AK

MANUFACTURE KNOWS OF PROBLEM AND WILL NOT PUT A RECALL ON AN ITEM THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE ENVIROMENT. WHAT KIND OF COMPANY SELLS ITEMS THAT FAILAND NOT FIX IT RIGHT? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

I HAD AN OIL LEAK TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISE ME MY HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN WHICH I ALWAYS HAD AN OIL CHANGE EVERY THREE MONTHS. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR PROPERLY. BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEN, TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF VEHICLE.*AK

GALLEY PLUGS IN ENGINE WOULD LEAK OIL. WOULD NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY PUT OIL IN VEHICLE. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS , ANDWAS INFORMED THAT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPAIRS WILL NOT BE DONE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNDER HOOD FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING CONSUMER'S WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. A VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL NOTICE 96V00600 CONCERNING ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM OIL CYLINDER HEAD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS TOO TIGHT WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK

VEHCILE WILL STALL AND/OR DIE. THEN, VEHICLE WILL RESTART. *AK

WAS DRIVING WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED , AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING OUT AFTER MOVING VEHICLE. HAD OIL IN THE WATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSTED AS HEAD GASKET LEAKING. *AK

MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR, CITING CONDITION OF VEHICLE DESPITE LOW MILEAGE ON ENGINE AND COMMON NATURE OF PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTELY REPAIRED AND UNSUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED.. PART NOW ON BACK CALL BY DODGE AROUND THE COUNTRY.. THIS VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS STATED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS LEAKING HEAD GASKET , AND WAS TOLD THAT GASKET WAS TOO SMALL WHICH COULD BE CAUSING LEAK. CONSUMER MUST KEEP CHECKING OIL LEVEL BEFORE IT CAN DAMAGE ENGINE. *AK

HAVE REPLACED BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, HEAD GASKETS AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION ON 1996 STRATUS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT STARTING. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, IT LOSES STEERING & BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS, WHO COULDN'T FIND A REMEDY. CRANKSHAFT WAS REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T REMEDY PROBLEM. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DIDN'T GIVE A READING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT ON VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROLON VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN CRUISE CONTROL OFF, BUT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES HARD. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. TOOK OUT OF GEAR, AND ENGINE WAS REVVING, SHIFTED BACK AND FORTH FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, AND WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAK OIL, THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS ALSO FAULTY, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEAKING; WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. *AK

LOST CONTROL OF STEERING BECAUSE TIE-ROD BALLJOINT SEPARATED FROM THE CONTROL ARM, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH, VEHICLE INSPECTED UNDER RECALL 97V-201 1/7/98, NO PROBLEM FOUND, OWNER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT AND LEFT TIE ROD ENDS. CJ

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY MECHANIC. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. *YH

HEADGASKET BLEWOUT SINCE PURCHASE. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER, POWER STEERING PUMP, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND VALVE COVER GASKET. *AK *SLC

SEAL OF ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK ALL OVER ROAD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THEN, STOPPED ON SIDE, OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE. AFTER EXTINGUISHING FIRE SAW THAT ALL WIRES WERE BURNED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ONTO BACK SIDE OF ENGINE, POSSIBLY FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OIL LEAK - STARTED 2 YEARS AGO, NOW MAJOR PROBLEM. "CLUNKING" SOUND - DEALER CHECKED SUSPENSION RECALL AND STATED VEHICLE WAS OK. *AK

OIL LEAKAGE DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE LEAKS OIL. DEALER SAID THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAK. DEALER MECHANIC DIGNOSED HEAD GASKET. LEAK GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW HAVE OIL MIXED IN WITH COOLANT IN RADIATOR. ASSUME COOLANT IN OIL PAN. PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH RECALL 96V006, BUT UNSURE IF THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKING AND SPRAYING OIL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I HEARD OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED AND 6 MO LATER, HAD THE SAME PROPLEM. SOUNDS LIKE POOR DESIGN AND I AM CONCERNED OF FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE.*AK

I HAVE LEARNED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOR SOME, CHRYSLER HAS REIMBURSED THEM FOR REPAIRS. OUR LOCAL NEWS DID A REPORT ON SECRET WARRANTIES FOR THE DODGE STRATUS HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER IN JANUARY, 1999 AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, 01/05/01 AND WAS DENIED AGAIN. HELP PLEASE! * NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

IT IS LEAKING OIL FROM HEAD GASKET. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG HE INFORM ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL HEAD GASKET FROM OTHERS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE BELIEVES IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THE MAKER SHOULD RECALL THE CAR. IT IS ALSO GOING TO COST OVER $800.00 TO REPAIR. *AK

CONSUME R NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE PANEL. *AK

MY CAR STOPPED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY, 12/21/00, THE CAR CONSTANTLY LEAKS OIL, AND I PUT OIL IN IT EVERY THREE WEEKS. THE CARS MOTOR IS KNOCKING, NOW IT STARTS UP BUT STOPS ANYWHERE ON THE STREET. IT JUST CUTS OFF, I CALLED CRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL FOR THE ENGINE. BUT I FOUND OUT IT WAS ON YOUR RECALL DATABASE, THE ENGINE RECALL 96V006000. *AK

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. CAR IS DRIVING FINE BUT LEAKING ABOUT TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER DAY. HEAD GASKETS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I ALSO HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 1995-1999 DODGE STRATUS, DODGE NEON, AND PLYMOUTH BREEZE.*AK

MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND CHRSYLER NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

COMPUTER CONTROLLER,IDLER ARM AND PULLEY,TIMING BELT,AND BOTTOM CRANK GEAR ALL WENT OUT AT SAME TIME.HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE WHILE IN SHOP FOR TIMING BELT REPAIRS.CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR 500 OF THE 725 DOLLARS IT WOULD COST TO FIX HEAD GASKET,BUT NOTHING ON ALL THE TIMING BELT RELATED PROBLEMS AT 525.00.AUTO WAS 4,000 MILES AND 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN PROBLEMS OCCURRED.JUST SEEMS ODD THAT THE COMPUTER AND ALL THE TIMING BELT RELATED PROBLEMS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME.THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.AFTER COMPUTER WAS REPLACED THE TIMING BELT PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED. *AK

RECALL 97V201000/ LOWER CONTROL ARM REPAIRS WERE DONE BY A MECHANIC. DEALER INSPECTED RECALL WORK PARTS THAT WERE NOT REPLACED. PROBLEM REOCCURRED ONE YEAR LATER, RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 4-5 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. .*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, SEVERE OIL LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER LOCATED RECALL 96V006000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 671 FOR ENGINE. RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND A LEAKY HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS LOSING 3 QUARTS OF OIL AT LESS THAT 3,000 MILES. *AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 54500 MILES, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ONLY DRIVING 32,700 MILES. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $650.00 AGAIN TO REPLACE. DEALER ALSO REPLACED GASKET WITH OLD MODEL# AND NOT NEW MODEL#, BUT CHARGED ME TO REPLACE CAM SEALS WHICH WAS PART OF NEW TSB BULLETIN CHANGES. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK WITH ONLY 59000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE ANY RECALLS.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ENGINE. HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER FAILURES, MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE READ OF A "SECRET WARRANTY" WHERE CHRYSLER WILL FIX FOR $100 (CONSTANT COMPLAINING REQUIRED). OBVIOUSLY CHRYSLER KNOWS OF A PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT ADMIT ONE. SAFETY HAZARD OF CATCHING FIRE WITH OIL DRIPPING DOWN HOT ENGINE BLOCK. REDESIGNED GASKET PUT INTO PRODUCTION IN 1998, ALL PROBLEMS BEFORE THAT. *AK

HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK AT 45000 MILES,DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET.HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL AGAIN AT 102000 MILES. HAS CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL? PLEASE HELP. *AK