1998 Dodge Stratus complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 20,000 MILES DUE TO ENGINEERING DEFECT. MANUFACTURER HAS INCREASED SIZE OF ROTORS AND PADS ON NEWER MODELS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN 5 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED IN REGARD TO THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF SINCE MANUFACTURING IT, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PART. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 36 MONTHS YET BUT MY MILEAGE WAS OVER THE 36,000 LIMIT, I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE $412.71 I WAS CHARGED AS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (3) ALTERNATORS, (2) BATTERIES, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IS WAS DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET ALARM SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAD THE ALARM SYSTEM TAKEN OUT AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. *MJS

NOTICED OIL LEAK THAT WOULD COME AND GO. RECENTLY NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS VERRY COMMON ON THESE CARS. IS THERE ANY HELP OFFERED BY DODGE? *AK

3 TIMES WITHIN 6 MONTHS ,TWICE WHILE AT A STOP AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES WILL START TO FADE AND VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE/ACCELERATE , CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROX 11,000 ON MY WAY TO AIRPORT TO PICK UP FAMILY ON APRIL 10, 1999. COULDN'T GET IT IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL APRIL 14, 1999. TRANSMISSION CLUTCH STARTED CATCHING OR SCRAPING ON SOMETHING SHORTLY AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED, I WAS TOLD WHEN WORK WAS COMPLETED (REPLACED CABLES ON 11/18/1999) THAT PROBLEM WAS MANUFACTURER DEFECT MILEAGE WAS 18,373. WAS AGAIN EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH ON 2/29/2000. UPON SPEAKING WITH SERVICE TEAM, WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD BE REPLACING BOTH THE CABLES AND TRANSMISSION PARTS; I ALSO ASKED FOR THEM TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT , BECAUSE IT WAS COMING ON AND HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE; VACCUM SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. ON 3/24/2000 INTERNAL PARTS OF TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AT 22,349 MI. ON 06/05/2000 ENGINE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART, ENGINE WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH, REPLACED MAPPING COMPUTER @25,008 MI. CAME HOME FROM WORK ON 8/23/2000 STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. OPENED HOOD AND WATCHED GAS LEAKING ALL OVER EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 8/24/2000 W/ 29,539 MI. REPLACED CRACKED FUEL INJECTORS AND LEAKING HOSES. THE CAR IS NOW IN AGAIN BECAUSE OF YET THE SAME TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT. THINK . . . I'M DRIVING DOWN I 95 WITH MY FAMILY IN MY CAR. TRANSMISSION FAILS, BIG TRUCK RUNS THE CAR OVER . . . DOES CHRYSLER WANT THAT HEADACHE?

HEAD GASKET ON THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE , I FIND MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE PERSON HAD IT REPLACED 4 TIMESS. THE COMPANY WON'T RECALL IT . THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE . A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIS FAILURE AT THE 50,000 MILE MARK. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL. OIL AND HEAT....FIRE!

I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER STRATUS/BREEZE OWNERS AND THEY TOLD ME TO EXPECT THE LEAK BECAUSE CRYSLER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GASKETS. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT SURE ENOUGH, IT'S STARTING TO LEAK ALOT!*AK

BRAKES ARE WEARING, POSSIBLY THE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

SOMEONE NEEDS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE. THE FRONT END AND STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN UNDER HARD BRAKING. I LIVE IN A MOUNTAIN AREA THAT REQUIRES ACCURATE HANDLING/BRAKING, ETC. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AND IS BEING IGNORED BY THE DEALER AND NOW THE MANUFACTURER. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM EXIST IN A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND HAS BEEN UNDETECTED/MIS-DIAGNOSED OR OTHERWISE NON-REPAIRED. I WELCOME YOUR EXPERT OPINION AND WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING FROM LANE TO LANE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHECKED IT. HAD NOTICED RIGHT TIE ROD HAD CAME LOOSE. HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT. LATER, WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE & VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. HUSBAND NOTICED LEFT TIE ROD HAD CAME APART, CAUSING WHEELS TO FACE ONE ANOTHER. BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE ROTORS WERE RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT. ALSO, BRAKE LINE WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE FIXED VEHICLE AND HE WANTS REINBURSEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-244) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING A/C STOPPED BLOWING. CONSUMER SHUT CAR OFF AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT CLUTCH FOR THE A/C COMPRESSER WAS HANGING UP AND BURNED UP THE COMPRESSER.*AK

HAVE A SERIOUS VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END DURING HARD BRAKING, MOST NOTICEABLY DURING DOWNHILL BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO VIBRATION THROUGHOUT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED REPEATEDLY TO NO AVAIL AND FRONT DISK PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NEW TIRES AND FRONT END ALLIGNMENT HAVE NOT IMPROVED THE SITUATION WHATSOEVER. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WITH VIBRATION THROUGHOUT CABIN.

BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 1500 MILES. NLM

1998 DODGE STRATUS 2.4 DOHC, ON 7/15/2000 STARTED HEARING A LOW RUMBLE/GEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/24/2000 AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE SHOT. TOTAL ESTIMATED BILL WAS $510.00. I TOLD DEALER THAT THERE WERE 2 TSB'S AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTY AVAILABLE. TSB #'S WERE SB054434 AND SB6088758.*AK

1ST BRAKE FAILURE, 15,000 MILES, SECOND AT 40,000 MILES. ENGINEERING DEFECT, NOT ENOUGH SURFACE AREA TO COMPENSATE FOR CAB FORWARD DESIGN. MANY OF YOUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HYDRAULICS. LETS GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED. *MR *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER ARTEMIS**725472

BRAKING SYSTEM LOSES PRESSURE WHEN PEDAL IS ENGAGED. ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. NEW ROTORS AND PADS INSTALLED @ 50K MILES, BUT PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE WHEN TRANSMISSION CHANGES TO LOWER GEAR AND VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKING POWER AND "GLIDES" UNTIL BRAKES "CATCH" AGAIN. DOES THIS OVER AND OVER DURING SINGLE BRAKING/STOPPING INCIDENT. PEDAL EVENTUALLY PRESSED TO FLOOR WITH LITTLE EFFECT. *AK

BRAKES ARE OPERATING POORLY, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP CAR. ALSO, BRAKES MAKE A SQUEALING NOISE AND PULSATE. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML

ON SATURDAY JUNE 17, 2000 WHILE TRAVELING IN LEWISBURG TN , IT STARTED RAINING HEAVILY. HAD RAN THE AIR CONDITIONER EARLIER IN THE DAY BUT AFTER SOME SHOWERS IT HAD COOLED THINGS DOWN AND JUST HAD ON THE AIR VENTS. AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAIN TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON TO CLEAR FOGGY WINDOWS AND HEARD A HOWLING GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AFTER TURNING THE DEFROSTER OFF. TRIED IT AGAIN AND SAME NOISE AND ALSO TRIED TO TURN ON AIR CONDITIONER WITH SAME RESULTS AND CAR CHOKED OUT AND QUIT. SO I JUST TURNED OFF THE COMPRESSOR AND USED VENT ONLY TO TRY TO GET HOME. I ACCESSED YOUR WEBSIT FOR INFO REGARDING STRATUS. I F OUND INFO ON TECH SERV BULLETINS ABOUT COMPRESSOR FAILURE AT 90+ TEMPS WE HAVE HAD 90+ MORE THAN NOT SINCE MAY. CONTACTED THE DEALER MONDAY MORN ABOUT PROBLEM TALKED TO GEN MGR. MR. STEPHENS HE TOLD ME TO BRING INFO AND CAR IN WED FOR FREE INSPECTION OF PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND TRIED TO TALK TO HIM AND SERV DEPT ABOUT COMPRESSOR FAILURE PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK OUT COMPRESSOR AND CALL ME. THEY CONFIRMED COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP ON CAR AND OFFERED TO FIX THE CAR FOR 700.00 INSTEAD OF REG PRICE OF 940.00 SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 36,000 MILES THATS THE BEST THEY WOULD DO. I ARGUED ACCORDING TO INFO I HAD F OUND AND BROUGHT TO THERE ATTENTION I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTED COMPRESSOR AND THEY SHOUD FIX AT NO COST. THEY SAID NO. I WENT AND PICKED UP CAR AND F OUND CERTIFIED A/C TECH CAR REPAIR PLACE

I REQUESTED RECALL INSPECTION FOR TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN ON 6-19-2000. WHILE LOOKING FOR INFO ON MY DODGE STRATUS 9 8 ON YOUR WEBSITE I ACCESSED RECALLS AND NOTICED THAT THEIR WERE TWO FOR THIS CAR. ONE WAS FOR BRAKE RECALL AND I WAS NOTIFIED BY HUNTSVILLE DODGE AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE INSPECTION THE OTHER RECALL WAS FOR POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE RECALL DATE WAS OWNER NOTIFICATION OCT 1998 I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DEC 98 AND ACCORDING TO THE INFO AT THAT TIME THIS CAR WAS ON THERE LOT AT THE TIME OF RECALL NOTIFICATION. I TOOK THE RECALL INFO TO DEALER AND ASKED IF THAT RECALL INSPECTION WAS DONE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THERE POSSESSION AND ON THERE LOT BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME IN DEC 98. THEY LOOKED IT UP I GUESS BY VIN AND TOLD ME NO IT WAS NOT I ASKED THEM TO DO IT WHILE THEY HAD IT THERE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD AND DID. MY QUESTION AND POSSIBLE COMPLAINT TO YOU IS SHOULD NOT THEY HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO DO THE RECALL INSPECTION WHILE IN THERE POSSESSION AT THE CAR LOT BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO SELL THE CAR. THANK YOU.*AK

VECHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A DUMPTRUCK AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, WAS HIT ON ALL FOUR CORNERS WHEN COLLIDED WITH GUARDRAIL, IN ADDITION TO BEING HIT IN THE FRONT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING RACK AND PINION GEAR TOGETHER BROKE OFF. *MJS

WE HAVE CONCTACED SEVERAL CAR SEAT MANUFACTURERS (FISHER PRICE AND EVEN-FLO) AND THEY DO NOT RECOMMEND USING CONVERTIBLE CAR SEATS IN THE REAR POSITION WITH AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY LOCKING DEVICE SEAT BELTS WHICH IS IN MY DODGE STRATUS. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE IS NOT A SAFE CHILD SEAT MADE THAT WILL WORK IN THE REAR POSITION IN A CAR WITH A AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY LOCKING DEVICE. THIS I ASSUME INCLUDES ALL OR MOST CHRYSLER VEHICLES. WE INFORMED THEM THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS IF NOT MILLIONS OF PARENTS TRAVELING AROUND THE DAILY WITH CARS THAT ARE NOT CAPABLE OF BEING USED WITH REAR FACING CHILD SEATS. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT A CAR MAKER COULD EVEN PRODUCE A PRODUCT WITH SURE DISREGARD FOR CHILD SAFETY.

I NOTICED MY CAR OIL LIGHT CAME ON - SO I CHECKED THE OIL AND MUCH TO MY AMAZEMENT I SHOWED NO OIL LEVEL ON THE DIP-STICK SO I ADDED OIL UNTIL IT SHOWED ON THE DIP-STICK WHICH ENDED UP BEING 2 QTS LOW. SINCE JANUARY I HAVE ADDED AT LEAST 3 QTS A DAY, COSTING ME A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF MONEY. ALSO MY WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKING SINCE FEB, 99 THE CRACK HAS ALMOST REACHED THE DRIVERS SIDE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN HEAT IS BEING USED WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD FOG UP, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V244000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 843 CONCERNING RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING THE CONSUMER. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT THE RUBBER BOOT IS TOO SMALL THAT IT WON'T SLIDE OVER THE COUPLING MECHANISM TO KEEP SOMETHING FROM GETTING INTO IT. THE FACTORY ISSUED FLOOR MAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE TURN COUPLING, AND DRIVER COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. AVOIDED A NEAR MISS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT UNDER 20,000 MILES. ROTORS WARPED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE DODGE STRATUS. I WORK FOR CHRYSLER, AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THEIR STRATUS'.

ENGINE LEAKING A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. *AK

THE CLIP WHICH SLIDES ALONG THE SEAT BELT AND CLIPS INTO THE ANCHOR HAS A PLASTIC PORTION ON THE REAR THAT PROVIDES THE TENSIONING. IN THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS THIS PLASTIC PART CAME APART WHILE INSTALLING CHILDS SEATS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDES OF THE CAR. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALERSHIP, AND ON MY LAST VISIT ONE OF BELTS WAS REPLACED, BUT NOT THE ONE THAT I HAD ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SEE AN INVESTIGATION DONE ON THE SAFETY OF THESE SEATBELTS. IT SEEMS VERY LIKELY THAT ONE OF THESE COULD FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT THEREBY RELEASING ANY TENSION ON THE BELT AND CAUSE INJURIES TO THE PERSON USING THE SEATBELT. *AK

30MPH FRONTAL CRASH, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, BUT CAR DIDN'T RESPOND. *AK

2ND ACCIDENT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAR DID NOT SLOWDOWN, DIRECT FRONAL IMPACT 45MPH, DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR, INCREASING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES RESPOND LATE. ALSO, BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. CSS WAS LOCKED IN SEAT BELT & IT BECAME UNLATCHED. LOCKING MECHANISM WAS BROKEN. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK COMPLETELY WHEN A LITTLE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO BRAKES. WOULD HAVE TO JERK TO RELEASE BELT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC ORDERING PARTS. *AK

CAR BEGAN LEAKING OIL..THOUGH IT WAS DUE TO LAST OIL CHANGE .TOOK CAR BACK TO PLACE WHERE OIL WAS CHANGED AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET WAS GONE AND WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL ENGINE.CAR WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER WITHOUT COST TO ME. *AK

DRIVERS FRONTBRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO LARGE AREA WERE LINE WAS WORN. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER IS USING THE REAR SEAT BELTS THEY WON'T RETRACT OR WON'T WORK PROPERLY. *AK

GASKET REPLACED WITH NEW STYLE GASKET. CHRYSLER REALIZES THE OLD ONE FAILS. MECHANICS AT THIS GARAGE HAVE DONE NUMEROUS ONES

DEALERSHIP GAVE ME STATEMENT THAT RECALL ITEM WAS FIXED ON 10-22-1999 AND THEY DID NOTHING. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I CAN MANUVER THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND INTERLOCK CABLE AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVERD FROM CHRYSLER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IN. SO I TRUST THEM TO DO THIS CORRECTLY?

THERE ARE SEVERAL REFERENCES IN INTERNET NEWSGROUPS ABOUT THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT A CLARKSVILLE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STARTUS BLOWS IGNITION/FUEL PUMP FUSE AND TOTAL DISABLES CAR. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN THE 6000 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. ONLY HAS HAPPENED WHEN TRING TO START THE CAR.