2000 Dodge Stratus complaints

ON 10/22/2003 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL LEAK. DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. ON 10/26/2003, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, AND DETERMINED THAT FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. *AK

I HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED AT 23000 MILES AND EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE. THEY ARE ONLY WEARING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE WORST BUT WEAR ON BOTH SIDES. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE METALLIC. THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY NOISY WITH SQUEALING AND GRINDING SOUNDS. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED AND HAVE SPEND OVER 3000 DOLLAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. ALSO THE LEFT CHILD LOCK IS NOT WORKING AND THEREFORE CAUSES THE DOOR TO ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE HANDLE WHEN PULLED FROM THE INSIDE HAS NO RESISTANCE AND THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED AND EVERYTHING IS IN TACT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED OR FIXED AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE CHILD LOCK.*AK

THE BLOWER IN MY HEATING AND AIR SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING ONLY WORKING AT THE HIGHEST SETTING. I'VE HAD IT REPLACED TWICE NOW AND I'M GOING BACK FOR MY THIRD TIME. HOW MANY CO-PAYS AM I EXPECTED TO PAY. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. I NOTICED THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *LA

I PURCHASED A 200 DODGE STRATUS ES IN JAN 2001 FROM A TOYOTA OF NEW ORLEANS DEALER. AFTER PURCHASE, I STARTED HAVING RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. BRAKES,HEATING SYSTEM REPLACED,BRAKE DRUMS. AT THIS MOMENT SOMETHING CALLED SWAY LINK BARS HAVE GONE BAD ON THE CAR. I HAD A ACCIDENT IN APRIL 2002 BUT ACCORDING TO THE DODGE DEALER IN GRETNA LOUISIANA THE ACCIDENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM I'VE HAD OR HAVING WITH THE CAR. I NOTIFIED THE CHRYSLER COMPANY OF MY PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT SHOULD BE. I'M HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AS SWELL. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE BEING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OF A NEW MODEL. *LA

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND THE TENTION PULLEY FELL OUT . ALSO, DRIVING AFTER IT WAS FIXED CAR DIED WHEN TURNING CORNER AND WILL NOT START. JUST BOUGHT 5 MONTHS AGO. *LA

REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING FROM ITS RETRACTOR. DEALER REPLACED THE RETRACTOR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. *AK

REPAIRS TOTALING $2,017.00 FOR 2000 DODGE STRATUS. *MR THE PART WAS BAD. *SCC *JB

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *MR WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION MADE A NOISE AND THEN FAILED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD BROKE AND PUT A LARGE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *SCC *JB

POSSIBLE BRAKE DEFECT IN 2000 DODGE STRATUS. *MR THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FROM COLD, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. AFTER EVERY START FROM STOP, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE FRONT WHEEL LININGS AT MEDIUM SPEEDS WHEN APPLIED LIGHT TO MEDIUM. THIS ALSO OCCURRED IN THE REAR BRAKES. *SCC *JB

THE FUEL PUMP WIRE BURNED INSIDE THE GAS TANK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE FUEL PUMP HAD BURNT INSIDE THE TANK. THE PUMP WAS BURNT IN SEVERAL PLACES. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

AT ANY GIVEN TIME, ONE OF MY THREE BRAKE LIGHTS IS NOT WORKING. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY REASON AS THE SAME LIGHT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY NOT WORKING WILL WORK WHILE A DIFFERENT ONE WILL BE OUT WITHOUT ANY WORK BEING DONE ON THE CAR TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SOME TIMES, ONLY ONE LIGHT IS WORKING OR NONE OF THEM ARE WORKING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE HAD MY PERSONAL MECHANIC TO REFILL THE TRANSMISSION AT LEAST TWICE AFTER LESS THAN 3,000 MILES AND HAD HOSES CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO APPARENT LEAKS. NONE WERE FOUND. THE LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS FILLED WAS AT THE END OF MAY AND IT IS JERKING REALLY HARD AGAIN AFTER IT WAS REFILLED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO. THAT DOES NOT APPEAR NORMAL TO ME.*JB

COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE/OIL LIGHT SYSTEM. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DIED OUT WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. (THE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON SECONDS BEFORE THE INCIDENT) THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR WAS GONE. THE CONSUMER WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DARK SMOKE, KNOCKING, NOR DID THE OIL LIGHT COME ON. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A PAYMENT FOR THE ENGINE REPAIR COST. *SCC *JB

AUTO TRANSMISSION DESTROYED ITSELF WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON CAR. *NLM

AFTER RE-FUELING THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT OFF. *JB

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED, AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT COOL WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES--THIS CREATES A PROBLEM IN THE SUMMER SINCE I LIVE IN TEXAS AND THE SUMMERS ARE VERY HOT DOWN HERE. ALSO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL HAS JAMMED SEVER TIMES WHEN IT IS OPENED, PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING DOOR WERE COMING OFF, THIS CAUSES THE DOOR TO JAM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. ALSO, BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. *JB

OUR DODGE STRATUS HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SWITCH CONTROLLING THE WIPER BLADES/WASHER SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE WIPERS AND WASHER RAN CONTINUOUSLY. THE WIPERS WERE STOPPED ONLY BY PULLING THE 30 AMP FUSE UNDER THE HOOD. THE PUMP SUPPLYING WASHER FLUID TO THE WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE STOPPED AT ALL EVEN AFTER IT RAN OUT OF FLUID. WHILE THE FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURIES, THE FAILURE COULD HAVE LED TO ONE WITH A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND THE SWITCH WAS $290.00. NEITHER DAIMLER/CHRYSLER NOR THE SELLING DEALERSHIP WOULD COVER THE COST OF ANY PART OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS JUST 2000 MILES AND ONE MONTH BEYOND WARRANTY AND CLEARLY OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A DEFECT. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 8/2002. THREE CHILDREN SEATED IN THE BACK WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELT ON WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CHILDREN'S AGES ARE 6, 7, AND 10 YEARS OLD. THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 8/2002. THREE CHILDREN SEATED IN THE BACK WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELT ON WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CHILDREN'S AGES ARE 6, 7, AND 10 YEARS OLD. THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. *NLM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AS IN RECALL NUMBER 00 V 196 000 FOR THE BRAKE HOSE, BUT VEHICLE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. PH

HEATER A/C BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. DOES NOT DEFROST PROPERLY

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE TRANSMIISSION SLIPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANYJ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PEN HAD NO COVER CAUSING THE PEN TO POP OUT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO SLIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

EXPERIENCE NUMERIOUS INCIDENTS WITH FRONT DISC BRAKES SQUEALING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO. NORMALLY OCCURS ON FIRST FEW INSTANCES BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. HAVE HAD IT INSPECTED BY DEALER AND INDEPENDENCE BRAKE SHOP (MIDAS). BOTH DEALER AND MIDAS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. DEALER SUGGESTED TURNING ROTORS AND REPLACING PADS BUT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS OVER 5000 MILES. MIDAS INFORMED THAT TURNING ROTORS AND REPLACING PADS COULD CORRECT PROBLEM BUT STATED IT WASN'T NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE SITUATION BEING A HAZARD.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVIE WEAR WITHIN A MONTH.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON A HIGH SPEED, UNABLE TO DEFROST VEHICLE IN WINTER , AIR IS TOO HOT. CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED PART FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED WHERE PLUG ATTACHED TO ANOTHER PLUG INSIDE THE GAS TANK, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY "HOT" WHEN REMOVED. ALSO, NOTICED THAT FUEL LINE THAT WENT TO FUEL FILTER HAD TWISTED/CRIMPED. *AK THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WAS STURGGLING TO GET GAS. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. BOTH OF THE PLUGS WERE MELTED TOGETHER. GREAT FORCE WAS USED TO PULL THEM APART. THE FUEL PUMP WAS ONLY WORKING AT 5O PERCENT. *JG

ENGINE WAS RUNNING, IN PARK, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED. CONSUMER WAS ON SIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN IT SHIFTED TO REVERSE. VEHICLE DRAGGED CONSUMER 35-40 FEET, INCLINE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A STOP. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4-5 TIMES, FIRST TIME AT 2000 MILES DUE TO VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. ROTORS WERE WARPING.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE THAT COMES FROM ENGINE, THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE.

CONSUMER STATED STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED, AND BRAKES PULSATE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED, DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS, PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED FOR A SHORT TIME AND REOCCURRED. *AK WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND GROWL TAKING A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. *YH

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CONSTANT CRACKING SOUND, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES, STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS CLICKING NOISE ON ALL TURNS AND GRINDING TYPE NOISE, DEALER FOUND REAR INBOARD BRAKE PAD RATTLING, LUBRICATED SLIDERS AND PUT ANTI SQUEAL ON INBOARD BRAKE PAD BACKING, CONSUMER WAS ALSO HEARING NOISE OVER BUMPS, DEALER FOUND REAR SWAY BAR MISALIGNED. *YD

STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT HAS SOME PLAY OR LOOSENESS WHEN MOVING IT LEFT TO RIGHT. VEHICLE IS MAKING A CREAKING NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

AFTER BEING IN AN ACCIDENT HEAD ON THERE WAS NOT MUCH DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, SOON AFTER CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATED ABS FAILED.*SLC

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND CHIPPED. ALSO,THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE.ALSO, DEALER REPLACED TIE RODS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAD TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CONTACT THE ADDITIONAL INSURANCE AND THE DEALERS AND NO ONE EVER RESPONDED TO ME.. I REPLACED THE BRAKES ALSO BEFORE I HAD THE ACCIDENT. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR JAMMED WHEN IT IS OPENED, WOULD OPEN APPROX. 1 INCH. DOOR PANEL WAS COMING LOOSE. PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING PANEL WERE COMING OFF. PANEL WOULD SHIFT, AND CAUSE JAMMING PROBLEM. WOULD NEED TO KICK FROM INSIDE TO OPEN DOOR. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE.*AK

MY HUSBAND HIT A TRUCK AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED 4 CARS,OURS BEING THE LAST IN LINE. MY HUSAND HIT THE TRUCK WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT THREW THE TRUCK INTO THE MEDIAN.*AK

BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE SOUND EACH TIME APPLIED, SOMETIMES SEEMS I HAVE NO BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT EVERY 3 MONTHS. THEY SAY , THEY LOOK LIKE NEW AND THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE BAD SOUND BECAUSE THEY CAN'T USE ASBESTOS IN BRAKES ANYMORE.*AK

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, EXTREMELY HARD DOWN SHIFT FROM 3 TO 2, HUNTING FOR GEARS & HARD SHIFTING IN GENERAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES FOR REPAIR ATTEMPT. AT LAST ATTEMP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEMDY AND TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES AND ARE EXPERIENCING INTERMITENT GRINDING AS WELL AS LOUD SQUEALING FROM THE BACK BRAKES DAILY. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING, HARD STARTING IN COLD WEATHER AND A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE.*AK

THIS IS THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL ON THE CAR. IT KEEPS COMING LOOSE. WE NOTICED IT BEFORE THE WHEEL FEEL OFF, AND TIGHTENED IT BACK UP. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! WHEN THE NUT COMES LOOSE, THERE IS NOTHING TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING OFF ON THE TIRE COMING OFF THE CAR AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.*AK

BRAKES SEEM TO PUMP WHILE BRAKING IN THE SPEED RANGE OF 20MPH AND BELOW. PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN AND DEALERS SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKES ON MY CAR WERE SQUEAKING ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME I BRAKED FROM THE TIME I GOT THE CAR, AND THE DEALER COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, UNTIL I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE SIX TIME AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AS I PULLED INTO THE SHOP. THE DEALER REPLACE MY BRAKES AT AROUND ABOUT 5000 MILES. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT WHEN EVER I DROVE MY CAR AND PARKED IT, NOT ONLY WAS THE BRAKES STILL SQUEEKING, BUT I ALSO WOULD GET BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK OVER 5 TO 6 TIMES AND THEY STILL COULD NOT SMELL OR DULICATE THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH MY BRAKES AND THE DEALER NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM, THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO TAKE MY CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THIS DEALER THAT MY BRAKES WERE GOING TO SQUEEK, BECAUSE THEY HAD TO SWITCH MATERIALS, THAT IT ROAD SALT, IT DIRT FROM THE ROAD. I WAS GIVEN SO MANY BOGUS EXCUSES, THAT I DECIDED TO TRY ANOTHER WAY. I NEED HELP. I AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE MY BRAKES HAS ALREADY FAILED TO STOP MY CAR ONCE. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH VEHICLE IMPACTED ON 3 DEERS. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEATBACKS COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RECEIVE FRACTURED PELVIC AND CRUSHED FORE ARM.*AK

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION JERKS.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 11 TIMES, COULD NOT REMEDY. DEALER STATED DODGE KNOWS THERE IS PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE IT AT THIS TIME.*AK