2001 Dodge Stratus complaints

1. NO WARNING 2. VEHICLE HAS A LEAK WHICH CAUSES WATER(FROM RAIN OR SNOW) TO LEAK ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. I HAVE VACUUMED OUT AS MUCH AS 5 GALLONS OF WATER AT A TIME. I HAVE LOOKED VERY CAREFULLY AND CANNOT DETERMINE THE LEAK PATH. 3. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE STALLED. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS DUE OIL PUMP FAILURE. WHEN SERVICING THE OIL PUMP THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS FLOODED WITH OIL.*AK

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THE OIL CHANGED, AND THE GUY TOLD ME THAT I WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE COOLER HOSES. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#01V011002. SO THIS MORNING I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER(LLITHIA) AND ASKED HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL, AND THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND 150.00 TO FIX. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, AND THEY PUT SOME HOSE CLAMPS ON IT FOR 64.00, BUT I THINK THAT IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. I AM DISGUSTED BY LITHIA DODGE CALLING ME A LIAR, AND NOT WANTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

2001 DODGE STRATUS OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND SLUDGE WAS FOUND INSIDE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM

ENGINE IS SHAKING, AND OIL IS BUILDING UP ON THE CYLINDER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING THE GEARS AND A CLANKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. AFTERWARDS, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO CODES WERE FOUND. ALSO, COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 74K MILES AND WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED SENSOR AT COST OF $682.25. CAR HAS RUN POORLY SINCE THAT DAY. DODGE SAYS "NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR" BUT THE CAR HAS NOT RAN SMOOTHLY FROM THAT FIRST REPAIR DAY. NEXT...WHILE IN PENNSYLVANIA ON MILITARY DUTY, THE CAR LEAKED ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT. FOUND OUT THE SOLENOID PACK AND FLUID LINES WERE LEAKING. ANOTHER $530+ DOLLARS. BOTH OF THESE PARTS ARE LISTED ON AUTO ZONES WEBSITE AS RECALLS WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR MY VEHICLE. ONE HAS A NHTSA NUMBER. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DENIES THAT THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT DOES STATE THAT OTHER "SIMILAR" MODELS AND CARS ARE COVERED FOR THOSE PARTS. WHEN WE ASKED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO WE COULD CONTACT TO COMPLAIN AND IF THERE WAS A NATIONAL BODY WHO LOOKS AT VEHICLE COMPLAINTS (KNOWING FULL WELL WHO NHTSA WAS AND HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM) DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED "I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYONE!" ....WRONG ANSWER. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE STRATUS ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST COMING FROM THE REAR SEAT. I LOOKED BACK AND RELIAZED MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TWO WEEKS BEFORE TO SEE IF THEY COULD EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR CREATES A VACCUM AND THAT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE WINDOW TO EXPLODE. IF THIS IS THE CASE I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. LUCKY FOR US THERE WAS NOBODY IN THE BACK SEAT.*AK

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE NOISES. LOUD BANG AT WHICH TIME PULLED THE CAR OVER. CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LOOSE OIL. SHERIFF GAVE RIDE TO GAS STATION TO GET MORE OIL WHICH WHEN PUT IN CAME RIGHT BACK OUT. TOWED TO GAS STATION AND FOUND HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. ROD THAT BLEW THE HOLE SOMEWHERE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOWED 100+ MILES HOME. LUCKILY NO ONE HURT. NO WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS PRIOR. CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (58,000 MILES). WILL BE HAVING SOMEONE LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF IT CAN BE FIXED AND AT WHAT COST. *AK

CONSUMER HAD A 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHICH ACCUMULATED A GREAT DEAL OF MOTOR SLUDGE. CONSUMER CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THEN, TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

LEFT REAR SHOCK WAS RATTLING AROUND WITHIN THE COIL SPRING. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE UPPER SPRING/SHOCK MOUNT, WHICH IS ALUMINUM OR AN ALUMINUM ALLOY, HAD DETERIORATED SO BADLY THAT IT HAD SEPERATED INTO 5 PIECES. THIS PART LOCATES THE UPPER END OF THE REAR SPRING, AND HAD IT NOT BEEN CAUGHT, COULD HAVE ALLOWED THE SPRING TO MIGRATE INTO THE TIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR HAS 70,000 HIGHWAY MILES, AND IS KEPT CLEAN, AND STORED IN A GARAGE EVERY NIGHT. I WILL BE REPLACING THE RH SIDED SHORTLY, AS IT IS SHOWING SIMILAR SIGNS OF ROT. I HAVE THE FAILED PIECE, AND HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES IF INTERESTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY THERE WAS A POP AND THEN A BANGING NOISE. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A GALLON OF WATER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE ROD BEARING DROPPED, AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE SIZE OF A MAN'S FIST. *AK AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE ON THE CAR A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. *NM

LEFT REAR BALL JOINT WENT OUT WHILE DRINVING. AS A RESULT, TIRE HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

TIMING BELT FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. BEARINGS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES, REPLACED FRONT BEARINGS AND REPLACED ENGINE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. ALSO BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD . DEALER INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE RIGHT TURNS DOWN A GRADE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

FAILURE OF RIGHT REAR BALL JOINT IN 2001 DODGE STRATUS WITH NO WARNING SUCH AS NOISE OR VIBRATION PROCEEDING FAILURE NO PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE BALL JOINT REPLACED BY DODGE DEALERSHIP WITH AFTER MARKET PART, OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *MR

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE JERKED. *AK

80,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. LEAVING ME STRANDED. COSTING $1,500 FOR A REBUIT TRANSMISSION FOR A NEWER CAR. NO REASON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT SO SOON. ALSO FLICKERING WITH THE DASH/INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO WHEN LIGHT ARE TURNED ON.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE'S AXLE'S SHAFT BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

LEFT REAR TIRE WAS COCKED OUTWARD. DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BLOWN OUT ON BOTH SIDES. CAR WAS NEVER IN COLLISION, AND ONLY 44K MILES ON IT. ALSO, INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED, CLICKS AROUND CORNERS, SEATS DON'T ALWAYS STAY LOCKED IN PLACE. IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY!! I DON'T WANT TO PAY $600 TO FIX A PROBLEM I DID NOT CAUSE. *JB

BEFORE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WAS TILTED INWARD. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A BOLT WAS WELDED TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED @70,000 MILES COST $1800.00 TO REBUILD. DASH LIGHTS FLICKER CONSTANTLY. RADIO WORKS FOR ANYWHERE FROM 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF. WONT COME BACK ON TILL CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS, ONLY TO START ALL OVER.*AK

WHEN TURNING CORNERS A CRUNCHY NOISE WAS HEARD. *AK *SC

SIX MONTHS AGO, WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE STRATUS WITH A 2.7 ENGINE AND LOVED IT - - - UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILED AT 80,000 MILES! WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE WERE AN HOUR FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOMETOWN. HE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN OUR AREA SEEMED TO KNOW THAT IT WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BEFORE EVER LOOKING AT IT! (THEY ALSO TRIED TO SAY THAT LACK OF OIL CHANGES CAUSED THE PROBLEM.) AFTER HEARING THAT DODGE NO LONGER OFFERS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE 2.7 ENGINE AND THAT THEY "UPGRADED" THE TIMING CHAIN IN REBUILT ENGINES, WE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED THE DODGE-CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER BEING TREATED VERY POORLY, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ENGINE. IT JUST ISN'T FAIR TO THE UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER THAT DODGE-CHRYSLER ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT COST US $3,605. HOWEVER, WE REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A USED 2001 SEBRING BECAUSE A REBUILT ONE WAS TWICE AS MUCH. WHICH MEANS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS!*AK

ENGINE FAILURE 10/02 @ 22,816 MILES. FOSTER MOTORS (DAIMLER/CHRYSLER DEALER) CLAIMED OWNER NEGLECT. SECOND ENGINE FAILURE 5 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER USED ENGINE INSTALLED. THIRD ENGINE NOW AT 39K MAY FAIL AS GOSS DODGE SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CAR IS NO LONGER ON WARRANTY. BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAYS, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T COVER IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT IN FIRST MONTH OF OWNING CAR. NOT TO MENTION OTHER LITTLE THINGS. THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN SAID THAT IF WE WERE THINKING OF TRADING IT NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME BEFORE THE HEAD GASKET WENT.

DODGE STRATUS ENGINE DIE OUT DUE TO CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT CAME IN CONTACT W/ A PROTECTIVE SHIELD, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED A GROUTED CIRCUIT. THEREBY CAUSING MY ENGINE TO DIE OUT. MY VEHICLE IS A LEASE, AND THE WARRANTY IS UP, AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. RECALL INFO ON THIS CALL, AND THE PRIOR YEAR ARE NUMEROUS DEADLY ONE. THOSE WHICH CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY, OR DEATH. I WAS ALMOST A STATISTIC TODAY WHEN MY VEHICLE DIED OUT COMPLETELY IN AN EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE HELP ME FIND OUT HOW RESPONSIBLE THE DEALERSHIP IS BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVED ANY!!!! RECALL LETTERS. I RECEIVED THEIR BILL, BUT YET NO RECALL INFO. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. I HAVE PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED THREE OTHER VEHICLES FROM YONKERS AVENUE DODGE, AND HAVE TRADED THEM IN FOR NEW ONES, BUT THEY TOO HAD PROBLEMS, AND THE DEALER NEVER GAVE ME ANY BREAKS IN PRICE. THEY JUST SAW A FEMALE WALK IN, AND READ THE "SUCKER" SIGN ON MY FOREHEAD. ANYHOW MY CAR IS NOW STUCK IN A SHELL GAS STATION, WHICH WAS CONSEQUENTLY OFF THE RAMP I WAS STUCK ON. I WAS PUSHED THERE TO GET ME OUT OF HARMS WAY. I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS DEALER TO CONTINUE TO STICK PEOPLE, OR CHRYSLER TO STICK PEOPLE WITH THE BILL TO A CAR THAT DIES OUT BEFORE THE LEASE IS UP!! IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE EMAIL ME. AS WELL AS LET OTHER DODGE STRATUS SE OWNERS KNOW THAT THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THESE CARS SUFFER FROM BEFORE THESE OWNERS GET KILLED, OR KILL OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. RESPE

SEVERE ENGINE KNOCK. EXCEDED DODGE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES ,HAVE RECIETS FOR OIL CHANGES. YET DODGE DEALER DENIES WARRANTY DO TO NGINE OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON WORKS ERRATICALLY. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT - POWER CONTROLS - FRONT UP/DOWN TILT NOT RESPONSIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR LEFT TIRE SHIFTED INWARD, AND VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BOLT THAT CONNECTED THE UNDER BODY TO THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE IN HALF. *AK

I HAVE CONSTANTLY TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE CAR JERKS, THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES WHEN IT RAINS, IF IT'S COLD OUT THE CAR REFUSES TO START IN THE MORNING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION AND PISTON PROBLEMS.*AK

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT A POPPING SOUND WAS PRODUCED.*AK

2001 STRATUS 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR CUTS OFF. START CAR UP AGAIN AND THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. CALL ABOUT MY WARRANTY, THEY SAY THAT ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS HAVE TO BE GIVEN TO THEM FOR THE PAST 15 MONTHS. NOW KEEP IN MIND CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THEY SAY THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNLESS THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE GIVEN TO THEM. BUT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTATION OF PROPER MAINTENANCE WILL NOT MAKE THEM COVER THE COST. AND ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THESE CARS, THERE ARE A LOT OF THE SO CALLED OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP THAT IS FOUND THAT HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THEY SAY THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS 6,000.00+ BILL AND I AM NOT EITHER. *LA

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE STRATUS WITH A 2.7 MAGNUM ENGINE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ROD BEARINGS ARE BAD. WE HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR WHICH COVERS ALL ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS OIL CHANGES WERE NOT DONE EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES. HOWEVER, THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IN THE OWNERS GUIDE STATES THAT OIL CHANGES ARE ONLY REQUIRED EVERY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MILES. THIS PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY A NEW ENGINE, WHICH IS $7,000. *LA

WARPED BRAKE ROTORS ON A 2001, DODGE, STRATUS AT 46000 MILES. THIS WAS FAR TOO SOON FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AND WAS NOT HARD ON THE BRAKES. THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS WET. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS REPLACED. FLOOR IS STILL GETTING WET. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *PH

THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT LATCH DIDN'T LOCK IN PLACE AND THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RETRACT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION LASTED FOR ONLY 1 AND A HALF YEARS. *SCC *JB

DEALER WILL REPLACE COIL SPRING. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS COIL IS NOT COVERED, AND WILL COST $750 TO REPLACE.*AK

DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. ALSO, REPLACED STEERING PUMP AT COST OF $200, THE DEDUCTIBLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A "SCREECHING" NOISE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE READY TO FAIL. DEALER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE LOOSE. RELATED INVESTIGATION PE03-032

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS EXCESSIVELY OVERHEATING WHENEVER DRIVEN. DEALER SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, DEALER DISCOVERED ALUMINUM SHAVINGS WERE PRESENT INSIDE OF CYLINDER "HEAD" CAUSING OVERHEATING.

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECAME DIM WHILE DRIVING. *NLM THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSUMERS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. SERVICE BULLETIN# L4-148 *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO TIGHTENED THE TIE ROD BOLT AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKE CABLE. *AK

BRAKES, ROTOR ROTORS ARE WARPED FAR TO EARLY FOR AGE OF CAR. *NLM

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE STRATUS IN FEBRUARY 2003. THE CAR HAD A TOTAL OF 48702 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS MISSING SOME TYPE OF BRAKES CLIPS. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR WAS ALSO A NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM LOCATED AND THAT IT WAS JUST THE TIRES RUBBING THE PAVEMENT WHEN TURNING. WITHIN 85 DAYS, THE CAR LOST SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK ONE HOUR TO COAST 2.5 MILES TO HOME. I LATER HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO TELL US THAT WE NEED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND CONVERTER. A COST OF $2000. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER BRAND OF USED CARS EVEN WITH HIGH MILEAGE. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 90 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HAD THE CAR MALFUNCTION WITH THE FIRST 60 DAYS, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE REPAIR IT. THE CAR HAS 55225 MILES AS OF TODAY'S DATE. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED AS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE. WE CALLED THE CHRYSLER CONSUMER SERVICES HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AS TO THE REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH US TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AT OUR EXPENSE. WE ARE NOT AGREEING TO THIS ARRANGEMENT AND IS WAITING FOR HIGHER MANAGEMENT TO INTERVENE.. *NLM

NO PROBLEM OR DEFECT WRITTEN IN DESCRIPTION FIELD. (MODEL/7499AE SWINGRIDE) MR SCC *JB