2006 Dodge Stratus complaints

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES WHEN VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING CLAIMING THAT THE SUDDEN STOP WAS DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED AT THE CURB OF ALL A SUDDEN OPEN THE DOOR AND I REAR-ENDED THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOWERED ITSELF AND A SCREECHING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DIVERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH REAR TIRES FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED BOTH TIE RODS AND BOTH REAR BALL JOINTS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THESE WERE VERY COMMON FAILURES FOR HER TYPE OF VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT FENDER OF HIS VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME, BUT THEY STILL SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY 2006 STRATUS HAS JUST 44,000 MILES. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER MY CAR AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A MONTH, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CRANKSHAFT HAD PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL IN HER DRIVEWAY AND OBSERVED THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MAIN FRONT SEAL OF THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR FAILURES SHE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR CENTER AND THEN TO FIRESTONE REPAIR CENTER BECAUSE FIRESTONE WAS THE LAST REPAIR SHOP TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER, WHICH COST $400 AND INCLUDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE $400 WAS PAID. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS PURCHASED FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FAILURE. A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ONLY THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

I WENT TO GO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I WENT TO GET SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A JUMP AND IT STARTED. I LEFT THE CAR RUN FOR 10 MIN BEFORE SHUTTING IT OFF. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WENT BACK OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW STARTER! OF COURSE I WAS NOT THINKING A STARTER BECAUSE OF THE CAR BEING A 2006. *TR

VEHICLE IS 2006 DODGE STRATUS 2.7L V6. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ENGINE FAILURE. WAS WARMING UP VEHICLE ON COLD WINTER DAY. MADE IT BACK TO FRONT DOOR, CAR HAD SHUTOFF, WENT TO RESTART CAR, CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THAT SAID ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY STATING NEGLIGENCE OF OWNER. *TR

II WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK NOR DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I REARENDED SOMEONE AT 25MPH. THEY WERE STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY. SO IT WAS A FAIRLY HARD HIT. I FRACTURED MY STERNUM,AND BRUISED CHEST,THERE WAS A BIG LUMP IN MIDDLE OF BREASTBONE. CURRENTLY UNDER A CARDIOLOGIST FOR SEVERAL TESTS ON HEART. MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES WAS $5,281 DOLLARS,HERS WAS MINIMAL. I AM JUST LUCKY I AM NOT DEAD AND SHE WAS NOT HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE MUST SHIFT THE GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS OPERATIVE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

ATTEMPTED USE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID AND NO FLUID CAME OUT AND SEVERELY SMEARED WINDOW. WENT HOME PUT IN FLUID. COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING BUT NO FLUID COMING OUT. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. SHE REPORTED HER WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP HAS ALSO FAILED. *TR

JAN 17,2008 CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 53,300 MILES. CALL DEALERSHIP SAID BRING IN TO REPLACE THE MAIN CRANK SEAL AND HOPEFULLY THAT SHOULD FIX PROBLEM AND IF NOT THE I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE CRANK SHAFT. WELL 3,000 MILES LATER LESS THAN A MONTH LATER CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AGAIN. CAR BEEN PARKED SINCE CALL DEALERSHIP SET UP TO HAVE CRANK SHAFT REPLACE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THEY TOLD ME REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT AND THE CAR WOULD BEEN FINE THIS WAS MAY 20,2008 IT TOOK THEN A MONTH TO GET MY PART WITH MY CAR SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP THEN A WEEK AND HALF THEY CALL ME SAYING THE CRANK SHAFT WOULDN'T WORK BECAUSE BASELY THE CRANK HAD DESTROY MY ENGINE AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I'VE TRY TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO EITHER REPLACE THE BAD ENGINE OR GIVE ME A REASONABLE TRADE .I WAS TOLD BY THERE SERVICE PEOPLE TO PUT A SEAL IN IT AND GET RID OF IT DOWN THE ROAD AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE MOTOR THEN THE SAME THING FROM THERE GENERAL MANGER WHEN I ASKED FOR HELP THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT DOWN THE ROAD AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND GET RID OF IT. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE SEAL AGAIN TRYING TO TAKE MY CAR HOME IN LESS THAN A 1 1/2 THE SEAL CAME OUT AGAIN I HAVE CALLED AT DIFFERENT TIME TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVE THE WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALLS .I HAVE CONTACTED THE CORP AND STILL HAVEN'T ANY RESULT. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE STRATUS IN 2006. AND AM ALREADY WORKING ON PUTTING IN MY SECOND BOTTOM END OF THE MOTOR. IT STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 17,000 MILES AND NOW IT'S STARTED BACK LEAKING OIL IN THE SAME SPOT AT 46000 MILES. TO SAY THE LEAST MY WORK ORDER TO GET MY NOW OUT OF WARRANTED CAR FIXED SAYS THE SAME THING IT SAID AT 17000 MILES. NOW I'M LOOKING AT PAYING OUT OVER 5,500 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. AND STILL HAVE TO MAKE A CAR PAYMENT ON THIS JUNK!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 46 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE OIL IS CONSTANTLY A QUART LOW IN THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CALIBRATION FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT MOMENTS LATER. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND COASTED TO A NEARBY DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS THROTTLE FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO FAIL AS WELL. THE ENGINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,856.

PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2007 STILL UNDER WARRANTY THINKING I WOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS SINCE ANY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE FIRST IS THE BRAKES, THEY SQUEAK AND RUB. THEY HAVE SCRUBBED THEM 3 DIFFERENT TIME AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING. (THEY ARE COLLECTING MOISTURE TO CAUSE RUST) THE SECOND IS A BUMP STOP WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS COMMON IN DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING MORE WITH IT SINCE WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE THE CODES COME BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEY HAD REPLACED SOME OF THE PARTS BACK A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS REPAIR CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF BUMP STOPS BUT DID NOT STOP THEM. THERE IS A CREAKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. THEY HAVE GREASED THE STRUTS AND REPLACED A CARRIED ARM. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THE LIGHTS DIM AFTER 17-30 SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. EVERYONE BUT THE MECHANICS SEEMS TO SEE THIS ONE HAPPENING. DEALER ALSO SOLD THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCLOSING IT HAD BEEN IN A PRIOR ACCIDENT! *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEAT BELT FLEW OFF AND THE DRIVER SEAT FLEW FORWARD (AND YES EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED IN PLACE). BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, SHE HAD A STRAINED NECK, SHOULDER, BACK AND BECAUSE THE SEAT FLEW FORWARD, HER KNEES WERE INJURED. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO DODGE, BUT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ALREADY REPAIRED THE CAR, THEY DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THE CAR. AT THE AUTO SHOP, THEY DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE AIR BAGS WORKED (OR EVEN IF THERE ARE AIR BAGS IN THE STEERING WHEEL) OR FIND OUT WHY THE SEAT FLEW OF OR WHY THE DRIVER SEAT FLEW FORWARD. ALL OF MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PUTTING THEIR SEAT BELTS ON SINCE THEY WERE SMALL CHILDREN -- I CAN GUARANTEE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS SECURE. *JB

THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED A LITTLE AND DIED. AFTER GETTING IT STARTED AND GOING FURTHER UP THE STREET IN TRAFFIC, IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED UP TO THIS POINT. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH ONE MINOR INJURY. PRESENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE ENGINE SIZE AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT. UPDATED 07/18/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A COMPLAINT THAT THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE BACK BUMPER. HE NOTICED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE AFTER HE WASHED CAR WITH NORMAL SOAP HE NOTICED THE PEELING PAINT .

I WAS STARTING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER A HIGHWAY ON RAMP WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST STEERING FOR A SECOND AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HIT THE BRAKES AND CLIPPED A CURB WHICH BLEW OUT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND DAMAGED THE WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING OR FRONT END. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID I NEED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND TRY TO GET THEM TO REPLACE MY TIRE AND WHEEL. THE CAR ONLY HAD 3,750 MILES ON IT AND THE ROAD WAS DRY AND FREE OR ANYTHING WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT TO NOT TURN. OTHER CARS HAD NO PROBLEM TURNING LEFT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 6:40 A.M. AND CRASHED WITH TOW HORSES, I WAS DRIVING AT 150 KM/HR AND THE TOW AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN, I ASK THE DEALER WHY THE AIR BAGS DO NOT OPEN AND THE ANSWER WAS BECAUSE I PUSHED THE BRAKE, THE DAMAGE IN THE CAR WAS A LOT BUT THE AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING A RENTED DODGE STRATUS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *NM *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO GAS GOING TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. UPDATED 06/03/10

THE THROTTLE ON THIS CAR IS SO POORLY DESIGNED THAT WHEN YOU WANT TO PROCEED FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT DO SO SLOWLY, BUT RATHER PEELS OUT OR ACCELERATES SO SUDDENLY IT IS DANGEROUS. TWO DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND SAY IT IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. A TECHNICIAN AT THE CA STATE GARAGE ALMOST CRASHED THE CAR WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT INTO THE CAR WASH WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON HIM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 2500 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS ONLY HAD ME AS THE DRIVER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OWNED BY THE STATE OF CA. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I WAS ASSIGNED THE CAR AND IT HAD ONLY 10 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *JB