1998 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL, IT IS ONLY LEAKING A FEW SPOTS HERE AND THERE, BUT MOST OF THE OIL HAS LEAKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAS TO TURN ROTORS AND REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY 6 MONTHS. PADS ARE WEARING UNEVEN. BRAKING DISTANCE IS NORMAL.*AK

1998 DODGE STRATUS 64,000 MILES WITH HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS????? DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. *AK

ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND CONSUMER HAD TO ADD A QUART A WEEK. DEALER ORIGINALLY SAID IT TAKE $600-$800. AFTER CONSUMER TOLD DEALER THERE WERE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, DEALER REDUCED THE PRICE TO $150.00.*AK

THE VEHCILE WAS LEAKING OIL, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, BUT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. *YH

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES DUE TO BAD MIXTURE OF MANUFACTURING OF BRAKE ROTORS.*AK

REAR SHOULDER BELTS WAS BEGINNING TO FRAY UNDER NORMAL USE. RIGHT REAR SHOULDER BELT WAS FRAYING MORE THAN THE LEFT SIDE, EQUAL USE ON EACH SIDE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THEY CANNOT REPAIR AT NO COST TO CONSUMER BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO MR. JAY W/ CHRYSLER CORPORATION THAT MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V183000, BUT HE WAS NOT INTERESTED.. *AK

THROTTLE LINKAGES BROKE IN MECHANISM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FULL FORCE. ENGINE MADE VEHICLE MOVE FAST AS OWNER WAS PRESSING ON BRAKES. CONSUMER THAN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO MAKE IT STOP.*AK

I NOTICED OIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF ENGINE. I BROUGHT OUR CAR TO DOWNTOWN TIRE IN HASTINGS, MN WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A HEADGASKET LEAK. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HEARD ABOUT AND SEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DODGE STRATUS AND HEADGASKETS. TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND HAVE IT FIXED. RON BECKER, INC TOLD US THAT THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS BUT THEY WOULD CHECK OUR CAR OUT. THEY THEN CALLED US TO SAY IT WAS DEFINETLY THE HEAD GASKET IT COST ME $99 FOR THE PARTS AND $552.50 FOR LABOR. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF HEAD GASKET LEAKS AND WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE OR COMPENSATION.*AK