1999 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP OIL LEAKING FROM MY CAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR NEEDED THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE STATES THIS PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE OF COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE TO GET MY MONEY REFUNDED. I HAVE SPENT $700.00 IN REPAIRS. DT

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR IN DRIVE IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ON . THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

CRACKED HEAD GASKET AS OF 09/04/2002 PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 10/08/2002. MR

WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE RPM IS RACING AND THE CONSUMER CANNOT GO OVER 35MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED

ROUTINE OIL CHANGE NOTED A SEVERE LEAK THAT THEY SUSPECTED WAS THE INFAMOUS "HEAD GASKET LEAK" THAT THE STRATUS ARE FAMOUS FOR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO AGREED AND REPAIRED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. MR

HAVE HAD ANOTHER FAILURE OF SPEED SENSOR, DATED 8/26/02. ALSO HAVE CO-WORKER WITH 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHO HAS ALOS HAD THIS SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. TOW TRUCK DRIVER DIAGNOSED FIRST FAILURE, STATING "I HAVE TOWED A BUNCH OF THESE IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM".*AK

VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A CONSTANT OIL LEAK. BEFORE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW, WE DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON INTERNET & DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET ISSUES WERE HIGHLY EVIDENT IN THE STRATUS. NUMEROUS RECORDS ALSO INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS WELL AWARE OF ISSUE, ALTHOUGH NO FORMAL RECALL HAD BEEN DONE. UPON TAKING TO DEALER, DIAGNOSTIC CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. TOTAL COST WAS APPROX. $700 & WE HAD TO PAY $511 OF IT. PRIOR TO PAYING, MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO CHRYSLER TRYING TO SOLICIT A HIGHER LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE ON IT. CSR REPS GAVE INDICATION THAT MY REQUEST WAS PLAUSIBLE, BUT DEALER SERVICE MGR. CONTINUED TO ONLY APPROVE ORIG. $200 OF ASSISTANCE WHICH SUPPOSEDLY CHRYSLER DIST. MGR. BACKED UP. I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY SATISFACTION ON TRYING TO CONTACT THE DIST. MGR. ONGOING HIGH LEVEL OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE SHOULD WARRANT RECALL AND CHRYSLER BACKING FULL COST OF REPAIR. I'M CONTINUING WITH SEVERAL CONSUMER AGENCIES TO RECOUP MY $500, INCLUDING LOOKING INTO SMALL CLAIMS COURT.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINE OVERHEATING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 10 MONTHS, AND CURRENTLY PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKING IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN TEMPERATURE GAUGE DROPPED TO RED. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER DUE TO OIL LEAKING ON THE GROUND. NO OTHER SIGNS INDICATIONS THAT VEHICLE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK