2001 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

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

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

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.

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