1999 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

WINDSHIELD WASHER/ WIPER SYSTEM FAILURE - VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST THREE YEARS - DEALER CUT THE WASHER FLUID LINE TO ALLOW COMPRESSED AIR TO BLOW OUT SYSTEM - WORKS FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEN PLUGS UP AGAIN - IT BECOMES A SFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU ACTIVEATE THE WINDSHIRLD WASHER SYSTEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NO FLUID IS DISPENSED - BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE SMEARING WHATEVER IS ON THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, WHEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THEY STATED THAT I WILL ONLY NEED TO PAY A DEDUCTABLE AND THAT CHRYSLER WILL PICK UP THE REST OF THE BILL. IS SEEMS TO BE AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH DODGE STRATUS'. IF THE MANUFACTURERE READILY AGREES TO HANDLE THE SITUATION MAYBE THEY ARE UTILIZING THE SECERT WARRANTY OR THE ADJUSTABLE WARRANTY. WENT ON LINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH DODGE STRATUS'.*AK

I HAVE BEEN PURCHASING BRAKE PADS EVERY SIX MONTHS. THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE REVIEWED RECALLS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS CONCERNING THE RECALLS. THE TWO RECALLS ARE 99V244000 (HYDRAULIC:LINES) AND 00V196000 (HYDRAULIC LINES). JIM BURKE BUICK NEEDS TO REPAIR WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, BUT I AM NOT QUITE SURE.

MY SENSORS WENT BAD IN JULY 2001. I HAVE REVIEWED SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE CAR AND NONE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE WARRANTY ON MY CAR, BUT THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY HALF (1000.00) AND I SHOULDN'T BECAUSE THERE HAVE RECALLS ON FUEL LINE FITTINGS, STEARING GEAR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE: PULLEY:CRANKSHAFT, BRAKES. I TAKE MY CAR TO GET SERVICE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAYS, I DID NOT MAINTAIN IT AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTERS CONCERNING THE RECALLS. I HAVE A LEMON AND I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THE RECALLS BEGAN 9/23/2001. JIM BURKE SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD ME THE CAR. I AM HIGHLY FRUSTRATED. THE OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING OUT OF MY CAR AND NO LIGHT CAME ON. THE WARRANTY SAYS I AM RESPONSIBLE. I AM NOT.*AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, AND THEN PROCEEDING TO TAKE OFF AT ABOUT 25 MPH ANOTHER CAR CAME FROM AROUND THE CORNER, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER SMELT BRAKES BURNING. WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED AND LOOKED BRAKES WERE ON FIRE.ALSO, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE ONE YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. IVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST. I MOST RECENTLY HAD AS BAZZAR EXPERIENCE THE DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY HOUSE KEY . MY KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AS I WAS REMOVING KEY, I FET A MILD SHOCK TRAVELING THROUGH MY ARM THEN INTO MY WATCH WHICH MAINTAINED A VIBRATION FOR A LOG TIME AND EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT TO NEVER WORK AGAIN THIS WAS AN ODD OCCURENCE BECOUSE I WAS NOTICING OTHER STARANGE THING IN THE VEHICLE .SUCH AS MY ODOMETER SUDDENLY ACCUMULATING MIALEAGE AT A UNBELIVABLE RATE PRIOR TO MY SCHEDULED REPAIR APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, (FOR AN OIL LEAK) THAT ENDED UP BEING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET(THAT INCEDENTLY WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTY) BECOUSE OF THE MILAGE. ) FIRST THEY CLAIMED I WAS 200 MILES OVER THEN SOMEONE SAID 14 BUT WAS FINALY RECORDED AS 7 TO PORTFOLIO (MY EXTENDE WARRANTY PROVIDER.) PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITTER OF THE ODOMETER OCCURENCE AND OF A BUZZING SOUND I HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCES. ALL OF WHICH WERE JUST BRUSHED OFF. FURTHERMORE, PLEASE NOTE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY MIALEGE WHEN I MADE THE APPOITMENT AND I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE UNDER THE MIALEGAE WHEN IT ARRIVED. (ACTUALLY I DO BELIEVE I WAS UNDER THE MILEAGE WHEN I ARRIVED) SO I ENDED UP PAYING OUT OF MY OWN POCKET APPROX 400.00 DOLLARS. ONLY TO HAVE MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHICH I FEEL CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CENTER ISLAND OF A BUSY STREET, SUDDEN FACING ON COMMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MANOUVERE THE CAR OVER ANOTHER CURB TO A SAFE AREA. NOW MOSS BR DODGE IN SAN BERNARDINO REUSES TO EXCEPT RESPONSIBLITY EVEN AFTER I HAD COPLAID ABOUT THE STRANGE BUSSING SOUNF THAT COULD BE HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL MONTHS BEFORE THIS HAPPENDED. NOW IM STRUGGLING TO REPAIR MY CAR . PLEASE IF YOU KNOW OF ANY ATTORNEY OR RECORSE I CAN TAKE PLEASE INFORM ME. SINCERELY [XXX].*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (

ON 31/1/01 THERE WAS A HEADGASKET LEAK AND UNDER THE WARRANTY IT WAS REPLACED. ON 11/6/01 I WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN I NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD PASSED THE "H" THE MARK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE HEATER ON MAXIMUM. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY FROM THE TOP BUT WENT BACK UP WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE. I HAD MY CAR THEN TOWED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE.

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0795). *TT