1999 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

HAD CAM SENSOR FIXED ON 4/2/2001, CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SPUTTER, THEN WOULD SLOW DOWN. CAR FINALLY STOPPED AND STALLED AND WON'T RESTART.*AK

DRIVER'S POWER ADJUSTED SEATBACK BROKE. DEALER STATED IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 WEEKS TO GET PART IN. *AK THE CONSUMER BEING SHORT, BARELY REACH THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE. *YH

THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES IS THAT THEY DO NOT STOP THE CAR. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WON'T DISENGAGE. IT MAY NOT REALLY BE A DISENGAGEMENT PROBLEM BUT THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN GOOD AT STOPPING THE CAR. WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR NOSEDIVES BUT FEELS LIKE IT WON'T STOP. IT IS LIKE YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT AND STAND ON THE BRAKES. THE FEEL IS LIKE THE OLD BRAKES THAT HAD HEAT BUILD UP. YOU WOULD GET THAT OUTGASSING THAT WOULD RESIST PEDAL PRESSURE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS AND FINALLY AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO DRIVE A PICK UP TRUCK AND THOSE BRAKES WORK MUCH BETTER. I BELEIVE THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT WITH THE BRAKES. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THERE IS A FRAME PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE HOW A LESS THAN 10 MPH ACCIDENT COULD CRUSH THE HOOD AND THE FRONT END TO OVER 2600 BUCKS OF DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR I HIT EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF CHIPS IN THE PAINT ON THE BUMPER. *AK

BRAKES KEEP WEARING OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CHANGED BRAKES TWICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN COLLISION, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THROTTLE & IT STUCK TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP EVEN AFTER PRESSING BRAKES & PULLING UP PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JUMP CURVE ONTO SIDEWALK BACK INTO PARKING LOT. CONSUMER STEERED VEHICLE AWAY FROM WALL. WAS ABLE TO TURN MOTOR OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. ALSO, MANUFACTURE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN A RATTLING NOISE OCCURRED UNDER HOOD. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, VEHICLE COMPLETLEY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND WITH LACK OF BRAKING, VEHICLE WILL NEVER STOP. NOT A NOTICE ISSUED TO BE ALERTED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED ABS INDICATION LIGHT FLASHING. WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, CAUSING POOR STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, ALOMOST ONE MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION BRAIN HAS NOW GONE OUT.*AK