2006 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLAPSED ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT GREASE WAS NOT APPLIED TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND UNIVERSAL AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/16/16*JB

CAME IN TO KNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS RECALL NOTICES IN REFERENCE TO BALL JOINT ISSUES. MY DRIVER SIDE IS STARTING TO MAKE NOISE, BUT I OWN MY CAR AND DO NOT HAVE A DEALERSHIP TO GO TO. CAN I BE DIRECTED TO A DEALERSHIP THAT CAN DO THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT?

WHILE INVESTIGATING A MINOR TWO VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASH INVOLVING THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER HAD SUSTAINED SWELLING AND ABRASIONS TO HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS FROM THE AIRBAGS, AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN THE SHOULDERS. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS CALLED FOR. UPON EXAMINING THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT THEY WERE RIDING IN, I SAW THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE FROM THE CRASH WAS TO THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER. A VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING TO THE RIGHT OF THEM AND SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THEM ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT VEHICLE (CHEVY TRAILBLAZER) STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE DODGE STRATUS, AS IT TURNED (SIDESWIPED). THE DAMAGE TO THE STRATUS DID NOT SEEN SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND THERE WAS NO DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

2006 DODGE STRATUS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION ON VEHICLE SHE PURCHASED FROM NJ TREASURY DEPARTMENT. STATES IT WAS TAKEN FROM HER DRIVEWAY *CN

THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SLUDGE ON THE PICK UP TUBE CLOCKED THE SCREEN AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. ALWAYS HAD THE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. NEVER HERD OF HAVING TO DROP THE PAN AND CLEAN A PICK UP TUBE WHEN DOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. OWNED LOTS OF CARS IN THE 30 YEARS I BEEN DRIVING AND NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR AND I STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH. DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW ENGINE. THANKS DODGE. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN. PIECE OF CRAP ENGINE. *TR

1. DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY 2. CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON RIGHT REAR. INSIDE OF SIDE WALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT. ENTIRE TREAD UNZIPPED AND SEPARATED FROM BOTH SIDE WALLS. 3. REPLACED WITH SPARE TIRE. *TR

VALVE GASKET COVER ON ENGINE LEAKS OIL. THIS IS NOW THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN A YEAR. IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND NOW IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE 3RD TIME THE OIL LEAK CAUSED A FIRE ON THE ENGINE. THE AUTO PLACE TOLD ME EVERY TIME THEY FIX THIS, THE ENGINE SOMEHOW EVENTUALLY WARPS THE VALVE GASKET COVER. THIS WOULD SUGGEST A DEFECT WITHIN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BECOME BOTH EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT OIL WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE SEALS AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND THE CAR PULLED ME HARD INTO THE MEDIUM AT 75 MILES AN HOUR. I TOTALED MY CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BALL JOINT HAS SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE TIRE TO JAM IN TO THE FENDER. FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME IT WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WHERE IN THE BACK SEAT AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR