2005 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDENLY BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS NOT LUBED AT THE FACTORY WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BREAK OFF. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALL 09E056000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

MY 2005 DODGE STRATUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT THAT KEEPS MOVING, WHICH IS CAUSING THE CRANK SEAL TO POP OUT, SO IT CAUSES OIL TO START POURING OUT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER, AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I HAD ALSO TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANICS MORE THEN ONCE TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM FIXIBLE. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM, AND IT WASN'T CAUSE BY US DRIVING THIS CAR. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JAN/2010. *TR

FUEL FILLER TUBE AND GAS TANK CONNECTION. FUEL FILLER TUBE RUBS ON BOTTOM UNDER CARRIAGE ABOVE THE REAR AXEL CAUSING A HOLE IN THE FLEXIBLE TUBE CAUSING A HOLE WHICH WE ORDERED LAST AUGUST AND STILL IS BACK ORDERED. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE GAS TANK WHERE THE TUBE ENTERS ALSO TO FAIL BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT PRESSURE ABOVE THE AXEL. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE WAS THE TOP REAR STRUT MOUNTS, FROM THE AMOUNT OF BACK ORDERS ON THE PARTS THE FAILURE IS QUITE FREQUENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

DODGE 2005 STRATUS ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO OIL IN ENGINE CAUSED STALL. OIL LIGHT CAME ON & THOUGHT THAT IT INDICATED LOW OIL. INSTEAD OIL LIGHT INDICATED NO OIL IN ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE SEIZE UP, TIMING BELT BREAKING, STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. *TR

1. WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE AT INTERSECTION OF LINCOLIN WAY AND SOUTH DAKOTA. 2. AS I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP LIGHT TO TURN SOUTH ONTO SOUTH DAKOTA, MY CHAIR MADE A "POPPING" NOISE AND MY CHAIR SLAMMED BACKWARD INTO THE RECLINE POSITION AND I WAS STARRING AT THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE FAILURE WAS THE FORWARD RETAINING BOLT THAT FASTENS THE SEAT BACK TO THE SLIDING FRAME RAIL HAD SNAPPED. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE FRAME SUPPORT FOR THE SEAT BACK TO BEND. THANKFULLY NO PERSON WAS HURT DURING THIS EVENT BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 3. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BENSON MOTORS. THEY PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE DIFFERENT SEAT FOR MY VEHICLE. A NEW CHAIR WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00 OR PURCHASE A USED CHAIR FROM A SALVAGE YARD FOR ROUGHLY $500.00. FROM INSPECTING THE CHAIR PERSONALLY, THE SUPPORT BOLT SNAPPED CLEAN OFF, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND I WILL BE RECORDING THE FAILURE WITH MY DIGITAL CAMERA. I ALSO CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLES 3YR/30,000MI WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE STRATUS SXT ALONG ON A GRAVEL ROAD ON OCT 12 2008 AND HAD A DEER RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEER MY LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED MY CAR TO END UP IN A DITCH. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35 TO 40 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS DESTROYED TO INCLUDE THE FRONT BUMPER COVER, BOTH FRONT FENDERS, THE HOOD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE DUE TO $5900 WORTH OF DAMAGE. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

ON MY 05 DODGE STRATUS R\T COUPE THE DASH BOARD BY THE DEFROSTER VENT AREA IS BENDING UP FROM THE FOAM INSULATION. *TR

I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR A FATALITY. THE PROBLEM THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS IS IN THE 2.4L ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. THE CRANKSHAFT MOVES INSIDE THE ENGINE (ENDPLAY) AND PUSHES THE FRONT MAIN SEAL TO COME OUT. THIS SPILLS THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF OIL ONTO THE ROAD AND COVERS THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED THE SHOP SAID IT WAS SURPRISING THAT THE CAR DID NOT CRASH FIRE. DODGE REFUSES TO FIX THE CAR, BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY SO THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE FAILURE KEPT RECURRING FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED FOR INSPECTION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE AT THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A FAILURE CODE. THE CONTACT RENTED A U-HAUL TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED; HOWEVER, THEY ALSO COULD NOT PROVIDE A CODE FOR THE FAILURE. ANOTHER DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE FOR THE SUDDEN MALFUNCTION AS WELL. SHE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AND DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AND A HALF WITHOUT ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE HAS RECENTLY RECURRED AND TAKES PLACE WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC OR DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALES DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR FOUR DAYS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER NEW AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.