2006 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

SINCE 2006 MY '06 DODGE STRATUS HAS SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES, MOST RECENTLY IN FEBRUARY 2010. IDLING IN A DRIVEWAY OR AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO RACE AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. ONLY BY SHIFTING INTO PARK AND/OR TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AM I ABLE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING INTO THE INTERSECTION OR A WALL. THE DODGE DEALER WHO REGULARLY SERVICED THE VEHICLE SAID THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE CAR WAS HOOKED UP TO THEIR EQUIPMENT AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. CONSEQUENTLY, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 7/26/10 *CN UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED IN OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT SEAL AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAL FAILED THREE MORE TIMES. UPDATED 09/10/10

MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A 06 DODGE STRATUS IN 07 I HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT DUE TO MY BREAKS MY CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR AND ENDED UP IN THE NEIGHBOR HOUSE I WAS TRYING TO STOP BUT MY BREAKS WENT OUT ON ME THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE FIX BUT SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR OIL LEAKE I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY BREAKS WHEN I TRY TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN ITGOES OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE TO REVERSE. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLOW OUT FROM SOME KIND OF SHORT IN THE WIRING. I NOTICE ALOT OF DODGE STATUS ON THE ROAD WITH A HEADLIGHT OUT. THERE IS ALSO A WATER SPOT ALWAYS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WITH NO ANTIFREEZE SMELL JUST A WATER SMELL. I HAVE REPLACE 3 HEADLIGHTS IN 3 MONTHS. FAR TO MANY. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUSES THE REASON FOR THE BULBS BURNING OUT? WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS RUNNING AND YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG PUT ON THE BRAKES YOU HEAR A SIZZLING SOUND AS YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN. AND FINALLY THE BRAKES HAVE CHATTERED SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASING THIS CAR. THEY RUMBLE AND GRIND AS THIS CAR HAD 48, 000 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2008. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN HER VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN ORDERED THE GAS TANK BUT IT WILL COST HER $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 12/09/09 *BF THE DEALER FOUND THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AROUND THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SMALL EVAPORATOR LEAK. UPDATED 12/11/09

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES WHEN VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING CLAIMING THAT THE SUDDEN STOP WAS DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED AT THE CURB OF ALL A SUDDEN OPEN THE DOOR AND I REAR-ENDED THEM. *TR

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES WHEN VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING CLAIMING THAT THE SUDDEN STOP WAS DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED AT THE CURB OF ALL A SUDDEN OPEN THE DOOR AND I REAR-ENDED THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOWERED ITSELF AND A SCREECHING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DIVERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH REAR TIRES FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED BOTH TIE RODS AND BOTH REAR BALL JOINTS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THESE WERE VERY COMMON FAILURES FOR HER TYPE OF VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT FENDER OF HIS VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME, BUT THEY STILL SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.