2006 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

MY 2006 STRATUS HAS JUST 44,000 MILES. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER MY CAR AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A MONTH, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CRANKSHAFT HAD PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL IN HER DRIVEWAY AND OBSERVED THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MAIN FRONT SEAL OF THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR FAILURES SHE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR CENTER AND THEN TO FIRESTONE REPAIR CENTER BECAUSE FIRESTONE WAS THE LAST REPAIR SHOP TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER, WHICH COST $400 AND INCLUDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE $400 WAS PAID. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS PURCHASED FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FAILURE. A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ONLY THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

I WENT TO GO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I WENT TO GET SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A JUMP AND IT STARTED. I LEFT THE CAR RUN FOR 10 MIN BEFORE SHUTTING IT OFF. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WENT BACK OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW STARTER! OF COURSE I WAS NOT THINKING A STARTER BECAUSE OF THE CAR BEING A 2006. *TR

VEHICLE IS 2006 DODGE STRATUS 2.7L V6. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO ENGINE FAILURE. WAS WARMING UP VEHICLE ON COLD WINTER DAY. MADE IT BACK TO FRONT DOOR, CAR HAD SHUTOFF, WENT TO RESTART CAR, CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THAT SAID ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY STATING NEGLIGENCE OF OWNER. *TR

II WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK NOR DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I REARENDED SOMEONE AT 25MPH. THEY WERE STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY. SO IT WAS A FAIRLY HARD HIT. I FRACTURED MY STERNUM,AND BRUISED CHEST,THERE WAS A BIG LUMP IN MIDDLE OF BREASTBONE. CURRENTLY UNDER A CARDIOLOGIST FOR SEVERAL TESTS ON HEART. MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES WAS $5,281 DOLLARS,HERS WAS MINIMAL. I AM JUST LUCKY I AM NOT DEAD AND SHE WAS NOT HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE MUST SHIFT THE GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS OPERATIVE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

JAN 17,2008 CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 53,300 MILES. CALL DEALERSHIP SAID BRING IN TO REPLACE THE MAIN CRANK SEAL AND HOPEFULLY THAT SHOULD FIX PROBLEM AND IF NOT THE I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE CRANK SHAFT. WELL 3,000 MILES LATER LESS THAN A MONTH LATER CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AGAIN. CAR BEEN PARKED SINCE CALL DEALERSHIP SET UP TO HAVE CRANK SHAFT REPLACE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THEY TOLD ME REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT AND THE CAR WOULD BEEN FINE THIS WAS MAY 20,2008 IT TOOK THEN A MONTH TO GET MY PART WITH MY CAR SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP THEN A WEEK AND HALF THEY CALL ME SAYING THE CRANK SHAFT WOULDN'T WORK BECAUSE BASELY THE CRANK HAD DESTROY MY ENGINE AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I'VE TRY TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO EITHER REPLACE THE BAD ENGINE OR GIVE ME A REASONABLE TRADE .I WAS TOLD BY THERE SERVICE PEOPLE TO PUT A SEAL IN IT AND GET RID OF IT DOWN THE ROAD AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE MOTOR THEN THE SAME THING FROM THERE GENERAL MANGER WHEN I ASKED FOR HELP THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT DOWN THE ROAD AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND GET RID OF IT. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE SEAL AGAIN TRYING TO TAKE MY CAR HOME IN LESS THAN A 1 1/2 THE SEAL CAME OUT AGAIN I HAVE CALLED AT DIFFERENT TIME TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVE THE WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALLS .I HAVE CONTACTED THE CORP AND STILL HAVEN'T ANY RESULT. *TR

ATTEMPTED USE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID AND NO FLUID CAME OUT AND SEVERELY SMEARED WINDOW. WENT HOME PUT IN FLUID. COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING BUT NO FLUID COMING OUT. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. SHE REPORTED HER WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP HAS ALSO FAILED. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE STRATUS IN 2006. AND AM ALREADY WORKING ON PUTTING IN MY SECOND BOTTOM END OF THE MOTOR. IT STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 17,000 MILES AND NOW IT'S STARTED BACK LEAKING OIL IN THE SAME SPOT AT 46000 MILES. TO SAY THE LEAST MY WORK ORDER TO GET MY NOW OUT OF WARRANTED CAR FIXED SAYS THE SAME THING IT SAID AT 17000 MILES. NOW I'M LOOKING AT PAYING OUT OVER 5,500 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. AND STILL HAVE TO MAKE A CAR PAYMENT ON THIS JUNK!!! *TR