2006 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 46 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE OIL IS CONSTANTLY A QUART LOW IN THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CALIBRATION FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT MOMENTS LATER. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND COASTED TO A NEARBY DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS THROTTLE FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO FAIL AS WELL. THE ENGINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,856.

PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2007 STILL UNDER WARRANTY THINKING I WOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS SINCE ANY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE FIRST IS THE BRAKES, THEY SQUEAK AND RUB. THEY HAVE SCRUBBED THEM 3 DIFFERENT TIME AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING. (THEY ARE COLLECTING MOISTURE TO CAUSE RUST) THE SECOND IS A BUMP STOP WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS COMMON IN DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING MORE WITH IT SINCE WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE THE CODES COME BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEY HAD REPLACED SOME OF THE PARTS BACK A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS REPAIR CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF BUMP STOPS BUT DID NOT STOP THEM. THERE IS A CREAKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. THEY HAVE GREASED THE STRUTS AND REPLACED A CARRIED ARM. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THE LIGHTS DIM AFTER 17-30 SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. EVERYONE BUT THE MECHANICS SEEMS TO SEE THIS ONE HAPPENING. DEALER ALSO SOLD THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCLOSING IT HAD BEEN IN A PRIOR ACCIDENT! *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEAT BELT FLEW OFF AND THE DRIVER SEAT FLEW FORWARD (AND YES EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED IN PLACE). BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, SHE HAD A STRAINED NECK, SHOULDER, BACK AND BECAUSE THE SEAT FLEW FORWARD, HER KNEES WERE INJURED. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO DODGE, BUT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ALREADY REPAIRED THE CAR, THEY DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THE CAR. AT THE AUTO SHOP, THEY DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE AIR BAGS WORKED (OR EVEN IF THERE ARE AIR BAGS IN THE STEERING WHEEL) OR FIND OUT WHY THE SEAT FLEW OF OR WHY THE DRIVER SEAT FLEW FORWARD. ALL OF MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PUTTING THEIR SEAT BELTS ON SINCE THEY WERE SMALL CHILDREN -- I CAN GUARANTEE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS SECURE. *JB

THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED A LITTLE AND DIED. AFTER GETTING IT STARTED AND GOING FURTHER UP THE STREET IN TRAFFIC, IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED UP TO THIS POINT. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH ONE MINOR INJURY. PRESENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE ENGINE SIZE AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT. UPDATED 07/18/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A COMPLAINT THAT THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE BACK BUMPER. HE NOTICED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE AFTER HE WASHED CAR WITH NORMAL SOAP HE NOTICED THE PEELING PAINT .

I WAS STARTING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER A HIGHWAY ON RAMP WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST STEERING FOR A SECOND AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HIT THE BRAKES AND CLIPPED A CURB WHICH BLEW OUT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND DAMAGED THE WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING OR FRONT END. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID I NEED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND TRY TO GET THEM TO REPLACE MY TIRE AND WHEEL. THE CAR ONLY HAD 3,750 MILES ON IT AND THE ROAD WAS DRY AND FREE OR ANYTHING WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT TO NOT TURN. OTHER CARS HAD NO PROBLEM TURNING LEFT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 6:40 A.M. AND CRASHED WITH TOW HORSES, I WAS DRIVING AT 150 KM/HR AND THE TOW AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN, I ASK THE DEALER WHY THE AIR BAGS DO NOT OPEN AND THE ANSWER WAS BECAUSE I PUSHED THE BRAKE, THE DAMAGE IN THE CAR WAS A LOT BUT THE AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING A RENTED DODGE STRATUS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *NM *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO GAS GOING TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. UPDATED 06/03/10