1995 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

THERE WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE START WITH HEADGASKET LEAK BUT I WASN'T AWARE OF IT UNTIL KNOW IHAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THEI HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CARS CAME IN FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY WERE TOO LATE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECTS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH CHYRSLER SHOULD HAVE MADE A RECALL BUT DIDN'T I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND STANDBY THEIR PRODUCTS , THEY ALSO SHOULD PAY EVERY ONE WHO HAD THIS REPAIR DONE . ICONTACTEDEE. *AK

I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY JOB AND I MAY A FULL STOP ON A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE STOP SO I PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE CONTROL PANEL TO VIEW ANY ANORMAL SIGNAL. AFTERWARDS I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND PUT THE CAR ON DRIVE, I TURNED RIGHT ON THE INTERSECTION . AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 FEET THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN AND WHEN I TRY TO TURNED IT ON THERE WAS A BIG EXPLOSION AND A BIG FLAME CAME OUT FROM THE ENGINE. INMEDIATEDLY I GOT OUT FROM THE CAR AND SOME PASSBYERS CALLED THE POLICE AND FIREMEN. UP TO THIS MOMENT I LACK KNOWLEDGE OF WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOST. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFOR MATION ABOUT THIS OR ANY SIMIILAR ACCIDENTS OF THIS CAR'S TRADEMARK AND MODEL.*AK

I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP REPLACED.ALONG WITH THE SENSOR ON THE EXHUST PIPE,SEEMS LIKE JUST WHEN THE WARRENTY GOES OFF , AND I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRENTY,EVERYTHING HAPPENS. *AK

MY HEADGASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE TRYED TO GET CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THIER MISTAKE. I REPLACED THE GASKET. THE NEW ONE IS A LOT THICKER THEN THE OLD ONE.SO, IF THEY MODIFIED THE NEW GASKET, THEN SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE. THAT'S WHY ALL THESE CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LEAKING GASKET ON THEIR DODGE STRATUSES AND NEONS. THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT AS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, BECAUSE THE LEAKING OIL ON THE ENGINE COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND THE LEAKING OIL ON THE GROUND CAN GET INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. I PAID FOR THE HEAD GASKET WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. I FEEL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: 0)

OIL LEAK AT HEAD GASKET CAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAR TO FAIL. SEEMS TO BE PREVELENT PROBLEM. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ONE EVENT, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AS WELL. A DIFFERENT DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH MANY STRATUS MODELS. THEY ARE TALKING TO REGIONAL REP TO REPLACE AT N/C. *AK

DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 4 CLYNDAR CARS - 2 TIMES IT HAS GONE ON A 1995 STRATUS.*AK

POSSIBLE BRAKE LOSS, TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS CAR HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED. *AK

WHILE PUSHING POWER WINDOW BUTTON WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON 9/19/00 WE TOOK OUR CAR TO TIRE MART, IN STAUNTON, VA TO HAVE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TIRES HAD STRESS CRACKS AND THAT THE TREAD APPEARED TO BE STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. THIS WAS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DOT ICUR P21 HAS A BOX WITH A # IN EACH BOX, WHICH IS 488, 099, 488, AND 448. WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS NUMBER IS SIGNIFICANT BUT HAVE INCLUDED IT. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO, AS WE FELL THAT OUR SAFETY MAY BE IN JEOPARDY? WE HAVE E-MAILED BRIDGESTONE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM. THANK YOU, HAZEL AND HINMAN STRANGE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ICUR P21 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)