2001 DODGE STRATUS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A YEAR AGO PASSENGER REAR STRUT BROKE. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE TOP STRUT CLAMP OF THE SPRING CORRODED, CAUSING THE SPRING AND STRUT TO FALL OUT OF PLACE AND RUB AGAINST THE TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE AND STRUT. APPROXIMATELY $500.00 FOR BOTH. 6 MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT DID THE EXACTLY THE SAME THING. THE CLAMP CORRODED AND HAS FELL APART, CAUSING THE SPRING TO RUB AGAINST THEWHEEL ONCE AGAIN. THIS WAS DUE TO AN ALUMINUM ALLOY/METAL CORRODING. MANUFACTURER SHOULD KNOW THAT ALUMINUM CORRODES EXTREMLY BAD WHEN IT COME IN CONTACT WITH WEATHER.*AK

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND SPLIT IN THE 2001 DODGE STRATUS COUPE. ALSO MY WIFE' S 2002 DODGE, STRATUS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PIECES FELL INTO THE VENTS AND RATTLED. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR FAILURES,BUT WE HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND SOME HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHEN THE DASH BOARD COLLAPSED. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 109,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE THERMOSTAT LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THE CONTACT PULLED OVER. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DID NOT TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO FIRESTONE CAR CARE, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED, BUT DID NOT SPECIFY HOW OR WHY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE AS SHE HAS FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE STATUS WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE, WANT TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT OF AN ENGINE OIL LIGHT GOING ON AT IDLE. FROM WEB POSTING I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. IT HAS ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE STRATUS THAT HE BELIEVES SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN NHTSA RECALL 06V001000, CONCERNING STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET IT CAUGHT ON FIRE BENEATH THE HOOD. EVERYTHING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD MELTED, AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER ABOUT HAVING THE VEHICLE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 100,000. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PICTURES IF NEEDED. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE STRATUS R/T AND THE WHOLE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE AIRBAG POD. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF REVIEWS IN WWW.2GSTRATUS.ORG OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ON OTHER MEMBERS DASHES. ALONG WITH SOME OTHER CLUBS SUCH AS MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. MITSUBISHI DESIGNED THE CAR. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THE DASHES CONTINUE TO CRACK AND THEN SAG THAT THE AIRBAG WILL ALSO DROP FROM THE DASH YANKING THE WIRES AND SETTING OFF THE SENSOR CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY AND POSSIBLE INJURIES OR DEATH MAY BE OBTAINED. *NM

OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. SUDDENLY ONE DAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW. SPENT OVER $1700 IN REPAIRS, THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD. ENGINE IS IRREPARABLE! CAR HAS ONLY 86,000 MILES. HAVE ALL RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS AND DIAGNOSIS THAT WERE MADE BY LICENSED MECHANICS. *NM

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DODGE DEALER WITH ONLY ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT. A FEW YEARS LATER AND THE CLEAR COAT HAS FADED FROM THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. I'VE HAD 2 OTHER BLACK CARS IN THE PAST: A CHEVY AND A PONTIAC AND NEITHER OF THEM FADED ONE BIT. AND THE CHEVY WAS AN '85 CAMARO. LOVE THE WAY THE DODGE DRIVES BUT IT LOOKS VERY BAD. *NM

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CEASED TO FUNCTION. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE ETC. NO WARNING LIGHTS ALSO. DEALER STATES THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHORTED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE 2001 DODGE STRATUS THAT HAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. TOOK IT TO 1 DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY CHANGE THE BATTERY AND $179.00 LATER STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING THE BATTERY LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT STAY ON. YOU CAN NOT TELL THE SPEED OR SEE HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE. TRY TO GO TO DEALER HIS SHOP CLOSED FOR GOOD. WHEN TO ANOTHER DEALER SAID IT WAS A CLOSTER AND AFTER $800.00 STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE HIM FIX IT RIGHT THEY DECLINE TO FIX IT. WHAT DO I DO? THIS IS MY DAUGHTER CAR AND IT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE. *NM