1999 Dodge Stratus Problems & Complaints

While driving the vehicle I came to a stop to make a left hand turn and as I started without warning the vehicle stalled and lost power of steering wheel and brakes I almost hit another car. This wasn't the 1st time car has stalled while driving but the one where is came close to causing an accident

I GOT THIS NEXT SITE TO DO AGAIN EMAIL. CLAIM #11301605 AND FOLLOWING UP AS TO YOUR NEXT STEP. 3 RECALLS THE DODGE CUSTOMER CARE PEOPLE DONT WANT TO DO OR HELP ME FIX OR CONCLUDE.

I BOUGHT A CAR IN JAN 2020 WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING A FEW/COUPLE YEARS AND I FOUND 3 RECALLS ON IT. 1999 DODGE STRATUS 2.4. I EMAILED U S CUSTOMER CARE/ DODGE CUSTOMER CARE AND GOT MAIL BACK STATING YES ON 3 RECALLS AND A DEALER IN RENO NV TO CALL. I CALLED AND SERVICE AND PARTS DEPT SAID YES ON RECALLS. BRING IT IN TO CHECK AND ADVISE TO FIX. GOT MUTIL MAILS FROM CUSTOMER CARE STATING THEY HAD CAR UNDER LAST OWNER AND I TOLD THEM I WAS NEW OWNER. NEXT MAIL WAS, CLAIM/S ARE CLOSED. I ASKED WHY NOW 3 TIMES AND NO ANSWER EXCEPT A TAKE SURVEY. NO SERVICE OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR OTHER THEN TO FIND OUT THERE WAS 3 RECALLS AND NOW CUSTOMER CARE DOESNT WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS CAR. I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW ONE DAY THERE IS AND THE NEXT DAY CLAIM CLOSED. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS I AM A NEW OWNER. ONE RECALL IS FOR A FIX POWER STEERING HOSE SO CAR WONT CATCH FIRE. I AM HAVE GOT NOWHERE WITH ALL MY TRIES TO GET CAR RECALLS FIXED. ACCORDING TO WEB SITES THE 3 RECALLS ARE LISTED AS INCOMPLETE STILL TO DATE. MEANING NOT TAKEN CARE OF TO MY UNDERSTANDING.

I WAS DRIVING AND HEAR A METAL SCRAPING NOISE FROM MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE BY THE WHEEL WHEN I TURNED LEFT.BEFORE I GOT HOME THE NOISE GOT EXTREMELY LOUD AND CONSTANT.I TOOK THE TIRE OFF WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND THE BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN AND WAS OUT OF POSITION CAUSE A RUBBING INSIDE MY TIRE RIM.IT LOOKED LIKE THE ARM OF THE BALL JOINT HAD BEEN BURNED THROUGH CAUSING IT TO BREAK.THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ON SOME 1999 DODGE STRATUS' BALL JOINTS BUT WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN# MINE DID NOT COME UP.THEY SHOULDN'T JUST BREAK FROM NORMAL USE.IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED DRIVING NORMALLY THEN THE NOISE STARTED AND I FELT KIND OF A POP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR.

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I85 IN SC. THE SUNROOF GLASS DISLODGED AND FLEW OFF OF THE ROOF OF MY VEHICLE. THE GLASS SHATTERED ON THE ROADWAY AND FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE STRUCK. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE GLASS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS LABEL, IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY VERMEULEN - HOLLANDIA SERIAL NUMBER 399915. APPARENTLY THERE IS AN OPEN VOLUNTARY RECALL ON SUNROOFS MANUFACTURED BY THIS COMPANY FOR SEPARATION ISSUES. THE MODEL NUMBERS REFERENCE IN THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL IS MODEL NUMBER 60000000 AND ABOVE AND APPARENTLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 3000000 SERIES. SINCE THE ISSUES ARE THE SAME, I.E. SEPARATION OF GLASS AND FRAME, THERE ARE CLEARLY OTHER SAFETY ISSUES STILL OUT THERE. HOLLANDIA'S VOLUNTARY RECALL IS ALLEGED TO BE FOR NON FACTORY INSTALLED PRODUCTS, HOWEVER, MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER WITH THIS SUNROOF INSTALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO THE DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR AND SHAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUB, WHEEL, TIRE, AND BRAKE DRUM WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY CHANGED BOTH REAR BRAKE SHOES, SPRINGS, AND DRUMS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

HARD TO CONTROL STEERING OF VEHICLE! WHENEVER I PASS OVER A SPEED BUMP FEELS LIKE WHOLE CAR IS GOING TO COME APART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A VERY LOOSE SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER LEFT WHEEL. ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LES SCHWAB COMPANY FOR A LOOKOVER AND FOUND THAT IT NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, A STEEL ARM REPLACED, AS WELL AS AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN RESEARCHING RECALLS ON MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS I NOTICED THE PROBLEMS I WAS/AM HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE WERE NOTED IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS INVOLVING RECALLS OF OTHER STRATUS'. MY CAR SHOULD BE FIXED AND INCLUDED IN SIMILAR RECALLS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RATTLE AND FELT LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HOUSING WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10E059000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

MY HORN GOES OFF WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, HAD THE HORN DISCONNECTED , HAVE A NEW BATTERY AND IT GOES DEAD OVER NIGHT, MY MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE A SHORT IN THE STEERING WHEEL BY THE AIR BAG. I SEE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOW DO I KNOW THAT MY AIR BAG NOT GOING TO EXPLODE AND INJURY ME. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ALL DAY AND IT BEGAN TO SMOKE; WHICH HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM UNDER THE HOOD, A LIGHT WHITE SMOKE AS IF SOMETHING WAS DRIPPING AND BURNING OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE I PARKED THE CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATE THE SMOKE BECAME DARK AND BLACK AND FIRE ERUPTED. CAR WAS TOTALED, FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. *TR

MY GIRL FRIEND CAME HOME AND SAID THE CAR WAS SMOKING SO I WENT TO LOOK AT IT AND YES SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FIREWALL SIDE OF THE MOTOR RIGHT ABOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD .I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP SO I CALLED THE NUMBER GIVEN AND CHRYSLER SET ME UP WITH HADDAD DODGE IN BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA WE SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE , I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS I CALLED THEM ABOUT THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS READY I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT AFTERNOON DROVE APPROX 6 MILES HOME IT WAS SMOKING SLIGHTLY BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD AS BEFORE SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT , MAYBE JUST RESIDUAL FROM BEFORE THE REPAIR.THE FOLLOWING MORNING I DROVE FROM REAL RD TO FAIR VIEW AVE AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING HEAVILY I STOPPED IN FRONT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ENGINE LUCKILY THERE WAS A GARDEN HOSE HOOKED UP OUT SIDE THE HOUSE , I GRABBED THAT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT . COULD SMELL FUEL HEAVILY PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT MOVED IT SINCE JUST A WEEK AGO ABOUT A MONTH AFTER ALL THIS HADDAD DODGE LEFT ME A MESSAGE SAYING THAT MY PARTS HAD COME IN AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE . ACCORDING TO THEM THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THE WORK NO BODY TOLD ME THAT THE WORK WAS NOT COMPLETE QUITE THE CON-TRARY I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED AND READY TO GO THE SERVICE ATTENDANT WAS SO BUSY ON HIS PHONE AND CELL PHONE HE HARDLY SPOKE A WORD TO ME I HAD TO FIND THE CAR IN THERE LOT SO I COULD GO HOME , WHY WOULD ANYBODY IN THERE RIGHT MIND LET SOMEONE DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LOST ALL INSTRUMENTATION: SPEED,FUEL,RPM,ETC,AT 50MPH. JUST PRIOR TO THIS, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE FIRST FIX INCLUDED A NEW BATTERY LAST YEAR, THREE ALTERNATORS UNTIL ONE WORKED (DO NOT THINK THIS WAS THE PROBLEM), AND SOME KIND OF A HARNESS WHICH WAS RUBBING ON THE ENGINE? AND CREATING A SHORT. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE THE REASON FOR ALL THE CAR FIRES. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE I WAS PARALLEL PARKING MY PASSENGER SAW HEAVY WHITE SMOKE AFTER I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL SHARPLY. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ALSO. MY PASSENGER AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED 911. I BELIEVE I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF BEFORE GETTING OUT. THE SMOKE STARTED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND FLAMES WERE SEEN UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS BURNED AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AFTERWARDS THE CAR (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) SMELLED LIKE BURNT POWER STEERING FLUID. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,100.

WITH NO RYME OR RYTHEM, THE WINSHEILD WIPERS FAIL TO TURN ON, POWER LOCKS FAIL TO WORK AND TURN SYGNALS FAIL. ENGINE STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART WHILE IN TRAFFIC FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. THESE CONDITIONS HAPPEN WHILE ON THE ROADWAY AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR , LOSS OF IGNITION, WINSHEILD WIPERS OR TURN SYGNALS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH.

1999 DODGE STRATUS, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE. UNIT 2 WAS DISABLED ON THE RIGHT BERM WESTBOUND. UNIT 3 WAS ENTERING 180 FROM THE WESTBOUND ACCELERATION RAMP AT INTERCHANGE 180. UNIT 3 FAILED TO YIELD ENTERING I80. UNIT 1 REAR TRAILER DUELS WERE STRUCK BY UNIT 3 IN THE RIGHT LANE. UNIT 3 SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER OF UNIT 1, RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND STRUCK UNIT 2. *BF UNIT # 3 FAILED TO YIELD WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION. OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT (10-0041-91) *JB UPDATED 03/21/11 *BF

WHILE FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THE FUEL SPILLED EVERYWHERE AND WHEN I CHECKED IT OUT THE FUEL NECK LINE (FILLER) BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. I CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT AND CHRYSLER HAS THESE ITEMS ON BACK ORDER I UNDERSTAND. I AM WONDERING IF THEIR IS A RECALL. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. *TR

4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN CAR RAN TO GET KEYS DIDN'T KNOW WAS IN SWITCH. CHILD TURNED KEY ON DID NOT START. BUMPED SHIFTER RAN OVER BANK IN TO HIGHWAY OVER ANOTHER BANK. CHILD WAS VERY LUCKY HAD MASHED THUMB. CAR WAS NOT FIXABLE. OWNER MANUAL STATES YOU MOST APPLY BRAKE BEFORE PUTTING IN GEAR. THIS NEEDS FIX BEFORE MORE HAPPEN THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHEN IT RAINS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND AIR CONDITIONER BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A LEMON BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN TWO RECALLS AND THE WINDOWS DID NOT WORK AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS VERY HOT OR A HEAVY RAINFALL HAS TAKEN PLACE, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES OR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WILL WORK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

INTERIOR FAN SWITCH FAILURE RE: DODGE STATUS 1999 THE FAN SPEED SWITCH IN THE DASH HAS LOST SPEEDS 1,2 AND 3. ONLY POSITION 4 (OR HIGH) WORKS. AFTER A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT SERVICE, IT FAILED AGAIN AROUND A YEAR LATER. AGAIN, IT ONLY BLOWS ON HIGH SPEED. UNTIL THIS MORNING WHEN MY ELDER DAD CALLED TO TELL ME HE NEED TO HAVE HIS SWITCH FIXED ON HIS DODGE CARAVAN 2003, I BEGAN TO WONDER HOW WIDE SPREAD THE ISSUE WAS. I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS OF VARIOUS CHRYSLER MODELS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH, RESISTOR, OR SENSOR. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THE ISSUE AND CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIR ALREADY PERFORMED. HERE ARE A FEW RELATED PROBLEMS & COMPLAINTS FROM VEHICLE OWNERS. HTTP://AUTOREPAIR.ABOUT.COM/LIBRARY/FAQS/BL547F.HTM HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-DURANGO/TMLIMGPD8AAKSOKNS HTTP://WWW.MYHONESTMECHANIC.COM/ARTICLES/DODGE-DAKOTA-AIR-CONDITIONER.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/INTREPID/1999/AC_HEATER/BLOWER_FAN_SWITCH_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DAC8B/132 HTTP://FREE-AUTO-REPAIR-ADVICE.BLOGSPOT.COM/2008/06/BLOWER-MOTOR-STAYS-ON-HIGHCARAVAN.HTML HTTP://WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM/BOARDS/DEA/62-3.HTML HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=6453105 THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SPEEDY RESOLUTION. *TR B. WILLIAMS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE CONTACT, BUT IT WENT UNACKNOWLEDGED. THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/24/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ALL THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. BOTH A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A RECALL AND WOULD FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE CONTACT LATER ENTERED HER VIN INTO THE DODGE WEBSITE AND DISCOVERED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

FIRE UNDER HOOD DUE TO LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE, RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL WEEKS AFTER INCIDENT. WAS FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHED. SOLD CAR TO TOW COMPANY FOR 150.00 ON OCTOBER 9. REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO TRY GET MONEY WE PAID FOR CAR. BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE CAR TO DO INSPECTION. WE HAVE SEVERAL PICS OF CAR AFTER IT BURNED. RECALL STATE THAT THE DEFECT IN POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING ON MOTOR AND IGNITING CAUSING AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE UNDERHOOD FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIREFIGHTER STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ISSUED A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. *TR

CAR HAS NOT BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR OVER A YEAR AND 1/2 NON-OP. REALIZED POWER STEERING FAILED. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. REALIZED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THERE THEY NOTICED THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGED. NOW CHRYSLER IS SAYING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE DAMAGE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPLACED SOONER. AS I STATED THEY CAR HAS NOT RUN FOR OVER 1 1/2 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE HOSE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM CHRYSLER. WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE DAMAGE BUT YOU SHOULD STILL REPLACE HOSE. IT WAS A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE PARKED AT A STORE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE'S HOOD CAUGHT FIRE. THE PUERTO RICO POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED REPORT NUMBER 200835803237. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE HER INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND FORWARD THEM THE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,266.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE AFTERMARKET FLOORMATS RISE UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CATCH ONTO THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED DUE TO THE FLOORMAT AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS OTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A HOOK INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE FLOORMAT FROM MOVING. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY PRODUCT INFORMATION REGARDING THE FLOORMATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

1999 DODGE STRATUS WITH FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS VARIOUS VALUE EVEN IF THE TANK IS EMPTY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *KB CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) STRUT TOWER HAS RUSTED THROUGH. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A SERVICE BULLITEN WAS ISSUED: HTTP://IMG.VILLAGEPHOTOS.COM/P/2003-12/537508/CARAVANSTRUTTOWERTSB.JPG. IT SEEMS THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AS I DON'T HAVE ANY RUST ANY OTHER PLACE. ALSO IT SEEMS THAT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

1999 DODGE STRATUS HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND PAID FOR IT. HE WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *KB RECALL 06V001000. *JB

I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE TURNING ONTO BUSY INTERSECTION MY 1999 INTREPID ES 2.7 STOPPED. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED REWIRING BUT THEN SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO HAVE THEM DISMANTLE MY ENGINE AND RETURN IT TO ME WITHOUT PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER SWEARING THAT EVEN IF THEY PUT IT BACK TOGETHER IT WON'T START. SO NOW 3 MONTHS AFTER PAYING MY CAR OFF. IT NEEDS ANOTHER ENGINE. NO WARNING SIGNS, IT JUST STOPPED AND WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. IT SEEMS TO ME THE DEALERSHIP DESTROYED MY ENGINE. REMOVED ALL TIMING BELTS AND EVEN BENT THE PLATE OF THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF CAREFULLY REMOVING BOLTS. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND NO CAR. NOW AM FORCED TO PURCHASE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SMOKE WAS DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID ENTERING THE ENGINE. THERE WERE TWO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 04V021000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT), WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS), WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

WHEEL BEARINGS WEARING OUT, ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON, BRAKE PADS BEING REPLACED ALOT, WEARING OUT TIRES ON THE FRONT (NEW TIRES) IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, BRAKE CALIPER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY, BALL JOINTS WEARING OUT, UNSAFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FAILURES, LOSS OF USE OF VEHICLE DUE TO THAT FACT. *TR

FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND COMPLETELY BURNED MY CAR UP. *TR

99 DODGE DURANGO 4X4, THE TRUCK STALLS WITH NO WARNING. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT GOES DOWN TO 0. IF THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED IT'S FINE, THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, MAYBE A DAY LATER, MAYBE A MONTH LATER, MAYBE 6 MONTHS LATER. IT'S VERY INTERMITTENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. ON OCTOBER 31, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A FAINT CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A FAINT PUFF OF SMOKE RISING FROM THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT THINK IT WAS A SERIOUS CONCERN BECAUSE THE SMOKE WAS SO FAINT. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND HUGE PUFFS OF BLACK SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THEY OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT STATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNINSURED AND THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING HER PAYMENTS. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD STALL AND FAILED TO MOVE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVERY DAY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE HIGH POWER STEERING HOLE FAILURE THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON APRIL 6, 2005. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STILL INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. SHE WAS REFERRED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REPAIR SHOP NEVER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND SHE HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY NOT IN HER POSSESSION. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,946.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. ON JUNE 30, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED. THE UNDER HOOD FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED A REPORT. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE PURCHASE DATE AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PRESSURE PUMP UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE JUNK YARD. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO LEAK, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. HE RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD TURN IN THE IGNITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NEUTRAL SWITCH FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 131,000. RETURN USPS, MADE 2ND ATTEMPT 08/27/07 FAILED. *BF

IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE DODGE DURANGO WE HAVE IT STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONCE THE TRUCK STALLS, THE STEERING GOES OUT AND SO DO THE BRAKES. IF WE GET OUT AND WIGGLE THE PLUG THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE FIRE WALL "SOMETIMES" THE TRUCK WILL START. HOWEVER, WE HAVE SAT AND SAT WAITING FOR THE TRUCK TO COOL DOWN ENOUGH FOR IT TO START AGAIN. WE HAVE EVEN HAD TO BE TOWED A FEW TIMES BEFORE WE KNEW THAT WE COULD WIGGLE THE PLUG, WHICH IS VERY VERY HOT. TODAY, AFTER MISSING A JOB INTERVIEW BECAUSE THE TRUCK ONCE AGAIN STALLED, WE STARTED LOOKING UP ON GOOGLE TO SEE WHAT, IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE AND HAPPENED TO FIND A WONDERFUL WEB SITE"AUTOBEEF". AT THIS POINT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY HAVE TO GET A NEW COMPUTER FOR THE TRUCK, WHICH RANGES $1000.......!!!!!! *TR

I BOUGHT MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS 2.4L IN SEPTEMBER 2006 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH 145,000 MILES. IN MAY 2007, I HAD THE VALVE COVERS AND CAM SENSOR WIRING REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE AND ROTTED WIRING (UNRELATED TO ONE ANOTHER). THE CAR SEEMED TO SLOWLY LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. ON 7/29/2007 AFTER A 50 MILE DRIVE, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM BAD WIRING WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ENGINE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO IGNITION SOURCE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE CONTACT IS STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE MECHANIC. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE AND HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

FIRST THE CAR WOULD DIE OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WOULD BE DRIVING AROUND WITH CHILDREN AND WIFE ON FREEWAY OR BUSY STREET AND ALL POWER WOULD JUST GO OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF THE ODOMETER WOULD SAY NO BUS AND CHECKED ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK DODGE DURAGO TO LOCAL DEALER SHIP TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T SHOW UP ON THERE COMPUTERS. ITS CONSEQUENCES COULD BE THAT A LADY OR ELDER PERSON COULD BE DRIVING A DODGE DURANGO AND THIS HAPPENS TO THEM WELL YOU LOSE ALL POWER OF THE VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WHAT IF THEY CANT CONTROL THIS THEY COULD GET INTO A WRECK AND DIE OR HURT OTHER PEOPLE.WHEN THIS HAPPEND TO MY WIFE SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR.I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH THE 99 DODGE DURANGO AND DODGE ACTS LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG I GUESS ITS GOING TO TAKE A MAJOR LAWSUIT FOR THEM TO OPEN THERE EYES. (3)WELL I PURCHASED A REBUILT POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM)OR(ECM)AND FIXED THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY.YOU JUST GOT TO FIND A BUISNESS TO REBUILD IT FOR YOU AND THEN HAVE IT FLASHED.IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY EASILY TO BE REPLACED AND COULD SAVE A BUNCH OF LIVES.THANK YOU

UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY DURANGO THAT ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT HAVE TO BE CHANGED AND THE REAR IS GOING AND THAT HAS TO BE CHANGED. *TR

TIRE HAS BEEN SQUEAKING LOUDLY FOR QUITE A WHILE...FOUND OUT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED.. SAW MULTIPLE THINGS ONLINE SAYING THEY WERE RECALLED FOR OTHER YEARS ,AND CLOSE TO BEING RECALLED FOR THIS MODEL, SO I AM INDICATING THAT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS...I DRIVE 3 CHILDREN AROUND AND COULD BREAK DOWN WITH THEM. I BOUGHT THIS AS A RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE AND IT TURNED INTO A PIECE OF JUNK. *AK

I BOUGHT A USED 1999 DURANGO IN 2004 WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER REACHING 51,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND TOOK SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS WITH IT COSTING $900 IN REPAIRS. NOW AT 67,000 MILES, I NEED TO REPLACE TIRES AGAIN AND REPLACE BALL JOINTS FOR ANOTHER $800. NO CRASHES OR INJURIES, JUST FRUSTRATION AT A POORLY BUILT PRODUCT WHICH NO ONE SEEMS WILLING TO STAND BEHIND. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.9L V8 THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN YOU LET THE CAR SIT IT WILL EVENTUALLY START BACK UP AS IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST MINE BUT AFTER INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALLOT OF PEOPLE. THE PCM HAS ALL READY BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL. THE DODGE COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE TO GO GOOD ON THIS. IT IS SAPPOSE TO BE A FAMILY VEHICLE HOWEVER I AM SCARED EVERY TIME I HAVE TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN IT.YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO STALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. ON AUGUST 8, 2006, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON AUGUST 18, 2006, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP THAT HE REMOVED WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND HAD BEEN CUT. ON OCTOBER 27, 2006, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE REPAIR WAS PAID FOR IN CASH. IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE GAS PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPAIRED ON JANUARY 31, 2007. ON MAY 7, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AFTER MARKET FUEL PUMP (CONTROL NUMBER 110368 FOR RECALL). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,500 AND THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,591. UPDATED 09/04/07 *TR UPDATED 09/12/07.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD , AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUSED THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTION. THIS FAILURE PREVENTED HER FROM DETERMINING HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO, THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN HOT. SHE WILL COLLECT THE WORK REPORTS AND RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALER REGARDING THE OTHER FAILURES THAT OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.*AK

1999 DODGE STRATUS. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. *MC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE. *JB

FRONT END PROBLEMS: TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

1999 DODGE STRATUS IS MAKING AN EXTREMLY LOUD SQUEALING & GRINDING SOUND WHICH IS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE BRAKES, ROTORS & STEERING COLUMN TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT & NOW IS CONTINUALLY MAKING THE LOUD NOISE WHEN GOING STRAIGHT & TURNING RIGHT. IT ALSO MAKES THE NOISE WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED, SLOW OR 55MPH. IT DOES NOT MAKE THE NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT. ANY ASSISTANCE AND/OR SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT IT MIGHT BE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR & I NEED IT TO GET TO WORK. THANK YOU.

1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT DEALERSHIP, REPLACED NON-DEFECTIVE PARTS, NOW ABOUT TO REPLACE THE PCM TO SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN THIS CAR, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY A SEMI AS WELL AS ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE IT STOPS IN MID-TRAFFIC AND CAUSES NEAR-MISSES. I HAVE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME ONLINE AND SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL. I AM LOOKING INTO STARTING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE HERE OUT OF DENVER. MY LIFE IS TOO IMPORTANT, AND AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE HAVE BEEN, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF A LONG TIME AGO! THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL WHEN IT IS HOT OUT, I JUST REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR...DON'T BOTHER...IT DIDN'T WORK! LAST BREAK DOWN WAS YESTERDAY. CALLED DODGE AND THEY CAN'T HELP ME UNLESS THEY HAVE DODGE PEOPLE DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM...PROBLEM IS YOU CAN'T DUPLICATE IT IN THE SHOP!*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V001000 ,AND BELIEVED IT WAS TO BLAME FOR THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH AND WAS DESTROYED, CAUSING BOTH AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH IN THE 1999 DODGE STRATUS SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND FAMILY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED SMELLING SMOKE ,THEN THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V001000 THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT WAS OUT OF TOWN. SHE STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS ON 03/04/07, WHICH WAS AFTER SHE JUST RETURNED HOME FROM HER TRIP TO ATLANTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, WHICH TOOK ABOUT ONE HOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE DID COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY DRIVER'S CHOICE WILL BE DOING AN INVESTIGATION SOMETIMES ON OR ABOUT 3/8/07. WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME AFTER THE FIRE AND CHECKED THE MAIL SHE NOTICED THE LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER, STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WILL SUBMIT PICTURES AND BOTH THE INSURANCE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS. *AK

1999 DODGE STRATUS CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BEFORE RECALL WAS DONE. **CC THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT INDICATE THE RECALL NUMBER OR RECALLED COMPONENT. THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS RECALLED ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, DUE TO A LEAK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER DIDN'THAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND AFTER CALLING ANOTHER DEALER, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE AUGUST 2006. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 1999 DODGE STRATUS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW MANY DETAILS REGARDING THE FIRE. HE LEARNED ABOUT THE FIRE APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED IN AUGUST. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE ONLY DETAILS THE CONTACT KNOWS IS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, WHEN THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL LETTER E23 & C45 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE; WITHIN TEN MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A REPAIR SHOP THE DAY PRIOR TO THE FIRE AND FOUND THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, NUMBER 06V001000) REGARDING THE STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, AND BELIEVES THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE CURRENT MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING INCIDENT, THE AIR AND THE HEAT OPERATES ONLY ON HIGH OR OFF, THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY FOR THIS INCIDENT; HOWEVER, IT RECURRED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND IS NOW STATING THAT THE INCIDENT MAY BE ENGINE RELATED. THE CONTACT IS SCHEDULING ANOTHER REPAIR FOR THIS FAILURE. *NM

REGARDING RECALL NOTICE ON A 1999 DODGE STRATUS HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE**CC THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. *JB

ON DECEMBER 30, 2006 AT 6:10 A.M. (PST) OUR VEHICLE (1999 DODGE STRATUS, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED SIGNIFICANTLY. MY WIFE LEFT HOME FOR WORK AROUND 5:18 A.M. AND ARRIVED AROUND 6:00 A.M. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS A CO-WORKER CAME IN AND SAID THERE WAS A VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. AFTER DESCRIBING THE VEHICLE AND ITS LOCATION MY WIFE REALIZED THAT IT WAS HER VEHICLE HER CO-WORKER WAS TALKING ABOUT. SHE WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO FIND THE SANTA BARBARA FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SCENE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE. SHE NOTIFIED ME OF THE EVENTS AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HER JOB. UPON MY ARRIVAL I SPOKE WITH THE FIRE CAPTAIN (NAME UNKNOWN) AND HE INFORMED ME THAT IT TOOK THEM CLOSE TO 40 MINUTES TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE FIRST USING WATER, THEN UTILIZING FOAM. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. WE FILED A CLAIM WITH OUR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PROVIDER, INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB, AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THIS INDIVIDUAL REPORTS THE VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WHEN I CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE PROVIDER TO FILE A CLAIM I WAS ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON OUR VEHICLE AND I INFORMED THEM THAT THERE WERE NONE. HOWEVER, ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2007 WE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (E23 - HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE) WHICH READS "THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE ON YOUR VEHICLE MAY CRACK AND DEVELOP A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE." I HAVE CALLED DAIMLERCHRYSLER (888-327-4236) AND LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE INFORMING THEM OF THIS INCIDENT AND OUR RECEIPT OF THEIR SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND THEM TO RETURN MY CALL. I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE PROVIDER OF THIS SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE FURTHER. *JB

ON TWO SEPARATE CRASHES CAR CAME OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. FIRST TIME BROKE MIRROR OFF OF DRIVERS DOOR, THOUGHT MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE IT ALL THE WAY IN PARK UNTIL ONE WEEK LATER CAR WAS IN PARK GOT OUT WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH TWO PASSENGERS INSIDE AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES WITH ME STANDING IN THE DOOR CAR KICKED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE RUNNING ME DOWN. DOOR GOT STUCK IN DIRT AND BEND BACKWARDS CRUSHING THE FENDER. CALLED ONE DODGE DEALER AND THEY DENIED THERE BEING A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR CAR TO KICK OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. CALLED A SECOND DEALER AND WAS TOLD YES THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND HE LOOKED UP MY VIN # AND SAID MY CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED. MY HUSBAND SAID THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO TAKE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN AND UNLOCKED. CAR CAN ALSO BE BUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *JB

TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE 1999 DODGE STRATUS TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS AND WAS CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE LABOR. UPDATED 01/29/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE 1999 DODGE STRATUS WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH HER VEHICLE. THE WEATHER WAS FINE, AND THE CAR WAS IMMOBILE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BROKE INTO THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO FIND THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 06V001000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS PICTURES ,AND COULD GET A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN OFFERED NO RESOLUTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06E088000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V244000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. ALTHOUGH THE STEERING NOISE PERSISTED, THE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V001000, REGARDING THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER # 06V001000 REGARDING THE STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WERE IT WAS LATER EXAMINED BY AN INSPECTOR SENT BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY. UPON EXAMINATION THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSE BY A DIRECT RESULT OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE THAT ALLOWED STEERING FLUID 2 BE SPRAYED ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/15/2006 - *NM

UPON HAVING RECALL WORK DONE MECHANIC INSTALLED LEFT OUTER TIRE ROD UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING IT TO CONTACT THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. *TS *JB

DROVE CAR TO HOSPITAL, CAME OUT AND FOUND CAR HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. *JB

I WAS IN MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS ALL OF MAYBE 15 MINUTES TRAVELING TO THE STORE. I TURNED IT OFF AND WENT IN THE STORE FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES. I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND TRAVELED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE MAYBE 10 MINUTES FROM THE STORE. I WAS IN THEIR HOME PROBABLY 10 MINUTES TOPS. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD AND FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR. WE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FINALLY ARRIVED MY CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE SO I JUST LOST MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS TOTALED. THEN IN APRIL OF 2006 I GET A RECALL (E23) FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND I AM TOTALLY AMAZED. THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I NOTIFIED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THE SENT SOMEONE OUT TO TAKE PICTURES OF MY CAR AND THEN SENT ME A LETTER DENYING MY CLAIM. THE SAME COMPLAINTS WHICH ALERTED THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE AND CAUSED THIS RECALL TO BE MADE, ARE THOSE WITH ALMOST EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES AS MYSELF. SO WHAT DO I DO NOW? THE GENTLEMAN AT CUSTOMER CLAIMS RESOLUTION GROUP FOR DAIMLER CHRYSLER STRESSED TO ME TO HIRE AND ATTORNEY. SO THIS IS WHAT I WILL BE DOING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON JULY 26, 2006, WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM ALL OF THE VENTS RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BECOMING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE EVERY TWO-THREE WEEKS. A RECALL WAS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 06V001000; STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND AND CONNECTIONS THE SAME DAY AS THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT JUST RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON 8-8-06, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 06V0010000; REGARDING THE STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND AND CONNECTIONS.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS JUST DEVELOPED A PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN BE ON A SIDE STREET DOWN A NARROW CANYON WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE (THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE FACT SHE LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD VERY LITTLE CHOICE FOR PULLING OVER). IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY ANOTHER VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR REASONS I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN. ONCE I PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AND I AM ON MY WAY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE QUITE PUZZLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST 7-18-06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE #E23. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE OR REIMBURSEMENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE AREA AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 35 MPH DURING DRY AND CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON 03/15/06 WHERE A BRAKE KIT, AND BRAKE SHOES WERE INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. ON 03/20/06, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES SOLENOIDS WERE BROKEN. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND A NEW BRAKE KIT AND SOLENOID WERE INSTALLED ON 04/25/06. THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE ALSO RE-DONE ON 05/09/06. AFTER EACH REPAIRS AT THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE BRAKE PROBLEM RECURRED THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 06/28/06. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR INVOICES AND FAILED PARTS AVAILABLE.

SAFETY RECALL E23 - HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. *TS THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CONTACT NOTICED GREY SMOKE ESCAPING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WAS ALERTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON 06/04/06, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK. A LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER DATED 06/09/06 THAT DECLARED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE INCURRED DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. A CARD WAS ALSO RECEIVED FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER ALERTING THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALL E23 ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. ON 06/19/06, A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE FOR THE VEHICLE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED FOR REPAIRS PERFORMED PRIOR TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS: 06V001000. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, A VAST AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPAIRED ON 10/31/05. IN MAY OF 2006, A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE. THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE RECALL LETTER WERE FOLLOWED BY SENDING THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT, AND A COPY OF THE SAFETY RECALL TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER ON 06/06/06. WHEN DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS CALLED ON 06/19/06, THEY DETERMINED THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC NEEDED TO BE CONSULTED FOR MORE QUESTIONS. EVENTUALLY, REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE PART NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE AND THE FILE WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT WAS WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR THIS REIMBURSEMENT ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT AN UNREASONABLE EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME CONTRARY TO THE TIME PERIOD STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER. THE NHTSA RECALL # 06V001000 REGARDING THE POWER ASSIST; HOSE, PIPING AND CONNECTIONS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED, NHTSA # 06V001000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

1. DURING A REGULAR MOTOR OIL CHANGE ON A SPECIALIZED CENTER, THEY NOTED A LOW LEVEL OF POWER STEERING FLUID, AND SUGGESTED ME TO FILL THE POWER STEERING CANISTER. 2. POWER STEERING LEAK OVER THE MANIFOLD, WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM AROUND THE HOOD AFTER A TRIP. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE AND PIECES OF DON'T KNOW WHAT WERE ON FIRE UNDER THE CAR. THE MECHANISM TO OPEN THE HOOD FAILED AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. 3. NO TIME TO CORRECT FAILURE, THE HOOD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED LESS THAN 10 MINUTES IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMAL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE FIRE. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS OIL ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

THE FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD BURNING ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM A POWER STEERING HOSE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V001000, REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM

I FAILED THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION ON 23 JANUARY 2005 BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONED SUSPENSION. THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE INSPECTION FACILITY TOLD ME THAT 7 OUT OF 10 OLDER DODGES HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT IS A RASH OF THEM FAILING AND THAT THEY ARE SHOULD BE ON RECALL. MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS OVER 130,000. I CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT MERCHANTS WHO DO REPAIR WORK, BOTH HAVE INDICATED THEY BELIEVE THESE TO BE ON RECALL BECAUSE OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY DODGE DEALER WHO SAID THEY ARE NOT ON RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DODGE COMPANY AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT ON RECALL, BUT ALL THE MERCHANTS FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND CONSIDERING THE FAILURE RATE THEY SEE. HOW DO WE GO ABOUT GETTING THIS INVESTIGATED AND POSSIBLY HAVING THIS FAILURE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST? THANK YOU.*AK

1998 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING, A TIRE RECAP CAME OFF OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB

UPPER BALL JOINT REPORTED VERY LOOSE BY MECHANIC. MUST BE REPLACED ASAP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME BALL JOINT NEED REPLACING. FIRST TIME AT 62,000 MILES NOW AGAIN AT 92,000 MILES. DCC PROVIDED ASSISTANCE THE FIRST TIME REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THE SECOND TIME. *JB

WE OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 69,225 MILES ON IT TO DATE. ON NOVEMBER 30TH, 2005 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED OUT (INCLUDING THE BRAKES). HE HAD TO SWERVE MANY TIMES TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AND NEARLY RUNNING HIMSELF RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. WE HAD THIS CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHICH THEY IN TURN TELL US THE ENGINE IS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (A COST OF $6,900). WE WERE FORCED TO SELL THIS MINT CONDITION CAR FOR SCRAP PARTS WITH LITTLE MONEY TO SHOW FOR IT. CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY HELP FOR US OWNERS. OUTRAGEOUS AND UNBELIEVABLE!!!! WE WILL NEVER, EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN!!! *NM

ON THANKSGIVING DAY OF 2005 I PICKED UP MY 74 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER, WHO IS BLIND TO GO SEE MY MOM, WHO LIVES ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM ME. AS WE WERE APPROACHING MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE POWER STEERING HOSE FROM MY 1999 DODGE CHRYSLER STRATUS AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. SMOKE AND FIRE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. I FROZE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND REALIZED WE HAD TO GET OUT FROM OUT OF THE CAR. I WENT AROUND TO GET MY GRANDMOTHER OUT AND THE LOCKS WENT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. I OPENED HER DOOR AND TOLD HER TO GET OUT, HOLD ON TO ME AND RUN AS FAST AS SHE COULD. SHE ASKED ME WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I TOLD HER THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AND COULD BLOW UP. WE STARTED RUNNING AND SCREAMING FOR HELP. PEOPLE CAME OUT OF THEIR HOUSES AND TWO MEN TRIED TO PUT DOWN THE FIRE BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER A WHILE, THE FIRE DEPT AND POLICE ARRIVED. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE CAR'S FRONT WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED. THE FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD ME HE HAD HEARD OF SIMILAR STORIES WITH THIS CAR. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP IN PUERTO RICO AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN INSPECTOR FROM CHRYSLER COMES DOWN TO PUERTO RICO AND INSPECTS THE CAR TO SEE IF THEY ARE LIABLE OR NOT. MEANWHILE, I HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO BRING THE CAR TO WHEREVER IT IS THEY WILL INSPECT IT AND ALSO, THE LADY WHO TOOK MY COMPLAINT AT CHRYSLER SAID IF THEY FIND THERE WAS A DEFECT, I HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT CHRYSLER DECIDES TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE NO CAR, MY NERVES ARE SHOT AND MY GRANDMOTHER IS A NERVOUS WRECK. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO CONTACT ME TO SEE WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO INSPECT MY CAR. PLEASE HELP!!!!*JB

CONSUMER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DODGE STRATUS 1999. *TS (11/17/05) THE A/C STOPPED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AT PURCHASE. *SC

I PURCHASED THIS 1999 DODGE INTREPID USED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN THE SUMMER OF 2003. I JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED COLLEGE AND THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR THAT I HAVE EVER FINANCED. I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED AND PROUD TO BE THE OWNER OF A NEWER VEHICLE. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IT HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THIS SUMMER WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH OUR CHILDREN IT SUDDENLY SHOOK AND SHUTTERED AND THEN QUIT RUNNING ALMOST CAUSING THEM TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT ON A BUSY AND DANGEROUS EXPRESSWAY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE VERDICT WAS THE SAME THAT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF MORE THAN 5,000.00. THIS ABOUT MADE ME SICK AS WE STILL OWNED OVER 4500 ON THE CAR TO THE BANK. I HAD NOT CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE REPAIRED BILL AND HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I WAS FORCED TO RE-MORTGAGE MY HOUSE TO PAY THIS EXPENSE. AT THE TIME OF THE BREAKDOWN THE VEHICLE HAD JUST LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THE PROBLEM FROM THE ENGINE WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD JUST RECEIVED A MECHANIC BULLETIN THAT THESE CARS NEED TO HAVE THERE OIL CHANGED EVERY 1000 MILES. THIS INFORMATION ABOUT MADE ME SICK. I WAS RELIGIOUS IN CHANGING THE OIL AND MAINTAIN THIS VEHICLE IT WAS MY PRIZED POSITION. I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU PLEASE OPEN A CASE FILE AND LOOK INTO HELPING COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS HUGE EXPENSE THAT APPEARS TO A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. *NM

PURCHASED 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW. I HAVE OBSERVED SEVERE RUSTING ON THE FRONT DRIVER STRUT TOWER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND NOW IT IS RUSTING THROUGH. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON 1996-2000 MODELS AND HAS CHRYSLER TSB #23-0044-02 OPEN AGAINST IT. APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM, AND CHRYSLER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO COVER REPAIR. IS THIS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JOLTED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT. THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ONCE TOWED, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAPPENED IN FLORIDA, SO THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE TUNE OF $1000.00. WE THEN HAD THE MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON THE CAR SEARCH FOR A SALVAGED ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ONE AND PUT THAT IN THE CAR. THAT COST WAS ALMOST $3000.00. WE THEN STARTED EXPERIENCING ALL TYPES OF PROBLEMS...THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T WORK, THE ALTERNATOR WENT, THE BATTERY CONTINUED TO BE DRAINED. AFTER ALL THIS WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WE ARE OUT ALMOST $5500.00. THIS HAS INVOLVED A LOT OF TIME AND INCONVENIENCE TO OUR FAMILY SINCE THIS CAR IS THE PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR SON AT COLLEGE. HE HAS HAD TO TAKE ONE OF OUR CARS TO SCHOOL WHILE WE HAVE SPENT 3 MONTHS TRYING TO CORRECT ALL OF THESE ITEMS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. IN TALKING WITH THE CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS, THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILURE SITUATION AND APPARENT "SLUG" IN THE LINES, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT HEARD IT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL OR RE-IMBURSE THOSE OF US THAT HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAR HAS ALL THESE NEW PARTS AND SHOULD LAST OUR SON THROUGH THE NEXT 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE, HOWEVER, WHAT'S NOT TO SAY THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE SALVAGED ENGINE? WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE.*JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BURNED. THE MECHANIC GAVE THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP BACK TOT HE CONSUMER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE CONSUMER PREFERRED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HER MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CALLED THE MECHANIC TO CONFIRM HER STORY. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 FOR NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS. RECALL WAS CORRECTED, HOWEVER, THEY CHARGED THE CONTACT FOR CYLINDER LOCK/IGNITION LOCK, NEW KEY, AND RECODED CYLINDER, WHICH TOTALED $406.00. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THESE REPAIRS WHERE NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL, AND THAT THEY HAD TO BE DONE TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

I GOT A INSPECTION DONE. MECHANIC NOTICED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE EXTREMELY BAD. HE CALLED MANUFACTURE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS. I GOT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AND A YEAR LATER I'M HAVING PROBLEMS W/ THE BALL JOINTS AGAIN. I'M ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS W/ THE WINDOW MOTOR. *NM

CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION / PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS ALREADY SENT IN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK REGARDING A REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS. PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE THE STORE, AND CAME OUT AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE. CONTACTED DODGE, THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR TO REVIEW THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR SAID, THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE EXPLODED AND DO NOT FIX THE VEHICLE, DODGE WILL FIX THIS FOR YOU. REC'D A LETTER FROM DODGE, STATING THEY DENIED MY CLAIM TO FIX VEHICLE, BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY REASON. THEY ALSO WOULD NOT GIVE ME A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT, THEY INDICATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO GET A SUBPOENA TO GET A COPY OF THE REPORT. CALLED THE INSPECTOR BACK, FOUND THAT REALLY STRANGE THEY ALWAYS GIVE THE REPORTS OUT AND THEY MUST BE HIDING SOMETHING. CALLED DODGE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY WERE RUDE AND HUNG UP ON ME. THEY WOULD NOT TRANSFER ME TO ANY ONE, AND DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE, I THANK GOD EVERYDAY THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. NOW I HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MYSELF TO GET TO WORK AND MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT WITH 2 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND 1 INFANT.*JB

DT: ON 8-25-05 THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED WHEN HIS WIFE CAME OUT OF THE STORE TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE COMPUTER AREA, BUT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE HE COULD NOT BE SURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK

99 DODGE DURANGO ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. 67K MILES - LOW OIL PRESSURE CHECKED 6 MOS AGO - DEALER FOUND LEAK ONLY - THEN ENGINE BLEW THIS WEEK - DEALER SHOULD HAVE ADVISED THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBEM WITH THE DODGE ENGINES AND MAYBE WE COULD HAVE HAD THE SLUDGE BUILD UP REMOVED BEFORE THE ENGINE BLEW. NOW IT WILL COST $5,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT WE CAN JOIN? THIS IS DECEITFUL, DISHONEST, AND A TRAVISITY ON CHRYSLER'S BEHALF - UNLESS OF COURSE THEY WILL HELP WITH THE REPAIR COST OF THE NEW ENGINE! PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS.

DT: AFTER THE CONSUMER DROVE FOR AWHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHE CAME OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SCRAPPED AND NO ONE HAD LOOKED AT IT. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE RADIO HAD TURNED ON WHILE THE KEYS WERE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

CAR WAS WORKING FINE, TUNED UP IN MAY, KEPT UP ON OIL CHANGES, ETC. MY FIANCE WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM GETTING THE TIRES ROTATED AND NOTICED SMOKE. HE PULLED OVER AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HE GOT BACK IN AND FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT. FIRE DEPT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. MOST OF THE FRONT END IS COMPLETELY INCINERATED. THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE BLOCK HAD TO BE SWEPT UP. FRONT END COMPLETELY MELTED. IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION.

AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES (UNDER 15 MILES) THE PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK DOES NOT ENGAGE. IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF POSITION, CAN NOT BE REMOVED, AND THE SHIFTER CAN MOVE FREELY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE SHIFTER BUTTON. SHIFTER BUTTON BECOMES SOFT AND DOES NOT LOCK. THIS CAN OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AFTER SAFETY RECALL #04V021000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT) WAS COMPLETED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE ON JULY 23, 2005. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON AUGUST 10, 2005 ON THE FLOOR SHIFT. SHE SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS UNSURE OF WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED. HER UNCLE, A FIRE FIGHTER, FOUGHT A FIRE ON JULY 1, 2005 ON A VEHICLE WITH SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING ANY DIFFERENTLY BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. BOTH THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHEN THEY GOT OUT OF THE CAR BUT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO EACH OTHER ABOUT IT. THEN , AFTER THE FIRE WAS NOTICED THEY ANNOUNCED AT THE BOWLING ALLEY THAT SOMEONE'S VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THEY WENT OUTSIDE AND FLAMES WHERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOT SPOT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE LAST WEEK. CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. WHEN CONTACT WENT OUT TO VEHICLE IT HAD BEEN BURNT UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIREMAN COULD NOT TELL HOW FIRE STARTED, BUT IT DID START ON THE FIRE WALL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OUTSIDE, TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHILE SHE WAS IN THE STORE, AND THEN CONTACT WAS PAGED TO COME OUT TO CAR. IT BURNED UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. *AK

DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT CAR IN 1999. TWO YEARS LATER TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND CONSUMER PAID $2,500 TO REPLACE IT. CONSUMER SAID THAT WHEN SHE GOT INTO VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES WHEN SHE LEFT VEHICLE THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK, AND SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE HAD ALL THIS FIXED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. DASHBOARD SHUT DOWN/GAUGES DID NOT WORK, AND TDASHBOARD ILLUMINATION MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN CONSUMER DROVE DASHBOARD CA ME ON AT ONCE/GAUGES WILL BEGAN WORKING, AND LIGHT CAME ON . CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE WIRING AND SENSORS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I WAS BORROWING MY PARENTS 1999 DODGE STRATUS .I STAOPPED TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN AT THE DAYCARE.. LEFT THE CAR FOR ONLY 2 MINUTES AND WHEN I RETURNED TO LEAVE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE..THERE WAS A BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE MOTOR WAS ON FIRE..THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE NOTHING ON THE INTERIOR WAS RUINED ONLY THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE MOTER LOOKS LIKE A HEAP OF MELTED PLASTIC. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS GOING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN SOMEDAYS IT WOULD BE STUCK UP AND SOMEDAYS IT WOULD BE STUCK DOWN.. LUCKILY MY PARENTS HAD INS TO COVER THE VEHICLE WHICH NOW IS A TOTAL LOSS BUT NOW THEY NEED MONEY FOR A DOWN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE.. ANYONE WITH AN ATTORNEY OR OTHER INFO PLEASE CONTACT ME. CARLA@JTSCONSTRUCTION.COM

VEHICLE FIRE

THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED AT A JUNK YARD. UPON INSPECTION, I REALIZED IT BURNED EXACTLY AS MINE (ALREADY REPORTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE). STEVE CHAN ASK ME FOR THE VEHICLE VIN NUMBER

MY WIFE DROVE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND PARKED THE 1999 DODGE STRATUS. AT THAT MOMENT, MRS. APONTE SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. BY THE TIME THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIREMEN, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIREMEN TOLD HER THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAULT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE BURNED MORE BY THE DRIVER SIDE.

TIMING BELT AND CHAIN WENT OUT AT 60,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 3 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW. WHEN IT WENT OUT IT DAMAGED OTHER PARTS OF THE VECHICLE AS WELL. PUT A HOLE IN THE OIL RESEVOIR AS WELL.*AK

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD DROP TO 0 & CHECK GAUGES LIGHT WOULD COME ON. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT GARAGES. THEY SAID TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING & I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK (AS I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY) THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THEY DID THAT & THE TRUCK CONTINUED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN 6000 MILES LATER & THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS SLUDGE IN MY OIL & IT IS A LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I SHOWED THEM MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS PROVING THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THEY ARE STILL DENYING MY CLAIM & I AM NOW STUCK WITH A TRUCK PAYMENT ON A TRUCK THAT NEEDS AN ENGINE!! *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR RECENT REPAIR PRIOT TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. IN DECEMBER 2004, THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING WHENEVER I STOPPED, AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE BURNING OIL. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10, JUST OUTSIDE TUCSON, AZ, MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND LOST ALMOST ALL MOMENTUM. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND, AT NO MORE THAN 35 MPH, MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP NEARBY. I WAS TOLD THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT WORKING, BUT SOMEONE DID LOOK AT THE ENGINE AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. HE SAID IT WAS JUST LOW ON OIL. HE ADDED SOME, AND TOLD ME I COULD MAKE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (AN HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY). I DID MAKE IT HOME, BUT THE CAR NEVER STARTED AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP NEAR MY HOUSE, AND WAS TOLD REPAIR COST WOULD BE AROUND $6500. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS FLAWED - THE OIL LINES ARE TOO SMALL TO SUFFICIENTLY LUBRICATE THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE BURNS SO HOT THE OIL IT DOES GET JUST SLEDGES IT UP. HE ALSO ADMITTED SEEING THE SAME PROBLEM IN SEVERAL INTREPID WITH THE SAME ENGINE, DESPITE REGULARITY OF OIL CHANGES. *AK

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A WIRE SHORT IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK

HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS RIGHT SIDE INNER TIE ROD. *AK

MY 99 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING NOISES. LOUD KNOCKING NOISES ONE DAY. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT WAS THEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A TIMING SENSOR. THAT JOB COST ME $380 DOLLARS. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF RUNNING, THE ENGINE TOTALLY SEIZED UP. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF LOOKING AT THE ENGINE ON THE INSIDE AND WAS TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH WHAT I SAW. I WAS WARNED THAT THE ENGINE MAY SEIZE UP AND THAT I MOST LIKELY NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 74,5 MILES ON IT. IT WAS A GOOD PERFORMING CAR. I AM IN A TERRIBLE FINANCIAL BIND NOW TRYING TO RAISE THE $3200 TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE 2.7 WAS SO AWFUL AND NOT LONG LASTING. THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST DODGE/CHRYSLER. MY PLAN IS TO GET THE CAR FIXED AND TRADE IT IN WITHIN 3 MONTHS. I WON'T EVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE OR CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN AS LONG AS I LIVE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAD BEEN HAVING DRIVING/STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT WHEELS. THEY SEEMED TO BE "SLIPPING". TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED RECALL FOR DURANGOS FOR 2000-2003,I TOOK MY DURANGO TO THE SHOP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY TOLD ME THE BALL JOINTS FOR THE FRONT WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE 2000-2003 MODEL YEARS. I CONTACTED CHYRSLER ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS TOO OLD AND WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME, YET THEY CHOSE NOT TO CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUES OF THIS MODEL. ALTHOUGH I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A WRECK, I FEEL THAT THIS MAY BE HAPPENING TO 1999 DURANGOS AND THIS MODEL YEAR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR AT LEAST CHECKED INTO. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS. MY TRUST WAS IN CHRYSLER, BUT CONSIDERING THE LACK OF CONCERN ON THEIR PART, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE TRUSTWORTHY. *AK

1999 DODGE DURANGO. HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS WHEN MECHANIC TOLD US THE WHEELS WOULD FALL OFF. BILL WAS OVER $800. RECENTLY DODGE RECALLED DURANGO SUVS STARTING IN 2000. THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY DID NOT START IN 2000 AND MY 1999 SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND THEY SHOULD STAND UP AND EXTEND TO ALL MODELS. NO CLEAR REASON NOT TO EXCEPT TO SAVE MONEY. I WANT TO GET AN ANSWER. (SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA # 04V596000)*JB

A ROUTINE TRIP TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON MY 1999 DURANGO LEAD TO MAJOR REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT DUE TO BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. WHEN TAKING IT IN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION ANDSERVICE, THEY HAD TO REPLACE "SLOPPY" UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS ADJUST THE LOOSE STEERING GEAR. (THE STEERING HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOSE BUT THEY'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW). THE ITEMIZED WORK SHEET DOES NOT INDICATE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, YET STATED THEY WERE. AND BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WAS NOT THE FULL EXTENT OF WHAT WAS WRONG. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS AND SWAY BUSHINGS. ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD, HAD 55K MILES AND DRIVEN CONSERVATIVELY, THESE MAJOR REPAIRS SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS.*AK

L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NOOSE REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS USED IN 2000-2004 MY VEHICLES. NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE DODGE TO INCLUDE L998, L999 MODEL YEARS IN ITS RECALL INVESTIGATION. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE REJECTED MY TWO SEPARATE APPEALS FOR REPLACEMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT, ONE IN 2003 AND THE OTHER IN 2004 PARTS FAILURE DATES WERE 12/27/01, 12/27/03, APRIL '04 AND ON 12/L8/04.*AK

ON DEC. 12, 2004 MYSELF, MY DAUGHTER , & HER STEP-DAUGHTER WERE ON OUR WAY TO GO SHOPPING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES FROM HOME. WE STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AND ATE LUNCH, THEN CONTINUED THE OTHER 15 MILES. WE EXITED THE 1999 DODGE STRATUS AND ENTERED THE STORE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES, AN IN-STORE PAGE WENT OUT THAT A VEHICLE OF OUR DESCRIPTION WAS SMOKING BADLY. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE STORE WINDOW, I SAW THE VEHICLE WAS MINE. I RAN OUT TO THE PARKING LOT TO FIND MY CAR (1999 DODGE STRATUS) MOTOR WAS ON FIRE WITH FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE MOTOR AND BLACK SMOKE BOILING OUT. BY THE TIME EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARRIVED (POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT), MY CAR WAS FULLY IN FLAMES. FIRE FIGHTERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE FINALLY, BUT MY CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE HOT-SPOT ON THE HOOD WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DURANGO. IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING DIFFERENT. MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN IN THE INSIDE EDGE. HE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE. HE FOUND OUT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. HE WAS TOLD HE SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT. THEY WERE THAT BAD. IT COST OVER $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN. WHAT IF MY TIRES HAD FALLEN OFF? THE 1999 DURANGO'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAVE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT BALL JOINTS, HUBS ETC... I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FROM DODGE ON THE YEAR 2000 THRU 2003 FOR THIS PROBLEM. I THE MODEL YEAR 1999 COVERED? THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS THE SAME.

REAR SAFETY BELTS USED TO SECURE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BROKE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND SAID THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. CONSUMER ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

ANNUAL MA STATE INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE SO ALL WERE REPLACED ON 12/3/04 ALONG WITH LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING...ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF SERPENTINE BELT 11/17/03...REPLACEMENT OF COOLANT TEMP SENSOR, THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET, AND BELT TENSIONER 2/23/04...REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING 5/04...REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS, LEFT FRONT CV AXLE, LEFT INNER TIE ROD, REAR SHOCKS, OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, AND NEW TIRE DUE TO GOUGING OF INNER TIRE WALL BY FRONT END PARTS 8/17/04. CONSUMER HAS PAID FOR ALL REPAIRS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. CONSUMER WANTS PROBLEMS DOCUMENTED GIVEN RECENT MEDIA REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER WANTS TO SEE RECALL ISSUED FOR SEVERAL OF THESE SAFETY FAILURES AND WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER FOR EXPENSES INCURRED. *JB

CAR USED FOR HIGHWAY USE MOSTLY, CAR SHAKES AT SPEED OF 50 MPH, WOULD VEER TO RIGHT, HAD INSIDE TIRE WEAR, DRIVING WITH KIDS IN CAR STARTED MAKING A REALLY BAD THUD NOISE LIKE A FLAT TIRE, WE PULLED OVER, UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, IT GOT SO HOT THE SHOCKS STARTED LEAKING. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT $2,000, THE TIRES ARE STILL WEARING ON THE INSIDE, AND THE CAR SHAKES, AND THE CAR IS MAKING A SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN I HIT BUMPS. TOO MANY PROBLEMS!!!!! *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE BALL JOINT RECALL. I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 DURANGO. *JB

MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO DODGE FOR A CHECK- THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING MY CAR. I PAID A TOTAL OF $653.00 ON MARCH 5,2004. BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I FELT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPENED. *AK

CAR REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES ON BRAKES, TRANSFER CASE AND MOSTLY TRANSMISSION. KEEP FIXING SEAL LEAKS BUT REFUSE TO SEARCH FOR SOURCE OF PROBLEM. NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION LEAKS, TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND BRAKES SQUEAL EVEN AFTER REPAIR. BEEN IN SHOP 10 TIMES FOR REASONS ABOVE. SUPPOSEDLY DEALER STATES REPAIRED CORRECTLY EACH TIME. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL CONFLICTING WITH DEALER ABOUT IT. ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER WITH NO RESOLUTION.*AK

I JUST FIND OUT THAT THERE A DODGE RECALL AND I THINK I AM ONE OF THOSE RECALLS, LET EXPLAIN I HAD HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO, I BUOGHT USED AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS I START AHVING A CRACKING FEELING ON STEERING WHEEL TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACE (MEANING RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER ARM) THEY CALLED MY WARRANTY FOR APPROVAL AND THEY APROVED, BUT THEN ON THE SHOP THEY SAID THAT THOSE PARTS WHERE ON BACK ORDER AND I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS. AFTER A MONTH THEY CALL ME TO COME BACK AND DO THE JOB, SO I CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT THEY GIVE A DATE I CAME BUT WHEN I GOT THERE THEY SAID THEY WERE TO BUSY AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT DONE THAT DAY, THEY DID THIS TWICE AND I DO NOT LIVE AROUND THE CORNER I LIVE LIKE 15 MILES AWAY, SO I GOT MAD AND MOVE TO A CLOSER SHOP AND THEY TEST DRIVE THE SUV AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM, AND ALSO THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE SOME BUSHING SO THEY CALL THE WARRANTY AND DENIED THE JOB. APPROVING PREVIUOSLY AS I MENTION BEFORE, BUT THEY DENIED BECAUSE THERE WERE MORE THINGS TO BE DONE. SO THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR AND CHECK THE SUV APPROVING ONLY ONE LOWER ARM, AND THE REST WAS UNDER TOLERANCE. AFTER THAT I STILL FEEL THAT CRACKING FEELING AND WHEN I AM DRIVING THERE A LITTLE PLAY ON THE STEERING WHEEL, I WILL BE GOD HONEST I AM SCARED DRIVING THIS SUV AND NOW MORE WITH THIS RECALL I HAVE A WIFE AND A 3 YR OLD AND MY WIFE IS THE ONE DRIVING MORE OFTEN THIS CAR, I WORRY FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY I TRY TO HAVE SOME BODY REVIEW THIS PROBLEM TO SEE IF I COULD SUE OR SOMETHING BUT I COULD NOT GET HELP PLEASE ADVISE. I WILL APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. P.S. IF NEED MORE INFO PLEASE DONT HESATEIT TO CALL ME 408-202-3001. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE ONLY PROBLEM FOUND WAS VEHICLE IDLING HIGH.*AK

MULTIPLE FAILURES, CONTINUALLY STEERING PROBLEMS. ENGINE LEAKED OIL, NO A/C OR HEATED, ECT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND HIT THE CURB DUE TO THE LOOSE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE AXLE. *TC

DROVE 4 TO 5 MILES, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOTALED . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED FIRE. NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL COME OUT TOMORROW FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

MY WIFE TOOK IN OUR 1999 DODGE STRATUS FOR RECALL WORK ON THE IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES GO INTO GEAR WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO DONE THE RECALL WORK, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I THEN CALLED THE DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT MY OWN EXPENSE. MY QUESTION IS , SHOULD THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL DODGE SHOULD LOOK INTO? *AK

THE VEHICLE'S HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE PROBLEMS. *NM THE BRAKES SQUEALED, THE CALIPER WAS FOUND CRACKED, THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED FLUID AND THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN INTO THE METAL OF THE DRUMS, AND THE ROTOR(S) WERE FOUND WITH A HARD SPOT. *SC *JB

NHTSA 04V021000 SUBJECT: FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. AFTER HAVING THE LOAD LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER REPLACED, THE VEHICLE SHIFT GEARS ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE THERMOSTAT FAILED.*JB

SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED UNTIL IT BEGAN TO PERFORM POORLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TOT HE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND AFTER THREE HOURS THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED UNTIL A PART WAS ORDERED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP INDICATED THAT THE PAPERWORK HAD ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED CLAIMING THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE. THE CONSUMER FEEL THE DEALER IS SHADY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT AN ADDITION 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE. *NM

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE A REGULAR CHECK UP. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND IT WOULD NOT START THE FOLLOWING DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE GARAGE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT UNDER THE STARTER THREE BOLTS WERE MISSING. *AK

I HAVE HAD MY DODGE STRATUS ES FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AND THE BACK SAFETY SHOULDER HARNESS HAS QUIT WORKING NOW 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS LAST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT IT COSTING A SMALL FORTUNE. I THINK THERE SHOULD THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF AUTOMATIC REPAIR OF SAFETY PARTS, SUCH AS, SEAT BELTS, ETC WITHOUT A SMALL FORTUNE HAVING TO BE PAID.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE STALLED. WHILE GETTING ON AN OFF THE RAMP VEHICLE STALLED PERMANENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR EXAMINATION, AND DEALER FOUND THAT THE PICKUP TUBING IN THE ENGINE BROKE. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH KILLED, AND VEHICLE BURNED. *AK ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT SEATBELT USAGE WAS NOT DETERMINED. MOST LIKELY THE DRIVER WAS NOT BELTED BECAUSE HE WAS PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. IMPACT SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. CW

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR (CHRYSLER STRATUS, YEAR 1999), AND AFTER SHE PARK THE CAR IN A SHOPPING CENTER WITH MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER (4 YEARS OLD) *LA

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. *NM *LA

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE STRATUS WITH A LEAKY HEAD GASKET. I WAS TOLD BY MANY MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. WHEN I WENT TO DODGE ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND THAT THE NEW MODEL STRATUS' HAD BEEN FIXED. BUT WITH ALL THAT I HAVE READ IT SEEMS THAT THEY SAY THIS EVERY YEAR AND THESE CARS STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DON'T HAVE $1200.00 DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE AND POOR CRAFTSMAN SHIP. I PUT AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL IN EVERY FOUR DAYS OR SO. WHEN EVER I CALL AND ASK ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO HELP THEIR ANSWER IS, THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. I HAD TO POST-PONE SCHOOL THIS SEMESTER BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. I GO TO SCHOOL AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY AND I CAN'T WORRY WETHER OR NOT IT WILL MAKE IT. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PUT MY EDUCATION ON HOLD FOR THIS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND MAKE THE OUTRAGEOUS $320.00 A MONTH PAYMENTS AND INSURE IT. IF THIS CAR BREAKS DOWN I AM OUT OF LUCK. I WOULD HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I WOULD BE STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T GO. I HAVE READ THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FIRES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I AM AFRAID MY CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. *AK

I WAS STOPPING THE CAR TO PARK AND SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, BRAKES DIDNT STOP THE CAR NOT EVEN PARKING BRAKE AND CRASH OCURRED DAMAGING PROPERTY AND THE CAR ITSELF. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER BUT CAUSE WAS NOT FOUND. *AK

EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF VEHICLE STOP AND STALL DURING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS. WE TREATED THE GAS FOR POSSIBLE WATER, CHANGED FUEL FILTER, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. RAN CHECKS AND DETERMINED IT WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE ORINGINAL PUMP AND NOTED THAT THE WIRING WAS BARE AND BURNED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE INSIDE. I SAVED THE PUMP TO SHOW, AND WILL CONTACT DEALER TOMMORROW. I NOTED SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE, THIS IS VERY SCARY CONSIDERING WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH THIS PROBLEM, I THINK EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS CAR NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, IS THERE ANY RECOURSE TO BE TAKEN OR WAY TO RECOVER ASSOCIATED COSTS? PLEASE NOTIFY OF ANY INFORMATION.*AK

I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR B.F. GOODRICH TOURING T/A P195-70R14 M+S FROM BJS WHOLESALE CLUB IN WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT ON AUGUST 29, 2001. INVOICE 3574172, DOT BFRWB01122. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SINCE FAILED, ONE AT A TIME, DUE TO INSIDE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. ALL OCCURRED WELL WITHIN THEIR 65,000 MILE TREAD WEAR WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT SIDEWALL BLOWOUT IS NOT COVERED. IT SEEMS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT ALL FOUR TIRES IN ONE SET SHOULD EXPERIENCE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON THE IN SIDE OF THE TIRE WITHOUT IT BEING A FACTORY DEFECT. IS THERE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES? IS THERE A RECALL? IF NOT, THERE SHOULD BE.*AK

I OWN A 1999 DODGE STRATUS AND IT HAS ONE HUNDRED FORTY THREE THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED POURING OUT TRANY FLUID AND THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE IT, I DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTAINANCES ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELEIVE I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SO SOON.*AK

MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS HAS A HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES. IT WILL COST $800 TO REPAIR. AFTER DOING EXTENSION RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DODGE STRATUS. NOW I HAVE READ THAT THIS COULD BE FATAL TO DODGE OWNERS DUE TO THE FIRE RISK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DODGE STRATUS AND TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED, WHICH CAUSED ROAD NOISE. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROAD NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FINE, BUT IT DID BRAKES. *JB

WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT BECAME VERY TIGHT. *NM

MY SON DROVE HIS 1999 DODGE STRATUS BACK TO HIS COLLEGE DORMITORY WHEN HE SAW SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE JUST BEFORE FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE TOTALED HIS SON'S VEHICLE AS WELL AS DAMAGED AN ADJACENT VEHICLE.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, SECOND 1999 DODGE STRATUS WE HAVE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. WAS THIS NOT RECALLED, I SEE ALOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. RECALL#04V021000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOT COOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL MUCH OIL. REPAIR COST WAS EXCESSIVE. CAR IS GARAGED AND MAINTAINED VERY WELL.

COMPRESSOR BLEW OUT-CAR SHAKES HARD NOW. SELF ADJUSTING BRAKES DON'T FEEL RIGHT, THEY FEEL WEAK. ROLLING WINDOWS DOWN TAKES AWAY POWER TO THE CAR, OR AC. BRAKES MAKE UNUSUAL NOISES BUT DODGE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM, MY MECHANIC SAID THEY NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED BUT DODGE SAID THE BRAKES ADJUST THEMSELVES

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. *NLM

1999 DODGE STRATUS WITH MALFUNCTION/DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *LA

DODGE DURANGO, UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *LA

THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RAISED THE VEHICLE USING A JACK, IT COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *AK *SCC *JB

CAR HAS MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET AT REAR OF DRIVERS SIDE HEAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. I FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. IS THERE A RECALL OR ANY INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER? IF NOT? WHY? *LA

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR IS FALLING OFF BECAUSE IT DID NOT ADHERE WELL TO THE PLASTIC. A LARGE AREA NOW IS ONLY BLACK PLASTIC AND PAINT CONTINUES TO FLAKE OFF ANY OF THE PLASTIC PARTS.

SPARK PLUGS CONTINUE TO MISFIRE AFTER A FULL TUNE UP. CYLINDERS ARE NOT PROPERLY RUNNING CAUSING MISFIRE. CAR IS EXTREMELY UNEFFICIENT.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN IT WAS PARKED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF. FIRE STARTED FROM THE LEFT FRONT COMPARTMENT PER THE FIRE REPORT, BUT WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS VIN # [XXX] 2.4 LITER MOTOR HAD A BAD FUEL PUMP. UPON REPLACEMENT MY MECHANIC NOTICE THAT THE SENSOR WIRING THAT CONNECTS TO THE PUMP INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK HAD BURNT UP AND MELTED . THE ONLY THING THAT POSSIBLE KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM BLOWING UP WAS THE GAS CAP WAS ON TIGHT AND THERE WAS NO AIR IN THE TANK. IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR NOW KNOWING WHAT STILL OR WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND KIDS IF THE GAS TANK EXPLODED OR CAUGHT ON FIRE I KEPT THE PUMP TO SHOW THE BURNT CONNECTIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME ON WHAT TO DO TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN OR SO SOMEONE ELSE.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PREMATURE WEAR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT. ON JULY 14TH OF THIS YEAR I TOOK MY DURANGO IN TO HAVE THE ROTERS TURNED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY UPPER BALL JOINT SHOWED UNUSUAL WEAR AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD HIM REPLACE THE BALL JOINT.

IN HOT WEATHER, THE DASH LIGHTS/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *TS *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE NEON 2 DOOR HATCHBACK , THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKING. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE OIL HAS NOW LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND I NOW NEED A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE.*AK

A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR (DODGE STRATUS 1999) AFTER I PARKED IT AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANYTHING AMISS. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT I AM TOLD THE CAR CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR. *JB

TOOK MY '99 STRATUS TO MY MECHANIC FOR AN OIL LEAK. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND THAT IS COMMON IN THAT YEAR. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CONFIRMING THIS. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY DENY HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND OTHER SITES HE AGAIN DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S MY PROBLEM NOT THEIRS. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE THERE IS NO WAY I WILL EVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE SHOULD.*AK

WASHER JETS AND HOSES FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE CLOGGING AND RESULT IN SYSTEM FAILURE TO OPERATE. THIS TOOK THREE SERVICE CALLS TO RESOLVE AND SHOULD BE COVERED AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE MOTOR THAT OPERATES THE SPRAYERS LAST YEAR AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PER DEALERSHIP, THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AND HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED WHICH MEANS OWNERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *NLM

MY WIFE DROVE ABOUT 25 MINUTES TO A FLEA MARKET. BYSTANDERS THERE TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE STOPPED, THEY TOLD HER THAT HER VEHICLE IS ON FIRE AND TO GET OUT. SHE IMMEDIATELY GOT HER CHILDREN OUT. A MAN THERE POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE THE DAY BEFORE.

WHILES PARKING THE VEHICLE AND MOVING BACK AND FORTH THE FRONT WHEEL BROKE (SUSPENSION). *NLM

PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM.*JB

THERE IS AN OIL LEAK (FROM THE HEAD GASKET) ON MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT EVERY DODGE STRATUS THAT HE HAS SEEN WITH AN OIL LEAK HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKET AND I HAVE HEARD OTHER STRATUS OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I HAD AHNAFIELD CORP. INSTALL ON MY 1999 DODGE MINI VAN ZERO EFFORT STEERING, A PAC UNIT ( POWER ASSIST HAND CONTROL) ALONG WITH THIS THERE WERE REMOTE SWITCHES INSTALLED FOR THE LIGHTS, WIPERS/WASHERS & HORN. SINCE DRIVING IT AWAY FROM THEIR BUSINESS ON 10-16-02 THE BRAKES HAVE CONSTANTLY GRABBED AND THE STEERING WILL CATCH AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WHILE TURNING THE CORNER, OR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN TRYIN TO PARKL THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND A CHILD WOULD RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP, (I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING AND TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MISS THE CHILD.)THEY SAY THIS IS A NORMAL PHENOMENON. I SAY IT IS A DANGEROUS THING AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED, I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN STOPPING THIS PRODUCT FROM BEING PUT ON THE MARKET. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT, ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. I HAVE HAD THE VAN SETTING RUNNING AT AN IDLE SPEED WITHOUT BEING IN GEAR LOCK UP THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL NOR COULD ANYONE ELSE.*JB

I HAD THE AHNAFIELD CORP. 3219 W. WASHINGTON ST., INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46222 (317-636-8061) MODIFIY MY 1999 DODGE MINI VAN WITH ZERO EFFORT STEERING & A PAC UNIT (POWER ASSIST HAND CONTROL). ALONG WITH THIS THERE WERE REMOTE SWITCHES INSTALLED FOR THE LIGHTS.WASHER, WIPER, & HORN. SINCE DRIVING IT AWAY FROM THEIR BUSINESS 10-16-02 THE BRAKES HAVE CONSTANTLY GRABBED AND THE STEERING WILL CATCH AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TURNING THE CORNER, OR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN TRYING TO PARK. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND A CHILD WOULD RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME THAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP, (YOU COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE SWERVING TO MISS THE CHILD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES). THEY SAY THIS IS A NORMAL PHENOMENON. I SAY IT IS A DANGEROUS THING & SHOULD NOT BE ALOUD, AND AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN STOPPING THIS PRODUCT FROM BEING PUT ON THE MARKET. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT, ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. I HAVE HAD THE VAN SETTING RUNNING AT AN IDLE SPEED WITHOUT BEING IN GEAR LOCK UP THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I HAD A BIG MAN WITH ME (OVER SIX FEET TALL) HE GOT OUT AND LOOKED & THE WHEELS WERE STRAIGHT (NOT TURNED ALL THE WAY EITHER WAY). HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER.*JB

REAR ENDED A TRUCK WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE STRATUS WENT UNDER THE TRUCK'S BUMPER. POINT OF IMPACT WAS JUST UNDER WHERE THE HOOD LATCHES CAUSING THE HOOD TO BUCKLE UP, DOING DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT QUARTER PANELS, BROKE RADIATOR AND PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE ENGINE, BROKE AIR COMPRESSOR, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS, AND CAUSED 'CRACKING' IN THE WINDSHIELD. NOT SURE OF SPEED AT TIME OF IMPACT BUT SPEED OF CAR BEFORE IMPACT WAS AROUND 45 MPH, DRIVER HIT BRAKES HARD BUT NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP - THERE WERE SKID MARKS ABOUT 2 FEET IN LENGTH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!

THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART.*JB

CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T UPON COLLISION. TS

ON JUNE 22, 2002 I WAS DIRVING MY CAR TO WV. HALF WAY THERE THE TRANSMISSION 'POPPED' OUT OF 5TH GEAR. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT IN SEARCH OF ASSISTANCE WHERE I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT REMAIN IN 3RD GEAR EITHER. IN THIS SMALL TOWN I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYONE WHO COULD/WOULD LOOK AT MY CAR SO I PROCEEDED TO CHARLESTON WHERE MY DAD AND A COUSIN WHO COULD LOOK AT MY CAR WERE. IT WAS FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD NO FLUID IN IT - SO THIS WAS REPLACED WITH FLUID AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE SO WE COULD GET BACK TO RICHMOND. ALL 360 MILES I HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING MY GEAR SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR OR 3RD GEAR WHEN NEEDED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS WONDERFUL! THEY SAID MY CLUTCH CABLE WAS BROKEN AND I HAD SEVERAL OIL LEAKS! THEY REPAIRED EVERYTHING AND IT WAS ALL COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRENTY. THANK YOU FOR THAT WARRENTY! MY CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES AT THE TIME.

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION. UPON LOOKING OVER THE CAR THEY FOUND SEVERAL (ABOUT 4) OIL LEAKS. THESE WERE REPAIRED AND COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRENTY SINCE MY CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.

TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE BEFORE TAKING ANOTHER TRIP OUT OF TOWN. THIS WAS JUST 2 MONTHS AFTER HAVING OIL LEAKS REPAIRED AND CLUTCH CABLE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP CHECKED ON CLUTCH CABLE AND ALL WAS FINE, HOWEVER UPON PROCEEDING WITH OIL CHANGE THEY FOUND 2 MORE OIL LEAKS! THESE WERE REPAIRED AND COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRENTY. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS WARRENTY RUNS OUT?

I FAILED TO MENTION ON MY COMPLAINT 10003001 THAT I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT DUE TO 'POPPING' IN THE CLUTCH. YOU COULD HEAR AND FEEL THIS POP WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THIS ISSUE WOULD COME AND GO - NOTHING WAS EVER DONE ABOUT IT. WHY? B/C BY THE TIME I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY CAR THE POPPING WOULD STOP. WE NEVER DID GET IT WHERE THE MECHANIC COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS WOULD OCCUR ON AN IRREGULAR INTRAVALS - AND WOULD LAST MAYBE A DAY - MAYBE UP TO 3 DAYS AND THEN QUIT. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THE SERVICE GUY AND A MECHANIC HEARD IT - BUT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT THAT DAY - GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT TO RETURN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT MORE COMPLETELY - BY THEN IT HAD QUIT AND THEY STILL LOOKED IT OVER - COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT LOOKED OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH CAUSED $6000.00 IN DAMAGES AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. *JB

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE. OTHER FAILURES INCLUDED REAR SEAT BELT PROBLEMS, NO POWER ON THE BACK WINDOWS, EGR VALVE FAILURE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND SPEED SENSOR FAILURE.*JB

NO SUMMARY. DT

SHOULD BE NATIONAL RECALL. DT

IF I REPORTED THIS BEFORE I APOLOGIZE. CAR OVERHEATED ON 10-14-02. PULLED ASIDE LET COOL DOWN. DROVE HOME CHECKED UNDER HOOD. COOLANT IN RESERVOIR, OIL IN ENGINE. STARTED CAR THE NEXT DAY, NO HEAT FROM HEATER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE OFF OF COLD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CAR DECELERATED AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, CALLED FOR TOW. CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. COMPRESSION TEST DONE, THEY SAID BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TWO DAYS LATER, CAR TOWED TO SELLING DEALERSHIP, AUTHORIZED TEAR DOWN OF ENGINE. THEY STATE CAR OVERHEATED, SEVERELY DAMAGED ENGINE TO POINT WHERE SOME COMPONENT WAS CRYSTALIZING. THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER REFUSES TO HELP. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ASSIST AND WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. HAVE MADE CALLS TO CHRSYLER CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED COMPLAINT, WROTE A LETTER TO CHRYSLER. THEN SENT A FAX TO CHRYSLER ONLY RESPONSE WAS THROUGH DEALERSHIP AND MESSAGE LEFT ON ANSWERING MACHINE. "WON'T ASSIST YOU WON'T LOOK AT CAR. DT

CONSUMER STATE. THE FUEL PUMP WIRE WAS BURNED INSIDE THE GASOLINE TANK, DUE TO THAT DEFECT CAR WAS STALL ON THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CAR WAS SERVICED ON 09/07/02. ON 10/14/02, LOOKED UP TO SEE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE "H" RUNNING HOT. NO WARNING, NO DASHBOARD LIGHT WARNING. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, CAR COOLED OFF DROVE HOME. POPPED HOOD, COOLANT IN RESERVOIR AND CHECKED OIL, OIL IN ENGINE. NEXT DAY, 10/15/02, STARTED CAR, STARTED FINE. NOTICED THE TEMP GAUGE WAS NOT MOVING OFF THE "C" FOR COLD, NO HEAT COMING FROM THE HEATER STARTED OFF TO WORK. WAS DOING ABOUT 68, WHEN CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DECELERATE AND IMMEDIATELY THE LITTLE "RED GENIE LOOKING OIL LAMP LIGHT" WENT ON. IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AS CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY LOOSING POWER. CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK. CAR WAS TOWED NOT TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF ON-GOING SERVICE PROBLEMS, BUT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I AUTHORIZED THEM TO CHECK THE ENGINE. THEY DID A COMPRESSION TEST AND TOLD ME "BLOWN HEAD GASKET." BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL IF ANY MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS DONE WITHOUT TEARING DOWN THE ENGINE. CAR WAS TOWED TWO DAYS LATER TO SELLING DEALERSHIP. ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN. THEIR RESPONSE, "ENGINE OVERHEATED" DOING SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. NO MENTION OF A HEAD GASKET BEING THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. DEALER OFFERS TO DO NOTHING. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 3, 2002 AND I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY OPINIONS OR PRICES TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT MANAGER WHO SAY "THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST; WON'T EVEN COME LOOK AT THE CAR. I NOW HAVE A 3-1/2 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS UNDRIVEABLE. THIS IS A CAR THAT HAS HAD ITS SHARE OF ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THE NHTSA, THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY AND JUST UNDER DODGE DEFECTS, I NOTE THAT THE STRATUS, CIRRUS AND NEONS HAVE A LONG, LONG HISTORY OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT BECAUSE OF A SEVERE GASOLINE LEAK, IT WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE TEH GASOLINE TANK AND REPLACE THE LOCK RING AND SEAL LOCATED BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. *JG *TS

AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP OIL LEAKING FROM MY CAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR NEEDED THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE STATES THIS PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE OF COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE TO GET MY MONEY REFUNDED. I HAVE SPENT $700.00 IN REPAIRS. DT

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR IN DRIVE IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ON . THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

CRACKED HEAD GASKET AS OF 09/04/2002 PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 10/08/2002. MR

WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE RPM IS RACING AND THE CONSUMER CANNOT GO OVER 35MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED

ROUTINE OIL CHANGE NOTED A SEVERE LEAK THAT THEY SUSPECTED WAS THE INFAMOUS "HEAD GASKET LEAK" THAT THE STRATUS ARE FAMOUS FOR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO AGREED AND REPAIRED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. MR

HAVE HAD ANOTHER FAILURE OF SPEED SENSOR, DATED 8/26/02. ALSO HAVE CO-WORKER WITH 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHO HAS ALOS HAD THIS SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. TOW TRUCK DRIVER DIAGNOSED FIRST FAILURE, STATING "I HAVE TOWED A BUNCH OF THESE IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM".*AK

VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A CONSTANT OIL LEAK. BEFORE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW, WE DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON INTERNET & DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET ISSUES WERE HIGHLY EVIDENT IN THE STRATUS. NUMEROUS RECORDS ALSO INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS WELL AWARE OF ISSUE, ALTHOUGH NO FORMAL RECALL HAD BEEN DONE. UPON TAKING TO DEALER, DIAGNOSTIC CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. TOTAL COST WAS APPROX. $700 & WE HAD TO PAY $511 OF IT. PRIOR TO PAYING, MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO CHRYSLER TRYING TO SOLICIT A HIGHER LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE ON IT. CSR REPS GAVE INDICATION THAT MY REQUEST WAS PLAUSIBLE, BUT DEALER SERVICE MGR. CONTINUED TO ONLY APPROVE ORIG. $200 OF ASSISTANCE WHICH SUPPOSEDLY CHRYSLER DIST. MGR. BACKED UP. I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY SATISFACTION ON TRYING TO CONTACT THE DIST. MGR. ONGOING HIGH LEVEL OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE SHOULD WARRANT RECALL AND CHRYSLER BACKING FULL COST OF REPAIR. I'M CONTINUING WITH SEVERAL CONSUMER AGENCIES TO RECOUP MY $500, INCLUDING LOOKING INTO SMALL CLAIMS COURT.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 10 MONTHS, AND CURRENTLY PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKING IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINE OVERHEATING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN TEMPERATURE GAUGE DROPPED TO RED. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER DUE TO OIL LEAKING ON THE GROUND. NO OTHER SIGNS INDICATIONS THAT VEHICLE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

FIVE INCIDENCES WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN DRIVE. IT LUNGES FORWARD BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY IN 2ND GEAR. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST OR 3RD GEAR FROM THERE. AUTO STICK IS STUCK IN 2ND ALSO. THIS CAUSES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO BE DISPLAYED. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS REPLACED SHIFTING SENSORS, SOLEONOIDS IN TRANSMISSION, REPLACED SEALS. AFTER LAST REPAIR, CAR MADE IT ONE BLOCK BEFORE PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT MOVE FROM 0. THE CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT TEST DRIVEN BEFORE WE WERE CALLED TO PICK IT UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS COST ME LOST WAGES WITH NO WAY TO GET TO WORK.*AK

IN HOT WEATHER THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASH DONT FUNCTION (TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, POWER WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS), THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *MJ

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE GEAR WITH FOOT STILL ON T BRAKES, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY DURING HOT WEATHER INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO OUT. POWER ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS DOOR LOCKS/WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH

THIS WAS NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. AT 22,000 MILES THE BRAKE CYLINDER SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING FLUID.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET OVER 20 MPH. CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE MAY BE REAR ENDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOANL INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM BROKE AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE LEAKS OIL DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ON BOTH REAR AND ONE FRONT SEAT BELT THE LOCK THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT TIGHT IN CASE OF AN ACCICENT HAD "FALLEN OFF". MAKING PROPER PLACEMENT OF A CAR SEAT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THEM REPLACED BUT STILL FEAR THAT OTHERS TO WHOM DON'T KNOW ANY DIFFERENT MAY HAVE A UNKNOWN DANGER. I THINK THAT THE LOCK ITSELF IS POORLY MADE AND SHOULD HAVE SOME WAY TO MAKE IT TAMPER RESISTANT, OR SO THEY DON'T COME OFF AS EASILY AS MINE DID. THEY ARE ALSO NOT CHEAP TO HAVE REPLACED SINCE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEATBELT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AKJLG

WINDSHIELD WASHER/ WIPER SYSTEM FAILURE - VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST THREE YEARS - DEALER CUT THE WASHER FLUID LINE TO ALLOW COMPRESSED AIR TO BLOW OUT SYSTEM - WORKS FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEN PLUGS UP AGAIN - IT BECOMES A SFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU ACTIVEATE THE WINDSHIRLD WASHER SYSTEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NO FLUID IS DISPENSED - BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE SMEARING WHATEVER IS ON THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, WHEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THEY STATED THAT I WILL ONLY NEED TO PAY A DEDUCTABLE AND THAT CHRYSLER WILL PICK UP THE REST OF THE BILL. IS SEEMS TO BE AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH DODGE STRATUS'. IF THE MANUFACTURERE READILY AGREES TO HANDLE THE SITUATION MAYBE THEY ARE UTILIZING THE SECERT WARRANTY OR THE ADJUSTABLE WARRANTY. WENT ON LINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH DODGE STRATUS'.*AK

MY SENSORS WENT BAD IN JULY 2001. I HAVE REVIEWED SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE CAR AND NONE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE WARRANTY ON MY CAR, BUT THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY HALF (1000.00) AND I SHOULDN'T BECAUSE THERE HAVE RECALLS ON FUEL LINE FITTINGS, STEARING GEAR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE: PULLEY:CRANKSHAFT, BRAKES. I TAKE MY CAR TO GET SERVICE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAYS, I DID NOT MAINTAIN IT AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTERS CONCERNING THE RECALLS. I HAVE A LEMON AND I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THE RECALLS BEGAN 9/23/2001. JIM BURKE SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD ME THE CAR. I AM HIGHLY FRUSTRATED. THE OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING OUT OF MY CAR AND NO LIGHT CAME ON. THE WARRANTY SAYS I AM RESPONSIBLE. I AM NOT.*AK

MY SENSORS WENT BAD IN JULY 2001. I HAVE REVIEWED SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE CAR AND NONE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE WARRANTY ON MY CAR, BUT THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY HALF (1000.00) AND I SHOULDN'T BECAUSE THERE HAVE RECALLS ON FUEL LINE FITTINGS, STEARING GEAR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE: PULLEY:CRANKSHAFT, BRAKES. I TAKE MY CAR TO GET SERVICE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAYS, I DID NOT MAINTAIN IT AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTERS CONCERNING THE RECALLS. I HAVE A LEMON AND I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THE RECALLS BEGAN 9/23/2001. JIM BURKE SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD ME THE CAR. I AM HIGHLY FRUSTRATED. THE OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING OUT OF MY CAR AND NO LIGHT CAME ON. THE WARRANTY SAYS I AM RESPONSIBLE. I AM NOT.*AK

I HAVE BEEN PURCHASING BRAKE PADS EVERY SIX MONTHS. THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE REVIEWED RECALLS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS CONCERNING THE RECALLS. THE TWO RECALLS ARE 99V244000 (HYDRAULIC:LINES) AND 00V196000 (HYDRAULIC LINES). JIM BURKE BUICK NEEDS TO REPAIR WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, BUT I AM NOT QUITE SURE.

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, AND THEN PROCEEDING TO TAKE OFF AT ABOUT 25 MPH ANOTHER CAR CAME FROM AROUND THE CORNER, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER SMELT BRAKES BURNING. WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED AND LOOKED BRAKES WERE ON FIRE.ALSO, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE ONE YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. IVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST. I MOST RECENTLY HAD AS BAZZAR EXPERIENCE THE DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY HOUSE KEY . MY KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AS I WAS REMOVING KEY, I FET A MILD SHOCK TRAVELING THROUGH MY ARM THEN INTO MY WATCH WHICH MAINTAINED A VIBRATION FOR A LOG TIME AND EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT TO NEVER WORK AGAIN THIS WAS AN ODD OCCURENCE BECOUSE I WAS NOTICING OTHER STARANGE THING IN THE VEHICLE .SUCH AS MY ODOMETER SUDDENLY ACCUMULATING MIALEAGE AT A UNBELIVABLE RATE PRIOR TO MY SCHEDULED REPAIR APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, (FOR AN OIL LEAK) THAT ENDED UP BEING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET(THAT INCEDENTLY WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTY) BECOUSE OF THE MILAGE. ) FIRST THEY CLAIMED I WAS 200 MILES OVER THEN SOMEONE SAID 14 BUT WAS FINALY RECORDED AS 7 TO PORTFOLIO (MY EXTENDE WARRANTY PROVIDER.) PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITTER OF THE ODOMETER OCCURENCE AND OF A BUZZING SOUND I HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCES. ALL OF WHICH WERE JUST BRUSHED OFF. FURTHERMORE, PLEASE NOTE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY MIALEGE WHEN I MADE THE APPOITMENT AND I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE UNDER THE MIALEGAE WHEN IT ARRIVED. (ACTUALLY I DO BELIEVE I WAS UNDER THE MILEAGE WHEN I ARRIVED) SO I ENDED UP PAYING OUT OF MY OWN POCKET APPROX 400.00 DOLLARS. ONLY TO HAVE MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHICH I FEEL CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CENTER ISLAND OF A BUSY STREET, SUDDEN FACING ON COMMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MANOUVERE THE CAR OVER ANOTHER CURB TO A SAFE AREA. NOW MOSS BR DODGE IN SAN BERNARDINO REUSES TO EXCEPT RESPONSIBLITY EVEN AFTER I HAD COPLAID ABOUT THE STRANGE BUSSING SOUNF THAT COULD BE HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL MONTHS BEFORE THIS HAPPENDED. NOW IM STRUGGLING TO REPAIR MY CAR . PLEASE IF YOU KNOW OF ANY ATTORNEY OR RECORSE I CAN TAKE PLEASE INFORM ME. SINCERELY [XXX].*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 31/1/01 THERE WAS A HEADGASKET LEAK AND UNDER THE WARRANTY IT WAS REPLACED. ON 11/6/01 I WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN I NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD PASSED THE "H" THE MARK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE HEATER ON MAXIMUM. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY FROM THE TOP BUT WENT BACK UP WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE. I HAD MY CAR THEN TOWED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE.

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0698). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0699). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0704). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0705). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0713). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0722). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0731). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0735). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0795). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0698). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0699). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0704). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0705). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0713). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0722). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0731). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0735). *TT

THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0795). *TT

WHENVER I TRY TO BRAKE CAR, MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EVEN I GOT NEW ROTORS. PROBLEM WITH ROTORS - ROTORS SEEMS TO MESS UP EVERYONE 1 YEAR, SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH ROTORS AND PADS ASSEMBLY IN THIS MODEL. ALSO, MICHELIN XW4 TIRES THAT COME WITH THE NEW MODEL IN 1999, WORE OUT REAL QUICKLY. IT NEVER REACH 60,000 MILES WARRANTY WHICH MICHENLIN "STATED IN WARRANTY". TOO MANY DEFECTS IN MICHELIN TIRES, WHEN I BOUGHT NEW CAR AFTER 2 MONTHS I HAD FLAT TIRE WIHTOUT ANY NAILS OR ANYTHING. THEN, AGAIN ANOTHER TIRE BLEW UP AFTER 8 MONTHS WITH 6 INCH HOLE IN TIRE. THERE IS A BIG EFFECT IN MICHELIN XW4....I HOPE I CAN GET MONEY BACK FOR TIRES AND ROTORS WHICH I SPENT AT SHOP.*AK (TIRESIZE: 195-70-R14)

WHILE TRAVELING, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR CORRECTLY. WOULD SUDDENLY SLAM INTO GEAR, AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. *AK REAR BRAKES MAKE NOISE. CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. WINDSHIELD WASHER IS NOT WORKING. REAR BUMPER IS COMING LOOSE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS NOISY A SUSPENSION. *YH

WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALMOST FAILED TO STOP.*AK

STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS, LIKE EXITING DRIVEWAYS OR PARKING LOTS OR TURNING ONTO OTHER ROADS. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, STEERING IS FINE. STEERING IS VERY HARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH DURING A TURN. OPINION OF MECHANIC IS FAILURE OF STEERING RACK AND PINION. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS CORRECT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD A CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEM THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS FIRM OR CATCHES LIKE IT IS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL GETS SOFT, GOES TO THE FLOOR,AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO ROLL. MECHANIC HAS CHANGED FRONT AND REAR PADS, BUT PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. IT WAS RECOMMEND THAT CONSUMER GO TO A DODGE DEALER TO SEE IF PROBLEM COULD BE RECTIFIED.*AK

INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKEKT WAS BLOWN,EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED BY 14 MILES. SUSPECT INACCURATE ODOMETER READING .I NOTICED MY ODOMETER INCREASE AMOUNT WHEN DRIVING ODDLY THIS OCCURRED RIGHT AROUNED MY WARRATY EXPERATION. POSSIBLY SUSPECT ODOMETER TAMPERING. REVIEWED MILAGE HISTORY AND NOTICED A LARGE MILAGE AMOUT IN UNREALISTIC PERIODS OF TIME . I CALUCLATED KNOWN MILAGE DISTANCE AND COMPARED ODOMETER READING ,APPEARED TO BE INACURATE. I FURTHER FEEL THAT I WAS SOLD THE WRONG VEHICLE AT PURCHASE TIME. DH ODO. PLEASE ADVISE AND ASSIST A. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I THINK THAT THE WINDSHIELSTHAT DODGE IS USEING ARE OF A POOR STANDARD. I WANTED TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT TO SEE IF OTHER CUSTOMER WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY NEAR 18000 DALLORS FOR A CAR AND ITS WINDSHEILD NOT BE ABLE TO STAND UP TO A SMALL IMPACT. PAT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PIN DOT NICK IN THE WINDOW CAUSE THE CRACK. I EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT IT MOST BE POORLY MADE FOR IT TO CRACK THAT MUCH IN ONLY 450 MILE OF DRIVING. THE NICK IN THE WINDOW WAS VERY SMALL AND HAD TO BE POINTED OUT TO ME . I DID NOT SEE IT UNTELL HE POINTED IT OUT.I CANT SEE HAVING TO PAY $472.00 TO GET THE WINDOW FIX. I THINK THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE TO FIX OR BE WILLING TO HELP. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF OTHER COMPLAITS OF THIS TYPE.*AK

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

RIGHT REAR RESTRAINT BUCKLE HAS BROKEN. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE ARE SUDDEN AND UNEXPLAINED DECREASES OF ABOUT 500 RPM AND A MINOR REDUCTION IN SPEED. DEALER IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE AND WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. FRIEND REPORTS SAME PROBLEM WITH A CHRYSLER SIRRUS AND CHRYSLER SAYS CARS WERE DESGINED THAT WAY. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT DESERVES RESOLUTION. *AK

WIRING HARNESS INSIDE FUEL TANK GOT HOT ENOUGH TO MELT PART OF PLUG AND WELD PINS TOGETHER, EVEN AFTER THIS THE 20 AMP FUSE DID NOT BLOW.I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES I WILL SEND YOU OF THE FAILED PART IF I GET AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. I BYPASSED THE PLUG AND THE PUMP FUNCTIONED FINE BUT BECAUSE OF THE BURNT PLUG I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW FUEL PUMP, I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, CONTACTED THE FACTORY AND HAVE SHOWN IT TO THE DODGE MECHANICS I KNOW AND THEY SAY IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FAILING INSIDE THE GAS TANK DOES NOT SOUND VERY SAFE TO ME.

WIRING HARNESS INSIDE FUEL TANK GOT HOT ENOUGH TO MELT PART OF PLUG AND WELD PINS TOGETHER, EVEN AFTER THIS THE 20 AMP FUSE DID NOT BLOW.I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES I WILL SEND YOU OF THE FAILED PART IF I GET AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. I BYPASSED THE PLUG AND THE PUMP FUNCTIONED FINE BUT BECAUSE OF THE BURNT PLUG I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW FUEL PUMP, I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, CONTACTED THE FACTORY AND HAVE SHOWN IT TO THE DODGE MECHANICS I KNOW AND THEY SAY IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FAILING INSIDE THE GAS TANK DOES NOT SOUND VERY SAFE TO ME.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO PARK AND REVERSE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS DEFECT WAS CAUSED FROM AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITHIN TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL RESULED IN TRANSMISSION BEING REBUILT AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE.ORIGINALLY GOING TO CHARGE CONSUMER $1900.00, BUT CHANGED PRICE TO $800.00. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE AND WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL, PEDAL WOULD PUSH BACK, AND THERE WAS VIBRATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT WERE WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ALSO, REAR BRAKE DRUMS WARPED/ FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS SEPARATED. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN COVERED BY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. THIS IS CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE CONSUMER IS MISTAKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HAD CAM SENSOR FIXED ON 4/2/2001, CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SPUTTER, THEN WOULD SLOW DOWN. CAR FINALLY STOPPED AND STALLED AND WON'T RESTART.*AK

DRIVER'S POWER ADJUSTED SEATBACK BROKE. DEALER STATED IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 WEEKS TO GET PART IN. *AK THE CONSUMER BEING SHORT, BARELY REACH THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE. *YH

THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES IS THAT THEY DO NOT STOP THE CAR. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WON'T DISENGAGE. IT MAY NOT REALLY BE A DISENGAGEMENT PROBLEM BUT THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN GOOD AT STOPPING THE CAR. WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR NOSEDIVES BUT FEELS LIKE IT WON'T STOP. IT IS LIKE YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT AND STAND ON THE BRAKES. THE FEEL IS LIKE THE OLD BRAKES THAT HAD HEAT BUILD UP. YOU WOULD GET THAT OUTGASSING THAT WOULD RESIST PEDAL PRESSURE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS AND FINALLY AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO DRIVE A PICK UP TRUCK AND THOSE BRAKES WORK MUCH BETTER. I BELEIVE THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT WITH THE BRAKES. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THERE IS A FRAME PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE HOW A LESS THAN 10 MPH ACCIDENT COULD CRUSH THE HOOD AND THE FRONT END TO OVER 2600 BUCKS OF DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR I HIT EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF CHIPS IN THE PAINT ON THE BUMPER. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL FALLS AWAY AT SLOW SPEED AND BRAKES ARE VERY NOISY.

BRAKES KEEP WEARING OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CHANGED BRAKES TWICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE.*AK

FRONT BRAKE PAD WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS WARPED. *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN COLLISION, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THROTTLE & IT STUCK TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP EVEN AFTER PRESSING BRAKES & PULLING UP PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JUMP CURVE ONTO SIDEWALK BACK INTO PARKING LOT. CONSUMER STEERED VEHICLE AWAY FROM WALL. WAS ABLE TO TURN MOTOR OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. ALSO, MANUFACTURE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN A RATTLING NOISE OCCURRED UNDER HOOD. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, VEHICLE COMPLETLEY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND WITH LACK OF BRAKING, VEHICLE WILL NEVER STOP. NOT A NOTICE ISSUED TO BE ALERTED.*AK

NO SUMMARY

RAN IN THE BACK OF A TRAILER, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO DAMAGE TO BUMPER

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED ABS INDICATION LIGHT FLASHING. WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, CAUSING POOR STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, ALOMOST ONE MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION BRAIN HAS NOW GONE OUT.*AK

CONSUMER REFUSES TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ORIGINAL DEALER FOR RECALL 99V-244 OF THE BRAKE TUBE BECAUSE HE BELIEVES HE WAS CHARGED FOR RECENT BRAKE PARTS THAT WERE NOT REPLACED. NLM

CONSUMER REFUSES TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ORIGINAL DEALER FOR RECALL 99V-244 OF THE BRAKE TUBE BECAUSE HE BELIEVES HE WAS CHARGED FOR RECENT BRAKE PARTS THAT WERE NOT REPLACED. NLM

I DISCOVERED RECENTLY THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED ACCIDENTLY, ALMOST RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY. IT CAN BE SHIFTED ONLY WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE ON POSITION, BUT IS LOCKED WHEN IGNITION IS OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DRIVER REARENDED A TRUCK ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEECTIVE.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEED OF 40 MPH & UP TO HIGH SPEED OF 70 MPH. ALSO, STALLS WHILE TURNING AND COMING TO A STOP POSITION. BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH NOTICED COW IN ROAD, SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING COW, BUT HIT THE COW. UPON IMPACT WITH THE COW, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT WAS DAMAGED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALLED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. FIVE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT DUE TO ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE LOCKED UP THREE DIFFERENT TIMES MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE POWER STEERING FLUID. *AK

CONSUMER FEELS 26 DAYS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS MADE FOR BRAKES (RECALL # 99V244000). NLM

BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE POWER AND WILL NOT GO DOWNWARD WITH POWER BUTTON. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE WHICH CAUSESD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE RESTRAINT BELT WILL NOT "SNUG" UP, NOR WILL IT LOCK IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN OF STRUCTURE IT IS HARD TO HAVE FULL VIEW OF REAR AS WELL FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. YH

LIGHT BULB WITHIN THE TRUNK BURNED OUT DUE TO NO COVER OVER THE LIGHT BULB WHICH PUT A HOLE IN THE SLEEPING BAG THAT IS IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. WOULD HAVE FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & THUS FAR CAUSE OF ACCELERATION NOT FOUND. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER DESIGN WILL NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT COLD AIR IN THE PHEONIX,AZ WHEN AIR TEMPRATURE EXCEED 100 DEGREES F. DEALER AGREES THAT AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT MEET THE PHOENIX,AZ CLIMATE NEEDS.

CONSUMERS DEALER HAVING PROBLEM FINDING ON/OFF SWITCH KIT TO PERFORM AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH REPAIR.

VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN A NORMAL MANNER. NOTE: THIS IS CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ALL THROTTLE (GAS PEDAL) MOVEMENT, ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION IS FOLLOWED BY A < SECOND APPLICATION OF FULL POWER OR FULL DECELERATION, FOLLOWED BY THE REVERSE APPLICATION OF FULL DECELERATION OR FULL POWER, RESPECTIVELY, UNTIL THE COMPUTER FIGURES OUT WHAT TO DO. AT NO LOAD, E.G. CRUISING AT 65 MPH, ESPECIALLY ON A SLIGHT SLOPE, THE COMPUTER NEVER FIGURES OUT WHAT TO DO. THE WHOLE SYSTEM GOES INTO OSCILLATION, WITH < SECOND ALTERNATE APPLICATIONS OF FULL POWER THEN FULL DECELERATION, THEN FULL DECELERATION, FOR AS LONG AS A CONSTANT THROTTLE POSITION IS MAINTAINED. IN ALL CASES, THE ENGINE WINDS UP ON ITS RUBBER MOTOR MOUNTS WITH A THUMP THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE CAR. THIS IS SO SEVERE THAT THE SHOP SUPERVISOR AT THE DEALER WAS GOING TO TRY REPLACING THE MOTOR MOUNTS. *AK

DEALER/CHRYSLER CONFIRM SAFETY AND POLLUTION PROBLEM ON ALL SIMILAR CARS, BUT HAVE NO FIX, REFUSED TO FIX AT THIS TIME.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 TO 40 TO 45 MPH HIT A DITCH, DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

IN 1999 THE MANUAL SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTER WAS DROPPED ON ALL 99' DODGE STRATUS'S. A FIXED SEAT WAS INSTALLED. THE SEAT MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER'S VENDOR IS IN A VERY HIGH FIXED POSITION, SO HIGH THAT I AT 5FT 7INCHES TALL IS ONLY ABOUT 3 INCHES FROM THE ROOF LINER. MY SON AT 6FT 1INCH CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, HIS HEAD IS LITERALLY SQUASHED INTO THE HEAD LINER. I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE A SEAT TO BE MANUFACTURED THIS HIGH AS TO POSE A SAFETY HAZARD TO PEOPLE OVER 5FT 10. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRSYLER TWICE ON THIS MATTER TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE EVEN ASKED CHRYSLER IF THEY WOULD CHECK MY VEHICLE OUT AND MAYBE MY VEHICLE IS A ISOLATED INCIDENT, MAYBE THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS SO HIGH THAT WHEN THE SUN VISOR IS PULLED DOWN IT IS LOWER THAT THE DRIVERS HEAD THEREFORE POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. I EVEN WENT SOFAR AND ASKED CHRSYLER FOR A POWER SEAT AND I WOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE, THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THIS FIXED SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A VERY HIGH POSITION AND I THINK CHRSYLER IS COVERING UP OR IS WAITING FOR MORE COMPLAINTS. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU