Dodge STRATUS steering problems
252 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
2,123 owner complaints analyzed
27 distinct recall campaigns
76,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1992 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 902 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
252 of 2,123 complaints match this topic (11.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10132764 · 2005-08-14 (August 14, 2005)
NUMEROUS FAILURES-SINCE I BOUGHT THIS "95 DODGE STRATUS WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES. 1) ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE-I TOOK CAR TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP-BUCHANAN & YOUNG IN BURNSVILLE, NC AND HAD A NEW HEAD GASKET PUT ON. 2) I REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES, SO THE CAR WOULD START, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE STARTER TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO START. I STILL OFTEN HAVE TO GET OUT AND PECK ON THE STARTER WITH A SCREWDRIVER TO GET IT TO START---EVEN AFTER I HAD A NEW…
Owner-reported narrative. 31,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10132764 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10165781 · 2006-08-17 (August 17, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE UNDER HOOD AREA. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V001000, REGARDING THE STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INC…
Owner-reported narrative. 125,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10165781 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10176089 · 2006-12-13 (December 13, 2006)
TOOK MY CAR TO GET THE POWER STEERING FIXED AFTER IT STOPPED WORKING. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THE CAR'S ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE. I RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPAIR ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS, HOSES, HOOD, AND PAINT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 113,642 miles reported. Look up ODI 10176089 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10206682 · 2007-10-23 (October 23, 2007)
DODGE HAS RECALLED 1999-2000 STRATUS BECAUSE POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING ON BACK OF ENGINE IN 2.4 LITER CARS. FIRE HAZARD. WE HAVE A 1995 SAME MOTOR SAME PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR HASN'T BEEN RECALLED ITS NOT DODGE'S PROBLEM. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10206682 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 554496 · 2000-09-11 (September 11, 2000)
POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, HYDRAULIC LINES REPLACED. *SLC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 554496 at NHTSA ↗