Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001086707 Incident Date: Dec, 19 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: STRATUS Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46C8ZN Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The oil leak has been ongoing since i purchased the car and i took it several times to the dealer as well as other mechanics to determine the problem. i was told that it was just the oil pan leaking and not to worry about it. now i find out that the head gasket needs to be replaced at a cost of over $600.00. the vehicle isn't even paid for yet. i also had to replace the alternator this past fall. i also had a clunking noise in the front end whenever i turned and after searching the web i find that there was a recall on the ball joint for this year and model. i don't remember getting a notice about that and shouldn't the dealer have thought about that recall notice when i had my car in repeatedly for this problem and they couldn't seem to find out what was wrong? instead they replaced the bearings and tierod ends. i am getting really frustrated with daimler chrysler over this vehicle. after all the reported complaints just on this website and you know there are more out there, chrysler should stand behind their products and at a minimum do a 50-50 for replacement of these defective parts. you can bet i won't be buying another chyrsler product.*ak