Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004273262 Incident Date: Apr, 05 2004
Consumer's City: FLINT Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO 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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X2VN Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 06 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 14 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A very small "drip...drip...drip" of oil started around 47k miles. drip became a gush by 50k miles. oil was flowing out of the head gasket as fast as i could put it in. (yeah, big surprise, huh?!) thanks, chrysler, for standing behind your product and making good on your screw-ups. typical american big biz attitude! you can bet my next vehicle will be a toyota! oh gee! i almost forgot - yes, i'll be sure to tell everyone i know to "steer clear of anything chrysler". no pun intended i assure you... especially since your crappy engineers just cost me $1000. *ak