Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005052314 Incident Date: Dec, 23 2005
Consumer's City: SAN JACINTO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: STRATUS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3AL76R42N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dodge stratus 2002 2.7 motor failure at 80,000 due to sludge build up caused by water leaking into motor, poor engine design and manufacturer should of advised that this car needed aggressive oil changes with synthetic oil not fossil fuel based oil. stranded wife on highway on christmas eve. dealership will not repair due to poor maintenance. car is still under warranty. said that i did not do enough oil changes. car was maintain to company specs. *nm