| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998061167 | Incident Date: Jan, 07 1998 |
| Consumer's City: GRAND RAPIDS | Consumer's State: MI |
| 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 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X9VN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 'head gasket' - we bought a new 1997 dodge stratus in march of 1997. at 20,718 miles the head gasket failed badly. it took several weeks to get it fixed (under warranty) while the part was redesigned. the head gasket was fine until 72,000 miles - at that point it failed again. i do not feel i should have to pay for an obvious design defect. i know the problem is widespread and the part has been redesigned several times. 'headrests' - on our 1997 dodge stratus the adjustable headrests have broken - the padded headrest breaks free from the metal posts holding it to the chair. we had the passenger headrest replaced - it is now broken again as well as the driver's side. they break from the pressure of adjusting the height of the headrest. this seems unsafe to me - they break quite easily. |
