1999 Dodge Stratus Fuel system Problems

MY GIRL FRIEND CAME HOME AND SAID THE CAR WAS SMOKING SO I WENT TO LOOK AT IT AND YES SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FIREWALL SIDE OF THE MOTOR RIGHT ABOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD .I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP SO I CALLED THE NUMBER GIVEN AND CHRYSLER SET ME UP WITH HADDAD DODGE IN BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA WE SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE , I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS I CALLED THEM ABOUT THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS READY I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT AFTERNOON DROVE APPROX 6 MILES HOME IT WAS SMOKING SLIGHTLY BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD AS BEFORE SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT , MAYBE JUST RESIDUAL FROM BEFORE THE REPAIR.THE FOLLOWING MORNING I DROVE FROM REAL RD TO FAIR VIEW AVE AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING HEAVILY I STOPPED IN FRONT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ENGINE LUCKILY THERE WAS A GARDEN HOSE HOOKED UP OUT SIDE THE HOUSE , I GRABBED THAT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT . COULD SMELL FUEL HEAVILY PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT MOVED IT SINCE JUST A WEEK AGO ABOUT A MONTH AFTER ALL THIS HADDAD DODGE LEFT ME A MESSAGE SAYING THAT MY PARTS HAD COME IN AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE . ACCORDING TO THEM THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THE WORK NO BODY TOLD ME THAT THE WORK WAS NOT COMPLETE QUITE THE CON-TRARY I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED AND READY TO GO THE SERVICE ATTENDANT WAS SO BUSY ON HIS PHONE AND CELL PHONE HE HARDLY SPOKE A WORD TO ME I HAD TO FIND THE CAR IN THERE LOT SO I COULD GO HOME , WHY WOULD ANYBODY IN THERE RIGHT MIND LET SOMEONE DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628849

Incident

Jul 21, 2014

Mileage

103,932 mi

WHILE FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THE FUEL SPILLED EVERYWHERE AND WHEN I CHECKED IT OUT THE FUEL NECK LINE (FILLER) BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. I CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT AND CHRYSLER HAS THESE ITEMS ON BACK ORDER I UNDERSTAND. I AM WONDERING IF THEIR IS A RECALL. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381673

Incident

Jan 23, 2011

Mileage

150,000 mi

1999 DODGE STRATUS WITH FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS VARIOUS VALUE EVEN IF THE TANK IS EMPTY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *KB CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB

NHTSA ID

10217170

Incident

Jan 30, 2008

Mileage

22,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PRESSURE PUMP UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE JUNK YARD. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

NHTSA ID

10202442

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. ON AUGUST 8, 2006, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON AUGUST 18, 2006, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP THAT HE REMOVED WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND HAD BEEN CUT. ON OCTOBER 27, 2006, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE REPAIR WAS PAID FOR IN CASH. IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE GAS PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPAIRED ON JANUARY 31, 2007. ON MAY 7, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AFTER MARKET FUEL PUMP (CONTROL NUMBER 110368 FOR RECALL). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,500 AND THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,591. UPDATED 09/04/07 *TR UPDATED 09/12/07.*JB

NHTSA ID

10190186

Incident

Aug 8, 2006

Mileage

69,591 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06E088000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V244000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. ALTHOUGH THE STEERING NOISE PERSISTED, THE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V001000, REGARDING THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10173333

Incident

Nov 13, 2006

Mileage

154,000 mi

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BURNED. THE MECHANIC GAVE THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP BACK TOT HE CONSUMER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE CONSUMER PREFERRED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HER MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CALLED THE MECHANIC TO CONFIRM HER STORY. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10137844

Incident

Sep 6, 2005

Mileage

143,000 mi

EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF VEHICLE STOP AND STALL DURING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS. WE TREATED THE GAS FOR POSSIBLE WATER, CHANGED FUEL FILTER, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. RAN CHECKS AND DETERMINED IT WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE ORINGINAL PUMP AND NOTED THAT THE WIRING WAS BARE AND BURNED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE INSIDE. I SAVED THE PUMP TO SHOW, AND WILL CONTACT DEALER TOMMORROW. I NOTED SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE, THIS IS VERY SCARY CONSIDERING WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH THIS PROBLEM, I THINK EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS CAR NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, IS THERE ANY RECOURSE TO BE TAKEN OR WAY TO RECOVER ASSOCIATED COSTS? PLEASE NOTIFY OF ANY INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10067786

Incident

Apr 22, 2004

Mileage

81,500 mi

MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS VIN # [XXX] 2.4 LITER MOTOR HAD A BAD FUEL PUMP. UPON REPLACEMENT MY MECHANIC NOTICE THAT THE SENSOR WIRING THAT CONNECTS TO THE PUMP INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK HAD BURNT UP AND MELTED . THE ONLY THING THAT POSSIBLE KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM BLOWING UP WAS THE GAS CAP WAS ON TIGHT AND THERE WAS NO AIR IN THE TANK. IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR NOW KNOWING WHAT STILL OR WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND KIDS IF THE GAS TANK EXPLODED OR CAUGHT ON FIRE I KEPT THE PUMP TO SHOW THE BURNT CONNECTIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME ON WHAT TO DO TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN OR SO SOMEONE ELSE.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10036671

Incident

Aug 24, 2003

Mileage

108,000 mi

CONSUMER STATE. THE FUEL PUMP WIRE WAS BURNED INSIDE THE GASOLINE TANK, DUE TO THAT DEFECT CAR WAS STALL ON THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID

8022705

Incident

Nov 11, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT BECAUSE OF A SEVERE GASOLINE LEAK, IT WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE TEH GASOLINE TANK AND REPLACE THE LOCK RING AND SEAL LOCATED BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. *JG *TS

NHTSA ID

568044