Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Dodge Stratus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 26 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 26, in the owner's own words
WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE STRATUS SE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN RED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHILE TURNING, AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V338000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. STARTED TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN, HEARD POP IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WARNING BELL WENT OFF, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HORN STOPPED WORKING AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF CLOCKSPRING TODAY, 7/18/2015, AT A COST OF $167.99 FOR THE PART AND $119.23 FOR LABOR. NO AIRBAGS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CLOCKSPRING FAILURE IS KNOWN TO DODGE/CHRYSLER AND RECENTLY JEEP AND ANY VEHICLE MADE BY DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP THAT HAS THIS FAILURE SHOULD HAVE ALL PARTS AND LABOR COVERED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. WE DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS AND COULD HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PREVENT IT. RECALLS WERE DONE BUT NOT FOR ALL VEHICLES. MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. BAD PART FOR SURE!!
CLOCK-SPRING BROKE WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. NOW MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL ON THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK, THIS INCLUDES THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE AIRBAG. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DESERVING OF A RECALL THEN WHAT EXACTLY IS? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE THAT CAUSED SOME HEARING LOSS TO THE CONTACT'S RIGHT EAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 00V306000 (AIR BAG). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 100,000.
PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE STRATUS AND ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE STORE WHEN I HEARD A SNAP/POP SOUND FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW EVERYTIME I TURN THE WHEEL I CAN HEAR A POPPING OR CLICKING SOUND. THE IRONY IS THAT I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE MY 96 DODGE INTREPID IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH INCLUDED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON AND AFFECTING THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER SO I HAVE NO HEATER NOR DEFROSTER. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHRYSLER/DODGE PERSON AND HAVE ALWAYS OWNED ONE SINCE I WAS 18, BUT I AM BEGINNING TO THINK I NEED TO CHANGE MY LOYALTY TO ANOTHER MAKE AND MODEL. *TR
I WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 DODGE STRATUS TO PARK AT THE MOVIE THEATER , GOING ONLY 5 MPH MAYBE LESS AND I WENT TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPOT, I HEARD A CLICK IN THE STEERING WHEEL, A POP, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. EVERYTIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. *TR
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS NOW. FIRST IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT. THEN A YEAR LATER IT WAS THE BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE PLUS THE CONTROL ARM. THEN IT WAS THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT I FIND OUT THE BALL JOINT I HAD JUST REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN! NOW MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT IDLE AFTER THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. HAD THE OIL CHANGED AS ALWAYS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 MILES AS I SHOULD. HAD THE OIL SENDING UNIT REPLACED AND STILL HAVE A OIL LIGHT ON WITH A FULL ENGINE OF OIL. NOW MY STEERING COLUMN JUST TODAY MADE A CRACKING SOUND AS I WAS BACKING UP WITH THE WHEEL TURNING TO THE LEFT. THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OFF. NOW MY STEERING IS STIFF. TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
UPON A SLOW TURN TO STREET, I HEARD A CLICK AND GRIND SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL.. AIRBAG LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON . TWO DAYS LATER, HORN STOPPED WORKING. LOOKED UP ONLINE, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE DODGE LINE OF VEHICLES. THE SYMPTOMS FIT EXACTLY TO WHAT I FOUND ONLINE TO BE A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IN THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. I WATCHED SOMEONE DISASSEMBLE A CLOCKSPRING AND FOUND THE (TAPE-TYPE) WIRES HAD BEEN BENT BACKWARDS BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE BEING BENT THE OTHER WAY.( WITHIN TWO INCHES OF THE CONNECTION POINT OF THE TAPE WIRE) UPON DISASSEMBLY , HE FOUND THE WIRES TO BE SEPARATED WHERE THE BEND IN THE TAPE WAS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS AIR-BORNE AND THEN FLIPPED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS KILLED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE-YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AIR BAG IS INOPERABLE AT THIS POINT AND THE CAUSE IS A BROKEN CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX AT NO CHARGE. *TR
I HAVE A DODGE STRATUS SE SEDAN, 2001 MODEL.. WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST LOCKED UP, THEN SOMETHING SNAPPED AND BROKE INSIDE. I REGAIN STEERING BUT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND REMAINS ON. THE OTHER CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL SUCH AS CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN DO NOT WORK.. I FEEL THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, THE WHEEL FREEZING UP MOMENTARILY UNTIL YOU BREAK THE RIBBON WIRE INSIDE THE CLOCKSPRING BOTH ARE SAFETY HAZARDS. THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IS THE CLOCKSPRING.. IT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER ONLY AT A COST OVER $129.00.. IT IS VERY CHEAPLY MADE AND IS ESSENTIALLY A RIBBON WIRE WRAPPED AROUND A PLASTIC SPOOL. IT IS CAPABLE OF BINDING UP AND PREVENTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. ONE SHOULD BE INSPECTED AND ANY ENGINEER WILL AGREE IT IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED. AS MUCH AS AIRBAG COSTS AND AS MUCH IS IT IS ENGINEERED, TO HAVE A CHEAPLY MADE PART PREVENT IT'S FUNCTIONING MAKE NO SENSE AT ALL. DODGE AND JEEP CHRYSLER IM SURE.. NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THIS PART WITH A MUCH BETTER ENGINEERED REPLACEMENT. I ALMOST CRASHED AND NOW IF I DO CRASH I HAVE NO AIRBAG AND I HAVE NO HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS IF THEY'RE ABOUT TO CRASH INTO ME. *TR
AIRBAG SELF DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS JUST SIMPLY SITTING IN CAR WHEN I NOTICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER AIRBAG HAS DEPLOYED INSIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, NOW HORN NO LONGER WORKS AND FEEL A CLICKING SOUND AT EACH TURN. *TR
I HAD PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO RETURN TO WORK AND WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER TO LEAVE MY STREET I HEARD A CRACKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK EITHER THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 35,500 MILES ON IT. *NM
I TURNED A CORNER AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND. MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND MY HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS ALSO NOT WORKING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS DUE TO A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. TWO DODGE DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AT NO COST, THAT IN FACT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $200.00 . I NOW SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH DODGE VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR. TO THIS DAY, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED, AS I AM WAITING TO GET AN AGREEABLE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM RENDERS THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE, I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT/PROBLEM. *NM
2002 HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PIPE, MANUFACTURED TO LEAN ON THE INTERIOR AUTO BODY, IN WHICH ENGINE VIBRATION RUBBED HOLE IN IT. 2002 FRONT RIGHT WHEEL MAKES CONTINUOUS LOUD HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE NOISE, STILL DOES. DEALERSHIP DISCOUNTED IT AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT SOUNDED LIKE THAT. 2002-2006 ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING, ODOMETER GOES CRAZY UP AND DOWN 2006 CLOCK SPRING KEEPS BREAKING, NO POWER TO AIR BAG OR HORN. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE AND THERE WAS A CLICKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER.
DT: THE CONTACT STATED IN DECEMBER 2005 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTERWARDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, AND A THERE WAS A CRACKLING NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 0801001 ON THE CLOCK SPRING. *AK
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE HIT BLACK ICE AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THEN, SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LATER DATE AND HIT A DEER. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN IN CRASH WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK
DODGE STRATUS 2001, 46000 MILES. CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM THE US GOVERNMENT ON PUBLIC SALE. AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HORN DOES NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO AFFECTED. THIS IS CAUSED BY FAULTY CLOCKSPRING PART LOCATED IN STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED DODGE AFTER DISCOVERING ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 1,500,000 GRAND CARAVANS THAT HAD A SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. GRAND CARAVANS ALSO HAD AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HORN WAS NOT WORKING AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. I EXPRESS MY CONCERN TO DODGE SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS HOPING THEY WILL CONSIDER FIXING THIS. I BEEN TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND AFTER THEY RECEIVE RESULTS THEY WILL CONSIDER FIXING THIS. DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED AND RESULT WAS THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS BROKEN. DODGE DECLINED MY REQUEST FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. I END UP PAYING FOR DIAGNOSTICS TO FIND OUT WHAT I ALREADY KNEW. I BELIEVE THAT CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM FOR DODGE STRATUS IS SOMETHING WHAT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS MODEL SINCE IT IS SAFETY ISSUE, THAT APPEARED ON OTHER RECALLED MODELS.
2001 DODGE STRATUS - CRACKLING SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL, AIR BAG LIGHT ON , NO HORN. THE VEHICLE IS STILL OPERATING. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER REPORT ON YOUR SITE OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROL YET. DATE OF PRIOR COMPLAINT WAS 02/07/05.*AK
I HAVE CONSTANTLY TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE CAR JERKS, THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES WHEN IT RAINS, IF IT'S COLD OUT THE CAR REFUSES TO START IN THE MORNING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION AND PISTON PROBLEMS.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
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