2001 Dodge Stratus Transmission Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE HAD LEAKED. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE 2 TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, 4 CLAMPS, AND PART OF THE OIL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA RECALL # 01V011002, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE COOLING UNIT AND LINES FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10171637

Incident

Nov 30, 2005

Mileage

29,793 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY UNTIL FEB-2006, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK VERY HARD AND LOOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST 3 TIMES AND STILL WAS NOT REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AND ON TOP OF IT LOSING POWER, IT CUTS OFF. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10163603

Incident

Feb 8, 2006

Mileage

53,000 mi

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THE OIL CHANGED, AND THE GUY TOLD ME THAT I WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE COOLER HOSES. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#01V011002. SO THIS MORNING I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER(LLITHIA) AND ASKED HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL, AND THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND 150.00 TO FIX. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, AND THEY PUT SOME HOSE CLAMPS ON IT FOR 64.00, BUT I THINK THAT IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. I AM DISGUSTED BY LITHIA DODGE CALLING ME A LIAR, AND NOT WANTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10106068

Incident

Jan 10, 2005

CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING THE GEARS AND A CLANKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. AFTERWARDS, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO CODES WERE FOUND. ALSO, COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10106697

Incident

Jan 3, 2005

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 74K MILES AND WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED SENSOR AT COST OF $682.25. CAR HAS RUN POORLY SINCE THAT DAY. DODGE SAYS "NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR" BUT THE CAR HAS NOT RAN SMOOTHLY FROM THAT FIRST REPAIR DAY. NEXT...WHILE IN PENNSYLVANIA ON MILITARY DUTY, THE CAR LEAKED ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT. FOUND OUT THE SOLENOID PACK AND FLUID LINES WERE LEAKING. ANOTHER $530+ DOLLARS. BOTH OF THESE PARTS ARE LISTED ON AUTO ZONES WEBSITE AS RECALLS WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR MY VEHICLE. ONE HAS A NHTSA NUMBER. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DENIES THAT THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT DOES STATE THAT OTHER "SIMILAR" MODELS AND CARS ARE COVERED FOR THOSE PARTS. WHEN WE ASKED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO WE COULD CONTACT TO COMPLAIN AND IF THERE WAS A NATIONAL BODY WHO LOOKS AT VEHICLE COMPLAINTS (KNOWING FULL WELL WHO NHTSA WAS AND HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM) DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED "I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYONE!" ....WRONG ANSWER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10100491

Incident

Oct 23, 2003

Mileage

74,649 mi

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE JERKED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10074116

Incident

May 12, 2004

Mileage

43,000 mi

80,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. LEAVING ME STRANDED. COSTING $1,500 FOR A REBUIT TRANSMISSION FOR A NEWER CAR. NO REASON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT SO SOON. ALSO FLICKERING WITH THE DASH/INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO WHEN LIGHT ARE TURNED ON.

NHTSA ID

10072392

Incident

Apr 28, 2004

Mileage

84,000 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED @70,000 MILES COST $1800.00 TO REBUILD. DASH LIGHTS FLICKER CONSTANTLY. RADIO WORKS FOR ANYWHERE FROM 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF. WONT COME BACK ON TILL CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS, ONLY TO START ALL OVER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10061888

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

DODGE STRATUS ENGINE DIE OUT DUE TO CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT CAME IN CONTACT W/ A PROTECTIVE SHIELD, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED A GROUTED CIRCUIT. THEREBY CAUSING MY ENGINE TO DIE OUT. MY VEHICLE IS A LEASE, AND THE WARRANTY IS UP, AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. RECALL INFO ON THIS CALL, AND THE PRIOR YEAR ARE NUMEROUS DEADLY ONE. THOSE WHICH CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY, OR DEATH. I WAS ALMOST A STATISTIC TODAY WHEN MY VEHICLE DIED OUT COMPLETELY IN AN EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE HELP ME FIND OUT HOW RESPONSIBLE THE DEALERSHIP IS BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVED ANY!!!! RECALL LETTERS. I RECEIVED THEIR BILL, BUT YET NO RECALL INFO. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. I HAVE PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED THREE OTHER VEHICLES FROM YONKERS AVENUE DODGE, AND HAVE TRADED THEM IN FOR NEW ONES, BUT THEY TOO HAD PROBLEMS, AND THE DEALER NEVER GAVE ME ANY BREAKS IN PRICE. THEY JUST SAW A FEMALE WALK IN, AND READ THE "SUCKER" SIGN ON MY FOREHEAD. ANYHOW MY CAR IS NOW STUCK IN A SHELL GAS STATION, WHICH WAS CONSEQUENTLY OFF THE RAMP I WAS STUCK ON. I WAS PUSHED THERE TO GET ME OUT OF HARMS WAY. I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS DEALER TO CONTINUE TO STICK PEOPLE, OR CHRYSLER TO STICK PEOPLE WITH THE BILL TO A CAR THAT DIES OUT BEFORE THE LEASE IS UP!! IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE EMAIL ME. AS WELL AS LET OTHER DODGE STRATUS SE OWNERS KNOW THAT THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THESE CARS SUFFER FROM BEFORE THESE OWNERS GET KILLED, OR KILL OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX]. *CB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10054244

Incident

Jan 14, 2004

Mileage

47,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10049465

Incident

Nov 8, 2003

Mileage

3,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION LASTED FOR ONLY 1 AND A HALF YEARS. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10025037

Incident

Jun 25, 2003

Mileage

52,000 mi

DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. ALSO, REPLACED STEERING PUMP AT COST OF $200, THE DEDUCTIBLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10032295

Incident

Aug 6, 2003

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE STRATUS IN FEBRUARY 2003. THE CAR HAD A TOTAL OF 48702 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS MISSING SOME TYPE OF BRAKES CLIPS. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR WAS ALSO A NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM LOCATED AND THAT IT WAS JUST THE TIRES RUBBING THE PAVEMENT WHEN TURNING. WITHIN 85 DAYS, THE CAR LOST SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK ONE HOUR TO COAST 2.5 MILES TO HOME. I LATER HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO TELL US THAT WE NEED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND CONVERTER. A COST OF $2000. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER BRAND OF USED CARS EVEN WITH HIGH MILEAGE. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 90 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HAD THE CAR MALFUNCTION WITH THE FIRST 60 DAYS, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE REPAIR IT. THE CAR HAS 55225 MILES AS OF TODAY'S DATE. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED AS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE. WE CALLED THE CHRYSLER CONSUMER SERVICES HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AS TO THE REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH US TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AT OUR EXPENSE. WE ARE NOT AGREEING TO THIS ARRANGEMENT AND IS WAITING FOR HIGHER MANAGEMENT TO INTERVENE.. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023331

Incident

May 23, 2003

Mileage

55,225 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10001905

Incident

Nov 13, 2002

THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL KEEPS DROPPING. *YD

NHTSA ID

563779

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSES, HOWEVER IT TOOK FIVE DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS FOR DEALER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, IN WHICH THE FIRST THREE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO PARTS, THE NEXT TIME CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THEY ONLY HAD HALF OF THE PARTS, AND THE FINAL OCCASION IS WHEN IT WAS FINALLY FIXED.*YD

NHTSA ID

562407

NTSA RECALLED THIS CAR FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSES. THE SAME HOSES ARE USED EXTENSIVELY IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR POWER STEERING. WHY DID YOU NOT REQUIRE ALL DEFECTIVE HOSES BE REPLACED??(HOSE LABLED CT RUBBER & PLASTICS 09 RP04)SEE YOUR FILE:NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V011002.*AK

NHTSA ID

745386

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

01 V 011 002/TRANSMISSION HOSE: DEALER , FAMILY CHRYSLER, PLYMOUTH, CLEVELAND, GA; PHONE # 770/503-9370, INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE SENT OUT TO DEALERS. ASKING NHTSA ASSIST IN WITH THIS PROBLEM .FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

886640

Incident

Apr 20, 2001