2007 Dodge Stratus Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Dodge Stratus, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Electrical150.0%
- Seat belts150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
INSTALLED MY DAUGHTER'S SEAT WITH LATCH, MY SON RODE IN IT ONCE BEFORE SHE WAS BORN (HE HAD BEEN SICK AND LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT THAT HE WAS UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMIT SO I LET HIM WHEN HE ASKED), AND THE LATCH CAME UNDONE!! I THEN REINSTALLED IT USING THE SEAT BELT, GOOD TIGHT INSTALL. BROUGHT HER HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL, NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT. AS SOON AS SHE GOT BIG ENOUGH TO CLICK THE HARNESS UP ONE, THE HARNESS WAS NOT TIGHTENING EASILY AND IT WAS LOOSENING ITSELF. I WOULD RETIGHTEN AND THEN ONE SIDE WOULD BE TOO TIGHT AND THE OTHER TOO LOOSE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TIGHTENING EVENLY AND THEN WOULD LOOSEN UP AGAIN. ALSO THE HEADREST RATTLES WHEN BROUGHT ABOVE THE 3RD POSITION. I HAVE CONTACTED GRACO AS I KNOW THIS HARNESS ISSUE IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY WITH THE SIZE4ME70/MYSIZE70 AND HAVE HAD RETURNS AND REPLACEMENTS MADE. I WILL BE RECEIVING A REPLACEMENT WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND PLAN TO GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2014, MAKE=STRATUS, MODEL=DODGE). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .