Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-13 | 04V021000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 2,315,768 | — | Details |
| 1997-06-06 | 97V095000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 219,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | R&R FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FIX, HUB & BEARING ASSEMBLY TOTAL COST $214.55 CLEAN ENGINE TOTAL COST $83.46 ENGINE OIL… |
| 2014-06-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | GENERAL TIRE ALTIMAX RT SIZE 195/70R14 BULGE ON SIDEWALL WHEN INSTALLED A BRAND NEW TIRE. AFTER INSTALLATION OBSERVED O… |
| 2012-12-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER… |
| 2012-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ENGULFED INT… |
| 2011-06-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 1996 DODGE STRATUS AND IT HAS MUTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE MAIN THING IS IT STALLS AND DIES WHILE YOUR DRIVING… |
| 2009-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT COMMAND AT ANYTIME… |
| 2009-06-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT… |
| 2009-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT MOUNTED… |
| 2007-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I'M NOT SURE WHAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE A BAD OIL LEAK I WAS TOLD IT WAS A REAR SEAL AND THAT IT SHOULDN'T GO … |
| 2007-10-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | WON'T SHIFT OUT OF SECOND TO THIRD, THE MOTOR JUST REVS UP AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. … |
| 2007-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WHEN MY FUEL GOES BELOW 3/4 OF A TANK, IT DIES ON ME. IT STARTS TO JERK LIKE ITS SHIFTING HARD, THEN LOOSES POWER. WHEN… |
| 2006-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT END OF … |
| 2006-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ONE OF THE OIL GALLEY PLUGS ON THE 2.4L ENGINE OF OUR DAUGHTER'S 1996 DODGE STRATUS CAME OUT, AND THE CAR SPEWED MOST O… |
| 2006-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY CAR HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND A FEW OTHER THINGS ON IT. BUT I CAN SMELL BURNING OIL FROM SOME WERE AND THE LI… |
| 2005-11-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 96 DODGE STRATUS, I PURCHASED IT YEAR OF 97. I RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS VECHICLE SINCE THE DAY OF PU… |
| 2005-10-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH, THE STEERING LOCKED TO THE RIGHT, RIGHT SIDE FELL DOWN AND PULLED CAR SEVEREL… |
| 2005-09-26 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, I NOTICED A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND THAT THE BRACKET W… |
| 2005-09-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE ON 1996 DODGE STRATUS. THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED … |
| 2005-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO. SHE FORGFOT ABOUT IT AND FOUND IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO.… |
| 2005-07-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT: 1996 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HIT A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CON… |
| 2005-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE STRATUS AND THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS LIKE CRAZY. I ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND THEY SA… |
| 2005-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V021000 CONCERNING FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFO… |
| 2004-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE TENDED TO SHUTDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF BRAKES AND STEERING. TO… |
| 2004-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER F… |
| 2004-09-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER INDICATED THIS WAS A USED VEHICLE, AND HAS THIS PROBLEM … |
| 2004-09-03 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION INTERLOCK. CONSUMER WAS WAITING OVER 60 DAYS FOR PARTS THAT WERE NOT … |
| 2004-07-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 97 V 201 000 CONCERNING LOWER CONTROL ARM. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE RIGHT WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE… |
| 2004-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. *AK |
| 2004-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARING KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *AK |
| 2004-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC STATED THAT MY ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL FROM PRETTY MUCH EVERYWERE, I HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY 4 - 5 D… |
| 2004-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 12/18/1997 I PURCHASED A 1996 DODGE STRATUS AT A BUY HERE PAY HERE LOT THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF… |
| 2004-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY DODGE STRATUS 1996 LEAKS OIL LIKE A SIVA. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A GLOBAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE V6 ENGINE U… |
| 2004-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKING AT 58,000 MILES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE SEEN OVER 100 P… |
| 2003-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2ND REQUEST FAX FWD EMAIL FM BEHALF OF [XXX] (TX) RE NUMEROUS DEFECTS ON A 1996 DODGE STRATUS (VIN#[XXX]). *MR THE… |
| 2003-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE STRATUS (71,000 MILES) WITH A SEVERE OIL LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKET. IT IS A 2.4L ENGINE AND LIKE A… |
| 2003-11-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHILE COMING HOME LAST NIGHT AROUND 8:00 PM. WHEN I APPLIED MY BREAKS WHEN I ENTERED A TOWN… |
| 2003-11-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL LOCKED UP. WAS NOT ABLE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER STATED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS INOPERATIV… |
| 2003-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF WHICH BELONGED TO THE CONSUMER'S SON. *PH (MARY FRANCIS ON BEHA… |
| 2003-10-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE CONSUMER' S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, GOING 100 MPH, LOS… |
| 2003-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CURRENTLY OWN A 1996 DODGE STRATUS 4 CYLINDER, AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM UNABLE TO USE IT, AS THE HEAD … |
| 2003-08-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE, WHEN APPLYING GAS VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES BRAKES DO NOT GRAB, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-07-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | VISIBILITY PROBLEM. HEAD LAMP COVERS HAVE BECOME FOGGED AND DISCOLORED ,NOT ALLOWING ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OF ROAD AT … |
| 2003-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 1 | BRAKES FAILED ON MY SONS '96 DODGE STRATUS. HE WENT OVER APPROXIMATELY A 20 FOOT EMBANKMENT AND LANDED IN A CREEK. L… |
| 2003-07-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY NAME IS [XXX], AND I AM A TWENTY-FOUR YEAR OLD FATHER OF THREE WHO IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY. I AM WRIT… |
| 2003-06-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK, TIE RODS BAD, TIRES REPLACED, BRAKES GOING BAD, ENGINE LIGHT ON. *LA |
| 2003-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, CAUSING FUMES TO SEEP INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2003-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL (96V006000) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE… |
| 2003-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED FIRE WAS RESULT OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD PLUG B… |
| 2003-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TWICE, MASSIVE OIL LEAK |