Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Dodge Stratus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | NOTICE A SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING OPEN THE HOOD FIRE PUT THE FIRE OUT NOTICE POWER HOSE HAD LEAK IN IT I… |
| 2018-04-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, HORN DON`T WORK, MILLAGE DON`T WORK ,GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND NEDDLE MOVES UP AND DOWN ALOT |
| 2013-04-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | EITHER THE OIL LIGHT OR CRUISE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND CAR LOSES ALL POWER. I HAVE TO PULL OFF ROAD AND PUT CAR IN PARK … |
| 2011-09-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER HOSE WAS LOOSE AND WOULD NOT KEEP FU… |
| 2010-10-16 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE 2.4 LI… |
| 2010-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS SITTING FRONT OF MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CAR WAS TOTALLY DE… |
| 2009-09-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING. WHILE ON HILLS IT HAS NO POWER ON ME SHUTS OFF ON ME EVERY WEEK. SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY F… |
| 2009-01-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE … |
| 2008-08-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY … |
| 2008-06-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING HOSES DEVELOPED HOLES THROUGH THE WHOLE HOSE MASSIVE FLUID LOSS NOW POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FROZE AND … |
| 2007-10-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS … |
| 2007-10-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CLEAR COAT ON THE PAINT BEGAN COMING OFF. IT STARTED ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK LID AND HAS NOW BEGUN TO SPREAD TO OTHE… |
| 2006-12-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | MY DODGE STRATUS HAD AM ENGINE FIRE ON 12-10-2006 AS I WALKED AWAY FROM THE CAR AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20-25 MILES TO MY D… |
| 2006-09-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTO TRANSMISSION. 1997 DODGE STRATUS 2.5L WITH AUTO STICK. TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE AND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE… |
| 2006-08-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN ACTIVATED. TH… |
| 2006-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRE ACCORDING TO THE FIRE MARSHAL. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2006-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I WAS GOING TO MY COUSINS GRADUATION AND HAD ASKED AN OFFICER ABOUT PARKING WHEN HE DIRECTED ME WHERE TO GO WHEN I TURN… |
| 2006-03-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE OIL THE HINGE FOR THE HOOD SEEMED LOOSE. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 97V095000… |
| 2006-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE COMPL… |
| 2005-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT'S WIFE WENT INTO WALMART AND 15 MINUTES LATER 1997, DODGE, STRATUS CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. TH… |
| 2005-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: DODGE STRATUS 1997. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSAXLES FLOOR SHIFTER PARK INTERLOCK. CONSUME… |
| 2005-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | STEREO AND MIRROR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THROUGH A TRIP TO ST. PAUL. CHANGED FUSE, SMOKE CAME POURING OUT OF THE TOP RIG… |
| 2005-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE |
| 2005-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HAVE CONTACTED DODGE/DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 DODGE STRATUS GOING OUT. HESITATION … |
| 2005-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 DODGE STRATUS. SHE SAYS THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD HER TH… |
| 2005-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR MORE. CONSUMER WAS… |
| 2004-12-19 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING SUPPLY HOSE RUPTURED. FLUID DRIPPED ON TO EXHAUST AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK |
| 2004-10-14 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING THE HEATER CORE REPAIRED DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM AN… |
| 2004-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DROVE HOME FROM WORK. PARKED CAR IN PRIVATE LOT. APPROXAMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER. NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS NOTIFIED ME THAT … |
| 2004-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJ… |
| 2004-09-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V201000 CONCERNING LEFT CONTROL ARM. CONSUMER… |
| 2004-09-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FORE INSPECTION… |
| 2004-08-28 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE FIRE WAS EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WHEEL WELL AREAS. *NM *SC |
| 2004-08-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS USED TO TRAVEL FROM HOME TO A CINEMA; WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER CINEMA SESSION ENDED THE… |
| 2004-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINU… |
| 2004-07-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND HIT A DEER ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE HOOD. UPON I… |
| 2004-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHITE SMOKE AND WATER COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. MORE THAN LIKELY BLOWN HEAD GASKET.SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEMS FOR THESE… |
| 2004-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 31,000 MILES ON 1997 DODGE STRATUS. *AK |
| 2004-04-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | A VERY SMALL "DRIP...DRIP...DRIP" OF OIL STARTED AROUND 47K MILES. DRIP BECAME A GUSH BY 50K MILES. OIL WAS FLOWING O… |
| 2004-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL INTO ENGINE. ALL NORMAL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED REGULARLY. AT ONLY 80K MILES, THIS PROBL… |
| 2004-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OIL LEAKED FROM THE HEAD GASKET WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REFILL THE VEHICLE WITH OIL OFTEN. … |
| 2004-01-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE STRATUS 2.4L HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE CAR HAS 119000 MILES AND MY REPAIR TECHNICIAN SAYS THAT THIS PRO… |
| 2004-01-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO IN… |
| 2004-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROX. 72,000 MILES. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN DODGE STRATUS AND DODGE NEON BAS… |
| 2003-11-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE. THE VEHICLE RAN… |
| 2003-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT AROUND 70,000 MILES. NOW THE CAR IS OVERHEATING AGAIN AND THERE APPEARS … |
| 2003-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF OIL, AND WAS LOSING PRESSURE IN THE MOTOR. A INDEPEN… |
| 2003-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE EXPLODED WHILE PARKED IN SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. *AK |
| 2003-06-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD SNAPPED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ALL THAT DAY. IT WAS PARKED IN THE G… |
| 2003-06-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE RACED, WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WAS PROPELLED BACKWARDS AT … |