Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Dodge Stratus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE |
| 2016-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FIRST HORN WAS BLOWING OUT OF CONTROL, THAN THE ENGINE WE GOT IT FIXED, OR SO WE THOUGHT ,THAN GOT THE STARTER FIX DR… |
| 2016-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE ABS AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM QUIT WORKING I GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD BREAKS BY THE TIME I GOT THREE OFF RAMPS LAT… |
| 2015-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING ISSUES WITH DASH AND HEADLIGHT DIMMING,ALSO RADIO GOES OFF AND LOOSES MEMORY,DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK WHEN RADIO GO… |
| 2015-02-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOIN… |
| 2013-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM PARK WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IG… |
| 2012-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENACE, IT WAS DISCOVERE… |
| 2011-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I STARTED THE CAR, PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A LARGE POOL OF… |
| 2011-05-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT IGNITIED INTO FLAMES.… |
| 2009-08-28 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | 1998 DODGE STRATUS RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE PULLING INTO A TOLL BOOTH LANE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10… |
| 2009-08-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE LEAKING ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD FIRE RISK. *TR |
| 2009-07-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY NAME IS [XXX] . THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE CAR ALLOWANCE REBATE SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CLUNKE… |
| 2008-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998 2.7 V-6 ENGINE IN DODGE STRATUS VEHICLE. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OB… |
| 2008-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WELL I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR ABOUT 6 TIMES ALREADY, IT SEEMS LIKE I REPLACE IT EVER 6 MONTHS OR SO… |
| 2008-05-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE STRATUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH POWER STEERING LEAKS. *TR |
| 2008-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED AND STUCK IN CABLE HOUSING NOT LETTING THE ENGINE TO IDLE DOWN. *TR |
| 2007-12-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | CAR WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID SO WE KEPT ON ADDING MORE UNTIL WE COULD SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXE… |
| 2007-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. ATTEMPTS TO FIND A REPLACEMENT HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT. ALL SALVAGE YARDS THAT HAD ONE SA… |
| 2007-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE STRATUS CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB |
| 2007-06-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL # 04V021000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRA… |
| 2007-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO HAVE ON RECORD THIS INCIDENT AND SEEKING QUESTIONS ALREADY POSED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER. I … |
| 2007-04-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PAS… |
| 2006-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEAD LIGHT LENS COVER IS VERY CLOUDED FROM A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC THE WRONG TYPE OF PLASTIC WAS USED FOR THE HEADL… |
| 2006-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FRONT HOOD… |
| 2006-11-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 DODGE STRATUS ES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL PLACE ITSELF IN NEUTRAL AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE AT A STOP. THE ONLY… |
| 2006-01-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | CAR STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE THE OWNER OF THE STORE HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. T… |
| 2005-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED WITH MILEAGE OF LESS THAN 35,000. GASKET WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE BY DEALERSHIP. *NM |
| 2005-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOUGHT A CAR WITH A DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET. *JB |
| 2005-10-31 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS BINDING. THE POWER STEERI… |
| 2005-10-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CAR HIT TWICE BY DEER. ONCE ON THE LEFT FRONT AND ONCE ON THE RIGHT FRONT. BOTH TIMES GOING ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR O… |
| 2005-08-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER'S SON WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE THROTTLE STUCK. HE TRIED TO PULL THE FOOT PEDAL UP WITH HIS… |
| 2005-08-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT GO OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON 8-26-05. SHE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT… |
| 2005-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING , AND TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY COULD NO… |
| 2005-07-20 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE STRATUS CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DAUGHTER TURNED A CORNER WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT.… |
| 2005-07-05 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER BELIEVE… |
| 2005-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE STRATUS. THERE WERE TWO FIRES THAT ORIGINATED IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THE CONTACT S… |
| 2005-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE |
| 2005-04-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE |
| 2005-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COMPLAINT REGARDING THE WAITING TIME CONSUMER HAD TO ENDURE WHEN HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON 1998 DODGE STRATUS.… |
| 2005-03-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE. THE BUCKLE DOES NOT LOCK. DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THA… |
| 2005-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE, JUST HOPE THE ENGINE WILL NOT CATCH FIRE. *NM |
| 2004-11-29 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A STRATUS FROM A USED CAR DEALER, WHICH I UNDERSTAND BUYER BEWARE. JUST RESENTLY I HAD THE TENSIONER BAR BOL… |
| 2004-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR INSPECT… |
| 2004-11-02 | 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 … |
| 2004-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES, OUTER TIE ROD, BRAKE CALIPERS, ENGINE OIL INNER SEAL. BRAKE PADS, SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE REPLACED T… |
| 2004-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RE FAULTY HEAD GASKET ON 1998 CHRYSLER DODGE STRATUS. *BF THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. … |
| 2004-09-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH. CONSUMER CONTINUED DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL HE SMELLE… |
| 2004-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. ALSO, SHIFTS GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN TH… |
| 2004-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | HERBEE MOTORS 130 SUNRISE HIGHWAY WEST ISLIP N.Y. 11795 … |
| 2004-08-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEN, … |