Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-12 | 00V306000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 419 | — | Details |
| 2000-08-10 | 00V225002 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 2,865 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DROVE O… |
| 2016-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE STRATUS SE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN RED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WH… |
| 2016-04-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN … |
| 2015-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V338000 (AIR B… |
| 2015-07-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. STARTED TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN, HEARD POP IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WARNING BELL WENT OFF, AIRBAG… |
| 2015-04-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE FRO… |
| 2014-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW WITH LITTLE PROBLEMS. HAD A FEW OIL CHANGES AND SOME BRAKE WORK DONE TO IT. BUT IN … |
| 2014-06-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AS I TRIED TO START DRIVING I HEARD A SOUND LIKE A CRACK THEN I STOP THE CAR AND WALKED AROUND IT AND HAD FOUND THAT TH… |
| 2014-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINES, CONTROL … |
| 2014-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP THE PASSENGER F… |
| 2014-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCK-SPRING BROKE WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. NOW MY AIR BAG… |
| 2014-03-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OIL LIGHT CAME ON A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. HAS OIL IN IT SO I DONT KNOW WHY IT WOULD BE ON. |
| 2014-03-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN THE STEERING WILL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY IT MAKES A SQUELLING NOISE. PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN AND STILL NO CHANG… |
| 2014-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE STRATUS AND ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE ST… |
| 2013-02-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 DODGE STRATUS TO PARK AT THE MOVIE THEATER , GOING ONLY 5 MPH MAYBE LESS AND I WENT TO TURN INTO… |
| 2012-07-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2012-04-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF H… |
| 2012-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN GOING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR JERKS. *TR |
| 2012-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VERY FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED AS WE WERE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. SUDDENLY SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE UNDER THE HOOD HITTING T… |
| 2011-12-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE BALL AND AXLE JOINTS DETAC… |
| 2011-11-28 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, CAUSIN… |
| 2011-10-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 2 | TRUNK DOOR DESIGN HAS A DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE THE TRUNK DOOR TO SLAM DOWN WITH EXCESSIVE AND UNIMPEDED FORCE WITHOUT … |
| 2011-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON A SLOW TURN TO STREET, I HEARD A CLICK AND GRIND SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL.. AIRBAG LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON . TWO D… |
| 2011-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AS… |
| 2011-08-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE… |
| 2011-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2011-01-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVER… |
| 2010-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AIR BAG IS … |
| 2010-05-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO WINDOWS IN THE CARS. I WAS IN CLOSE CALL ACCIDENT AND I, WITNESS ANOTHER INCIDENT IN… |
| 2010-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A DODGE STRATUS SE SEDAN, 2001 MODEL.. WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST LOCKED UP… |
| 2009-11-03 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 1 | 2001 DODGE STRATUS. LOSS OF CONTROL. RESULTING IN 2 SEPARATE CRASHES. I DID SUSTAIN INJURY IN THE LAST INCIDENT. I WAS … |
| 2009-11-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | REGARDING OUR 2001 DODGE STRATUS, LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILURE. ORIGINALLY ON OCTOBER 25TH OF 2005 WE HAD THE L… |
| 2009-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2001 DODGE STRATUS WITH A 2.7 V6 ENGINE FIST PROBLEM THE WATER OUTLET STARTED LEAKING THEN THE WATER PUMP WEN… |
| 2009-08-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS HEADING NORTH THE 805 FREEWAY FROM CHULA VISTA TO CAMP PENDLETON CA, CAR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE KNO… |
| 2009-08-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHRYSLER 2.7L V6 ENGINE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2009-08-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE STRATUS SE WITH THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2006 I TOOK THE CAR TO PARK PLAZA DO… |
| 2009-06-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LOWER BALL JOINT, UPPER BALL JOINT NOT MADE VERY WELL. *TR |
| 2009-04-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS NOW. FIRST IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT. THEN A YEAR LATER IT WAS T… |
| 2008-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 STRATUS AND MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS A… |
| 2008-11-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A LOADING ZONE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF… |
| 2008-10-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG SELF DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS JUST SIMPLY SITTING IN CAR WHEN I NOTICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DRIV… |
| 2008-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |
| 2008-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAS PROBLEMS WITH STARTING. REPLACED WIRE AND FUSE IN BOX. STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR |
| 2008-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 DODGE STRATUS...NOISE IN FRONT END. TOLD IT WAS BEARINGS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE REPLACED. ENGINE… |
| 2008-07-26 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 DODGE STRATUS WITH 80,000 MILES. ON JULY 26 I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK I… |
| 2008-07-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | ON 7-12-08 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME AND GOT LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AWAY, GOING AROUND A CURVE AT 45MPH. SHE HEARD A… |
| 2008-07-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT HEARD EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO RI… |
| 2008-06-29 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 2001 STRATUS SE HEARD A GRIND AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SAW DRIVER SIDE … |
| 2008-06-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN I-71 AT APPROX. 10:00PM AND THE REAR OF MY CAR STARTED TO SWAY ALOMOST CAUSING M,E TO LOSE CONTROL. I PUL… |
| 2008-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE MORNING WHEN 2001 2.7L V-6 STARTED TO CHUG, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR… |