Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-09 | 04V579000 |
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 26,354 | — | Details |
| 2004-11-02 | 04V532000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 8,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unknown the only thing that I can tell you for sure is that struts are bad Call was like this when I bought it |
| 2021-01-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | SEATBELT SNAPPED OFF FROM CHEST RESTRAINT ON ONE SEAT, THE OTHER WAS LOCKING MECHANISM |
| 2018-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | GOT THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO AND FROM DAY 1 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY THE CAR IS ALMOST UNCONTROLABLE THE WHEEL … |
| 2018-07-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY SEATBELTS FOR MY TWO WINDOW SEATS DON'T HAVE THE SAFETY LOCK FUNCTION. I WAS PUTTING MY SONS CAR SEAT IN MY CAR AND … |
| 2018-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT I HAVE SEEN AS A RECALL ON A DODGE STRATUS AND TRIED TO REPORT IT AND WHOMEVER I B… |
| 2017-11-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN DUNDEE RD IN ILLINOIS AND IT WAS RAIN/SNOW MIX AND AS I WAS COMING TO AN INTERSECTION THE CAR FAILED… |
| 2017-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2013 " AS IS" (USED) F ROM A CAR LOT. THERE WERE AT LEAST 2 OR 3 ALIGNMENTS COMP… |
| 2016-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2005 DODGE STRATUS SEDAN 4 DOOR AUTOMATIC 2.7 W LESS THAN 60K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT AFTER WHAT I THINK WAS A CLINKING… |
| 2016-09-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FRACTURE… |
| 2016-07-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING 25 MPH DRIVING ON PARAMOUNT BLVD AT WHITTIER BLVD, IN PICO RIVERA, CA, WHEN THE CAR MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NO… |
| 2016-02-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE… |
| 2016-02-04 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND LOCKED. AS A RESUL… |
| 2015-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKES IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST AND GOT UP TO 70 BEFORE I HAD TO MASH THE B… |
| 2015-08-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE COULDN'T STEER. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE JUST T… |
| 2015-07-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BROKE OFF IT WAS THE CONTROL ARM I HAVE HAD IT FIXED. A COUPLE OF MONTH… |
| 2015-07-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2005 DODGE STRATUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED 2ND DE… |
| 2015-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR IS PULLING TO RIGHT POPS EVERY TIME YOU MOVE CLICKES IN TURNING EVEN IN THE SLITES TURNING SHOCKS ARE BOTTOMIN… |
| 2015-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED FROM CAR CHAMPS ON MARCH 27TH STOPPED WORKING MARCH 30TH AND DECIDED TO START RUNNING AGAIN APRIL 4TH THE W… |
| 2015-03-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I WAS CROSSING THE INTERSECTION OF NE 2ND AVE & 79TH STREET WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE STRE… |
| 2015-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING MANY TIMES IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN ANY CURVE. I MUST DRIV… |
| 2014-06-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHIC… |
| 2014-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE FRONT AND DIS… |
| 2014-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ITS WORE OUT AND THERE WAS A RECALL I CALL ABOUT IT THEY TOLD ME THAT MINE WAS NOT IN RECALL. *TR |
| 2014-04-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I PULLED INTO THE CAR LOT WHERE I AM BUYING THE CAR I HEARD A KIND OF CLUNK BUT WAS UNSURE WHAT IT WAS. I WENT IN AN… |
| 2014-02-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | ONE DAY I WENT TO BACK OUT, I TURNED THE WHEEL AND HEAR THIS CRUNCHING, CLUNKING SOUND WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A HUGE ROCK S… |
| 2013-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT… |
| 2013-06-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | A TRUCK MADE AN ILLEGAL LANE CHANGE AND HE HIT ME ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND DAMAGED MY LIGHT, HOOD, WINDSHIELD, THE… |
| 2013-02-22 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | I WENT AND HAD MY CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS INSPECTED BY OUR LOCAL INJURY PREVENTION AND HIGHWAY PATROL, TO MAKE SURE THEY W… |
| 2012-09-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE COOLANT AIR BLEEDER VALVE DO TO BEING A DEFECTIVE PART NEED TO KNOW IF THIS… |
| 2012-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELER… |
| 2012-08-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE… |
| 2011-11-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS AT THE STORE JUST LEFT ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY TO PICK UP SPEED WITH MY KIDS AND MYSELF BEING PREGNANT WHEN M… |
| 2011-03-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE… |
| 2011-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN A PRECEDING VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED 1… |
| 2010-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DECEMBER 2010 I NOTICED A MASSIVE OIL LEAK/SPILL UNDER MY CAR. TOOK TO SHOP IMMEDIATELY. THEY TOOK APART TIMING COVER S… |
| 2010-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ***UPDATE ON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT*** MECHANICS HAVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF MY NON-STOP OIL LEAKS/SPILLS IS FROM A MOVI… |
| 2010-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 2005 DODGE STRATUS STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOES IT OUT OF NO WHERE. I WAS ON A BUSY HWY AND IT ALMOST CUT OFF. … |
| 2010-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 2005 DODGE STRATUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT THAT KEEPS MOVING, WHICH IS CAUSING THE CRANK SEAL TO POP OUT, … |
| 2009-11-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDEN… |
| 2009-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER TUBE AND GAS TANK CONNECTION. FUEL FILLER TUBE RUBS ON BOTTOM UNDER CARRIAGE ABOVE THE REAR AXEL CAUSING A… |
| 2009-06-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE WAS THE TOP REAR STRUT MOUNTS, FROM TH… |
| 2009-06-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DODGE 2005 STRATUS ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO OIL IN ENGINE CAUSED STALL. OIL LIGHT CAME ON & THOUGHT THAT… |
| 2009-04-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | 1. WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE AT INTERSECTION OF LINCOLIN WAY AND SOUTH DAKOTA. 2. AS I ACCELERATED FROM THE… |
| 2008-10-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE STRATUS SXT ALONG ON A GRAVEL ROAD ON OCT 12 2008 AND HAD A DEER RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WH… |
| 2008-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | HELLO,MY NAME IS [XXX] . I WAS INVOLVED IN AN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 1 OF 2008. I WAS DRIVING A 2005 DODGE ST… |
| 2008-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD STEERING … |
| 2008-05-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE TWO VEHICLE LENGTHS BEFORE HIM, CAUSED HIM… |
| 2008-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO AIR BAGS AND NO HORN IN HER VEHICLE. … |
| 2008-04-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TOTALED CAR NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR |
| 2008-03-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SOMETIME AROUND THE MIDDLE OF MARCH 2008, AFTER STARTING MY CAR I EXITED TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK WHEN I NO… |