1995 DODGE STRATUS Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, MY CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE COOLANT WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT FAILED THE "BLOCK TEST" MEANING THAT IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SECOND GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS PRODUCED. THE MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO COVER THE PARTS AND LABOR OF THIS REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER, DAYTON ANDREWS DODGE, THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EARLIER RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

1995 DODGE STRATUS CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW SMOKE. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *JB

REQUEST FOR REFUND FOR ALL REPAIRS MADE TO TRANSMISSION THAT WAS IN THE RECALL .*MR THE CONSUMER'S TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 181,075

VEHICLE DYING OUT AND WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES WITH NO RESULT. *LA THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIME WHILE DRIVING UNDER NO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE SHOP FOR SEVEN WEEKS. *NM

WE HAVE HAD OUR 1995 DODGE STRATUS AT SERRAMONTE AUTO PLAZA'S DODGE SERVICE FOR OVER 7 WEEKS NOW. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR DYING OUT. IT DIES AT ANY TIME AND UNDER NO SPECIFIC CONDITION. WHEN IT DIES, AS IF ALL POWER FAILS, WHICH IT DOES EVENTUALLY, AND IS OUT OF GAS. THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF 2 SERVICE PROVIDES AND NOW A THIRD TO FIGURE THIS PROBLEM OUT. MY REAL ISSUE IS WITH THE CERTIFIED EXPERT DEALER SERVICE WHO 1) REPLACED AN ERG VALVE - IT DID NOT FIX THE DYING OUT PROBLEM, THEN AFTER MORE THAN 15 SERVICE HOURS LATER THEY SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER $750 MORE AND THAT DID NOT FIX NOR WAS THE PROBLEM. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DODGE DEALER, I HAD THE CAR AT VISITATION AUTO SERVICE IN SF WHO INFORMED US THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT $1000 TO REPLACE INCLUDING PARTS (NEVER SAW THE OLD UNIT- WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD TO GO TO THE MANUFACTURER), NOR ARE WE SURE THAT ANY OF THESE REPAIRS AND PARTS WERE JUSTIFIED - NEEDED, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL, THE CAR STILL DIES WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT, AND IT DIES ON THE FREEWAY, DRIVE WAY, CITY STREET, AND WILL ONLY START AGAIN AFTER A REST PERIOD OF SAY 15 MINUTES. AND THEN YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL KILL AGAIN. BEING THAT THE STRATUS HAS POWER WINDOWS, CASSETTE, 51,000 MILES, AND IS VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO ACCIDENTS AND EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE RECORD THE CAR'S VALUE IS $3500-$4000 BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER KNOWS OF THE ISSUE OF DYING OUT AND THEIR OWN REPAIR SHOP CAN NOT FIX IT, INFORMED US OF IT BEING WORTH $1000 - $1500, THIS IS LESS THAN THE AMOUNT WE INVESTED TO REPAIR IT, AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER US ANOTHER THATS EQUAL IN MILEAGE, CONDITION AND VALUE. SO ARE WE AT A MAJOR LOSS BECAUSE DODGE CAN NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE? *LA

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AND SMOKING. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND USED A LOT GAS. DIRTY FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED AND 4 INJECTORS THAT WERE PLUGGED. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF RECALL 96V00600 RELATING TO THIS CONDITION. *TT

THE CAR LEAKS OIL BADLY, I SEE ITS HAD BEEN A OIL RECALL UNDER/ THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLERY PLUG/ IT SMOKES THE HOOD, LEAKS WATER OUT OF TAIL PIPE: 1995 DODGE STRATUS RECALL#96V00600/ THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE ISN'T ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. IF THIS PROBLEM PERSIST ITS GOING TO START A FIRE,,,,,,,,,,,ITS A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY EYE AND MANY OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS,,,,

Mileage: 137,000

THIS IS THE SECOND HEAD GASKET FAILURE SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR. DT

2ND HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER 1ST FAILURE WAS REPLACED. *AK

NEEDS NEW ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE - ESTIMATED TOTAL $4,500.00. THIS CAR IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO NEED A NEW ENGINE!. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB

CONSUMER STATED OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, OIL IS LEAKING CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *JG *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM GASKET CYLINDER HEAD. HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE, BUT SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. CONTACT CHRYSLER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH GASKETS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN TOWN AT APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN I STARTED LOSING POWER AND SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY EXHAUST. I KNEW FROM AN EXPERIENCE MY FATHER HAD WITH HIS CAR, THAT IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER. KEEP IN MIND THAT AT THIS POINT THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE SMOKE.UPON HEARING FROM THE DEALER, I WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I COULDNT POSSIBLY AFFORD THE $3000 OR $4000 ESTIMATE THEY GAVE ME, SO I TOLD THEM TO LEAVE IT ALONE AND WOULD HAVE IT TOWED OUT OF THEIR LOT. WHEN I MET THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH THE TOW TRUCK ON THEIR LOT, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEIR LOT.WHEN I TOLD THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ABOUT WHAT IT WAS DOING WHEN I GAVE CONTROL OF MY CAR TO THE DEALER, HE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO GET SOME MONEY OUT OF ME. HE THEN TOLD ME TO START THE CAR AND LET HIM SEE WHAT IT WAS DOING. WHEN IT STARTED IT WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. NOISE IT WAS NOT MAKING WHEN I SHUT THE MOTOR OFF. WE COULD ONLY COME TO THE CONCLUSION AFTER SEEING WERE THE CAR WAS PARKED THAT THE DEALER MECHANICS HAD DRIVEN IT AGAINST MY INSTRUCTIONS AND CAUSED THE MOTOR TO BLOW. SO INSTEAD OF WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REPLACED HEAD GASKET, TURNED INTO A MOTOR REPLACEMENT. AFTER CONTACTING CRYSTER CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY REFUSED TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR ANY DAMAGES I HAD INCURRED. EVEN AFTER ADMITTING WHAT I HAD HEARD FROM MANY MECHANICS, THAT THE 95 2.0L MOTOR HAD THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET AND OIL LEAKAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#96V006000 AND IF SO, WAS THE WORK EVER COMPLETED? WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET (JAN. OF 1999) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN!*AK

THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET AND OIL LEAKAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#96V006000 AND IF SO, WAS THE WORK EVER COMPLETED? WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET (JAN. OF 1999) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN!*AK

THIS CAR HAS HAD 2 REPLACED COMPUTERS AND 2 OXYGEN SENSORSTHAT I KNOW OF, ALSO I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL SHOPS INCLUDING THE DOGE DEALER SHIPS TO SEE WHY THE CHECK INGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ACCORDING TO THEIR MACHINES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. BUT THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR, AFTER DRIVING IF ON A HOT DAY ONCE YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SET , WHEN YOU GO TO START IT AGIAN IT WILL NOT START IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS NO GAS, IT STARTS POPPING AND DIEING OUT, IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT IS VAPOR LOCKING. I WAS TOLD THESE CAR DO NOT VAPOOR LOCK , BUT THIS ONE SURE ACT LIKE IT . I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY HAVE WORKED AND WORKED ON THIS CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ! I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT ANY INFORMATION ON THIS CAR THAT I CAN , MAYBE THERE WAS A RECALL BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE ORGINAL OWNER NEVER TOOK THE CAR IN .

THIS CAR HAS HAD 2 REPLACED COMPUTERS AND 2 OXYGEN SENSORSTHAT I KNOW OF, ALSO I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL SHOPS INCLUDING THE DOGE DEALER SHIPS TO SEE WHY THE CHECK INGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ACCORDING TO THEIR MACHINES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. BUT THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR, AFTER DRIVING IF ON A HOT DAY ONCE YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SET , WHEN YOU GO TO START IT AGIAN IT WILL NOT START IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS NO GAS, IT STARTS POPPING AND DIEING OUT, IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT IS VAPOR LOCKING. I WAS TOLD THESE CAR DO NOT VAPOOR LOCK , BUT THIS ONE SURE ACT LIKE IT . I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY HAVE WORKED AND WORKED ON THIS CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ! I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT ANY INFORMATION ON THIS CAR THAT I CAN , MAYBE THERE WAS A RECALL BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE ORGINAL OWNER NEVER TOOK THE CAR IN .

THERE IS AN EXTREME OIL LEAK, AND A BURNING SMELL. CONSUMER THINKS IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE. A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS ENGINE OIL GALLEY PLUG. *AK

CONSUMER CHECKED RADIATOR FLUID AND NOTICED THAT OIL WAS PRESENT IN RADIATOR AND OVERFILL COMPARTMENT. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CURRENTLY REPLACING HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ ATTACHMENTS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE JERKS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSES DOORS TO LOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL GOES OFF, ENGINE REVS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WHILE DRIVING FORCING CONSUMER TO KEEP HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM GOING TO FAST. *JB

1. A/C PAST 3 TEARS HAS FAILED. CONTROL MODE FAILURE. A/C REPAIRED 2X IN WARRENTY. 2. ABS SENSOR FAILED AT 42000. 3.DISTRIBUTOR FAILED AT 90000 3. TRANSMISSION-FRONT PUMP SEAL STARTED LEAKING AT 90000. 4. SPARK PLUG RING SEALS(6) FAILED AT 90000.

HEAD GASKET BEGAN TO LEAK OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. REPAIR COSTS $1100. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LEAK PROFUSELY AT 60,000 MILES. THE COST FOR THAT REPAIR WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET IS ESTIMATED AT $2500. *AK

OIL LEAK DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

MY DODGE STRATUS BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND CRACK A HEAD.

HAD AN OIL LEAK ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

THERE WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE START WITH HEADGASKET LEAK BUT I WASN'T AWARE OF IT UNTIL KNOW IHAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THEI HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CARS CAME IN FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY WERE TOO LATE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECTS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH CHYRSLER SHOULD HAVE MADE A RECALL BUT DIDN'T I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND STANDBY THEIR PRODUCTS , THEY ALSO SHOULD PAY EVERY ONE WHO HAD THIS REPAIR DONE . ICONTACTEDEE. *AK

I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP REPLACED.ALONG WITH THE SENSOR ON THE EXHUST PIPE,SEEMS LIKE JUST WHEN THE WARRENTY GOES OFF , AND I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRENTY,EVERYTHING HAPPENS. *AK

MY HEADGASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE TRYED TO GET CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THIER MISTAKE. I REPLACED THE GASKET. THE NEW ONE IS A LOT THICKER THEN THE OLD ONE.SO, IF THEY MODIFIED THE NEW GASKET, THEN SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE. THAT'S WHY ALL THESE CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LEAKING GASKET ON THEIR DODGE STRATUSES AND NEONS. THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT AS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, BECAUSE THE LEAKING OIL ON THE ENGINE COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND THE LEAKING OIL ON THE GROUND CAN GET INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. I PAID FOR THE HEAD GASKET WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. I FEEL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: 0)

OIL LEAK AT HEAD GASKET CAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAR TO FAIL. SEEMS TO BE PREVELENT PROBLEM. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ONE EVENT, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AS WELL. A DIFFERENT DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH MANY STRATUS MODELS. THEY ARE TALKING TO REGIONAL REP TO REPLACE AT N/C. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ONE EVENT, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AS WELL. A DIFFERENT DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH MANY STRATUS MODELS. THEY ARE TALKING TO REGIONAL REP TO REPLACE AT N/C. *AK

DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 4 CLYNDAR CARS - 2 TIMES IT HAS GONE ON A 1995 STRATUS.*AK

CAR CONTINUES TO CUT OFF AT WILL EVEN WHEN DRIVING. *AK

NO SUMMARY

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WOULD LEAK & CAUSE ENGINE TO SMOKE. WOULD REFILL THE OIL AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO, ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. WAS INFORMED THAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF.*AK

WHAT I AM DOING IS TRYING TO GET HELP; MY VEHICLE IS BADLY LEAKING OIL, THE RECALL IS FOR GALLEY PLUGS, BUT THE DEALER IN PHOENIX SAYS IT IS THE HEAD GASKET AND NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, APPROXIMATELY. $900.00 TO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO ME ON THE PHONE, "AT THAT MILEAGE IT WON'T BE THE GALLEY PLUGS, IT'L BE THE HEAD GASKET, THAT'S WHAT IT ALWAYS IS WITH THOSE STRATUS'"(EMPHASIS MINE). WHAT I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT IF IT IS A COMMON OF ENOUGH PROBLEM FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO SAY THAT, AS WELL AS A HEAD GASKET TO BE SHOT AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE, WHY ISN'T THIS JUST AS MUCH AS A RECALL AS THE GALLEY PLUGS, ALLOWING ME AND I'M SURE MANY OTHERS TO BE HELPED. CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE ANSWER THIS REQUEST, I CALLED THE CHRYSLER FACTORY ABOUT THIS AND THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS. *AK

HEAD GASKET & CAMSHAFT SEAL HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT 52,000 & 75,000. I AGAIN HAVE AN OIL LEAK AT 82,000. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET......OCCURRENCE WAS SHORTLY AFTER SERVICE DEPT. AT BRIAN BEMIS LEFT A SMALL PIECE OF HOSE IN THE THROTTLE AND STUCK THE THROTTLE OPEN, THE OIL LEAK STARTED SHORTLY AFTER. BRIAN BEMIS' SERVICE SAID THE OIL LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, W/ A QUOTE OF 750.00 TO REPAIR. THE QUOTE WAS GIVEN TO US IN JAN. OF 2000. CAR LEAKS APPROX. 2-4 QUARTS/DAY. HEAD GASKET NOT FIXED DUE TO COST, HUSBAND IS FULL TIME STUDENT, MOTHER AT HOME W/ KIDS, CAN'T AFFORD REPAIR. PLEASE HELP.

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. LOCKING MECHANISM IN BUCKLE FAILS CATCH LATCH PLATE. BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MAY NEED TO HAVE EGR VALVE CHANGED. *AK *ML

I PAID OVER $1000 TO REPLACE MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TROUBLES. I AM LOOKING TO BE REIMBURSED AS I AM A FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE. EVERY CENT COUNTS IN GETTING BY! I AM ALSO A FORMER INTERN TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. AND THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO! PLEASE ADVISE ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK

I PAID OVER $1000 TO REPLACE MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TROUBLES. I AM LOOKING TO BE REIMBURSED AS I AM A FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE. EVERY CENT COUNTS IN GETTING BY! I AM ALSO A FORMER INTERN TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. AND THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO! PLEASE ADVISE ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET TO MY 1995 DODGE STRATUS IS LEAKING. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS PROBLEM IS APPROXIMATLEY $700 TO $1,000. THE HEAD GASKETT SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING AT 78,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR SOME TIME, BECAUSE IT IS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW OIL ON THE GROUND. *AK

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BAD. I CONTACTED PARKWAY DODGE AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THEY BROKE AN EGR VALVE DOING THE REPLACEMENT. NOW MY DODGE HAS A VIBRATION IN IT, AND IS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY AND CHRYSLER CORP. ENGINEERING CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. MY ENGINE IS STILL VIBRATING. *AK

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BAD. I CONTACTED PARKWAY DODGE AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THEY BROKE AN EGR VALVE DOING THE REPLACEMENT. NOW MY DODGE HAS A VIBRATION IN IT, AND IS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY AND CHRYSLER CORP. ENGINEERING CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. MY ENGINE IS STILL VIBRATING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE 11 TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK .

ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE 11 TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WATER PUMP REPLACED. *MJS

NEED INFO IF POSS IF FD DODGE IN ERROR PER RECALL WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE??I HAVE NO VEC, MY INSURA HAS BN FILED, NO INFO YET,I WAS DRIVG MAYBE 8-10 MIN WHN NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN PULLED OVER AN BECAME INGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST WAS FREEDOM DODGE OF LEXINGTON AND THE REPLACED THE ABS MODULAR. THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WITH THE CAR IS THAT WE COULD BE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH OR 5 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING. RESULTING NO POWER. FREEDOM COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SO WE TOOK IT TO SUPERIOR DODGE AND THE DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER AND STILL SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENED. INSTALLED A CO-PILOT AND FOUND THE DIST. CAP SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED, PICKED THE CAR UP AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE CAR STALLED 5 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW 9 TIMES, GOING ON 10. I NEED TO KNOW THE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. I COULD KILL SOMEONE, OR BE KILLED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

SENT YOU THIS QUESTIONNAIRE BECAUSE I NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED/ REPLACED. NOW PROBLEM REOCCURRED. MFG OFFERED PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. SHOULD REPLACE AT N/C TO CUSTOMER THEIR DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

I'M TRYING TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM, AND SO FAR LOCAL DEALERS AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. THEY SEEM TOO CONCERENED WITH MAKING MONEY ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED AS DEFECTS. PLEASE HELP ME!!! THANKS......DAVID. *AK

GASKET FAILURE SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. *AK

NHTSA RECALL # 96V006 000/ENGINE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKAGES FROM ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL WHICH CAN SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER WILL NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

I HAD MORE TO REPORT, BUT I RAN OUT OF SPACE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ENGINE STARTER, AND EGR VALAVE HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. ALMOST FORGOT, THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD TO BE REPLACE AGAIN AT 51,000 MILLES/

KEEP BLOWING FUSES TO THE STARTER, CATALYST CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HAD CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS FAILED PA STATE INSPECTION TWICE IN 1998 ,6/98 & 7/98, AND 5/99. WHEN INSPECTED IN 98 TOOK TO MIDAS, WAS TOLD THAT CAR WOULD NEED TO HAVE $800 IN REPAIRS DONE TO THE BRAKE LINE, WAS GIVEN A LONG LIST OF THINGS NEEDED TO BE DONE, TOLD DEALER, THEY FIXED ONE PROBLEM REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED WHICH MADE REAR BRAKES GO BAD, DEALER HAD ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER IN PA TO INSPECT WAS CHARGED $60 TO REPLACE WINSHIELD WIPERS AND INSPECT, CAR ALREADY HAD NEW WIPERS COULD NOT PASS WITHOUT THEM. WINSHIELD WASHER DOES NOT WORK DID NOT KNOW WHEN CAR WAS BROUGHT TOLD DEALER, DEALER SAID THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO FIX ONLY, HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. CAR KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. WHEN STOPPED CAR SEEMS LIKE IT WILL CUT OFF, HAD TUNE UP BY DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM, STILL KEEPS CUTTING OFF. DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT GETS STUCK BETWEEN WHERE THE FLOOR AND STEERING COLUMN MEETS, HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF IN TRAFFIC TO RELEASE MAT. NEEDED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 58,000 MILES WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. TAPE DECK MAKES IRRITATING NOISE AND KEEPS EATING TAPES. NEED TO KNOW CAN CAR BE A POSSIBLE LEMON? HAD CAR ONLY 18 MONTHS CAR HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN AUTO WORK, BROUGHT CAR AT 37,326 MILES.

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE STOPS PULLING FOR A FEW SECONDS, TACH DROPS TO 0(COMPLETELY AT THE BOTTOM), EITHER RESUMES PULLING OR STALLS. ENGINE VERY HARD TO RESTART AFTER STALLING.

DODGE STATES THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE SERPENTINE BELT TENTIONER LOOSENING WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO SKIP OFF TRACK . TENTIONER NOT COVERED IN WARRENTY SO NONE OF THE DAMAGE IS COVERED. DODGE SAID THEY'D PUT A USED ENGINE IN THE CAR COSTING THE OWNER $3000.00.

ENGINE WILL CUTOFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN

ENGINE OIL HEAD GASKET LEAK

THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; FINO CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED; A GARAGE REPLACED IT, BUT THE REPLACEMENT GASKET, ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN REDESIGNED, ALSO FAILED, AFTER APPROX. 12K MILES/6 MONTHS. FINO & CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP. BOTH REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT, ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THE ORIGINAL WAS DEFECTIVE, AS APPARENTLY SO WAS THE REPLACEMENT.

CAR WAS WORKED ON BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP (BOB BANNING & SONS) TO CORRECT AN OIL LEAK. ONE DAY AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE FIRE. *AK

AS A RESULT OF ABOVE COMPONENT FAILURE, ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BY HEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON COLD AND THE "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" CAME ON ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER IN CHATANOOGA. THEY REPORTED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND OIL IN THE WATER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO ALL ENGINE PARTS. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF SHORT BLOCK AT A PRICE OF $3700. PAID THEM $391 DOLLARS FOR THEIR TROUBLE AND AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO KNOXVILLE. AM PRESENTLY SEARCHING FOR A USED ENGINE. *AK

AS A RESULT OF ABOVE COMPONENT FAILURE, ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BY HEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON COLD AND THE "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" CAME ON ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER IN CHATANOOGA. THEY REPORTED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND OIL IN THE WATER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO ALL ENGINE PARTS. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF SHORT BLOCK AT A PRICE OF $3700. PAID THEM $391 DOLLARS FOR THEIR TROUBLE AND AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO KNOXVILLE. AM PRESENTLY SEARCHING FOR A USED ENGINE. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING; VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TEN OCCASION AND CONDITION STILL OCURRING. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP IN THIS MATTER.

THE HOSES / RADIATOR / THERMOSTAT FAILED CAUSING LEAKING PROBLEMS. *YC

THE HOSES / RADIATOR / THERMOSTAT FAILED CAUSING LEAKING PROBLEMS. *YC

HEAD GASKETS BLEW. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT POPPED OUT OF BUCKLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM BAD HEAD GASKET AT REAR OF ENGINE - COULD CAUSE FIRE - MANUFACTURE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, HAS UPDATED HEADGASKET DESIGN, BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT AT OWNERS EXPENSE...I'M LEAKING A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES.

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY, AND THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT RETAINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HAD OIL CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. CAR WAS CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE NEW FOR A ODOR IN CAR. ALL THAT WAS DONE AT THE DEALER ,IS THEY SPRAYED DEODORIZER FOR THE SMELL. MIGHT BE THE ORIGIN OF THE ODOR. SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST. HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE THE THING ON A STRATUS.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING HOME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR GAVE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. THE CAR HAD STALLED AND I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FLAMES WHERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO FINALLY LOOKED AT THE CAR THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDERS HAD GONE THROUGH THE SIDE WALL AND CAUSED THE FIRE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. TO BE MORE PRECISE THE GALLEY PLUG, I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE HAD SERVICED MY CAR ON THE RECALL. IF THEY HADEN'T THEN MAYBE THAT IS WHAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.

HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL.

ENGINE KNOCKS.

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE KIT FOR THE ENGINE HEAD GAKSET IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FROM WHICH THE OIL IS GETTING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH COULD CATCH ON FIRE. CONSUMER CAN SMELL OIL BURNING.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 10-14 DAYS, CAUSING NAUSEATING ODORS INSIDE VEHICLE. TWO DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAY THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET, AND THAT'S IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM, RATHER IT'S MINE, AND I HAVE TO PAY THE $600 TO FIX IT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!. *AK

A BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSING OIL LEAK. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURENCE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL DUE TO A CRACK. DEALER INFORMED IT WAS BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN OIL LEAK ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAM SENSOR O'RING REPLACED ON ONE INCIDENT.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

OWNER NOTICED AN OIL LEAKAGE FROM VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK

DEFECT IN HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK OUT, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE ONTO ENGINE/LOSS OF POWER. DEALER CLAIMS PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE GASKET.

WIRING HARNESS BURNED OUT/REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ENGINE CRANK SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING STALLING. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEKAS OIL, SPILLS OIL ALL OVER BACK OF ENGINE/POWER STEERING AND AIR PUMP BELT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING SLIPPAGE. *AK

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SEALS FAILED TOO SOON.

ENGINE GASKET FAILURE. RECALLED FOR OIL GALLEY PLUG.

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING STRANGE SOUND UPON IGNITION. OIL LEVEL WAS 1.5 QUARTS LOW DUE TO A LEAKING GASKET.

FAILED ENGINE GASKET ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & WHEN CONSUMER WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AT A GREEN LIGHT WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC TO PASS SO HE COULD MAKE A TURN, BUT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, LEAVING CONSUMER WITH A STALLED VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER COUPLE 0F TIMES AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL TIMES, JUST SOMETIMES. *AK *SLC

CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED.

ENGINE MISSES WHEN SHIFTED FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR .

ENGINE BACK FIRES, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

TIMING BELT BROKE.

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE.

OIL LEAK.

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHILE DRIVING, OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A ENGINE OIL GASKET, ALSO THERE IS A NOTICEABLE MISFIRE IN ENGINE WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AND VEHICLE STALLS. *AK

THERE IS A CRACK IN ENGINE HEAD AND MANIFOLD . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. STARTED FROM THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, BRAKE FAILURE, ABS EQUIPPED. TT