12 of the 39 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Stratus Coupe are about the body and structure — 31% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 56,250 miles.
12
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
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THE TRUNK DOOR CAME SLAMMING DOWN ON MY HEAD AND I THOUGHT IT WAS BLEEDING AT THE TIME. THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT, AND I GOT HOME AND PUT ICE ON MY HEAD. I DID NOT GO TO THE DR. HOWEVER I DO WORRY ABOUT MY CHILDREN AND FORGETTING TO KEEP THEIR SMALL FINGERS AND HANDS OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRUNK AREA. VERY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #10547477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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PURCHASED THIS 2001 DODGE STRATUS R/T COUPE IN JULY OF 2009. AUGUST 2ND THERE ARE HUGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AND THE DEFROST VENTS HAVE DISINTEGRATED. ONCE THE DASH COMPLETELY CRACKS IT EXPOSES WIRING TO THE ELEMENTS, WHICH COULD CAUSE ARCING OR A FIRE.....
NHTSA complaint #10279533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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CLEAR COAT ON BLACK PAINT HAS TURNED WHITE AND FLAKING OFF. STARTED ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR IN THE FALL OF 2006. DEALER AND LETTER TO MANUFACTURER BOTH OFFERED NO HELP. THE CLEAR COAT PROBLEM HAS SPREAD TO THE HOOD, SIDES, AND TRUNK ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #10235882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE STRATUS R/T HAS BECOME SEVERLY CRACKED. I FIRST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK LAST YEAR SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE CRACK HAD BECOME EVEN LARGER AND THAT ANOTHER CRACK WAS FORMING. THEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS I NOTICED A THIRD CRACK NEAR THE DEFROSTER VENT! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. THEY TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH ANY SUCH PROBLEM AND THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. I NOTICED A 4TH CRACK A FEW WEEKS AGO AND DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE! I HAVE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE DASHBOARD REPLACED/REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE THE CRACKING PROBLEM RECUR. NOW I HAVE NOT TRIED TO TAKE THE DASHBOARD OFF TO REPAIR IT FOR FEAR THAT IT WOULD SIMPLY FALL TO PIECES. I BELIEVE THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT AND FIX IT AT THEIR COST! IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I'M CONCERNED THAT PIECES OF PLASTIC WOULD FLY OFF AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY!
NHTSA complaint #10231665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. WORST SPOT IS FROM THE COMPASS/TEMPERATURE POD TO THE DEFROSTER VENT.
NHTSA complaint #10218261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE DASHBOARD ON MY 01 STRATUS COUPE HAS CRACKED WITHOUT ANY FORCE OR CAUSE. I HAVE HAD AN ANNOYING RATTLE HAS A RESULT OF THIS CRACK.
NHTSA complaint #10212412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE DASH IN OUR '01 STRATUS COUPE IS CRACKING IN ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT PLACES. THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10210029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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DASHBOARD SEVERELY CRACKED AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10208144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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MY DASH CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. IF IT IS NOT MENDED IT WILL SPREAD AND CRACK THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING, SPLITTING IT INTO 2 PIECES.
NHTSA complaint #10192035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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DASHBOARD CRACKED AND SPLIT IN THE 2001 DODGE STRATUS COUPE. ALSO MY WIFE' S 2002 DODGE, STRATUS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PIECES FELL INTO THE VENTS AND RATTLED. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR FAILURES,BUT WE HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND SOME HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHEN THE DASH BOARD COLLAPSED.
NHTSA complaint #10190262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I HAVE A 2001 DODGE STRATUS R/T AND THE WHOLE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE AIRBAG POD. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF REVIEWS IN WWW.2GSTRATUS.ORG OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ON OTHER MEMBERS DASHES. ALONG WITH SOME OTHER CLUBS SUCH AS MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. MITSUBISHI DESIGNED THE CAR. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THE DASHES CONTINUE TO CRACK AND THEN SAG THAT THE AIRBAG WILL ALSO DROP FROM THE DASH YANKING THE WIRES AND SETTING OFF THE SENSOR CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY AND POSSIBLE INJURIES OR DEATH MAY BE OBTAINED.
NHTSA complaint #10183169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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2001 DODGE STRATUS WAS HIT ON PASSENGER SIDE BY A JEEP CHEROKEE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE DOOR SETUP IN THE STRATUS WAS NOT AT ALL EFFECTIVE. NOT ONLY DID THE DOOR PROVIDE ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION TO A PASSENGER HAD THERE BEEN ONE, BUT THE ENTIRE DOOR WAS FORCED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INTRUDING DOOR STRUCK AND INJURED THE DRIVER IN THE CAR. WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN IN THE DOOR, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. REGARDLESS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL TO ANYONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE TO NEW MODELS. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. HOW CAN DAIMLERCHRYSLER SACRIFICE A HUNDRED OR TWO POUNDS OF SOLID STEEL AND HUNDRED OF PRECIOUS LIVES TO GET ANOTHER MILE TO THE GALLON? THAT PASSENGER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME, BUT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE GOING OUT THAT NIGHT. LITTLE DID I KNOW, THAT HAD I LEFT MY HOUSE, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THESE AWFUL FLAWS IN TODAY'S COMPACT AND MIDSIZE CARS.
NHTSA complaint #10114005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.