1997 Dodge Stratus transmission problems

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

HAVE CONTACTED DODGE/DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 DODGE STRATUS GOING OUT. HESITATION ON SHIFTING INTO GEAR, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND BACK IN ON TURNS, TRANS LEAKS, SLIPPING INTO GEAR SUDDENLY AND JERKING THE CAR, AND SO ON. CAR HAS ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND I GOT IT IN 2001 WHEN MY FATHER PASSED AWAY. IT HAD ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT THEN. A TRANS SHOULDN'T BE GOING OUT AT 50-60,000 MILES. IF DODGE HAS A BAD PRODUCT THEY SHOULD CORRECT IT THEMSELVES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR A PROBLEM DODGE ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT AND ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. I NEVER HAUL OR PULL ANYTHING AND I ONLY PUT 13,000 MILES ON IT IN FIVE YEARS. NOT HEAVY DRIVING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL AND DODGE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OR PAY FOR REPAIR- JUST SAYING "IT'S PAST WARRANTY". I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR BUT I SHOULD HAVE A VEHICLE COMPANY THAT IS PROUD OF IT'S PRODUCT ENOUGH TO STAND BEHIND IT. I ONLY GET $867 A MONTH RETIREMENT AND I'M 60 YEARS OF AGE. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE MADE REPAIRS WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED THEM A YEAR AGO. THIS IS A DAILY PROBLEM AND GETTING WORSE. HUNDREDS OF FAILURES. I HAVE TO USE THE CAR FOR PET CARE SO JUST CONTINUE TO PUTT ALONG UNTIL IT (THE TRANS) GOES OUT COMPLETELY.

NHTSA complaint #10173208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTO TRANSMISSION. 1997 DODGE STRATUS 2.5L WITH AUTO STICK. TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE AND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT ABOVE SECOND GEAR, AND GEAR SLIPS.

NHTSA complaint #10168929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

DT: DODGE STRATUS 1997. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSAXLES FLOOR SHIFTER PARK INTERLOCK. CONSUMER SAID THAT IT BROKE, CAUSING THE AXLE TO MALFUNCTION. WHEN TURN THE CAR ON CONSUMER COULD SHIFT THE SHIFTER INTO GEAR WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON ON SHIFTER OR PRESSING THE BRAKES. BEFORE HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND PUSH BUTTON TO GO INTO GEAR. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR UNLESS CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON. SOMETIMES WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL CONSUMER MESSED WITH THE SHIFTER. CONSUMER CALLED IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND CONSUMER WENT BACK TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN WERE TAKEN APART AND NOT PUT BACK TOGETHER. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS LAYING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE WAS NO FAN BELT ON ENGINE. CONSUMER SAID THAT DEALER CHARGED HER $87.00.

NHTSA complaint #10126961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR MORE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10116972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

RECEIVED RECALL TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY DONE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE HE HAS NO INVOICE.

NHTSA complaint #10099736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS IN NEUTRAL.

NHTSA complaint #8017222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

ENGINE WILL CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEAT. ALSO, OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING.. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8015612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CLUTCH FLEW OUT FROM UNDER CAR.

NHTSA complaint #8014556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH APPARENT KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY HALF FOR APPARENT KNOWN HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WHEN WILL THERE BE RECALLS FOR THESE TWO KNOWN PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #746379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #889678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #889678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE RESULTING IN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILURE. NLM

NHTSA complaint #785414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #739126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

OUR TRANSMISSION HAD AT LEAST 1500 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE FROM THE FACTORY. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER 'S SERVICE DEPT SEES AT LEAST ONE PER WEEK. IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #725086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REALIZED, I HEARD A VERY LOUD WHIRRING SOUND. I HAD TAKEN IT TO FEENEY DODGE IN PALATINE TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES DONE. THEY DID THE BRAKES BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DID NOT NOTICE THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR IN MT. PROSPECT FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THEY NOTICED IT RIGHT AWAY. THEY SAID THAT THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD AN AMOCO STATION I KNOW WELL DO THE REPAIR. WHY DID A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD NEED A WHEEL BEARING REPLACED? I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHY WASN'T THIS UNDER THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY? I CONTACTED FEENEY AND ANOTHER DEALER IN THE AREA AND GOT TOLD THAT NO, THAT IS NOT UNDER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. THIS REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY CHRYSLER NOT ME. THE PART HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED.

NHTSA complaint #711284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE WITHOUT ANY HELP. THE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED TO WAS VERY INSENSITIVE TO THE PROBLEM I CALLED IN ABOUT. I KNOW OF 2 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND GOT IT FIXED, EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OUT. I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND FIXED. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 AND 1/2 YEARS OLD AND IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY.

NHTSA complaint #720564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A BUSY STREET AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT HAD BEEN PUT IN NEUTRAL. I LIMPED IT OVER TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY PUT A MACHINE ON IT. THE THIRD GEAR IS OUT SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. THE COST TO DO THIS IS $1650.00. IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE WE WERE STRANDED AT NIGHT WITH 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE TIMING BELT BEING SHREDDED AT 23,000 MILES. WE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND RENT A VEHICLE TO GET HOME (70 MILES AWAY). AFTER THAT, WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE MANIFOLD. WE HAD A CRACKED MANIFOLD AND I HAD TO REPEATEDLY GO BACK AND ARGUE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. I FINALLY GOT IT REPLACED AFTER 3 VISITS AND A WEEK LONG STAY, IT WAS FIXED. NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE TROUBLES, WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT.

NHTSA complaint #719537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR--CAR "KICKS AND BOLTS" AS THOUGH THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. ALSO, CAR NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET AT 50,000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICES REGULARLY AND WELL MAINTAINED. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?!

NHTSA complaint #719163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ON ACCELERATION VEHICLE DOES NOT GEAR IN. TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE, AND LEFT VEHICLE STRANDED TO BE HIT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO SLIPS AFTER ACCELERATION OR DOES A HARD KICK INTO GEAR.

NHTSA complaint #718600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN CAR IS IN PARK. THIS ITEM WAS RECALLED, AND CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED. BUT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3 TIMES, AND STILL WASN'T FIXED. RECALL 98V183000.

NHTSA complaint #854436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN MY DODGE STRATUS, WONT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR,IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT THE FIRST 2 TIMES BUT IT WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CHRYSLER VEHICLES HOWEVER, CHRYSLER CORP MAIN OFFICE DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION...NOT THAT I THOUGHT THEY WOULD SAY SO. BUT SOMEONE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY DEALER ADMITS THAT CHRSYLER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT GO PUBLIC.

NHTSA complaint #714407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNERT, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS. WE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER OR THE DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #713361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

IT WOULD STICK WHEN I WOULD PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE ENGINE STARTED SOUNDING LOUDER THAN IT SHOULD WHEN I ACCELERATED. THEN ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 1, 1999 AS I WAS INCREASING SPEED FROM 35 TO 45MPH THE RPM GAGE STARTED SPINNING. THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE AND IT FELT LIKE MY WHEELS LOCKED UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I AM MISSING THIRD GEAR.

NHTSA complaint #712975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE DRIVE PROPERLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE (VERY INTERMITENT) OR FIX PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKES NOISY/GROAN ON APPLICATION (TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL BY DEALERSHIP) FRONT BREAKS ALSO SQUEEK (SIMULAR TO WEAR INDICATOR) AFTER REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #710517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND A GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FUIRTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #842029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED,BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER BACKING UP AND THEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WONT GO FORWARD. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #841647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

IE99034, BOOT DOES NOT FIT ON THE JOINTS. IF ON THE FLOOR MAT, IT WILL CAUSE JOINTS TO STICK, AND THERE WILL BE NO STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #838003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.