13 of the 196 complaints about the 2004 Dodge Stratus are about the transmission — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 37,980 miles.
13
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREET. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND BE HARD TO TURN. SOMETIMES SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING CORRECTLY. CAR WILL SHUT DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11011533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
LOWER LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION ARM BALL JOINT BROKEN. THE OUTER BEARING CARRIER, FELL AWAY FROM THE SUSPENSION ARM, PULLING THE HALF SHAFT OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY JAMMED UP IN THE WHEEL WELL WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION JUST FOLLOWING A TURN, IN A PARKING AREA.
NHTSA complaint #10990936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
2004 DODGE STRATUS LEFT AXLE BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE TIRE FELL OFF, BRAKE ROTOR WAS REPLACED AND THEN THE BALL JOINT WENT BAD. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE SMELLED HOT.
NHTSA complaint #10317578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
2004 DODGE STRATUS LEFT AXLE BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE TIRE FELL OFF, BRAKE ROTOR WAS REPLACED AND THEN THE BALL JOINT WENT BAD. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE SMELLED HOT.
NHTSA complaint #10317578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. IGNITION- MS. FAULKNER WAS TRANSPORTING ME TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND HER VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF JUST BEFORE SHE CAME TO A STOP. SHE STATED THAT THIS HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL THE DAY I DROVE IT BUT WHEN I STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT THE ENGINE SURGED MOMENTARY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN IT RETURNED TO IT?S NORMAL IDLE. HAD I NOT HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SURGED FORWARD 2. TRANSMISSION ? WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEED LIMIT AND SPEED CONTROL SET, UPON RESUMING SPEED AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL, THERE WAS A VERY DISTINCT CLUNK THAT CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE. THIS SAME CLUNK OCCURRED AGAIN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN I SLOWING DOWN FOR A SIGNAL.
NHTSA complaint #10240819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. IGNITION- MS. FAULKNER WAS TRANSPORTING ME TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND HER VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF JUST BEFORE SHE CAME TO A STOP. SHE STATED THAT THIS HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL THE DAY I DROVE IT BUT WHEN I STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT THE ENGINE SURGED MOMENTARILY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN IT RETURNED TO IT?S NORMAL IDLE. HAD I NOT HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SURGED FORWARD 2. TRANSMISSION ? WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEED LIMIT AND SPEED CONTROL SET, UPON RESUMING SPEED AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL, THERE WAS A VERY DISTINCT CLUNK THAT CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE. THIS SAME CLUNK OCCURRED AGAIN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN I SLOWING DOWN FOR A SIGNAL.
NHTSA complaint #10240820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WAS BETWEEN 4 TO 5 RPM'S, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,500.
NHTSA complaint #10223108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
2004 DODGE STRATUS WITH REAR END PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAD THE RESONATOR REPLACED, AND THEN WAS TOLD THE REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN HER DAD WAS REPLACING THE STRUTS THEY BROKE INTO PIECES BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CORROSION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A MINOR PROBLEM WITH THE HORN. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE THINKS THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AS THE VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS, IT WILL NOT CHANGE SMOOTHLY AND ENDS UP JERKING BACK AND FORTH AS SHE TRIES TO INCREASE SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT, IS TO TAKE HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN ACCELERATE THROUGH TO THE NEXT GEAR
NHTSA complaint #10207207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE EVENTS LEADING UP THE FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE WERE, THE CAR KEPT TURNING OFF. I COULD RESTART IT AFTERWARDS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEARLERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AFTERWARDS, THE CAR STALLED A FEW TIMES AND I COULD RESTART. THE LAST TIME IT STALLED I COULD NOT RESTART IT AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR SERVICES AND THE NEXT SEARCHED THE RECALLS ON THE INTERNET. I JUST WANT MY $724.13 REFUNDED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V443000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM/FUEL PUMP AND ANOTHER NHTSA RECALL, # 04V313000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM/FUEL PUMP AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10200449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE IGNITION INTERLOCK ON MY 2004 DODGE STRATUS IS INOPERATIVE. AT LEAST TWICE, THE KEY WAS REMOVED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF BY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR RAN INTO AN OBSTRUCTION AND SUFFERED 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10200372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
CLICK SOUND IN LEFT FRONT AREA WHEN ACCELERATING (FWD AND REVERSE) AND BREAKING. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH STRATUS R/T AND THE SIMILAR MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND DISCUSSION CAN BE FOUND HERE. HTTP://WWW.ECLIPSEFORUMS.ORG/FORTOPIC8583-0-ASC-0.HTML.
NHTSA complaint #10138276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STALLING AT TOLL BOOTHS, STOPLIGHTS, AND CROSSING INTERSECTIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10098209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS BUMPED IT SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL.
NHTSA complaint #10059343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.