NHTSA Complaint #10196045 — 2004 DODGE STRATUS

SUSPENSION:REAR issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10196045
Vehicle	2004 DODGE STRATUS
Component	SUSPENSION:REAR
Date of Incident	July 7, 2007
Date Filed	July 11, 2007
Mileage	66,887 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

HEARD LOUD CLANKING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN HOME INSPECTED RIGHT REAR UPPER STRUT MOUNT AND FOUND IT BROKEN. CALLED DEALER, WHO REPLACED BOTH SIDES. LEFT SIDE WAS ERODED FROM THE TOP AROUND THE SPRING CUP WHERE SALT WATER WAS PROBABLY SITTING IN WINTER, CAUSING SEVERE EROSION COUPLED WITH THE JOUNCING OF THE STRUT WHICH CAUSED BREAKAGE. *AK

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