NHTSA Complaint #10310351 — 2004 DODGE STRATUS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10310351
Vehicle	2004 DODGE STRATUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	January 10, 2010
Date Filed	February 14, 2010
Mileage	49,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE STRATUS THAT I RECENTLY WAS HAVING ROUGH IDLE AND ENDED UP STALLING ON ME. THE PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND I HAD A TUNE UP DONE ON THE CAR AND THE SPARK PLUGS WHERE REPLACED. I THEN CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES AND THE INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRES. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GIVING A CODE HOWEVER THEY COULD MONITOR THE SYSTEM AND SEE A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER ONE. THEY CHANGED THE WIRE ON 1 TO 3 AND 3 TO 1 AND THEN THE SAME BEHAVIOR OCCURRED ON CYLINDER 3. I HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND AFTER STARING IT UP AND LETTING IT WARM UP ON A COLD WINTER MORNING I WOULD HEAR IT RUNNING ROUGH. THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT COULD STALL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM ABOUT A TSB I FOUND THAT WAS RELATED WITH FLASHING THE PCM AND RELATED WITH COLD STARTS. I HAD THE PCM FLASHED AT A DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALER WHO SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT THINK THE PCM NEEDED UPDATED. THEY SAID THEY HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT IT DID NEED TO BE UPDATED. I HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH AND SO FAR NO ISSUES. I BELIEVE THEIR IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 DODGE STRATUS AND THE ORIGINAL PCM CODE CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN ROUGH AND CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. *TR

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