NHTSA Complaint #10453891 — 2000 DODGE STRATUS ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10453891
Vehicle	2000 DODGE STRATUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	November 1, 2011
Date Filed	April 3, 2012
Mileage	157,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

MY SON DROVE MY CAR A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED IT AT A RESTAURANT. HE WAS INFORMED WITHIN MINUTES THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPT. EXTINQUISHED AN ENGINE COMPATMENT FIRE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. HAPPENED IN AKRON OHIO APPROX. NOV. 2011. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2000 DODGE STRATUS

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Complaints

#10435993 — November 15, 2011 — AFTER DRIVING MY CAR A FRIEND WENT OUTSIDE AND SEEN SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD.SHE CALLED ME AND I RAN TO T...

#10204458 — September 29, 2007 — I OWNED UNTIL LAST NIGHT A 2000 DODGE STRATUS, WELL NOW I AM ANOTHER FIRE VICTIM I GUESS. CAR WAS PARKED HAD IGNITION...

#10197680 — July 27, 2007 — AFTER AN ABRUPT STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING ABILITY WAS SEVERELY IMPAIRED. I WENT HOME IMMED...

#10177555 — January 2, 2007 — TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION AND PLAYING THE RA...

#10156555 — May 1, 2006 — 2000 DODGE STRATUS ENGINE FAILURE LOSS OF OIL TO LIFTERS DUE TO TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER LOOSING OIL FROM MACHINING "FL...

Recent Complaints for the 2000 DODGE STRATUS

#11074959 — SUSPENSION — February 26, 2018 — WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SIDE ROAD AT AROUND 25MPG, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL MADE A POP SOUND AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED. WHEN MY D...

#10895154 — SUSPENSION — August 11, 2016 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN A...

#10894203 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — August 8, 2016 — VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGH SPEED. HAD FUEL FILTER REPLACED BY DODGE DEALER IN MARIETTA, OHIO. DEALER DID NOT CHECK FUEL ...

#10810584 — STEERING — December 15, 2015 — I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF, THE ENTIRE TIRE ALMOST CAME ALL THE WAY OFF.

#10810584 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — December 15, 2015 — I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF, THE ENTIRE TIRE ALMOST CAME ALL THE WAY OFF.