NHTSA Complaint #768552 — 1998 DODGE STRATUS ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	768552
Vehicle	1998 DODGE STRATUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	October 10, 2002
Date Filed	November 1, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

STARTED WITH AN OIL LEAK THAT REQUIRED ABOUT A QUART OF OIL PER TANK OF GAS. THIS SUDDENLY GOT MUCH WORSE, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND ALSO HAD NO HEAT INSIDE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS A THERMOSTAT AND I PURCHASED ONE AND WENT TO REPLACE IT, ONLY TO FIND THE COOLANT LOOKING LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK. SEEMS TO BE A CLEAR INDICATION OF A RUPTURED HEAD GASKET. ENGINE WILL STILL RUN AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, ONLY THAT THE OILS IS BLOWING INTO THE WATER. WITH NO HEAT ON THE INSIDE, I WOULD HOPE THAT A HEATING/COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSH WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. DT

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