1995 DODGE STRATUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, MY CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE COOLANT WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT FAILED THE "BLOCK TEST" MEANING THAT IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SECOND GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS PRODUCED. THE MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO COVER THE PARTS AND LABOR OF THIS REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER, DAYTON ANDREWS DODGE, THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EARLIER RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE DYING OUT AND WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES WITH NO RESULT. *LA THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIME WHILE DRIVING UNDER NO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE SHOP FOR SEVEN WEEKS. *NM

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND USED A LOT GAS. DIRTY FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED AND 4 INJECTORS THAT WERE PLUGGED. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF RECALL 96V00600 RELATING TO THIS CONDITION. *TT

THE CAR LEAKS OIL BADLY, I SEE ITS HAD BEEN A OIL RECALL UNDER/ THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLERY PLUG/ IT SMOKES THE HOOD, LEAKS WATER OUT OF TAIL PIPE: 1995 DODGE STRATUS RECALL#96V00600/ THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE ISN'T ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. IF THIS PROBLEM PERSIST ITS GOING TO START A FIRE,,,,,,,,,,,ITS A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY EYE AND MANY OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS,,,,

2ND HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER 1ST FAILURE WAS REPLACED. *AK

NEEDS NEW ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE - ESTIMATED TOTAL $4,500.00. THIS CAR IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO NEED A NEW ENGINE!. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB

CONSUMER STATED OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, OIL IS LEAKING CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *JG *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM GASKET CYLINDER HEAD. HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE, BUT SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. CONTACT CHRYSLER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH GASKETS. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN TOWN AT APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN I STARTED LOSING POWER AND SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY EXHAUST. I KNEW FROM AN EXPERIENCE MY FATHER HAD WITH HIS CAR, THAT IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER. KEEP IN MIND THAT AT THIS POINT THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE SMOKE.UPON HEARING FROM THE DEALER, I WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I COULDNT POSSIBLY AFFORD THE $3000 OR $4000 ESTIMATE THEY GAVE ME, SO I TOLD THEM TO LEAVE IT ALONE AND WOULD HAVE IT TOWED OUT OF THEIR LOT. WHEN I MET THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH THE TOW TRUCK ON THEIR LOT, I NOTICED THAT...

THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET AND OIL LEAKAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#96V006000 AND IF SO, WAS THE WORK EVER COMPLETED? WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET (JAN. OF 1999) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN!*AK

THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET AND OIL LEAKAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#96V006000 AND IF SO, WAS THE WORK EVER COMPLETED? WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET (JAN. OF 1999) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN!*AK

CONSUMER CHECKED RADIATOR FLUID AND NOTICED THAT OIL WAS PRESENT IN RADIATOR AND OVERFILL COMPARTMENT. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CURRENTLY REPLACING HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ ATTACHMENTS. *AK

HEAD GASKET BEGAN TO LEAK OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. REPAIR COSTS $1100. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LEAK PROFUSELY AT 60,000 MILES. THE COST FOR THAT REPAIR WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET IS ESTIMATED AT $2500. *AK

OIL LEAK DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

HAD AN OIL LEAK ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

THERE WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE START WITH HEADGASKET LEAK BUT I WASN'T AWARE OF IT UNTIL KNOW IHAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THEI HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CARS CAME IN FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY WERE TOO LATE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECTS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH CHYRSLER SHOULD HAVE MADE A RECALL BUT DIDN'T I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND STANDBY THEIR PRODUCTS , THEY ALSO SHOULD PAY EVERY ONE WHO HAD THIS REPAIR DONE . ICONTACTEDEE. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ONE EVENT, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AS WELL. A DIFFERENT DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH MANY STRATUS MODELS. THEY ARE TALKING TO REGIONAL REP TO REPLACE AT N/C. *AK

OIL LEAK AT HEAD GASKET CAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAR TO FAIL. SEEMS TO BE PREVELENT PROBLEM. *AK

MY HEADGASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE TRYED TO GET CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THIER MISTAKE. I REPLACED THE GASKET. THE NEW ONE IS A LOT THICKER THEN THE OLD ONE.SO, IF THEY MODIFIED THE NEW GASKET, THEN SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE. THAT'S WHY ALL THESE CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LEAKING GASKET ON THEIR DODGE STRATUSES AND NEONS. THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT AS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, BECAUSE THE LEAKING OIL ON THE ENGINE COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND THE LEAKING OIL ON THE GROUND CAN GET INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. I PAID FOR THE HEAD GASKET WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. I FEEL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: 0)

DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 4 CLYNDAR CARS - 2 TIMES IT HAS GONE ON A 1995 STRATUS.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WOULD LEAK & CAUSE ENGINE TO SMOKE. WOULD REFILL THE OIL AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO, ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. WAS INFORMED THAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF.*AK

HEAD GASKET & CAMSHAFT SEAL HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT 52,000 & 75,000. I AGAIN HAVE AN OIL LEAK AT 82,000. *AK

WHAT I AM DOING IS TRYING TO GET HELP; MY VEHICLE IS BADLY LEAKING OIL, THE RECALL IS FOR GALLEY PLUGS, BUT THE DEALER IN PHOENIX SAYS IT IS THE HEAD GASKET AND NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, APPROXIMATELY. $900.00 TO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO ME ON THE PHONE, "AT THAT MILEAGE IT WON'T BE THE GALLEY PLUGS, IT'L BE THE HEAD GASKET, THAT'S WHAT IT ALWAYS IS WITH THOSE STRATUS'"(EMPHASIS MINE). WHAT I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT IF IT IS A COMMON OF ENOUGH PROBLEM FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO SAY THAT, AS WELL AS A HEAD GASKET TO BE SHOT AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE, WHY ISN'T THIS JUST AS MUCH AS A RECALL AS THE GALLEY PLUGS, ALLOWING ME AND I'M SURE MANY OTHERS TO BE HELPED. CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE ANSWER THIS REQUEST, I CALLED THE CHRYSLER FACTORY ABOUT THIS AND THEY COULD HAVE CARED...

BLOWN HEAD GASKET......OCCURRENCE WAS SHORTLY AFTER SERVICE DEPT. AT BRIAN BEMIS LEFT A SMALL PIECE OF HOSE IN THE THROTTLE AND STUCK THE THROTTLE OPEN, THE OIL LEAK STARTED SHORTLY AFTER. BRIAN BEMIS' SERVICE SAID THE OIL LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, W/ A QUOTE OF 750.00 TO REPAIR. THE QUOTE WAS GIVEN TO US IN JAN. OF 2000. CAR LEAKS APPROX. 2-4 QUARTS/DAY. HEAD GASKET NOT FIXED DUE TO COST, HUSBAND IS FULL TIME STUDENT, MOTHER AT HOME W/ KIDS, CAN'T AFFORD REPAIR. PLEASE HELP.

I PAID OVER $1000 TO REPLACE MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TROUBLES. I AM LOOKING TO BE REIMBURSED AS I AM A FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE. EVERY CENT COUNTS IN GETTING BY! I AM ALSO A FORMER INTERN TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. AND THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO! PLEASE ADVISE ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET TO MY 1995 DODGE STRATUS IS LEAKING. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS PROBLEM IS APPROXIMATLEY $700 TO $1,000. THE HEAD GASKETT SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING AT 78,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR SOME TIME, BECAUSE IT IS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW OIL ON THE GROUND. *AK

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BAD. I CONTACTED PARKWAY DODGE AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THEY BROKE AN EGR VALVE DOING THE REPLACEMENT. NOW MY DODGE HAS A VIBRATION IN IT, AND IS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY AND CHRYSLER CORP. ENGINEERING CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. MY ENGINE IS STILL VIBRATING. *AK

SENT YOU THIS QUESTIONNAIRE BECAUSE I NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED/ REPLACED. NOW PROBLEM REOCCURRED. MFG OFFERED PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. SHOULD REPLACE AT N/C TO CUSTOMER THEIR DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

I'M TRYING TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM, AND SO FAR LOCAL DEALERS AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. THEY SEEM TOO CONCERENED WITH MAKING MONEY ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED AS DEFECTS. PLEASE HELP ME!!! THANKS......DAVID. *AK

GASKET FAILURE SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. *AK

NHTSA RECALL # 96V006 000/ENGINE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKAGES FROM ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL WHICH CAN SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER WILL NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

ENGINE OIL HEAD GASKET LEAK

THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; FINO CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED; A GARAGE REPLACED IT, BUT THE REPLACEMENT GASKET, ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN REDESIGNED, ALSO FAILED, AFTER APPROX. 12K MILES/6 MONTHS. FINO & CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP. BOTH REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT, ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THE ORIGINAL WAS DEFECTIVE, AS APPARENTLY SO WAS THE REPLACEMENT.

AS A RESULT OF ABOVE COMPONENT FAILURE, ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BY HEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON COLD AND THE "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" CAME ON ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER IN CHATANOOGA. THEY REPORTED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND OIL IN THE WATER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO ALL ENGINE PARTS. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF SHORT BLOCK AT A PRICE OF $3700. PAID THEM $391 DOLLARS FOR THEIR TROUBLE AND AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO KNOXVILLE. AM PRESENTLY SEARCHING FOR A USED ENGINE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT POPPED OUT OF BUCKLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM BAD HEAD GASKET AT REAR OF ENGINE - COULD CAUSE FIRE - MANUFACTURE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, HAS UPDATED HEADGASKET DESIGN, BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT AT OWNERS EXPENSE...I'M LEAKING A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES.

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY, AND THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT RETAINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HAD OIL CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. CAR WAS CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE NEW FOR A ODOR IN CAR. ALL THAT WAS DONE AT THE DEALER ,IS THEY SPRAYED DEODORIZER FOR THE SMELL. MIGHT BE THE ORIGIN OF THE ODOR. SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST. HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE THE THING ON A STRATUS.

HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL.

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

OWNER NOTICED AN OIL LEAKAGE FROM VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE KIT FOR THE ENGINE HEAD GAKSET IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FROM WHICH THE OIL IS GETTING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH COULD CATCH ON FIRE. CONSUMER CAN SMELL OIL BURNING.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 10-14 DAYS, CAUSING NAUSEATING ODORS INSIDE VEHICLE. TWO DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAY THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET, AND THAT'S IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM, RATHER IT'S MINE, AND I HAVE TO PAY THE $600 TO FIX IT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!. *AK