10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1997 Dodge Stratus brakes problems

brakes problem

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1997 Dodge Stratus Owner Comments

problem #6

May 061999

Stratus

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Consumer states ABS is not working properly and rotors are warped.

- Natchitoches, LA, USA

problem #5

Apr 302000

Stratus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Driver's side seat is broken. Part of the seat where consumer's hip goes up a metal piece sticks out. Consumer feels frame may break completely, and family may be injured. Left front seat has been broken for almost two years. Left door hinge broke too. Front brake calipers and rotors failed.

- Fairmont, WV, USA

problem #4

Jun 011998

Stratus

  • miles
Vehicle losing over a quart of oil a week. I noticed oil loss a couple of weeks after I purchased the car, but attributed it to normal break in. Now it leaks down on to the exhaust system and may pose a fire hazard. The front brake rotors have been replaced 2 times and are in need of replacement again. They warp in a very short period of time.

- Danbury, NH, USA

problem #3

Jun 031999

(reported on)

Stratus

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Brake rotors warped, causing brake pedal to pulsate and the steering wheel to wiggle. Dealer said itwas owners fault because of dirt getting into the rotors.

- Dearborn, MI, USA

problem #2

Jun 011998

Stratus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Brake pads and rotors failed prematurely(less than 30,000 miles). (qcaw)

- Cranberry, PA, USA

problem #1

May 281998

(reported on)

Stratus

  • miles
The front brake rotors were warped and replaced. While driving and pushing on the pedal, speed approx. 30mph, there appeared to be a pulsating action, . the brakes would move in and out under foot, car did not stop, tended to slide into a stop, a delayed reaction. Dealer could not duplicate the problem.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

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