general problems of the 1999 Dodge Stratus

While driving the vehicle I came to a stop to make a left hand turn and as I started without warning the vehicle stalled and lost power of steering wheel and brakes I almost hit another car. This wasn't the 1st time car has stalled while driving but the one where is came close to causing an accident.

My girl friend came home and said the car was smoking so I went to look at it and yes smoke was coming from the firewall side of the motor right above the exhaust manifold . I did some research and found a recall on the high pressure hose for the power steering pump so I called the number given and Chrysler set me up with haddad Dodge in bakersfield California we set an appointment for the repairs to be done , I brought the car to them and they kept it for 4 days I called them about the car and they said it was ready I picked it up later that afternoon drove approx 6 miles home it was smoking slightly but no where near as bad as before so I thought nothing of it , maybe just residual from before the repair. The following morning I drove from real rd to fair view Ave and the car was smoking heavily I stopped in front of a friends house opened the hood and there was a fire burning on the back side of the engine luckily there was a garden hose hooked up out side the house , I grabbed that and put the fire out . Could smell fuel heavily parked the car and have not moved it since just a week ago about a month after all this haddad Dodge left me a message saying that my parts had come in and they would like to set an appointment for the work to be done . According to them they had already done the work no body told me that the work was not complete quite the con-trey I was told it was fixed and ready to go the service attendant was so busy on his phone and cell phone he hardly spoke a word to me I had to find the car in there lot so I could go home , why would anybody in there right mind let someone drive a car that could catch fir e.

I was driving the car all day and it began to smoke; which had been an ongoing problem under the hood, a light white smoke as if something was dripping and burning off the engine. Once I parked the car about 10 minutes late the smoke became dark and black and fire erupted. Car was totaled, fire dept was called to the scene.

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Stratus. The contact noticed excessive smoke emanating from the vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed. An investigator from the fire department concluded that the cause of the fire was electrical. The contact has pictures of the vehicle after the failure. A fire report was filed. The failure and current mileages were 119,266.

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Stratus. On October 31, 2007, while driving approximately 35 mph, the contact heard a faint clicking sound coming from the steering wheel. She pulled into a parking lot and parked the vehicle. She then noticed a faint puff of smoke rising from the vehicle; however, she did not think it was a serious concern because the smoke was so faint. The vehicle eventually caught fire. The contact noticed sparks coming from underneath the vehicle and huge puffs of black smoke. The fire department arrived at the scene. They opened the hood and the engine was engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire and the contact believed a report was filed. The fire department was uncertain of the cause of the fire, but stated that it may have been electrical. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was uninsured and the dealer informed her that she was still responsible for making her payments. The VIN, purchase date, engine size, and powertrain were unknown. The current and failure mileages were approximately 100,000.

I was in my 1999 Dodge Stratus all of maybe 15 minutes traveling to the store. I turned it off and went in the store for maybe 5 minutes. I started my car again and traveled to a friends house maybe 10 minutes from the store. I was in their home probably 10 minutes tops. When I went to leave I noticed smoke coming out from under my hood and flames shooting out from under the front of my car. We tried unsuccessfully to put the fire out. When the fire department finally arrived my car was totally engulfed in flames. I had liability insurance so I just lost my car because it was totaled. Then in April of 2006 I get a recall (e23) from daimler Chrysler and I am totally amazed. This is probably what happened to my car. I notified daimler Chrysler and the sent someone out to take pictures of my car and then sent me a letter denying my claim. The same complaints which alerted them of the problem with the power steering fluid hose and caused this recall to be made, are those with almost exact circumstances as myself. So what do I do now? the gentleman at customer claims resolution group for daimler Chrysler stressed to me to hire and attorney. So this is what I will be doing within the next few days.

On 8-25-05 the consumer had the vehicle parked when his wife came out of the store to find the vehicle on fire. The fire department was contacted. No one has been able to determine the exact cause of the fire. The consumer stated that the fire appeared to have started in the computer area, but because of the damage he could not be sure. There had been no previous problems or warnings before this happened.

Car was working fine, tuned up in may, kept up on oil changes, etc. My fiance was on the way home from getting the tires rotated and noticed smoke. He pulled over and didn't see anything. He got back in and flames started to shoot out. Fire dept came and extinguished the fire. Most of the front end is completely incinerated. The radiator and engine block had to be swept up. Front end completely melted. It's under investigation.

After the consumer drove for awhile parked the vehicle, she came outside and the vehicle caught on fire. There was fire and smoke coming from under the hood. The fire department was notified. The vehicle has been scrapped and no one had looked at it. Also, the windshield wipers malfunctioned and the radio had turned on while the keys were out of the vehicle. There had been no previous problems with the vehicle.

My wife drove for about 15 minutes and parked the 1999 Dodge Stratus. At that moment, mrs. Aponte smelled and saw smoke coming from under the hood. By the time the fire was put out by firemen, the vehicle was totaled. The firemen told her that the fire was due to an electrical fault with the vehicle. The fire burned more by the driver side.

Interior fan switch failure Dodge status 1999 the fan speed switch in the dash has lost speeds 1,2 and 3. Only position 4 (or high) works. After a very expensive replacement service, it failed again around a year later. Again, it only blows on high speed. Until this morning when my elder dad called to tell me he need to have his switch fixed on his Dodge caravan 2003, I began to wonder how wide spread the issue was. I began looking on the internet to find many people complaining about the same problem. There are numerous complaints from customers of various Chrysler models that are experiencing the same problem with the switch, resistor, or sensor. I believe there should be a national recall on the issue and customers should be compensated for repair already performed. Here are a few related problems & complaints from vehicle owners. . Read more...

My wife was driving the car (Chrysler Stratus, year 1999), and after she park the car in a shopping center with my younger daughter (4 years old).

In hot weather, the dash lights/ windshield wipers, and air conditioner did not work. The vehicle was been taken to several dealers, they could not determine the cause of problem.

In hot weather the instruments on the dash dont function (tachometer, speedometer, temperature gauge, power windows, door locks and windshield wipers), the vehicle has been to the dealer three times for this problem.