Eight problems related to engine have been reported for the 1999 Dodge Stratus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My son drove his 1999 Dodge Stratus back to his college dormitory when he saw smoke from under the hood. He pulled into a parking space just before fire erupted from under the hood. The fire totaled his sons vehicle as well as damaged an adjacent vehicle.
1999 Dodge Stratus with malfunction/defective head gasket.
A fire started under the hood of my car (Dodge Stratus 1999) after I parked it after driving for about half an hour. There was no prior indication of anything amiss. Fire department put out the fire, but I am told the car cannot be repaired. I have had regular maintenance on this car.
My wife drove about 25 minutes to a flea market. Bystanders there told her that there was smoke coming out from under the vehicle. When she stopped, they told her that her vehicle is on fire and to get out. She immediately got her children out. A man there popped the hood and saw that the engine compartment was on fire. The vehicle was totaled. The vehicle ran fine the day before.
While driving and no warning the rpm is racing and the consumer cannot go over 35mph. Dealer notified.
Motor mount bracket broke while driving. Dealer has been notified. Please provide additioanl information.
Informed that head gaskekt was blown,extended warranty expired by 14 miles. Suspect inaccurate odometer reading . I noticed my odometer increase amount when driving oddly this occurred right arouned my warraty experation. Possibly suspect odometer tampering. Reviewed milage history and noticed a large milage amout in unrealistic periods of time . I caluclated known milage distance and compared odometer reading ,appeared to be inacurate. I further feel that I was sold the wrong vehicle at purchase time. Dh odo. Please advise and assist a.
Vehicle is unsafe to drive and cannot be driven in a normal manner. Note: this is car has a manual transmission. All throttle (gas pedal) movement, acceleration or deceleration is followed by a < second application of full power or full deceleration, followed by the reverse application of full deceleration or full power, respectively, until the computer figures out what to do. At no load, e. G. Cruising at 65 mph, especially on a slight slope, the computer never figures out what to do. The whole system goes into oscillation, with < second alternate applications of full power then full deceleration, then full deceleration, for as long as a constant throttle position is maintained. In all cases, the engine winds up on its rubber motor mounts with a thump that can be felt throughout the car. This is so severe that the shop supervisor at the dealer was going to try replacing the motor mounts.