Four problems related to check engine light on have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Stratus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Dodge Stratus based on all problems reported for the 2001 Stratus.
My husband was driving home from work one morning when 2001 2. 7l v-6 started to chug, engine light came on and the car died immediately. My husband had to push to side of road. We had it towed later that morning to my parents' house. Engine is blown out. I've done some research and these engines are expensive to fix we have always done our maintenance and never had any warnings signs before hand. Chrysler needs to step up because we pay money for their product and nothing is holding. Is that all we get out of our cars is 75,000- 100,000 then nobody should by cars. This is a serious situation and Chrysler needs to recall or make it right by owner. We did do our repairs and maintenance and now we should have to basically throw the car out. It is expensive to fix. Help us because someone may get injured with these kind of mishaps.
Original owner of a 2001 Dodge status with a 2. 7 liter engine, want to register my complaint of an engine oil light going on at idle. From web posting I see this is a common problem with the vehicle. It has about 72,000 miles on it.
I bought this car brand new. . . Drove it off the lot feeling confident and now 5 years later there is barely any paint on it and I can't keep the check engine light off. The clear coat started cracking early of 2003. When I asked the dealer about the paint situation they asked me how many miles were on my car and then said they couldn't do anything. My question is what does the milage have to do with the paint job???? also the check engine light randomly comes on. I have needed some normal maintenance on my car but this last time, earlier this year I took it in for the light. They said it was nothing, charged me $100 and then sent me on my way only for the thing to come right back on the next day. This is all very discouraging because this vehicle is not even paid off yet.
Check engine ligh came on 12/15/04 @ 36,355 miles. Took to local Chevrolet dealer about engine noise. They said they can see sludge buildup on oil cap. Technician said he heard a Chrysler 2. 7 liter engine was having a sludge problem. They changed oil and continued to drive. 1/13/05 36,626 miles, check engine light came on again. This time took to local Dodge dealer feeny who informed me that they found sludge buildup on oil cap. It would cost $600--$1000 just to pull engine a do further investigation because engine is hard to work on. Service manager said Chrysler not admitting defective engine design. Nothing they can do even though it is barely of 36,000 mile warranty period. Suggested I change oil every 1000 miles or monthly until condition lessens. Had them change oil. 2/15/05 36,874 miles, changed oil again. 4/4/04 37,345 miles, changed oil again. 4/28/05 engine made knocking type sound when started. Going to have vehicle towed to feeny Chrysler for evaluation.