Table 1 shows five common steering related problems of the 2002 Dodge Stratus. The number one most common problem is related to the steering tie rod assembly (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the steering rack and pinion (two problems).
The front tie rod ends are both defective on my 2002 Dodge Stratus. The car has only 53000 miles on the odometer, all of which were normal driving miles. I do not feel that this part should fail after such a short amount of time. Read details...
My steering all of a sudden got locked to the left and I almost ran into and other car. I went to a repair place and they told me it was my rack and pinion. I just got back from a trip and had no problems thank god but to go out all of a sudden. Read details...
Fax fwd ltr on behalf of constituent , re 2002 Dodge Stratus that blew up because of steering fluid leakage. The manfacture denied any responsibilty for the faulure. A year later the consumer received a recall regarding the high pressure power steering hose, 06v001000. Read details...