Body problems of the 2003 Dodge Stratus

Three problems related to body have been reported for the 2003 Dodge Stratus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Dodge Stratus based on all problems reported for the 2003 Stratus.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 04/25/2016

The entire dashboard from driver's side to passenger side as well as from the front where it meets the windshield to where it wraps over and connects to entire panel facing the front seats is warping and pulling away from everything it is suppose to help hold into place. It is now rising above the passenger air bag compartment. If this air bag deploys it will definitely either throw the entire dashboard or massive pieces of it directly toward the passenger and driver (since the warping has dislodged it from everything) or it will deploy and the warped dashboard could cause the air bag to be thrown up toward the windshield, sun visor support & new tether strap which could cause even more issues. The warping has also started to affect every cover it connects to on the dash, pulling & pushing them loose. These items can now also be thrown throughout the vehicle in a crash. I have only owned my vehicle 6 months, the summer heat has not even arrived. At the rate it is warping, I have no doubt it will probably be a minimum of 2 inches above air bag compartment within the next 3 months. Please help us stay safe and recall these dashboards before someone gets seriously injured. Accidents are bad enough, we need to prevent additional injuries and problems that these defective dashboards are obviously going to cause.

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 08/26/2014

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated when the trunk (rear compartment) was opened, the trunk would not stay up. The trunk studs would not properly hold open the trunk which caused the contact to be hit in the head. The problem recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic for a diagnosis and the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. Gb.

3 Body problem

Failure Date: 01/28/2013

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that the dashboard in the vehicle has lifted up and come apart resulting in the air bag not being secured. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,300. Jw.


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