Four problems related to power train have been reported for the 2004 Dodge Stratus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Dodge Stratus based on all problems reported for the 2004 Stratus.
Car has shut down while driving on highway and on city street. Sometimes the steering wheel will lock up and be hard to turn. Sometimes speedometer will stop working correctly. Car will shut down.
Lower left front suspension arm ball joint broken. The outer bearing carrier, fell away from the suspension arm, pulling the half shaft out of the transmission, and the wheel/tire assembly jammed up in the wheel well with a complete loss of steering control. The vehicle was in motion just following a turn, in a parking area.
2004 Dodge Stratus left axle broke off while driving. Consumer also states that the tire fell off, brake rotor was replaced and then the ball joint went bad. The consumer also stated the transmission gasket was replaced twice and the vehicle smelled hot.
Click sound in left front area when accelerating (fwd and reverse) and breaking. Seems to be a common problem with Stratus r/t and the similar Mitsubishi eclipse. Similar complaints and discussion can be found here. . Read more...
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