Coolant Leaking Problems of Dodge Stratus

Tl * the contact owns a 2002 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle temperature increased. The contact shut off the vehicle and upon further inspection, found that the vehicle was leaking coolant. The vehicle was not repaired. The following day while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where the contact was advised that the engine would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 177,000.

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I bought this car in January 2006. I was having problems with the car, little things kept going wrong. I have kept up on maintenance. 3 weeks ago my water pump went out. I picked up my car after the repair and the oil light was still on. Apparently when the water pump had failed, it was leaking coolant and such into the engine. Not to mention the sludge. Of course 2 days after picking up the car, the engine failed on the interstate with my 2 year old son in the car. It is still in the shop. I am having to have a brand new engine installed.

Started with an oil leak that required about a quart of oil per tank of gas. This suddenly got much worse, about three weeks ago. Car began to overheat and also had no heat inside. My first thought was a thermostat and I purchased one and went to replace it, only to find the coolant looking like chocolate milk. Seems to be a clear indication of a ruptured head gasket. Engine will still run and there seems to be no structural damage, only that the oils is blowing into the water. With no heat on the inside, I would hope that a heating/coolant system flush will take care of that. Dt.

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Discovered a severe oil leak at the head gasket during a routine oil change. The coolant was heavily contaminated with oil as well. Everyone I've spoken to about this says everyone knows it's a problem with Dodge Stratus 4cyl's and neon 4cyl's, but no recall has happened for this. It was recommended that I get rid of the car due to the expense of having to re-repair this regularly because of the bad block/head design. Help!! dt.

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Engine head gasket was replaced by the dealer on two occasions within 10 months, and currently problem with coolant leaking is reoccurring. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.

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Engine head gaskets blew out, causing coolant to leak onto the engine. Dealer has repaired vehicle.

Defective engine head gasket at 58,000 mile, causing engine to ove heat due to water/coolant leakages.