Suspension Problems of Dodge Stratus - part 1

The entire front suspension feels as though it is going to fall outward at any moment. I have had this inspected by two separate Dodge dealerships. I’ve also had this inspected by friends that are mechanics. I also have knowledge and I know something is not right with the control arms tire rods, ball joints. The front suspension is horrible. I worry every day. I’m gonna runoff the road or I’m gonna hit someone or something bad is gonna happen. Upon doing my research, I saw many other Dodge Stratus vehicles that were recalled for the same exact reason. My question is why was my car left out of the recall when clearly it has major safety issues.

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Unknown the only thing that I can tell you for sure is that struts are bad call was like this when I bought it.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made abnormal sounds and then lost motive power. Additionally, the front passenger's side ball stud separated from the ball joint housing and the front passenger's side tire was stuck on the fender, preventing the engine from falling onto the ground. The failure almost caused a collision. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. While the vehicle was being placed on the flatbed tow truck, the oil filter fractured and detached. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.

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2. 7 liter engine should be recalled and replaced because? 1. The internal water pump which have been known to wear out prematurely and destroy the engine regardless how well the owner maintains vehicle. 2. Subframe and rear suspension crossmember should be replace due to rotting out prematurely. 3 gloss on paint prone to pealing.

Car was owned by school govement it has been worked on several times for bad suspension. And documented. Ball joint bad suspension front and back. Back dating 2 or 3 years. No accidents just bad suspension.

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I have noticed when I am turning my steering wheel to the left or right there appears to be somewhat of a lack of control and loosening of the front end of my vehicle as I am driving. Also, the suspension on my vehicle has become much more pronounced negatively.

I was driving like normal, then when I went up the ramp onto the the shopping center, the right wheel all of a sudden hit the passenger wheel well and the rim was hitting the brake caliper. It was in motion, on a city street.

I was driving doing about 25 mph. Thank god I wasn't driving any faster when all of sudden. I heard a loud noise. I had lost control of the steering I ran in to a guard rail my car didn't want to go because the right passenger front side was totally touching the ground I got out the car seen my entire front passenger tire was off the car. I then started crying. I just bought this car in July 2019 98,000 original miles. Bad purchase decision!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that while at a intersection the contact depressed the accelerator without warning the vehicle jerk and loss power the contact managed to veer to the scheduler of the road place the vehicle in park turn the vehicle off and back on which resumed back to normal. The contact also mentioned that when the vehicle hitd a bump it veers to the right intermittently. The vehicle was seen at a inepnedte mechanic who diagnoses the vehicle a replaced the starter. However, the failure recurred. No dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximenlty 180,037. Ck.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Stratus. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle shook and a noise could be heard coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The traction control warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 147,000.

My passenger side airbag is lifting from its place on the back side of the cover. This is a concern for me because I fear that it will release at some point due to the heat or motion. I notice the protrusion when I am cleaning up my car and I do not touch it nor do I prefer for anyone to sit in the front seat.

While in motion front driver side fell apart my wheel broke off,while going through the parking lot of a grocery store.

Having issues with dash and headlight dimming,also radio goes off and looses memory,door locks won't work when radio goes off. Burnt out defogger relay and power amp fuse with no power amp, also had to replace horn relay yet taking all those relays out and problem still happens. Already checked lighter assembly, that was popping amp fuse. Fixed that still happening. Also goes through 1 quart of oil a month but no leaks under the car when moved. ?????? help!!!!!! the oil problem should fall under hazardous meterials act if all these cars are dumping used oil all over this country.

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My car is pulling to right pops every time you move clickes in turning even in the slites turning shocks are bottoming out every turn cant go over a speed bump with out it hitting hard scared to drive my kids in it please help happends all time.

This car is a death trap. I have lost control of the steering many times it seems to be worse in any curve. I must drive it under the speed limit at least 5 miles to safely keep it on the road. I am terrified everyday in this car. When using the brakes the whole car shakes violently an does not stop well even at low speeds(brakes are new).

My daughter pulled out of mcdonald's turning right and the left wheel collapsed under the vehicle. There was no accident and no one was injured. I had it towed to our house. I have read on line and found that it is a common problem.

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Hard to control steering of vehicle! whenever I pass over a speed bump feels like whole car is going to come apart.

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As I tried to start driving I heard a sound like a crack then I stop the car and walked around it and had found that the right side tire at the rear end was broken.

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Its wore out and there was a recall I call about it they told me that mine was not in recall.

As I pulled into the car lot where I am buying the car I heard a kind of clunk but was unsure what it was. I went in and made my car payment upon starting my car and putting in reverse to leave my car would not turn in any direction. I put the car in park and shut it off went back into the car salesman and asked him if he could help figure out what was going on . He jacked the car up and checked to see the problem but was unable to see anything until he removed the drivers side front tire . Here he immediately noticed that the rack and pinion had broke free from the tie rod end and was unable to get back together as the bolts that held these parts together were stripped completely out and there was no way to fix . .

Is their a recall on anything on my vehicle?.

One day I went to back out, I turned the wheel and hear this crunching, clunking sound which sounded like a huge rock scrapping on metal. I immediately stopped and walked around the car and saw nothing. It started again as soon as I started the car back up. Anytime I turn the steering wheel, I heard this sound. I took it to a mechanic who told me it was the tie-rod ends. He said a lot of people have this issue but there was no recall yet. I called the dealer to see if they would fix it since there were a lot of complaints. Nope ! the dealer said they could not fix it for free without an official recall. It's a costly repair $900-$1100 b/c it requires many different services - tie rod ends, tires, balance, alignment, but they would not drop the price by a single penny. Now they are doing a piecemeal recall beginning with the trucks. Why not force them to recall them all ? I have been on multiple sites and I have seen complaints from as far back as 2003 to as recently as 2014. I wish the government was a hard on the dealers as the dealers are on the buyers.

Heard a pop, pulled over and the tires are in different directions. Called the local dealer and they say no recalls on this VIN, however, the parts it seems were recalled for other VIN numbers on this vehicle. Specifically recall id 79805 and recall id 86458.

My 2006 Dodge Stratus rear strut mount plates are disintegrated. Have only had this car a year and I took it in for inspection and the garage said I was very lucky I hadn't been in an accident due to the tie rod was falling apart. I am a single mother of 2 children and I am very fortunate that nothing happened. After being told by the garage about this I did research on the internet to find that there are many complaints about the rear strut mounts falling apart and literally crumbling. Yet I can not find it on a recall list. Dodge needs to recall this problem. I hope this is taken seriously and an investigation into this issue is pursued by the safety commission since there are so many complaints on the internet. I only had the money to fix the tie rod. Now some how soon I have to come up with the money for the strut mount plates, need to be replaced so I can drive this car safely with my 2 children.

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that while driving 80 mph, the ball and axle joints detached from the vehicle. The contact was able to safely maneuver to the shoulder and stop. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the vehice was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 125,000.

Car is driven on regular city streets and freeways. Roads I drive are paved - no country, dusty roads and area isn't heavy in pollution. I purchase my gas from shell or chevron and refill at 1/4 to 1/3 tank to reduce chance of picking up sediment from fuel tank. Noticed while driving on freeway. That car would drop in speed from 60 mph to 20 rather quickly and then forget about going up a hill. I was also getting 8-10 mpg. A couple weeks later I noticed even on level city streets the loss of power. Car was diagnosed as catalyctic converter and with California emission regulations the cost of parts and labor was $ 1,600. 00. A year later, I noticed some loss of power and increased fuel consumption. Car was diagnosed to need cat converter replaced again and paid another $ 1,600. 00. Also was diagnosed that rear mounts needed replacement and was wondering if this was normal. Very bouncy ride.

I was driving at 30mph coming to stop where I heard this loud clunk like if I ran over a large rock and bottomed out on it. Nothing happened to the car from what I can see but I see that there are many other complaints for this issue on this car.

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Stratus. While driving 55 mph, the strut mounts seized. The contact was able to pull over and then slowly drive the vehicle to his residence. The mechanic stated that the rear strut mounts were rusted and replaced them at the cost of $500. The dealer information was unavailable. The current mileage was 53,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

My daughter was driving the car on a residential street at about 25 mph. She hit a slight pot hole and hear a loud bang in the rear of the car. The car continued to make a sound like something was rolling around (banging) in the trunk. I took the car to the dealer and was told the rear strut plate mount disintegrated and was dangerous to drive without replacement. I was aware of another Dodge Stratus of same type and year with this exact same problem so I felt I should report it to you as did the other party.

When turning corners a crunchy noise was heard.

While driving the vehicle started to swing from left to right.

Vehicle makes noise while going over bumps. Also, blower motor only works on high.

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While making a left turn it felt like something was rubbing. Vehicle has not been examined by dealer.

Consumer states that the whole front end has been replaced, however the vehicle continues to have suspension problems, possibly causing problems with the steering.

Backing out of my driveway when I put the car in gear the front left tie-rod end broke. The car is serviced & maintained through Dodge. It only had 43,875 miles on it. No grease fittings on these tie-rod ends, so they cannot be serviced. The dealer claims this is a lifetime part that needs no servicing. I took an exteneded warranty which expired 3 months previous to the incident. Due to time not milage. This vehicle is garage kept and has low miles for year. Dodge said they would pay half the bill but I think the whole bill should be paid (tow, rental, & rim) could someone please advise me on this situation.

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