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Dodge Stratus

Every Dodge Stratus model year on file, 1992 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,654489 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141992 to 2007
Recall campaigns34Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins787Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 554, 21% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02004006001992199655419982000200220042007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Dodge Stratus complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
988
Brakes
342
Steering
298
Powertrain
296
Suspension
279
Electrical system
251
Airbags
193
Fuel system
110
Speed control
108
Structure
80
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge Stratus model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dodge Stratus by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Sedan250.050020
2006Sedan7429.71543026
2005Sedan6224.21296039
2004Sedan14417.43607057
2003Sedan7510.72276157
2002Sedan15010.05776166
2001Sedan1866.584614177
2000Sedan21637.06869350
1999Sedan25132.31,1417567
1998Sedan27216.21,1337279
1997Sedan34918.91,8377381
1996Sedan55413.52,77011380
1995Sedan31814.21,71911588
1992Sedan10.06000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Stratus

  • 16V-401 Jun 3, 2016
    Affected vehicles were previously repaired for a recall issue using an incorrect part
    Airbags · 16k vehicles
  • 15V-338 Jun 2, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the…
    Airbags · 443k vehicles
  • 10E-059 Dec 27, 2010
    Ball joint on the control arm assembly can fail causing the ball stud to wear through the control arm housing resulting in noise and/or separation…
    Suspension · 23k vehicles
  • 09E-056 Oct 9, 2009
    Socket may have been excessively hardened which could cause it to crack near the retaining ring groove allowing the ball stud to separate under…
    Suspension · 5,787 vehicles
  • 09E-043 Jul 7, 2009
    These filters may develop a leak in the hose assembly and/or connectors due to improperly adhered line connectors
    Equipment · 30k vehicles
  • 09E-025 May 11, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 43k vehicles
  • 07E-023 Mar 29, 2007
    Certain cardone master cylinders with part numbers 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987mza, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064,…
    Brakes · 13k vehicles
  • 06E-091 Nov 2, 2006
    Certain airtex fuel pump modules, p/nos. e7089m, e7094m, e7113m, and e7129m, manufactured between june 1 and september 24, 2006
    Fuel system · 24k vehicles
  • 06E-088 Oct 23, 2006
    Certain tigas fuel pump modules manufactured between june 1 and september 24, 2006, sold under various brand names and p/nos. these fuel pump…
    Fuel system · 39k vehicles
  • 06V-001 Jan 5, 2006
    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 2.4 liter engines, the high pressure power steering hose may prematurely heat age and develop a leak
    Steering · 216k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.