1995 Dodge Stratus problems
The 1995 Dodge Stratus has 462 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (16%) and transmission (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 462 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 30 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 88,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 30 complaints mention a crash; 15 complaints mention a fire; 30 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Dodge Stratus with enough data (273 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer was involved in a collision, due to location of the impact passenger's side and the vehicle caught on fire in the in the heater box, the vehicle. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 30-35MPH, and airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. Manufacturer has been notified.
Driving home, rd being repaired, tire hit low shoulder, threw vehicle into rail, got vehicle on rd, vehicle spun & hit rail again, air bags did not deploy.
Numerous failures-since I bought this "95 dodge stratus with only 30,000 miles. 1) engine making a knocking noise-I took car to the dodge dealership-buchanan & young in burnsville, nc and had a new head gasket put on. 2) I replaced the battery because the car wouldn't start. I also replaced the battery cables, so the car would start, but this did not solve the problem. I replaced the starter to try to get the car to start.
While driving the transmission downshifts to limp mode causing a highly probable danger situation that may lead to serious injuries especially if traveling on the freeway. We have replaced the TCM at $166.00from a dealer and another dealer sucked approx.300.00 knowing that there is no way of fixing the defective transmission. Why are you still allowing the dealers to replace parts that they fully know won't fix the main problem? Why is there no recall on the defective transmissions?