1997 Dodge Stratus cruise control problems
20 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1997 Dodge Stratus, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
When vehicle is put in drive it will surge forward, and it will be hard to stop. Surging caused an accident. The airbags deployed burning the driver's arms and hands. Driver was taken to hospital and treated for a broken nose. The surging happended twice before the accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 dodge stratus. While driving approximately 45-50 MPH on normal road conditions, the cruise control was activated. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the cruise control failed to deactivate. He made several attempts to disengage the cruise control mechanism, but was unsuccessful. The gear shifter was placed into neutral and the vehicle suddenly began to slow down; however, the engine revved highly. The vehicle has not been repaired.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Stratus
- Engine 171 complaints
- Brakes 49 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Transmission 28 complaints
- Air bags 24 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints
- Suspension 21 complaints
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