1998 Dodge Stratus engine problems
122 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Stratus, which is 37% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 122 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Dt: consumer stated vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was smoking , and took it to the repair shop. They could not find anything wrong with it. The fire started while the vehicle was in use. It started smoking where the oil filter was the vehicle has not been inspected to see why the fire started. The fire department did come, but the report should be available today or tomorrow. This happened on sunday july 24, 2005. The brakes were serviced about 5 days ago. Also a police report was issued.
Nar 03/17/2003 the head gasket were defective and leaked prematurely in the 1998 dodge stratus. The consumer requested that he be reimbursed for the attempt to repair defective head gaskets in the amount of $ 300.00 from the dealer.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Stratus
- Brakes 60 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Suspension 19 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints
- Transmission 17 complaints