2000 Dodge Stratus problems
The 2000 Dodge Stratus has 270 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns steering. Next are brakes (13%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 270 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 70
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 146 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 146 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 85,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 89,000 miles (41 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 70 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Dodge Stratus with enough data (135 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
After being in an accident head on there was not much damage to vehicle, soon after consumer got out of vehicle, it caught on fire. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything. Consumer stated ABS failed.*slc
While stopping abruptly the brakes locked up and did not slow the vehicle causing consumer to rear end the vehicle in front of him, the air bags did not deploy, driver and occupants suffered head and neck injuries. Nlm
My dodge stratus 2000, 65,071 mileage, caught fire in the engine compartment. Everything under the hood "melted." the fire did not reach the inside compartment of the car. The firefighters were speedy at putting out the fire. There was smoke coming out from under the hood after about 10 min. Of driving. And a burning smell which I thought was engine oil. I took it to a dodge dealer for repair. They replaced the transmission pan, the valve cover gasket, spark plugs and belts.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge stratus. The contact stated that there was a loud, abnormal noise from the front end of the vehicle when attempting a turn or when driving at any speed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic. The vehicle was inspected and the failure was located at the front passenger's side lower ball joint. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000 and the current mileage was 132,100.