Problems with 2001 Dodge Stratus SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge stratus. the contact stated that the brake pedal extended to the floor when depressed and caused her to crash into another vehicle. the crash occurred on november 6, 2006. the contact was injured and the air bags deployed. there were no passengers in the vehicle at the time. the most recent failure occurred on june 3, 2007. the vehicle was repaired and most of the braking system was replaced. a month later, another crash occurred while driving 45 mph and attempting to engage the brake pedal. the total cost of the repairs was $2,300. there is an electronic stability that takes over and leaves the contact with no control of the braking system. the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the most recent failure and there were no indications from the computer codes. there were a total of four vehicles involved in the crash and three of them were damaged, including the contacts vehicle. the fuel system was unknown. the current mileage is 126,000 and failure mileage was 120,000.

The vehicle vibrates while driving. vehicle was taken to the dealer, who tightened the tie rod bolt and adjusted the brake cable. *ak

Brakes, rotor rotors are warped far to early for age of car. *nlm

I purchased a used 2001 dodge stratus in february 2003. the car had a total of 48702 miles. within the first week, the car was taken back to the dealer for brake problems. the front brakes was missing some type of brakes clips. this was repaired by the dealership. their was also a noise from the steering column. the dealership stated that their was no problem located and that it was just the tires rubbing the pavement when turning. within 85 days, the car lost speed while driving and would not move. it took one hour to coast 2.5 miles to home. i later had the car towed to the dealership. they called the next day to tell us that we need a complete overhaul of the transmission and needed to replace the pump and converter. a cost of $2000. i have never had any problems with any other brand of used cars even with high mileage. this car was driven less than 90 days. the dealership said that had the car malfunction with the first 60 days, then they would have repair it. the car has 55225 miles as of today's date. this is a major repair that is well documented as a problem with dodge/chrysler vehicle. we called the chrysler consumer services hotline and was told that we had to work something out with the dealership as to the repairs. the dealership is currently working with us to resolve this problem at our expense. we are not agreeing to this arrangement and is waiting for higher management to intervene.. *nlm

Car has been in 19 times in 18 months for 15 separate issues. motor seems to have finally blown. took 4 tries to pass state inspection. chrysler keeps ignoring me, my dealership keeps ignoring me visit my site at http://members.tripod.com/~go_grl/dodge.html for full story. no return calls from chrysler thru today 10/30/2002 bill day, general manager at dealership ignoring issue long enough. now no car we'll see what they do to remedy this issue. dt

Consumer states that the front rotors are wearing excessively. dealer informed that the rotors had to be turned, but the brake pads were adequate. *mr the consumer states that the rotors should not be warped at at 15000 miles and still have padding, the vehicle shakes badly when applying brakes, they were refaced yet there was still a slight pulsation in the rear, the consumer feels that the rotors are of poor quality. *scc

Warped brake rotors on a 2001, dodge, stratus at 46000 miles. this was far too soon for such an expensive repair. consumer bought the car new, and was not hard on the brakes. this was a design flaw. *ak

When trying to stop vehicle would not stop. consumer had to turn off the engine to stop vehicle. *ak *slc

The vehicle surges at highway speeds, worse with the a/c on, consumer was informed that a computer update is coming out that will correct the problem, but was unablt to give consumer a timeframe.*yd