I have a 2001 dodge stratus r/t and the whole dash board is cracking all over, all the way down to the airbag pod. I have seen a number of reviews in www.2gstratus.org of the same thing happening on other members dashes. Along with some other clubs such as mitsubishi eclipse. Mitsubishi designed the car. I am afraid that if the dashes continue to crack and then sag that the airbag will also drop from the dash yanking the wires and setting off the sensor causing the air bag to deploy and possible injuries or death may be obtained.
2001 Dodge Stratus Coupe body complaints
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2001 dodge stratus was hit on passenger side by a jeep cherokee traveling at approximately 40 MPH. The door setup in the stratus was not at all effective. Not only did the door provide absolutely no protection to a passenger had there been one, but the entire door was forced into the inside of the vehicle. The intruding door struck and injured the driver in the car. Whether or not there was anything wrong with the structural design in the door, it should have been secured to the outside of the vehicle. Regardless, this would have been fatal to anyone on the passenger side of the car. Changes should be made to new models. This is an unacceptable flaw in the design of the car. How can daimlerchrysler sacrifice a hundred or two pounds of solid steel and hundred of precious lives to get another mile to the gallon? That passenger should have been me, but I didn't feel like going out that night. Little did I know, that had I left my house, I would not be here today. Please help me correct these awful flaws in today's compact and midsize cars.
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