Vehicle experienced numerous brake failures, brake pads and rotors have been replaced many times.
1997 Dodge Stratus: brake failure
5 of the 349 complaints about the 1997 Dodge Stratus describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Vehicle experienced total brake failure on four occasions. Brake pedal would go to the floor momentarily, and return after pumping the pedal a few times. Vehicle been in dealer's shop on two occasions. Dealer informed consumer that nothing could be found.
When I used the back button to correct an item, the original comments were wiped out. You have to fix that. We have had four brake failures on our dodge. Each has been exactly the same. The first two were on successive days when the car had less than 10000 miles on it. Bosco dodge inspected they brakes then and was not able to find the cause. They did replace the master cylinder with a factory replacement. This spring, they failed again in the same manner. Again, the dodge dealer was not able to pinpoint the problem. He did not replace anything at that time. Today the brakes failed in the same manner. How do they fail? Each time the car was parked in the garage over night. This was the first time the car was moved that day. Three times the brakes failed less than 100 feet from the driveway. My wife was stopping the car at the intersection. The fourth time was three blocks away. In each instance the car lost all braking power to all wheels as the brakes were applied. The bakes and car operated normally after each instance. In my mind, it sounds as if the anti-locks hung up in the open position.
Antilock brakes failed twice. The second time on 08-11-99 I rear-ended another vehicle. Chrysler has been asked to investigate also, but don't know if they will decide against their own product. Would appreciate your help.
Braking system malfuctioned,brake pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance which could result in a crash. Also problems with the transmission. *ak consumer states after backing up and then putting vehicle in drive, vehicle wont go forward.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Dodge Stratus brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1997 Dodge Stratus?
5 of 349 owner complaints about the 1997 Dodge Stratus (1%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Dodge Stratus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Dodge Stratus
Fire or smoke 20Ball joint 18No deployment 12Overheating 10Stalling 8Adaptive cruise 7Grinding brakes 6Check engine light 6Headlights 6Sudden acceleration 6
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