While driving transmission shifts out of gear due to differential. Dealer has inspected vehicle.
1997 Dodge Stratus transmission complaints
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Manufacturer will not assist with apparent known transmission problems. Manufacturer agreed to pay half for apparent known head gasket problem. When will there be recalls for these two known problems.
The head gasket failed twice resulting in engine and transmission pump failure. Nlm
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Our transmission had at least 1500 dollars worth of damage from the factory. The local dodge dealer 's service dept sees at least one per week. It doesn't seem right.
About 3 weeks before the problem was realized, I heard a very loud whirring sound. I had taken it to feeney dodge in palatine to have the front brakes done. They did the brakes but I don't understand why they did not notice the left wheel bearing noise. I took it to goodyear in mt. Prospect for regular maintenance and they noticed it right away. They said that the left wheel bearing needed to be replaced. I had an amoco station I know well do the repair. Why did a car that is only 2 1/2 years old need a wheel bearing replaced? I have never had a car have this problem. Why wasn't this under the three year warranty? I contacted feeney and another dealer in the area and got told that no, that is not under the 3 year warranty. This repair should have been paid for by chrysler not me. The part had to be defective for this to have happened.
I have contacted dodge without any help. The representative I talked to was very insensitive to the problem I called in about. I know of 2 different individuals that had the same problem and got it fixed, even after the warranty was out. I had no option but to have the car towed and fixed. The car is only 2 and 1/2 years old and is only driven on the expressway. I don't understand how this could happen. Please contact me with any info. No safety defect listed in the summary.
With no prior warning, I was driving my car on a busy street and when I tried to accelerate, the car acted like it had been put in neutral. I limped it over to a transmission place and they put a machine on it. The third gear is out so we had to have it rebuilt. The cost to do this is $1650.00. It doesn't seem that a vehicle should have to have a new transmission with only 9,000 miles out of warranty. We previously had trouble with this car because we were stranded at night with 3 children in the car on the freeway due to the timing belt being shredded at 23,000 miles. We had to be towed to a dealership and rent a vehicle to get home (70 miles away). After that, we had trouble with the manifold. We had a cracked manifold and I had to repeatedly go back and argue that there was something wrong. I finally got it replaced after 3 visits and a week long stay, it was fixed. Now that we have been having these troubles, we thought we should file a complaint.
Transmission range sensor--car "kicks and bolts" as though the driver slammed on brakes at 30 miles per hour. Also, car needs a new head gasket at 50,000 miles. Car has been services regularly and well maintained. What is wrong with this picture?!
On acceleration vehicle does not gear in. Transmission did not engage, and left vehicle stranded to be hit in traffic. Also slips after acceleration or does a hard kick into gear.
Gear shift moves when car is in park. This item was recalled, and car was suppose to be fixed. But has been in shop 3 times, and still wasn't fixed. Recall 98v183000.
The transmission has failed 3 times in my dodge stratus, wont shift out of 2nd gear,it was towed to the dealer 3 times they said they fixed it the first 2 times but it was not fixed properly. It is currently at the dealer again for the same problem. I have talked to 3 other people that have had the same problem with the transmissions in their chrysler vehicles however, chrysler corp main office denies any problem with transmission...not that I thought they would say so. But someone at the service department of my dealer admits that chrsyler knows of the problem but will not go public.
Automatic transmission failed. From research on the internert, this seems to be a common problem with chrysler transmissions. We received no help from chrysler or the dealer.
It would stick when I would put my car into drive or reverse and the engine started sounding louder than it should when I accelerated. Then on friday october 1, 1999 as I was increasing speed from 35 to 45mph the RPM gage started spinning. Though I had my foot on the gas the speed did not increase and it felt like my wheels locked up. I have been told that I am missing third gear.
Transmission fails to engage drive properly on numerous occasions, dealer unable to duplicate (very intermitent) or fix problem. Front brakes noisy/groan on application (told this was normal by dealership) front breaks also squeek (simular to wear indicator) after replacement.
While driving at highway speeds vehicle began to lose power and a grinding noise occurred due to a malfunction in the transmission. Please give any fuirther details.
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.
Ie99034, boot does not fit on the joints. If on the floor mat, it will cause joints to stick, and there will be no steering control. Please provide further information.
Intermittent delayed engagement at vehicle start up. Acceleration shudder during torque converter emcc operation at 28-42mph due to leak in transmission front pump. This is chrylser's a604 transmission that was renamed to 41te transmission in 1992. If I had known chrylser knew they were putting a defective transmission in their new stratus, I would not have bought one.
Consumer believes that when the head gasket blew the transmission fluid burned out resulting in the transmission overheating and locking up.
Fuel gauge failed. Yh
After parking vehicle, the vehicle continued to roll down driver's driveway. The vehicle was in park position when this occurred. Also consumer received a mfr. Recall notice concerning parking pawl. *ak
On may 27,1998 I called the dealer to have my car looked at because I was having a major oil leak.when the dealer got it in for service they noticed it was a blown head-gasket and fixed the problem for me.on nov. 11,1998 at 38616 miles I now have a bad transmiision and I'm wondering if it is a defect,I have a family member who owns a 1996 dodge stratus and she was expriencing some problems with her transmission.the transmission will not go into 3rd. Or 4th. Gear, all I have is 2nd. Gear even if I were to put it in 3rd. Gear manually.
Transmission failure.
Automatic transmission suddenly downshifts into second gear, regardless of speed, causing the transmission to lock.
The transmission suddenly down shifts to second gear, irrespective of speed, locking the transmission gear.
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