With no ryme or rythem, the winsheild wipers fail to turn on, power locks fail to work and turn sygnals fail. Engine stalls and will not restart while in traffic for at least 30 seconds. These conditions happen while on the roadway and with children in the car , loss of ignition, winsheild wipers or turn sygnals can cause an accident or death.
1999 Dodge Stratus: windshield wiper failure
8 of the 251 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Stratus describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Windshield wiper failure by model year
- 20061
- 20051
- 20022
- 20003
- 19998
- 19962
- 19954
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge stratus. When it rains, the instrument panel gauges, windshield wipers, and air conditioner become inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle was a lemon because it has been included in two recalls and the windows did not work at the time of purchase. The contact believes that chrysler should repair the vehicle since the failures have been occurring since the day it was purchased. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown. The current mileage was 5,000.
Dt: after the consumer drove for awhile parked the vehicle, she came outside and the vehicle caught on fire. There was fire and smoke coming from under the hood. The fire department was notified. The vehicle has been scrapped and no one had looked at it. Also, the windshield wipers malfunctioned and the radio had turned on while the keys were out of the vehicle. There had been no previous problems with the vehicle.
In hot weather, the dash lights/ windshield wipers, and air conditioner did not work. The vehicle was been taken to several dealers, they could not determine the cause of problem. *ak *ts
Washer jets and hoses for windshield wipers are clogging and result in system failure to operate. This took three service calls to resolve and should be covered as a manufacture defect. I was forced to replace motor that operates the sprayers last year and the problem continued. Per dealership, this problem is known and has not been published which means owners are being forced to pay for defective parts.
In hot weather the instruments on the dash dont function (tachometer, speedometer, temperature gauge, power windows, door locks and windshield wipers), the vehicle has been to the dealer three times for this problem.
Intermittently during hot weather instrument panel would go out. Power accessories, such as door locks/windows and windshield wipers became inoperative. Vehicle has been to the dealer and dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. *ak
Windshield washer/ wiper system failure - vehicle to dealer several times in last three years - dealer cut the washer fluid line to allow compressed air to blow out system - works for several days then plugs up again - it becomes a sfety hazard when you activeate the windshirld washer system at highway speeds and no fluid is dispensed - but the windshield wipers activate smearing whatever is on the windshield, causing very limited visibility.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Stratus wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Stratus?
8 of 251 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Stratus (3%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Stratus?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Stratus
Fire or smoke 47Stalling 14Fuel pump 8No deployment 6Grinding brakes 6Brake failure 5
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