2004 Dodge Stratus: check engine light

Filed Jul 9, 2017 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · IA

Lately when I drive my car the check engine light will come on and then a couple minutes after it comes on the steering will lock up. It has done this multiple times within the last couple of months. The first time I was able to get it started again but then the speedometer wouldn't work. After the first time I thought it was fixed but now whenever it malfunctions the car shuts off on its own and will not start again until its been sitting untouched for at least 10 minutes. This has happened in town (25 MPH) and on roads up to 55 mphs.

Filed Feb 14, 2010 · Engine · 49,000 miles · PA

I have a 2004 dodge stratus that I recently was having rough idle and ended up stalling on me. The problem started several months ago and I had a tune up done on the car and the spark plugs where replaced. I then continued to have issues and the independent shop replaced the ignition wires. They said the computer was not giving a code however they could monitor the system and see a misfire on cylinder one. They changed the wire on 1 to 3 and 3 to 1 and then the same behavior occurred on cylinder 3. I had the car for about 3 days and after staring it up and letting it warm up on a cold winter morning I would hear it running rough. The car sounded like it could stall and the engine light started flashing. I took it back to the independent dealer and they could not duplicate the problem. I asked them about a tsb I found that was related with flashing the PCM and related with cold starts. I had the PCM flashed at a dodge/chrysler dealer who said they never heard of the issue and did not think the PCM needed updated. They said they hooked up the computer and found that it did need to be updated. I have been running the car for about 1 month and so far no issues. I believe their is a know problem with the 2004 dodge stratus and the original PCM code causing the car to run rough and cause the engine light to turn on.

Filed Jun 8, 2005 · Electrical · 25,000 miles · WA

Dt: consumer says vehicle shakes at 50 MPH. Also, shakes when consumer first started vehicle. Consumer was told by dealer that shaking was caused by spark plug wires. Consumer stated wires were changed four times already, and it did not get better. Vehicle was taken to dealer to have wires changed. Vehicle was serviced regularly. Vehicle died intermittently. The check engine light came on. This happened about two weeks after purchase of vehicle.

Filed Sep 29, 2004 · Engine · 12,000 miles · FL

While at a stop engine light illuminated. Vehicle then started to jerk forward. Consumer preceded to drive home. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Filed Sep 3, 2004 · Electrical, Engine · 8,775 miles · TN

Car does the following at random- when driving at low speeds it dies, sometimes when pulling into parking spaces the engines surges and causes car to lunge forward. Once when I backed out of my driveway and put the car in drive it surged and lunged forward. The engine, on several occasions has idled very roughly, the engine light stayed on once and the other time it flashed 5 or 6 times and quit. Noe the motor in the rear window is defective! I have had this car to the dealership 6-7 times for this problem and "they can't duplicate the problem".the lemon law in tennesse requires 4 visits for the same problem, have exceeded that by far! I am done with dodge/chrysler and all their products. I will buy a foreign car befor I ever buy another product from them!!!