Dodge Stratus sudden acceleration problems

Filed Sep 22, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 130,000 miles · TX

Car accelerated on its own. When I let off the brakes it took off very fast and got up to 70 before I had to mash the brakes very hard and pull over and force it into neutral and turn the key to stop the engine. When restarting the engine it continued rev in park and neutral which prevented me from putting it in drive'

Filed Aug 8, 2011 · Acceleration · 103,000 miles · SC · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge stratus. The contact stated that while in traffic at a complete stop, the brake pedal was engaged and suddenly the vehicle lunged forward. As a reslut, the contact crashed into the proceeding vehicle. There was no personal injury suffered. A police report was not filed regarding the incident. The contact's vehicle sustained front end damage. The vehicle was driven from the scene to the dealer, who was unable to locate a failure. The failure occurred five different times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the unintended acceleration. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000. Updated10/13/11 *bf updated 11/02/11

Filed Jul 11, 2011 · Acceleration · 42,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge stratus. The contact stated that when waiting at a traffic light, the vehicle would lunge forward. In order to get the vehicle to come to a complete stop she had to apply pressure to the brakes as hard as she could. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic on several occasions and they advised her that the failure was caused by the brakes, rotors, and calipers. The vehicle was repaired. After the vehicle was repaired the failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

Filed Sep 3, 2008 · Electrical, Transmission · 34,000 miles · VA

1. Ignition- ms. Faulkner was transporting me to pick up my vehicle and her vehicle engine shut off just before she came to a stop. She stated that this had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle did not stall the day I drove it but when I stopped at a signal light the engine surged momentary for approximately 3-4 seconds and then it returned to it?s normal idle. Had I not had the brake pedal engaged the vehicle would have surged forward 2. Transmission ? While driving on the interstate at speed limit and speed control set, upon resuming speed after coasting down a hill, there was a very distinct clunk that came from the transmission/transaxle. This same clunk occurred again at slow speeds when I slowing down for a signal.

Filed Sep 3, 2008 · Electrical, Transmission · 34,000 miles · VA

1. Ignition- ms. Faulkner was transporting me to pick up my vehicle and her vehicle engine shut off just before she came to a stop. She stated that this had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle did not stall the day I drove it but when I stopped at a signal light the engine surged momentarily for approximately 3-4 seconds and then it returned to it?s normal idle. Had I not had the brake pedal engaged the vehicle would have surged forward 2. Transmission ? While driving on the interstate at speed limit and speed control set, upon resuming speed after coasting down a hill, there was a very distinct clunk that came from the transmission/transaxle. This same clunk occurred again at slow speeds when I slowing down for a signal.

Filed Jan 11, 2006 · Acceleration · 2,500 miles · CA

The throttle on this car is so poorly designed that when you want to proceed from a stop, the car will not do so slowly, but rather peels out or accelerates so suddenly it is dangerous. Two dealers have looked at it and say it is performing as designed. A technician at the ca state garage almost crashed the car when trying to put it into the car wash when it suddenly accelerated on him. The car only has 2500 miles on it and it has only had me as the driver, even though it is owned by the state of ca. This has been happening since I was assigned the car and it had only 10 miles on the odometer.

Filed Oct 25, 2005 · Acceleration · IA · crash

Dt: the contact stated vehicle had a problem stopping. The rpms revved when the brake was applied. The vehicle surged forward while trying to stop. The problem seemed to be intermittent. The contact owned the car since july 205, and this happened five times. She has been working with the dealer to see if the problem could be resolved. The dealer has done diagnostic testing and found no solution. Chrysler offered her no solution to the problem or any free remedy. The vehicle has been in to the dealer twice. The contact's vehicle rear ended a car as a result of the surging.

Filed Jun 10, 2005 · Acceleration · 21,500 miles · MD

Dt: car inadvertently begins to speed up. Generally it occurs 20 MPH and slower, even when stopping. Car is very hard to slow down or stop. No warning. Car is regularly serviced, and records are available. Dealer reports they can not determine cause of unintended acceleration.*ak there were three attempts to determine cause without any success.

Filed Nov 24, 2004 · Engine · 2,500 miles · FL

The car will idle roughly at slow speeds and stall in parking lots and intersections, with just 6,000 miles the brakes are now going bad as well. It also will lunge forward without warning at stop lights and stop signs, my wife was almost in an accident yesterday and refuses to drive the car. It is at the dealership again for the same problem today. Last time they told me I did no know what it means when a car stalls because the computer says it did not and they drove it a few miles and did not have trouble. I wish I could get rid of it today.

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!!!