1997 Dodge Stratus vehicle speed control problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Dodge Stratus — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Either the oil light or cruise light will come on and car loses all power. I have to pull off road and put car in park turn it off and sometimes it will just start right back and sometimes I have to wait for about 30 mins for it to start back. I have only had the car since march of 2013 and it has…”
filed Aug 22, 2013
“Tl*the contact owns a 1997 dodge stratus. While driving approximately 45-50 mph on normal road conditions, the cruise control was activated. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the cruise control failed to deactivate. He made several attempts to disengage the cruise control mechanism, but…”
filed Jan 28, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Stratus years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Stratus | 3 | 4% |
| 2005 Stratus | 2 | 3% |
| 2004 Stratus | 13 | 9% |
| 2003 Stratus | 8 | 11% |
| 2002 Stratus | 8 | 5% |
| 2001 Stratus | 11 | 6% |
| 2000 Stratus | 3 | 1% |
| 1999 Stratus | 10 | 4% |
| 1998 Stratus | 9 | 3% |
| 1996 Stratus | 12 | 2% |
| 1995 Stratus | 11 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Dodge Stratus
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.