1999 Dodge Stratus defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Dodge Stratus. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• POWER STEERING FLUID FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA05019 · opened Nov 7, 2005 · closed Jan 12, 2006

  Odi has received 29 reports of engine compartment fires that appear to be related to power steering hose leakage in model year (my) 1999 and 2000 chrysler cirrus, dodge stratus and plymouth breeze vehicles (ja-cars) equipped with 2.4l engines.these reports indicate that the fire resulted from a power steering hose leak…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05036 · opened Jun 29, 2005 · closed Nov 7, 2005 · led to recall 06V001000

  On june 29, 2005, odi opened preliminary evaluation pe05-036 to investigate complaints of engine compartment fires in model year (my) 1999-2000 chrysler cirrus, dodge stratus and plymouth breeze passenger cars (ja cars). The ja cars were introduced in my 1995 and ended with my 2000.they were produced with 2.0l, 2.4l an…

• AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK
  Engineering Analysis EA03011 · opened Jul 17, 2003 · closed Jan 30, 2004 · led to recall 04V021000

  The manufacturer reports above are based on daimlerchrysler?s (dc) analysis of model year (my) 1998 (population = 356,384) and 1999 (population = 486,948) ja, jx and lh family subject vehicle data (earlier mys excluded).the population number includes all mys.the precise number of duplicates between odi and dc reports c…

• AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK
  Recall Query RQ03005 · opened Apr 8, 2003 · closed Jul 16, 2003

  Three of the manfacturer complaints and two of the manufacturer crashes reported above were duplicates of odi reports.the majority of crashes occurred after operators parked the vehicle without engaging park gear position; a non-functional ignition-park interlock system subsequently failed to prevent key removal before…

• SAFETY BELT CINCHING LATCH PLATE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02082 · opened Nov 6, 2002 · closed Apr 23, 2003

  There are no injuries or fatalities associated with this alleged defect.while conducting this investigation, odi found that the subject cinches meet the load bearing requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 208, and that many of the reported failures were due to incorrect child safety seat installations. A…