2005 Dodge Stratus steering problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2005 Dodge Stratus — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Got this car 2 years ago and from day 1 when applying the brakes all the way the car is almost uncontrolable the wheel pulls one way or the other bad so I have to pump them and then it still pulls and I have replaced the brakes 4 times to make sure it wasnt the disc and also replaced the wheel…”
filed Oct 8, 2020
“Takata there are several things that I have seen as a recall on a dodge stratus and tried to report it and whomever I be talking to is in denial about that my car is showing me the signs that it's needs to be fixed because it's a malfunction my ball joint is bad because of the front right steering…”
filed May 11, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN SEDANS AND CONVERTIBLE MODEL VEHICLES, THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE MAY HAVE…Campaign 04V579000 · Dec 9, 2004
Steering problems in other Stratus years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Stratus | 9 | 12% |
| 2004 Stratus | 13 | 9% |
| 2003 Stratus | 7 | 9% |
| 2002 Stratus | 9 | 6% |
| 2001 Stratus | 26 | 14% |
| 2000 Stratus | 66 | 31% |
| 1999 Stratus | 49 | 20% |
| 1998 Stratus | 19 | 7% |
| 1997 Stratus | 21 | 6% |
| 1996 Stratus | 42 | 8% |
| 1995 Stratus | 23 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 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.