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is the same problem you are having. Let me know if you find anything out. Would be greatly appreciated!! thanks!
-bill
I had to replace both struts in the back of the car. However, you can buy struts and a strut mount kit. Which of coarse probably wasn't the problem. The plates both struts rest in, inside of the wheel well, are made of an aluminum alloy which easily and quickly oxidized and caused it to chip away cheaply! They were on back order by 10,000 at one point. Recall? No! Avoid Chrysler!
To top that off, I have changed my oil every 5000 miles with Mobile Synthic 5000 miles guarnateed. Well, while driving on highway, not doing anything fancy 70mph.
Engine exploded, died, pulled over and car caught on fire!
No prior engine problems, oil always changed, no metal shavings in oil! Has never overheated or had any heating problems. The engine exploded from he engine block tearing a hold through my engine, which leaked oil onto my exhaust catching it on fire!
137,000 miles on the car. Expect that to be the lifetime of that engine!
Never had ANY engine problems, except for transmission rebuilt. Never had to fix a damn thing and it's a 2002 4 cyl 2.4L 4 door sedan.
137,000 mi engine completely blew, sent a hole through my block onto my exhaust and blowing a tire. then the car caught fire. Probably shot a rod out the side of my engine block.
Just an FYI
I did all maintenance myself
Hope this helps.
Thanks for any help that you can give
Basically, it is like the ignition is locked.
Any suggestions as to what the problem may be?
Ken
I'm trying to find out the name of a part located in the steering column which allows the horn to be blown and the air bag to come on when it is most important. It is for a 2003 stratus/ 4 door. I'm trying to price it, but w/o the name, its not gonna happen
thanx in advance for ur help... :confuse:
Yes, the Japanese took some of our ideas and made them better. It caught the American Auto Industry and surpassed it.
We need to keep the auto industry jobs within the United States. Keep the money here, right? But at the same time, perhaps there must be some kind of regulations or laws that force the American Auto Industry to have at minimum, a high quality product, e.g. some much quality within a range in reference to other high quality auto manufacturers, e.g. Nissan, Toyota, etc.
I had a Saturn Ion. The transmission in this Saturn was a Japanese transmission. Figure that.
Oh well, I can't wait to get into my Stratus. I am going to jam.
Thank you Dodge for making the Stratus. I am enjoying it. Yes, I've had to put money into fixing things, but I think it is worth it for now.
Dodge would probably get their feelings hurt if I told them that I dream about having a new Nissan Frontier, Ford Mustang GT(Shelby or whatever), and a Cadillac CTS Coupe. If I was greedy, instead of the Mustang, I would get a Corvette Z06 or ZR1.
For now, I will enjoy my 2000 Dodge Stratus. Never know what is next on the "fixing" list.
I just forked out ( a few days ago ) $288 to replace a key tumbler.
Oh well, all vehicles have to have maintenance and fixing at some point in their life time.
Have a great day. It is clear blue skys here in the Colorado Springs area at 8:26 a.m.
Think I'll check fluid levels and maybe air pressure, and hit the road for awhile.
Bye.
We took it to Autozone- told it was the crank sensor or camshaft sensor. We have replaced both. Still having the same problem.
We took it to a mechanic- he couldn’t figure out what the problem was. He told us to take it to an electrician. We have and they can’t figure it out. Because the codes only show when the light is on and that isn’t all the time, they have had our vehicle for over a month. They thought it was the housing for the sensor- they tighted the prongs and it cleared the problem, but when I went to pick it up the problem recurred.
:confuse: Any suggestions?
Sometimes the horn blows for no reason. I can make it stop by unlocking the tilt wheel and moving the steering wheel up and down (hard!). I have just removed the fuse, so I have no horn. However, the dc charger outlet is on that same fuse, so I can't charge my cell phone and other stuff when I am driving.
The driver side and passenger side front electric windows are iffy. Sometimes they work perfectly, sometimes they will stop, then roll up or down next time I start it or if I drive for a long time. Sometimes not.
Any cheap fixes for either of these problems?? I do see that the windows are a fairly common problem with these cars.
Thank you! :lemon:
My only car i really need some advice
Thanks Frank
Have had it for 6 months. Just recently just started having this problem. Dummy me was trying to start it with a copy key which did not have the transmitter. It would start and shut right off after 3 to 5 seconds!!! It was very frustrating.
After looking through various forums, I got the codes from the computer which gave me the code of P0513 which means that a key without the theft security chip was used to try to start the vehicle. Bingo!! Tried the original key and no problem running the vehicle. Thankyou Lord God.
Just wanted to relay this to everyone.