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#138 of 423 1995 Stratus STD keeps blowing ignition fuse HELP! by shefferb Feb 27, 2002 (7:16 am)
Hello,   I'm a first timer here so bear with me. The summer of 2001 I bought a 1995 Dodge Stratus STD 2.4 off of a dealer. About three months afterwards it started to blow the ignition fuse repeatedly whenever I would attempt to start the car. I took it back to the dealer and they said that it was a bad fuel pump and that it was on the same fuse as the starter, so that is why it kept blowing the fuse. Well about a 1-2 months it started to do it again, back to service. They could get it to blow the fuse repeatedly and ended up rewrapping all the wires, this was about a month ago. Well low and behold it is doing it once again, it doesn't seem the dealers service guys have a clue, can anyone help me out here? Replies to this message: mattrobertson (Oct 17, 2005 5:06 pm) garzo1 (Jan 25, 2007 5:54 pm)
#139 of 423 re: 99 DODGE Stratus/ Ari bag by dtownfb Feb 27, 2002 (9:07 am)
make sure the insurance company knows that the airbags did not deploy. If the accident caused that much damage to the front end, they should have deployed. This should be something the NHTSA might be interestied in hearing about.
#140 of 423 Status R/T 2001 by zukusky Feb 27, 2002 (3:16 pm)
Has anyone had problems with the aluminum wheels on the Stratus R/T 2001.
#141 of 423 Thinking of buying a 2001 SE by crissy2 Mar 07, 2002 (11:43 am)
Thinking of buying a 2001 SE for my daughter. Have a few questions for you experts out there. Am considering this car for safety reasons, though I must admit I have concerns about quality control. Anything I should be concerned with? She'll be driving this car home from school and work some nights, so I'm looking for reassurance that this car is reliable. 4 or 6 cyl? Don't want her to have too much HP. She doesn't have a lotof driving experience. Does this car use a timing belt or a chain? How do I find a 5 star dealer? Where do I find their (the dealer)rating? Noticed the model has had several recalls already. Should this be a concern about what is yet to come? Have never bought a used vehicle, so I have some concerns. Thanks for your input.
#142 of 423 crissy2 by yurakm Mar 07, 2002 (2:20 pm)
Had to drive once a rental in snowstorm in January 2001. Was scared. The ABS worked too often. It was not a Dodge Stratus, though, but a Plymouth twin.   A neighbour get in couple of accidents on her Stratus. First time lost control on snow, spinned and hit a pole. The second time somebody cut her on highway, she stomped on brakes, lost control and totaled the car. On the other hand, she used to save on tires. Had Futura from Pep Boys on the wheels. And I do not like her driving style: she drove me once, and I'd rather avoid repeating...
#143 of 423 Replacing steering rack by paddler1 Mar 09, 2002 (7:19 pm)
Fortunately for us a friend is a Chrysler mechanic. When we bought our 99 Sebring with 14000 miles on it he told us to beware the steering rack before the warranty was up. Sure enough we noticed the click and had the rack replaced under warranty. So far thats the only problem we've had. However, without the warning we probably would have gone past the warranty before the rack was bad enough to really worry us.
#144 of 423 NAIAS by evandro Mar 24, 2002 (5:16 pm)
I put some of the pictures I took at NAIAS here. I didn't try to compete with marketing pictures, but I'm not proud of the photographic quality of my pictures either.   Anyway, I focused especially on concept models and engines, for I love cut out engines! ;^)   Enjoy! Replies to this message: dailyinspirit (Nov 12, 2003 12:08 pm) 96strat (Jan 21, 2006 6:14 pm)
#145 of 423 Anyone w/ Stratus Notice how easily the stick shifts from drive to neutral? by dailyinspirit Nov 12, 2003 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: evandro (Mar 24, 2002 5:16 pm) Anyone w/ Stratus Notice how easily the stick shifts from drive to neutral?   I have a used 04' Stratus SE w/ 24 k miles. The shifter goes thru the gears with realitive ease. Once driving down the highway my hand bearly hit the gear shifter and it went from drive to neutral at the slightest touch. Anyone ever notice how easily the shifter changes gears ? and Does going from drive to neutral w/out pressing the button present a problem or is this a normal function? Replies to this message: 96strat (Jan 21, 2006 6:14 pm)
#146 of 423 dailyinspirit by svevar Nov 12, 2003 (3:59 pm)
The shifter is designed to move from Drive to Neutral without pressing the button - that's not a problem. Notice that you do have to press the button to do something that would damage the transmission, like shifting to reverse from drive while moving forward.   The transmission selector shouldn't move too easily; it normally takes a little force. But simply brushing your hand up against the knob shouldn't do it.
#147 of 423 "Brake" issue by dodgebri Dec 23, 2003 (1:50 pm)
Hello, I have a 2001 Stratus SE, 4 cyl...It looks and runs great except for one thing; about 50% of the time when I brake and take a right turn (right turn only, not a left turn...) the "BRAKE" light comes on, a get a "ding" sound, and a few seconds later the light goes off. This is the same "BRAKE" light which illuminates when I put the e-brake on. I also get this when I brake straight on (i.e. - not turning, just braking to a stop) occasionally. The brakes work fine, there is plenty of "pedal" there. I'm no mechanic, but venture to guess maybe some sort of sensor?? Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks!

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