2004 DODGE STRATUS

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

ON CERTAIN 2-DOOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL RETURN LINE HOSE FITTING ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOLDED.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH PART NUMBERS 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987MZA, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, AND 11-3156, AND WITH DATE CODES LOWER THAN DCA7078 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE SEAL ON MASTER CYLINDER CAN FAI

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HO

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY HARDENED WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK NEAR THE RETAINING RING GROOVE ALLOWING THE BALL STUD TO SEPARATE UNDER IMPACT LOAD. THE SUBJECT BALL JOINTS WERE S

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL RETURN LINE HOSE FITTING ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY BE RESTRICTED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE MAY RESULT IN A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN HOSE.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, to March 18, 2005, 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring vehicles manufactured April 17, 200

DRIVING ON A 35 MPH ROAD GOING ACROSS THE CROSS ROAD GOT HIT BY A TRUCK DOING ABOUT 70 MPH. HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER TO THE BACK EDGE TRUCK F THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. PUT INTO A SPIN THEN WAS HIT IN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE AND BUMPER. NO AIR BAGS CAME OUT WITH MASSIVE TRAUMA TO BOTH MYSELF AS DRIVER AND MY PASSENGER. POLICE, AMBULANCE AND DOCTORS ASKED WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT EXPAND. IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD OF WORKED LESS INJURIES WOULD OF HAPPENED. WE HAD JUST STOPPED AT A STOP SI

Mileage: 179,171

I WENT TO VISIT SON AND YES I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE IT CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. SO I MADE IT TO MY SONS HOME THEN I HAVE TO MAKE A RUN TO THE STORE AS I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY TO DRIVE A GUY STARTS TO FLAG ME DOWN AND SAID THERE WAS SPARKS UNDER MY CAR AN SOON AS I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE WHOLE FRONT PART OF MY CAR CAUGHT A FIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED CAR WAS TOWED. THEY SAY ITS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVEN THROUGH IT IS A RECALL

Mileage: 13,200

HIT A CAR DOING 85 MPH RIPPING OFF MY FRONT BUMPER AN SIDE PANAL ON PASSSENGER SIDE ALONG WIT HEADLITE ASSEMBLY AN GRILL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 165,056

I WAS FOLLOWING A SEMI WHEN HE MISSED HIS TURN AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND I HIT THE BACK END OF THE TRAILER. HALF OF THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WENT RIGHT UNDER THE TRAILER AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. ON IMPACT, MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED BRUISING AND SEVERE PAIN. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT 1 DAY. AS I STARTED THE CAR I HEARD A BIG BANG, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER. NO WARNINGS OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD, AND I PULLED OUT THE DIPSTICK AND SPOTTED A DARK MILKY SUBSTANCE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 3YRS. AGO, AND KEPT THE MAINTENANCE UP ON THE CAR. *TR

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE AT A STOP OR COMING TO A STOP, TOOK TO DEALER IN 2009 DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT HAS DONE THIS EVER SINCE. TODAY IT ACTUALLY ACCELERATED HARDER WILE AT A COMPLETE STOP MAKING ME HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 154,625

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER WHO STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 129,565.

Mileage: 129,565

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. AS A RESLUT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY SUFFERED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED REGARDING THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE DIFFERE

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT INTO DRIVE. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONSUMER HIT TWO PEDESTRIANS AS WELL AS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING AND THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. HE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE OVER

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS UNEXPECTEDLY REAR-ENDED. THE TRUNK SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE REAR SPOILER DETACHED FROM THE TRUNK AND WENT THROUGH THE REAR GLASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT WAS

Mileage: 37,000

2004 DODGE STRATUS. LTR FORWARDED FROM FMCSA REQUESTING INVESTIGATION OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT RE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS IN HER CHRYSLER VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER HIT A UTILITY POLE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER FACE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM FOR ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURERS INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT MET. THE IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE VEHICLE'S CRUSH POINTS. ALSO, DURING THE ELECTRONIC TESTING, NO FAULT CODES AP

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE FRONT MIDSECTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DETERMINED TO BE DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

THE IGNITION INTERLOCK ON MY 2004 DODGE STRATUS IS INOPERATIVE. AT LEAST TWICE, THE KEY WAS REMOVED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF BY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR RAN INTO AN OBSTRUCTION AND SUFFERED 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 37,980

THE IGNITION INTERLOCK ON MY 2004 DODGE STRATUS IS INOPERATIVE. AT LEAST TWICE, THE KEY WAS REMOVED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF BY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR RAN INTO AN OBSTRUCTION AND SUFFERED 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 37,980

TL*- THE CONTACT'A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE WHICH HAD SPUN OUT IN FRONT OF HER VEHICLE DUE TO THE ICY CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH WHEN SHE STUCK THE SECOND VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES PROCEEDED TO SLIDE DOWN A STEEP EMBACKMENT. ALTHOUGH THE VECHILE WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IT SEEMD THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENTIONER DID ENGAGE AND KEPT THE DRIVER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE, AND THE INSURANCE AGENT WERE SUR

Mileage: 50,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH WITH STEADY BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND SLID INTO A TELEPHONE POLE COMING TO A FINAL STOP ON ITS SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR, AS WELL AS A FACTO

Mileage: 32,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH WITH STEADY BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND SLID INTO A TELEPHONE POLE COMING TO A FINAL STOP ON ITS SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR, AS WELL AS A FACTO

Mileage: 32,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE TIRES SPUN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THE HIT THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE. THE VEHICLE AND GARAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 22,000

3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BUMPER WAS CRACKED, BUT THE FRAME WAS NOT DAMAGED. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO REPORT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 02/13/06.*JB