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Dodge Stratus 1998 Complaint

Complaint about ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE

BELPRE, OH

Consumer Complaint:
MY 1998 DODGE STRATUS IS LEAKING OIL TO THE TUNE OF 2 QUARTS EVERY 7-10 DAYS. 2 MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND BOTH FEEL IT IS AT THE VERY LEAST A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET AND POSSIBLE REAR SEAL? BOTH HAVE TOLD ME IT WILL NEED ABOUT $20 IN PARTS BUT COST IN EXCESS OF $800 TO FIX. I FEEL THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THOUGH IT STARTED SLOW AT FIRST, IT HAS NOW BECOME A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT THIS IS REALLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER EVEN REDESIGNED THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE OF IT BUT HAS OFFERED NO RECALL OR ASSISTANCE TO THE OWNERS THAT BOUGHT THE CARS ON GOOD FAITH. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO. *JB

Date of Incident:
20040307