Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR
230150204/01/20022302701634077Subject regarding outside rearview mirror glass replacement. *slc09/27/2002
230270109/21/20012303400625650Subject regarding outside rearview mirror glass replacement. *tt11/30/2001

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VISIBILITY
12/12/20081
 Blower motor for heater appears to be bad. heater only works on high. this also causes the car to run hot at times.*tr
VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM
12/19/2006302/20/1995
 Chronic failure in blower motor for the heating/ac. unit has model specific problems with overheating presenting a fire hazard as well as a driving hazard. blower motor overheats causing malfunctions in the transistors and/or the diffusers which in turn causes the heating/ac fan to malfunction which makes driving dangerous when defrost or defog is needed. replaced three times in and out of warranty. jb
VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - REAR WINDOW
 Rear window does not have a defogger. during bad weather/storms there is no rear vision due to the fogging up of the window. dealer has been contacted. *ak
VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER
12/19/2006302/20/1995
 Chronic failure in blower motor for the heating/ac. unit has model specific problems with overheating presenting a fire hazard as well as a driving hazard. blower motor overheats causing malfunctions in the transistors and/or the diffusers which in turn causes the heating/ac fan to malfunction which makes driving dangerous when defrost or defog is needed. replaced three times in and out of warranty. jb
01/30/200439039410/31/2000
 Blower/resister has been replaced 3 times and needs to be replaced once again. after a few months, the fan only works on high setting which is very annoying and inefficient. it was first replaced in 2004 and worked until recently when stopped working at the lower levels and was replaced in (2006) may, then august and stopped working again in october. *nm
03/01/200344000103/27/2000
 Vehicle makes noise while going over bumps. also, blower motor only works on high. *jb
VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - CONTROLS/WIRING
06/06/20061
 Please tell me if there is an recall for the control that turns on the heat and the air? i had mine replaced and the knob that turns on keeps on breaking, now it only works on high, i also had the lights looked at on the inside of the car, the over head and the dash board, mileage i can't see because it said door is ajar. all this has been looked at by an dodge dealer and claimed to be fixed by them . but it's not,when i put a new fuse in it works for about ten minutes, then it goes out. there must be an short some where i don't know. can't you please check into to this for me. *jb
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD
1
 While driving the angle of the windshield makes the dashboard illuminate onto the center making it hard to see through the windshield. nlm
05/15/2000105/13/2000
 Windshield angle is so severe that it illuminates dashboard into windshield, this makes windshield very dark so consumer cannot see road at all. all he can see is the dashboard. took to dealer , and there is nothing they can do, it's the design of vehicle. *ak
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
112/05/1999
 Windshield wiper on front driver's side window does not cover entire window, close to driver's side windshield. this problem has left side windshield full of snow. dodge has been contacted. *ak
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - SWITCH/WIRING
04/19/200338480102/03/2001
 Our dodge stratus had 38,000 miles on it when the switch controlling the wiper blades/washer system failed while driving. the wipers and washer ran continuously. the wipers were stopped only by pulling the 30 amp fuse under the hood. the pump supplying washer fluid to the windshield could not be stopped at all even after it ran out of fluid. while the failure did not cause an accident or injuries, the failure could have led to one with a less experienced driver. the cost of the repair and the switch was $290.00. neither daimler/chrysler nor the selling dealership would cover the cost of any part of the repair even though the car was just 2000 miles and one month beyond warranty and clearly occurred as a result of a defect. i am reporting this incident in the event that any other owners experience a similar problem. *jb