Worst 2003 Dodge Stratus Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
AIR BAGS
SUSPENSION:REAR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2003 Dodge Stratus.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 11 | 3 | — | 88,832 mi | |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 7 | — | — | 84,764 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 6 | 1 | — | 52,125 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 6 | — | — | 130,234 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 | 1 | — | 76,563 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 | 1 | — | 32,004 mi | |
| ENGINE | 4 | — | — | 148,509 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 4 | — | — | 40,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 | — | — | 40,372 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 | 1 | — | 41,165 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 | — | — | 91,000 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 | — | — | 135,667 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 3 | — | — | 21,300 mi | |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 3 | — | — | 57,900 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 2 | — | — | 108,500 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 | — | — | 64,000 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 | — | — | 33,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 2 | 1 | — | 9,000 mi | |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 | — | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 | — | — | 144,300 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 | — | — | 23,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 | — | — | 39,000 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 | — | — | 39,000 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 | — | — | — | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 | — | — | 9,183 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 | — | — | 196,000 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 | — | — | 9,183 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 | — | — | 82,000 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 | — | — | — | |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | 1 | — | — | 9,183 mi |
Recalls for 2003 Dodge Stratus
1 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~443,442 vehicles.
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, 2000, to February 21, 2005, and 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 22, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the passenger side sun visor may detach.
Other Dodge Stratus Years
Wider context: See the full Dodge Stratus reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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