2004 Dodge Stratus air bags problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Dodge Stratus — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Oct 16, 2018
“I was driving down the street and I parked at a friend's house. Me and him were talking and without warning the driver side airbag went off. No one was touching the car and I was not touching the steering wheel. I don't know what triggered the airbag to go off. And I'm glad I wasn't on the road…”
filed May 29, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a…Campaign 15V338000 · Jun 2, 2015
Air Bags problems in other Stratus years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Stratus | 13 | 18% |
| 2005 Stratus | 9 | 15% |
| 2003 Stratus | 15 | 20% |
| 2002 Stratus | 19 | 13% |
| 2001 Stratus | 26 | 14% |
| 2000 Stratus | 9 | 4% |
| 1999 Stratus | 10 | 4% |
| 1998 Stratus | 17 | 6% |
| 1997 Stratus | 24 | 7% |
| 1996 Stratus | 18 | 3% |
| 1995 Stratus | 18 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Dodge Stratus
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.