Dodge Stratus

The lights are controlled by the Body Control Module (in the fuse box), from a signal on your dimmer switch, also called the multifunction switch. Do not swap out the BCM with a junkyard one, as it must be programed for your car (i am going through this now with my 96 Dodge Stratus)

alot of things...read up on diagnosis ...

...everyone should have a manual for their vehicle(parts store or dealer), and a local library should have professional shop manuals available in the REFERENCE section for free...make copies of the appropriate sections...read up and good luck :)

I have an 04 Stratus, and have the same problem. Take it to an auto parts store that does code reading (or buy one), and read the codes. I've had 7 errors come up on one, and they all effect how long the car runs.

First, Cam sensor (looking at the engine, its on the left side, underneath the 1 1/2 inch rubber tube. Second, Crank sensor (real pain in the butt to change) Right side of engine--remove air intake. Sensor fits the same plug as the cam, but they are NOT the same--found that out the hard way. 3rd Low battery. Replace it if it needs it. Remove drivers tire--looking at the rotor its on the left side. remove panel, remove battery. and replace if needed. 4th MAP sensor, have not gotten around to replace this yet. 5th (6th and 7th) Barometric Pressure Sensor. No idea the car even had one. Dont know its location either. I've had all those errors, and replaced all but the MAP and BPS, and it still stalls mid-drive. Problem still isn't resolved. Oh, forgot about the random mis-fire on cyl. 5 --have had this problem for a LONG time now..I'd say about 30k+ miles, so I'm pretty sure it doesnt have too much to do with stalling.

Here's some pictures to help explain:

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49 psi plus or minus 5

49 psi plus or minus 5

Because the interlock mechanism is broke. Take the cover off the bottom of thesteering column. There on the bottom of the column you will see a cable running up from the dash. The other end of the cable is connected to the shifter. The ignition switch triggers a pin downward that moves the cable allowing the shifter to move.

The problem is the pin gets worn or is cheap and can not take the wear and tear. The solution is to remove the end of the cable from the connector on the steering column. I duc taped mine in-place just back of the connector due to the pain it is to remove it completely. Be warned that this "fix" deactivates the interlocking between the ignition switch, steering wheel and shifter. The shifter will move without having the key in, but, it will move. You can also take you keys out when you shut off the car. This is a nice feature too. Cuts down on the stolen vehicle thing.

This problem starts small then get worse. At first the keys get hung up from time to time. Then it gets hard to mover the shifter out of park. When it is out of park sometimes you can't get it back in park. When you do get it back in park then the keys can be impossible to remove. I almost missed an Oral Surgeon appointment because of this key problem. I got lucky and had the worst of both.

You also now can lock you keys in the car!! Depending on the situation the chime may not fire or the locks will active at times. It was nice that it was impossible to lock the car with the keys in the ignition. Now you can.

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you should find the egr in the front of the motor under the throlltle , two screws hold it in place , small hands and a univeral and off it comes . to find what yours looks like you can search eBay and see a pix or in your browser type in egr and engine size . it was harder to get to egr then anything no need to remove housing , if on AOL email me and i can offer a mechanic offering free repair advice and he helped us. be sure to clean port behind egr with ice pick and vaccumm it will or maybe blocked with black carbon build up . we used a wrech and it had a twisting ten mm ? on it and used an extention on it to gain access to it. we did remove air intake and one hose for ease

You put brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir on a 1998 Dodge Stratus. This is located on the master cylinder, under the hood, on the driver's side.

There are two hex/star screws above the headlight casing that need to be removed first. Then you slide out the headlight casing to expose the backside, there you will find the a medium sized slipnut around the Halogen bulb. Turn counter clock wise to release and pull back gently allowing the halogen bulb to come free of the headlight casing. Unplug the Halogen bulb (a flatheaded screw driver my be needed to pry the locking clasp) To install the new Halogen bulb reverse the above steps be very careful to NOT touch the Halogen Bulb itself. The oils on your skin can cause the bulb to blow out sooner when power is given to the bulb. Tighten everything back up and you are done...

In the a/c-heating box, very complicated job and you will need to pull the dash......................

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Seat belts are important for your safety

decreased mpg, look at the filter and c if its clean if not than go buy a new one or clean it up as good as u can

IT MOUNTS TO THE FRAME AT THE REAR OF THE FUELTANK

I just did my water pump last year on my 98' stratus. Power stearing pump off first. Then front and passenger motor mounts, with a jack under the oil pan. lower the jack on the oil pan far enough to get the cranckshaft pully off and take the crankshaft pully off. Remove both belt covers and belts. Once all that is done you can take out the 7 bolts holding the pump on (they are hard to get to). Revese the order to install.

How much to repair a head gasket for a 2002 dodge stratus

no the 1996 -1998 is the same then the 2000-2004 is the same so it will not fit

all you need to do is pull hard. if that doesnt work tap the back with a hammer

5w30

5w30

A wire could be cut. check the resistance of the wires from the connectors to find a break. they could be broken from wear. or it could be the motors themselves that are bad, but check the wires first before replacing them.

Moister getting into a distributer cap often cause a car not to start. Spark plug wires will also do the same thing when worne out. Although a crack in the distrsbutor may not be visible, the smallest crack will cause this problem. I hope this helped you!!!

I had a problem with my car that it wouldn't start in the summer when it was hot or humid. I brought it to many mechanics, and they said it was everything from the o2 sensor to this to that. The last mechanic I brought it to took a month, and realized that my key, has a chip in it, and the chip is needed IN the key to start the car. The car place had pulled the chip out of the key and taped into the ignition, therefore ANY key would start the car, but when it got humid, the tape screwed up the ignition and the car would start, but would die and turn off due to the theft security. might want to check that out!

The main problem is that it is a Chrysler. You may think im joking but that car will give you mire problems then anything if you keep it.

A pair of pliers.

replace the blower motor switch

The diagram for a 2000 Stratus water pump and cooling system is in the Dodge Stratus service manual. The manual can be purchased through most auto parts.

there is a fuse under the hood for "fuel ingtion system" # 20 amp change that im searching why my car keeps blowing the same fuse