Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Dodge Stratus has 18 NHTSA suspension complaints and 2 suspension-related recalls.
18
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
09E056000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY HARDE...
10E059000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2023 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | SUSPENSION | The entire front suspension feels as though it is going to fall outward at any moment. I have had th... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | SUSPENSION | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON STREET WAY WHEN LOWER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHERE BALL JOINT IS.... |
| Dec 1, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | I WAS DRIVING DOING ABOUT 25 MPH. THANK GOD I WASN'T DRIVING ANY FASTER WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN. I HEARD... |
| Jun 30, 2019 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | WHEN DRIVING HOME THE 2006 DODGE STRATUS SXT SEDAN AS MENTIONED BROKE ON ME AND MY FAMILY INTO A STO... |
| May 15, 2019 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | I WAS DRIVING HOME WENT TO GO TURN LEFT AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. I STOPPED THE CAR LOOK AT THE FR... |
| Jul 3, 2017 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | RECALL BALL JOINTS AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS TIRED OF REPLACING TIRES AND I LOOKED IT UP THERE WAS 0 RE... |
| Mar 1, 2017 | SUSPENSION,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND A NOISE COULD... |
| Jan 1, 2017 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | MY BALL JOINT SNAPED AND MY RADIATOR WHAS HEATED UP BADLE I PUT A WHOLE IN MY RADATOR HOSE AS WELL. |
| Apr 30, 2016 | SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS | MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS LIFTING FROM ITS PLACE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COVER. THIS IS A CONCERN ... |
| Apr 7, 2016 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | WHILE IN MOTION FRONT DRIVER SIDE FELL APART MY WHEEL BROKE OFF,WHILE GOING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT ... |
| Oct 14, 2015 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE FR... |
| Sep 23, 2015 | SUSPENSION | CAME IN TO KNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS RECALL NOTICES IN REFERENCE TO BALL JOINT ISSUES. MY DRIVER... |
| May 1, 2015 | SUSPENSION | I WAS HEARING A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH SIDES OF MY CAR IN THE FRONT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A ME... |
| Dec 17, 2014 | SUSPENSION | RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE CONTROL ARM. *TR |
| Jul 24, 2012 | SUSPENSION | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND THE CAR PULLED ME HARD INTO THE MEDIUM AT 75... |
| Feb 20, 2012 | SUSPENSION | UPPER CONTROL ARM PULLING AWAY AT BALL JOINT BOTH SIDES OF CAR COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL IF COMPLE... |
| Jun 30, 2007 | SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2007 STILL UNDER WARRANTY THINKING I WOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS SINCE ANY REP... |