1998 Dodge Stratus Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 3%of 272 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 104,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1998 Dodge Stratus, 3% of the 272 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 104,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Dt: the caller's son was driving and without warning the throttle stuck. He tried to pull the foot pedal up with his foot but it did not stop the vehicle. He went through a stop sign and almost lost control of vehicle, but finally got the vehicle to stop by turning off the ignition. The caller said the brakes were on fire. The fire department was not called. The vehicle reached the speed of 80 MPH. Dealer has not been contacted yet. Will take vehicle to her own mechanic. Manufacturer said there was no recall and she should take the vehicle to dealer to get it repaired. …”
NHTSA complaint #10134466, filed 2005-09, 95,000 miles“Dt: the contact stated cruise control would not go off. This happened on 8-26-05. She had the cruise control was set at 60 MPH, but instead it kept climbing higher. The consumer did not have any problems with the cruise control prior to this occurrence. The service dealer had to cut the wires to get the cruise control to go off. The brakes were ruined because she had to ride the brakes for so long. The service repair shop said the module to the cruise control was bad. He disconnected the cruise control. He told her to call the NHTSA and report this because he had never seen anything like it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10134467, filed 2005-09, 104,000 miles“Brakes failed to disengage the cruise control set at 70 MPH. Consumer continued depressing brake pedal until he smelled rubber burning. When this occurred the ignition switch was immediately turned off. Vehicle started to slow down, but the failure continued when the ignition was turned back on. Ignition was then turned back off, and vehicle coasted to the median. When vehicle was at a complete stop consumer put the vehicle in park before restarting. Cruise control disengaged, and the failure had corrected itself. Dealership was not notified, the cause of the failure was undetermined. ...”
NHTSA complaint #10094280, filed 2004-09, 120,000 miles“Consumer state that while driving on the ny state for about 2 1/2 hours, the cruise control was set at 65 MPH, as consumer was pulling into a passing lane without accelerating to pass a slower vehicle, the speed jumped to 80 MPH very rapidly, consumer then hit the accelerator two or three times without any results then turned off the cruise control and the slowed down back to normal.”
NHTSA complaint #566023, filed 2002-07“Throttle linkages broke in mechanism, causing vehicle to move full force. Engine made vehicle move fast as owner was pressing on brakes. Consumer than placed the vehicle in neutral and eventually turned off the vehicle to make it stop.”
NHTSA complaint #882162, filed 2001-03Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 4% |
| 2005 | 2 | 3% |
| 2004 | 13 | 9% |
| 2003 | 8 | 11% |
| 2002 | 8 | 5% |
| 2001 | 11 | 6% |
| 2000 | 3 | 1% |
| 1999 | 10 | 4% |
| 1998 | 9 | 3% |
| 1997 | 18 | 5% |
| 1996 | 12 | 2% |
| 1995 | 11 | 3% |
Other parts of the 1998 Dodge Stratus
121 complaintsBrakes
43 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
24 complaintsSteering
19 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsSuspension
17 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsSeat belts
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsEquipment
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Stratus
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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