20 Most Recent 2001 Dodge Stratus - Page 9 Questions & Answers

If the timing belt went or slipped you would have backfiring or worse. It is likely another issue such as cap/rotor, control module, sensor(s) or fuel pump. Is the check engine light on?

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have the alternator bench tested to determine if the regulator or the rectifier pack is faulty.

depends as red is usually transmission fluid and that is not usually a cheap fix sorry. If you are lucky it is just a pan seal then the repair is 1hr or less. but if it is a housing seal leak then you could be talking up to 7 hours of labour as trans has to come out. if the fluid is getting on anything hot then you will get a burning smell. if the leak is higher on the housing it could be where the dipstick tube meets the trans housing

I think this model you may have to change both the filter and the pump I thinks its built all in and quite expensive. You could do this but you will have to drop the fuel tank and have the vehicle high enough to slide out. Please don't smoke or have anyone around who does because of the gasoline vapors watch the wiring as you drop the gas tank. If your not certain about doing this have someone that is experienced enough to help you or do it for you.

If the coil is faulty it will not produce the blue spark necessary for ignition. Check the coil and check the module in the distributor as it may be faulty and not producing the spark when required.. check for voltage at the + side of the coil and then on the - side of the coil to ensure that current is flowing through the coil . Check that the case of the coil is in the bracket securely and if the coil is a plastic body unit ensure that the bolt hole with the metal bit is properly earthed.. IN a coil there are 2 sets of windings . 1 is the primary winding that goes through the coil to the points /module and the other is the 2ndry circuit that is the high voltage windings that need to be earthed out to complete the circuit.

Turn the Wheel on the right side to gain acces use a small soket and ratchet to unscew 6 scews to remove the cover in the Wheel house you dont have choice sometime it is had because screws rust into plastic clip may be you will need biger screws after,to disconnect the battery slide the battey out a bit to reach cable

I just googled it and there's a ton of info. Also Youtube is good.

spark plugs. i'm just gonna throw out a stupid thing to check. heavy acceleration and high heat damage to plugs cause them to miss. very common in motorcycles and not common in cars. air cooled vs. water cooled. start with a plug replacement.

It could be 2 things indicator switch or the relay

You can't. These are codes related to the o2 sensor and the evap circuit, and will be checked every time. You can try clearing the codes, but I suspect they will come right back. Time for a repair.

sounds like major blockage.

COOL take an apprenticship and they will teach you .at this point you don't have the skill level