# 04 Dodge Stratus starting problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 19, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/04-dodge-stratus-starting-problems/117650 "2018-05-19T08:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric\_Kiele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Eric\_Kiele](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Eric_Kiele)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/04-dodge-stratus-starting-problems/117650/1 "2018-05-19T08:32:58Z")
It wants start but it only starts like once or twice a day is very heating like crazy it’s full of coolant need help ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/04-dodge-stratus-starting-problems/117650/2 "2018-05-20T00:32:12Z")
> [@Eric\_Kiele](#): > > It wants start but it only starts like once or twice a day So it starts without problems 1-2 times per day? But other times it won’t start at all? When it won’t start, does it crank ok, but won’t catch and run? Or is this no-crank problem? How many times does it not start compared to the times it does start? ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/04-dodge-stratus-starting-problems/117650/3 "2018-05-20T16:54:40Z")
If it is “Overheating like crazy” as I am deciphering from your post…I think you have a breach in the heat gasket which is fouling the plugs. You are just lucky enough that it does start at times and then it overheats. Yosemite