10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$1,400.00
Average Mileage:
73,750 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace the head gasket (2 reports)
engine problem
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2006Nov 12
(reported on)Stratus ES
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
THIS CAR IS AWFUL!!!! I TREATED IT LIKE IT WAS MADE OUT OF GOLD!!! REGULAR OIL CHANGE, MAINTENANCE, AND ANYTHING ELSE IT NEEDED!!! I'M VERY UPSET, THE HEAD GASKET HAPPENED IN JULY LETTING AIR INTO MY COOLING SYSTEM ALLOWING THE CAR TO GET HOT, AND THINGS JUST SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE (OIL LIGHT NOW FLICKERS)!!! BIGGEST LEMON EVER!!!! AND WHY DO THE FREAKIN PARTS COST SO MUCH???? I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO SELL THE PARTS OFF IT OR DRIVE IT INTO A DITCH!!!! I HATE IT, I HATE IT, I HATE IT!!!! I'VE POSTED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR, IT'S EVIL! MY DAD WORKS FOR CHRYSLER AND THATS ALL WE'VE EVER OWNED, BUT THIS IS THE WORST CAR EVER, DONT BUY IT!!! I THINK I'M DONE FOR NOW.
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2006Dec 13
(reported on)Stratus ES 2.7L
I bought my 2001 Stratus new and drove it off the lot with 3 miles on the odometer. As soon as the weather in San Antonio got cold enough where we needed the heater (doesn't happen often there). We noticed the heater blowing cold air intermittently. We took the car to the dealer where they "adjusted the bleed valve." Well, for three years in south Texas we had the car into the dealer twice for the heater blowing cold air. Twice they did band-aid fixes and we weren't aware of a serious problem because the weather didn't get too cold there. Then, we moved to Albuquerque and noticed severe problems with the heater only getting luke warm, then blowing cold air for awhile, then back and forth between warm and cold. Now the warranty had expired and trips to the authorized repair shop started getting expensive with no resolution to the problem. Finally, with 82K on the car and a little over 5 years battling the problem, the repair shop tells me the head gasket is cracked and it's probably been that way since I bought the car. The cost to replace the head gasket is $1,400, so the manager suggested I trade the car in. What choice to I have? I'm going to trade it in and never buy a Dailmer Chrysler product again!
lschuh
Albuquerque, NM, USA
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