9.8
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$4,000.00
Average Mileage:
96,443 miles
Total Complaints:
8 complaints
Most common solutions:
- new motor (7 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
engine problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Dodge dealer.
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2009Apr 25
Stratus V6
- Automatic transmission
- 98,000 miles
The sound started off just a slight knocking when I would turn the car on and once it got warmed up it would be gone, and then it got to be pretty noticeable when the car was in idle but not too bad and then recently it sounded like there was a lawnmower going off in my hood (and that is not exaggerating)!!!!! I guess this is typical of these cars and the only fix is a new motor! Good luck!
2008Nov 03
Stratus SE 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 130,000 miles
Im going thru the same exact things. Ive had my dodge stratus for a year now and Ive had so many problems out of it every since. My car is in the shop right now needing a motor due to oil in the water. The motor that the mechanic priced is $1700. I was planning on getting it fixed but after discovering this website and seeing that I am not alone I am not about to attempt to pay that much.. And make payments and pay insurance also.. I just dont see it, then no one wants to help. The dodge dealership has given us the run around over and over. I purchased my car from Dodge Chrysler in Spartanburg, SC only 35-40 minutes from my home. They sold me the car and they knew it was bad. It ran hot the same day I got it, I took it back and they say they did a head gasket job or something. Okay we trusted them so we left. I only had a 30 day/1,000 mile warranty on it so they say they fixed it. Then it ran hot again like 3 months later, I was told I needed a thermostat, so I got one. Then about 3-4 months later I had the same problem again.. Was told needed a water pump, put it in the shop, the mechanic called and told me the motor locked up and needed another one, its still sitting over there while we are trying to decide what to do about it. I also think something should be done about this, Dodge Chrysler made a fool out of me and my mom all bc we are females.. Now I don't have any transportation, and really no money, not to pay on a car which I still owe about $4,000 on, thats crazy!!!
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2008Nov 03
Stratus SE 2.7L
- CVT transmission
- 130,000 miles
I use to always see dodge stratus' and I thought they were cut cars.. Then I got a job at this place and met this girl she had one.. She still has it hers is a 2004 Dodge Stratus, I always admired it.. So I went to Dodge Chrysler in Spartanburg, SC looking for one. At the point in time they didn't have one. But they continued to look and they finally found me one like 2 weeks later. So they called me and my mom. We live about 40-45 minutes away. So we drove down and test drove it. I loved it, it was red with tint on the windows. It just made me so happy. So at the time I was 21 still young didn't really have credit established so my mother co-signed for me and I put $500 down. We did the paperwork and everything, they cleaned it up for me put gas in. So we come back home. How about later that night it ran hot. We had a 30 day/1,000 mile warranty. So we took it back that Monday bc we bought on a Saturday. They suppose to did an head gasket job or something so they so. So we didnt know what they were back there doing, we trusted them and got the car went on back down the road. Like a month later had ignition problems took it back even tho the warranty was gone, they replaced bc my mother went up there and showed out. So about 3-4 months later ran hot again. People said I needed a thermostat, okay I got one. 3 months later ran hot again, ok got it towed all the way back to spartanburg that was $150, they say it needed a water pump and had an oil leak...$1500. Didn't have that kind of money, had to pay $150 to go back down there and get it. So I kept putting water in it in the process of trying to find someone to fix it a lil cheaper. Okay 1 month ago, Nov 3. it ran hot again and was making noises like it was just on its last leg. Took it to a local shop they said a timing belt and water pump, oil leak for $700. We said ok call us when its ready. 3 weeks later they say the motor done locked up need a motor, $1700. So its been there at the shop since, we been trying to decide what move to make now. I cant afford to pay for repairs and make car payments. Cant afford a new car right now, I need transportation been without for over a month. Dodge in Spartanburg is full of ____!! They knew it was a bad car from the jump, they just tried to get over bc we were women and they did.. Then they never wanted to help. I think it should be against the law to do people like that. I will never buy a dodge again, they are to much trouble and the labor work is an arm and a leg on top of how much the parts are. Now im stuck with it all bc I was sold a lemon from the start.. Something needs to be done about this!!!!!!!!!!
2008Apr 20
Stratus ES 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 130,000 miles
So heres the situation, my water pump goes out. I get that fixed. Shortly thereafter my engine starts spraying oil every which way.
2006May 12
(reported on)Stratus SE
- 22,546 miles
So I purchased this car in January 2006 only to find the knock I was hearing was my engine, yes stupid me for buying it, but I'm a single women and had no idea what it was and no man around to check it out. Good thing the engine was covered under the warranty. It needed a NEW ONE at 23,000 MILES! What the heck, did the people who owned it before me not know what "CHANGE YOUR OIL" means? Good thing I own it now, she'll get her oil changed faithfully!!!
2008Apr 16
Stratus SE 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 106,000 miles
lets see. my oil light kept coming on as i would brake sometimes. and then it started getting worse to the point it would pop on for no reason. I regularly did my oil changes and added new parts as it needed them. 2 days ago it started slightly knocking so i figured i was due for a oil change so i went to get one. turns out that didn't stop the knocking. well as i was driving yesterday home from school the knocking was getting worse and car was just not acting right what-so-ever. so i parked up and left it for about an hour started it back up and knocking is now worse. Car is gonna go if i even try to drive it. THANKS CHRYSLER FOR YOUR PIECE OF SH*T CAR THAT I STILL HAVE 4 YRS TO PAY ON!!!!!
2007Sep 20
Stratus RT 2.7L V6
- Manual transmission
- 55,000 miles
I bought my 02 stratus with 11,000 miles on it in 03 loved the car did oil change at 12,000 miles with synthetic oil, and followed the maintenance manual to a T. I was driving down the road and it started to knock, took it to a shop they put it on a lift and tell me my motor is shot I have spun an internal bearing. This motor is known for this and dodge did nothing about it. He said it's a design flaw with the oil pick up tube from the oil pan to the top of the motor. $4000.00 for me to build a motor with a block from Jasper motor company. I call dodge and won't help me out at all. I am a dodge guy to the core and am very disappointed with the situation. I had 55,000 miles on the motor I haven't done this much maintance on a vehicle and got so little out of it.
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2009May 28
Stratus 2.7L V6
I have a 2002 Dodge Stratus, oil light came on then I noticed a knockin sound. Then the car stopped in the middle of traffic without warning. After I had the car towed, i was told by several mechanics that the motor has to be replaced.
Tina W.
Lewisville, TX, USA
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