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10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$1,500.00

Average Mileage:

102,000 miles

Total Complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. need a new water pump fast (1 reports)
Dodge Stratus cooling system problems

cooling system problem

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problem #1

2008Aug 07

Stratus 2.4L V4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 102,000 miles

Just a word of advise...IF your car is getting hot, it's possible you have a hole in your waterpump. Get it fixed AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! I had a hole for about a week, and put water in everyday. One day I didn't keep enough in the waterpump, and my car stalled while driving. And it ended up I needed to get a new waterpump, and my car "jumped time" 180 degrees. On top of that, I blew a head gasket. The whole thing was supposed to cost over $1500.00. But I got lucky and didn't have to pay that much. Many people also told me that Stratus' problems' cannot be ignored. Otherwise u will need a new car.

Jennifer W.

Lubbock, Texas, USA

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