Dodge Stratus engine problems

engine problem

10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

39,003 miles

Number of complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. I will never buy another Dodge product (1 reports)

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problem #1

2007Sep 29

(reported on)

Stratus SXT 2.7L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 39,003 miles

Well, just out of nowhere pulling into the parking space at the grocery store my 06 Stratus died. Coming out to start it, it wouldn't even turn over. I had the battery checked then pulled the starter thinking it was bad. No such luck. The engine is locked up tight! I have only had this car for 8 months now and I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY. There is no reason, except for poor design, for an engine to seize up with only 39003 miles on it.

Now I really don't know what to do about it. Do a quick fix on it and then get rid of it as soon as I can? Send it back and just take a hit on it? I am far from rich and can"t afford to spend much to fix it. I am currently driving my dependable 83 chevy truck. Not a fancy drive but it gets me where I need to go for the time being.
I bought this car because I thought it would last a while. I should have known not to buy a Dodge. Never will I do that again.

Matt O.

Aledo, TX, USA

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