9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$2,500.00
Average Mileage:
36,289 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- I will never buy another Dodge product (2 reports)
engine problem
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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.
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2008Dec 22
Stratus SXT 2.7L V6
2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 2.7 Junk V6. Seeing this board really makes me think about buying a new car. I bought this car with 72 miles on it. We had two days at -20F here in northern Indiana. I started my car to warm it up. Made it all the way back to my front door when the car stopped running. Just like everyone else here, the engine blew due to sludge oil. This is a long standing problem with Chrysler V6's and its a dam shame Chrysler wont own up to their own problem. I b*****d and yelled so hard at the dealership I was literally escorted out by local police from Gurley Leep Dodge in South Bend. I was also told I had 2 days to get my car off the lot before I would be charged storage fee's. I couldn't believe at the lengths they will go to screw the consumer. Dodge knew this was a problem. Yet its always "Negligence" on the owners part. Since I change my own oil and figured this car was new enough that I didn't need receipts to show that I bought oil and filters that I would be ok if since I had the "Warranty". Even if I had the receipts it wouldn't have mattered. Its sad in this day n age b/c there is no customer service anymore anywhere you go, and do they ever stop and think why the big auto companies are going under? Thats right Daimler/Chrysler Ford and GM we are done buying your junk and you bullshit warranties. Good luck and go **** yourself.
zx6stunter
South Bend, IN, USA
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