10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
46,171 miles

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problem #6

Jul 302017

Stratus

  • 118,000 miles
Car has shut down while driving on highway and on city street. Sometimes the steering wheel will lock up and be hard to turn. Sometimes speedometer will stop working correctly. Car will shut down.

- Dysart, IA, USA

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problem #5

May 212017

Stratus

  • 118,000 miles
Lower left front suspension arm ball joint broken. The outer bearing carrier, fell away from the suspension arm, pulling the half shaft out of the transmission, and the wheel/tire assembly jammed up in the wheel well with a complete loss of steering control. The vehicle was in motion just following a turn, in a parking area.

- Tacoma, WA, USA

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problem #4

Mar 152010

Stratus 4-cyl

  • miles
2004 Dodge Stratus left axle broke off while driving. Consumer also states that the tire fell off, brake rotor was replaced and then the ball joint went bad. The consumer also stated the transmission gasket was replaced twice and the vehicle smelled hot.

- Penfield, PA, USA

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problem #3

Apr 192007

Stratus 4-cyl

  • miles
2004 Dodge Stratus with rear end problems. Consumer had the resonator replaced, and then was told the rear struts needed to be replaced. When her dad was replacing the struts they broke into pieces because of all of the corrosion. The consumer stated when she purchased the vehicle, there was a minor problem with the horn. The consumer stated she thinks there may be a problem with the transmission. As the vehicle changes gears, it will not change smoothly and ends up jerking back and forth as she tries to increase speed. The consumer stated the only way to stop it, is to take her foot off the accelerator and then accelerate through to the next gear

- Avon, CT, USA

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problem #2

Aug 162007

Stratus 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 37,980 miles
The ignition interlock on my 2004 Dodge Stratus is inoperative. At least twice, the key was removed after the engine was shut off by while the car was in drive. The car then began to roll away. The second time this happened, the car ran into an obstruction and suffered 25 thousand dollars in damage.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

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problem #1

Aug 312005

Stratus 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 3,045 miles
Click sound in left front area when accelerating (fwd and reverse) and breaking. Seems to be a common problem with Stratus R/T and the similar Mitsubishi eclipse. Similar complaints and discussion can be found here. www.eclipseforums.org/fortopic8583-0-asc-0.html.

- Roslindale, MA, USA

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