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Used 1997 Dodge Stratus Sedan Consumer Reviews

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Loved my Stratus

Rubes, 04/08/2002
1997 Dodge Stratus ES 4dr Sedan
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Sorry to say but we are selling one of the most fun cars we have owned. The autostick has proven a lot more fun than I ever thought. We purchased a 100K extended warranty with the car which was a real waste as the car was never in the shop.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

First car I paid for

kurtural, 05/04/2002
1997 Dodge Stratus 4dr Sedan
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This was the most expensive car i could afford on a graduate stipend and it turned out to be the most reliable car I have ever owned. I will keep it for a long while. I wish the interior design was a bit more flashy

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2.5 out of 5 stars

Lemon -- Leaks Oil All the Time

LouisvilleKY, 09/08/2002
1997 Dodge Stratus 4dr Sedan
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This car is a lemon! Avoid it!!! After replacing the head gasket, valve cover gasket, transmission pan gasket, and the transmission cooler hose lines at 55,000 miles it still leaks fluid.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

Broken

broke, 07/18/2008
1997 Dodge Stratus 4dr Sedan
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I bought this car in 2001 at 69,000 miles. I should have left it on the lot! I needed brakes every three months. I thought maybe I was just hard on the brakes but I asked around it seemed to be a common occurrence. I had 5 recalls on my car with in the first year of my ownership of the car. And between the hoses, air conditioner, gaskets, and brakes. I was broke

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Stratus has been a good car for me

itprof20012002, 01/09/2003
1997 Dodge Stratus 4dr Sedan
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I bought this car new in 1997 (2.4, auto), have 160,000 miles on it right now and still running strong. Had a few repairs along the way but nothing that has ever left me stranded. Had to have head gasket replaced at about 110,000 and front wheel bearings and tie rods at 150,000. My next car purchase will have a better than 90% chance of being another Stratus.

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