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1.13 out of 5 stars

HORRIBLE!!!

DHDH, 02/29/2004
2002 Dodge Stratus R/T 2dr Coupe (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

MOST HORRIBLE VEHICLE!! LEMON LEMON LEMON. EVERYTHING ON THIS CAR IS MESSING UP- TRANSMISSION, WINDOWS, SUNROOF, EVERYTHING. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE, WISH I NEVER BOUGHT IT. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Great ideas & design- build quality?

Parryprime, 03/11/2004
2002 Dodge Stratus SE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I really liked this car when I bought it. I thought I really got a great value for the money. Powerful V6, good handling. Unfortunately at 30K the brakes went out so I had to get them repaired. The service man at the dealership had a distinctly ominous tone in his voice when he told me my transmission needed the powerflush. Yikes! I'm selling it and then I'm turning Japanese! I can't afford not to at this point. Let's face it, you might save 2k at purchase but you'll make up the difference through precipitous loss of value and major repairs. A good car for 2 years then, buyer beware!

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4 out of 5 stars

Never Again

Steve, 03/09/2009
2002 Dodge Stratus SE 2dr Coupe (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my 2 dr with 30k miles, had transmission problems @40k. Turning radius is horrible, the front bumper catches on just about every curb you get to close to. I had the passenger window motor replaced twice in one year, sun roof sticks for no reason at all. Alternator died 6 months after i bought the car, road noise was horrible, the engine never wants to start in very cold weather. Aside from ALL the defects, it was a very fun car to drive, very fast, very nimble in turns, great traction on snow/ice/rain..

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5 out of 5 stars

Service & Maintain daily or DIE

Dale Clark, 01/03/2016
2002 Dodge Stratus SE 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

If your not a ocd car person get your wallet out. Its down hill quick once something goes wrong. Its like everything relys on everything. Condition is everything. If its been beat it falls apart litteraly ! 2.7 is a pocket rocket . mine is at 200000k and the water pump has given up. Putting it together now. Be warned repair here $585. Not cheap.

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4 out of 5 stars
Technology
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
5 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
Value
2 out of 5 stars
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1.63 out of 5 stars

Dodge "Lemon" R/T

rch, 01/09/2004
2002 Dodge Stratus R/T 2dr Coupe (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have had so many problems with this car. The front end is messed up,it is the roughest riding vehicle I have ever been in. My interior lights have been going out one after the other and my rear view mirror that had the auto dim on it no longer works. Also it is having transmission problems and my drivers side door does not shut properly. My windows also leak and the inside of the doors are mildewed and stink and everytime I put my windows down I can smell it. Car is a lemon!!

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