Used 2003 Dodge Stratus Consumer Reviews
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Love the car, but a few complaints.
Lana, 03/30/2008
2003 Dodge Stratus R/T 2dr Coupe (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Since I got my stratus in March of 2006 I've put about 20,000 miles on it, so far it has caused me no problems. It's a lot of fun to drive, but sometimes it feels like the transmission slips when I accelerate. When I bought my car the dealership sold it to us telling us it had ABS, after about 6 months of driving it I noticed it actually had no ABS. The car actually handles really nice in the snow... Surprising for a sports car!
Stratus still going strong
SE 4 dr sedan, 06/09/2009
2003 Dodge Stratus SE 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought 2003 SE 4 Dr in July 2005 for $9,000. It had 54,000 miles on it. It now has 118,000 miles and I had to replace a tie rod and a blower motor in the 4 years that I owned it. Other than routine maintenance, oil changes, brakes.timing belt, I have had no major problems. This car is fun to drive and I usually get from 25-28 miles per gallon. I have the 2.4 engine. I am looking now to buy a 2006 and keep this one as a second car. This car is light brown and I will try to find a low mileage red one next.
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- SXT SedanMSRP: $2,877900 mi away
Anything but this car
Jake, 07/12/2017
2003 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car is an absolute mess. I bought this car my senior year in high school, and it has been nothing but a headache. I bought it used from a guy, and within two days the thing was overheating. I replaced the whole coolant system myself, only to find out that it was the head gasket, so I put in a new engine. Then it was the struts that I had to replace. Then it was the ball joints. Then it was the control arms. Then the battery which do I even dare to say that the dang thing is under the wheel well on the driver side, so you have to take the wheel off to get to it. After 6 months of tampering with everything, it was okay for a while until the electicity started to go out. Both windows on the passenger side don't go down, the driver side window went off track, and now the power steering is even acting up. The car only has at this point 160,000 miles. After all of the repairs, I paid 2300 for the car and then another 2000 to fix all the crap, and Ill only get about 600 for it. Interior design is nice. Very roomy. But in the end it is not worth it. Invest into a different vehicle. Please. For your own sake.
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MB, 06/25/2017
2003 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Ive had this car for about 2 years baught from a used car shop in very good shape out of the 2 years ive had it only have had to change the spark plugs and plug wires and oil so i think its been a damn good car and i love it
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Biggest POS I have owned
KRIS, 03/23/2017
2003 Dodge Stratus SE 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought a new Dodge Stratus from Chapman Autoplex in Scottsdale back in 2003. Traded a leased car in and ended up buying a new Dodge Stratus. This car was in and out of the shop the entire time I owned it. Factory warranty covered very few of the repairs and the extended warranty didnt cover anything. Airbag light went on and horn quit working at 20,000 mi. By 42,000 mi I already had to replace all of my brakes-drums, everything. My struts and shocks went bad at 60k, transmission was starting to give me trouble and car was not running well at 4 yrs old. Car got totaled by a drunk driver (thankfully) in '08 and airbag didnt go off and it should have. Will never buy another Dodge again. I currently have a Kia Soul...90k miles, hardly any trouble, just got brakes replaced and this car has been 20x better than the Dodge Stratus.
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