Used 2004 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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I loved my Stratus
texan65, Conroe, TX, 08/03/2012
Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
I just traded in my 2004 Stratus after 7 years and 130,000 miles. I never had any major mechanical failure, just regular maintenance. It was a very reliable car. It was hands-down the best car I've ever had. I only traded it in because my family just needed something a little bigger.
No wonder Chrysler went bankrupt.
tavella, 07/18/2009
Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
From the first day I had the car it jumped forward at a deadstop almost rearending people. PCM and TCM reprogrammed six times. Now Speedometer is off. Had a caliper bolt fall out while going 70mph on a highway. Caliper came free, locked the front passenger rim. Cheap plastic parts inside car CONTINUE to break, cheap plastic cooling housing separated and started leaking, various codes kick for no reason. A/C lines clogged and flooding passenger side. Stay away from this peice of junk.
Well it started off being a nice car....
whodoctork9, Harrison, AR, 11/13/2011
Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bought the car and didn't have any trouble the first year, second year the computer was replaced and alternator and battery. Then the battery was replaced again. The car kept running the battery down so I took the alternator to a parts store to be checked, it came out ok - 4 times checked. They said the computer does the regulating for the alternator so I will have to get the computer checked AGAIN. If anyone has any ideas, please submit to me. I have checked the car with a diagnostic computer and its returning no errors. Battery light stays on when cranked.
Never Ever Buy An American Car
Newton, 05/13/2009
Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Picked my Stratus SXT 2.7L V6 in late 2004 when the line was coming to the end of its run, it cost me $17,000. For 40,000 miles the car was fine, but suddenly everything started to go - the transmission started leaking and a pump failed, the coolant bottle ruptured, the entire brake system had to be replaced ($1,500), and the AC went out. All this on top of the cost of having to run the V6 on pure synthetic oil because of that engine's noted sludging problems. For a car that's only worth $5000 I seem to have put $2,500 into it this year alone, and all at just 47,000 miles. This is my third American car and I will never, ever buy another, they are the worst kind of unspeakable junk.
The Car I Will Die With
secretwind0w, 09/25/2009
Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought my Stratus because it looked like a miniature Intrepid, only cheaper. Took my first road trip in it, now i take one every 6 wks. Big trunk to put a big speaker box. I fit a lotta people in such a little car. Put a Flowmaster on it: sounds mean now. Cold-air intake makes a delightful sucking noise. Great gas mileage. Drop down backseat so you can haul 10ft pieces of wood. Never left me anywhere. Just had 4 flats, needed new car stereo, a recall on a radiator hose, and one replaced battery. Man I love this car. Great cupholders. You can fit two Sonic Route 44 drinks in em. Takes me to work and school, its like driving a little growling cloud.