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3.25 out of 5 stars

Do Not Buy This Car!!!

Tam, 02/04/2010
2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought this car in july of '06,had to have the front seal replaced in december of'06 at 14,000 miles. Here I am 2 and a half years later at 70,000 miles and have to have the front seal replaced again!!! It was a fairly good car otherwise, but don't waste your money. It will nickel and dime you death.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

*no*more*chrysler*or*dodge

Disgusted, 12/11/2009
2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

This car is OK to look at. Nothing special. But I drive high miles for my job so it's more for function. But this car is junk. In 2 years I have replaced all the headlights & taillights twice. When I turn, a warning comes on & the "brake" light comes on. ??? The interior/dash lights flash constantly. AND WHAT'S WITH THE WINDSHIELD?? I've been through probably a dozen sets of wipers & none work. The windshield has spots that none of the wipers touch! And I've had the windshield replaced due to a rock busting the old one. It was replaced with the same Dodge window.& the same thing. Wipers don't touch half of it. It's clearly a design flaw. And a big one.& one of my windows quit for no reason..

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4.63 out of 5 stars

My favorite car ever!

eagle20000899, 07/25/2009
2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Hello. I bought this car to be my "family" car and I have been very happy with it. I have already been on some long trips and a lot of city driving and it just does everything for me. I have only had a few problems, but I plan on keeping it for a long time.

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Done with Dodge/Chrysler

maximusminus, 03/03/2011
2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

I bought a 2004 Dodge Stratus SE almost new and paid $11,500, well below what I would have paid for an equivalent Japanese make. I was willing to look past its relatively outdated powertrain and somewhat sluggish performance in stop and go traffic until I hit 57k miles on the odometer. After that, I was taking this car in for costly repairs on a regular basis. For instance, I was replacing brakepads every 10k miles, the shocks needed replacement every 20k. After coughing up about $13,000 in repairs & maintenance in six years, I had enough. I'm back driving a Toyota Camry with no issues. My advice: invest a little more money in a Toyota, Honda and save yourself time and money down the road.

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Nice, but MPG is really bad

socaljoe, 12/11/2006
2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful

Bought a 2006 Stratus SXT for my girlfriend. The car looks nice, rides really comfy. For a car that's a 4cylinder, the miles-per-gallon is really bad. It has worse gas mileage than my '03 Silverado V8 with 7" lift kit. The Stratus only does 16mpg in the city. Took it back to the dealer to have it checked and couldn't find anything wrong. Service guy told me that 16mpg is not out of the norm on this car. Even people from Dodge forums say the same about gas mileage on this vehicle. Will trade this car in soon for something that's not a Dodge

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