1996 Dodge Stratus review from North America
"Bargin"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Mother of all Cars!
First off, I got the extended warranty when I bought the car!
At 23,000 I had the front ball bearing replaced under recall at no expense to myself.
At 54,000 the did the Stratus head gasket repair. I waited until they had the right one and they only had to replace it once.
I have a regular oil change at 4,000 miles and a minor tune up at each 50,000 mile interval.
I also had a noise from the power steering. They just overfilled the power steering and it went away.
General comments?
In general, if you get a good car and you treat it OK, it will run for you. If you get a lemon, bummer. My dealer is great. I bought the oil change package and have reduced my car expenses considerably. I have had 31 oil changes for free. I'm way over warrenty now, but nothing has gone wrong with the car since it went over 100,000 miles
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| Would be very good car without electrical gremlins! |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1996 |
| First year of ownership | 1997 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 10 miles |
| Most recent distance | 169000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 14th March, 2003 |