Transmission started slipping at about 48,000 miles, left side CV shafts have went out twice now, assorted interior electrical problems.
Nice riding and nice to look at but this thing is a LEMON.
DON'T BUY FROM DODGE.
I have a 1995 Stratus with 38000 miles. Now it has an intermittent problem of shuddering from a stop, then it takes off almost throwing me in the back seat. Surroz Motors, the Dodge Dealer, has no idea what is wrong. Told me to drive it till something breaks and bring it in and they will fix it. That is if someone doesn't T-bone me in an intersection as the car shudders and gasps across the street.
I have a 1996 Dodge stratus ES and I have had so many problems with it. Two years after I got my car I had to get a timing belt, new spark plugs and wires, a thermostat, a water pump, gaskets, paying out $1900. Now one year later my check engine light is on and Kemper Dodge keep telling me there is nothing wrong with my car. I don't know where to turn, now I'm driving around with my check engine light on and my car shacking.
I have a 1995 Dodge Stratus with 110,000 miles on it. I am the second owner and when I bought the car in 2001 it had 55,000 miles to it. I truly do not have any complaints on the Stratus, except for the side and rear visibility. I run my car pretty rough and it has yet to fail me. The only maintenance I have done is, it needed a starter after I bought it because the old had frozen. Other than that, my car gets occasional oil changes and tune ups and I'm set!
I just bought a stratus 95 a week ago. I paid 750 dollars for it. its not a lot, but so far I notice that it shakes a little while waiting for the light to change, the a/c and defroster buttons are a pain you know where, when I'm stopping the transmission seems (or I should say feels) to still be engaged and then suddenly it lets go, and more important a day ago when I filled up the tank ($35) I found out there is a hole on the top of the tank how? I don't know. But for 750 dollars what you expected. It passed emission very good do. Personally I prefer Chevy better.
I inherited a 95 stratus which is terrible. The transmission is slipping (which started at 110,000 miles) and there is also a computer problem. I'd perfer a honda.