1995 Dodge Stratus ES from North America - Comments

Paint on hood when purchased was flawed.

Trim on outside of car keeps falling off.

Visor driverside was replaced.

Michelin tires that came with car are not as good as Good Year tires or Dunlop tires.

Although there have been some recalls and some minor things I really do like the car. It is not a luxury car in terms of ride (it has a sport suspension and it is very busy) however it is an economical and easy, fun car to drive.

I recently bought a 95 Dodge Stratus ES and no problems to complain about until yesterday when we went to a street race with 200 other cars (Acura, bmw.etc) I was driving on a side street at 80km and my transmission missed a gear and it was like pushing the gas in neutral. But the worst was when I was on the 401 highway going to Toronto, my car would be stuck in 3rd gear only going 80-90km on the highway. Not to mention I did win my race!!! GO DODGE GO.

GO LEAFS GO

NHL

Thanks.

Frank from Toronto, Canada.

I bought my Dodge Stratus, ES Package, about 1 year and 5 months ago. The car runs great, but I have had countless problems with the brakes in it. I have replaced at least 2000 Dollars worth of stuff on my car. I have never been late on an oil change, and I take very good care of my car! I will say, this car has kind of disappointed me to a point, but I have kept putting money into it. I love this car so much though, she is my baby!! The tranny has not given me any problems at all!!

I bought my Dodge Stratus from a car auction in Halifax last year, little did I know about cars! Ever since the day I got it, All I have been doing is fixing it. I didn't mind the fixing regular things that I had to do to make sure that it was safe to drive, and that cost me about a 1000 dollars to get done. It was when it really started to act up when I got fed up. It kept getting stuck in first gear, sometimes I'd be driving down the road and all of a sudden it just went right back down to first or second gear, and it's an automatic. I took it to the transmission shop and it ran great for almost 2 months and started to act up again (it cost me 1350 dollars to fix that problem). I'm telling ya, I think buying that car was the biggest mistake I ever made, seems like it'll be parked outside for a really long time, what a waste of car money I wish I knew what I was getting myself into!

My 95' Stratus ES has had the brakes replaced three times in four years. I am not hard on the brakes, but now I think it may just be a flaw in the car. Just recently, my brakes started making a horrible binding noise on some occasions, but not consistently, until they actually went out while I was going down a hill! I luckily pulled my ebrake and made it into a nearby parking lot. The mechanic said I needed the back brakes replaced and a new master cylinder and four hundred dollars later, I am not convinced that the brake problem is fixed. What exactly are the problems with the brakes on the other 95' stratus'?

I got my stratus about 3 years ago. It was a great car until I started to get all the problems. First thing was the air conditioner. Second thing the ABS quick working. Third thing I have a leak in the transmission it leaks both transmission fluid and oil, picks and chooses which to leak out. sometimes I have no oil other times I have no transmission fluid. It is believed the computer is going out not for sure or a sensor (don't remember the name) (temp. sensor has been replaced) I have had to replace both brake compressors on the back wheels. I was going around a curve when I car decided not to have brakes. The e-brake did not even work. My dash lights sometimes don't work. The transmission slips. The car will jerk and die. accelerates slow. It will die sometimes 5-8 times after starting or even while driving. Sometimes it won't die for a week. I like the car a lot, but I don't like all the problems that have come with it.

Also the cars dings. Sometimes it will not stop dinging other times it doesn't ding at all or it will ding 3 times. That is mostly when I hit a bump Such as a pot hole or I'm going over rail road tracks sometimes it is when I turn a corner. The back passenger door will only open from the outside (no it is not the child lock). I just remembered these other problems thought you should know. I own a 95 stratus es v6 2.4 cylinder.