Head gasket began to leak oil at about 125,000 miles. Replaced gasket, serpentine belt and of course coolant and oil change.
Water pump failed at 133,000 miles. Replaced serpentine belt damaged when the pump bearing failed.
Transmission: clutch serviced about 105,000 replaced throwout bearing, replaced automatic adjuster, resurfaced the clutch face.
Rear window defroster lower half works, upper half is out.
Inner tie rod joints replaced about 131,000 miles.
Normal maintenance, brakes, tires, shifter boot, plugs and wires, one battery since I bought it.
The 2.0 litre, same as I had in my old Dodge Omni with 3-speed automatic has 138,000+ miles on it. I use high-mileage oil when I change the oil every 3K miles. Once I got the clutch fixed it continued to run great. I have driven this car from Nashville to Dallas and back getting as high as 40 mpg on the highway, 31 city. It starts right up in cold weather, burns about 1/2 qt of oil every 1000 miles now, and runs great. I've had it up to 90+ mph with no trouble and it will pull a light trailer. Plenty of trunk space, leg room, and the stock stereo sounds good for my taste with a new AM/FM/CD/MP3 player.
The 2.0L engine in this car is not the same as that available in the old Dodge Omni. The Omni would have had either a 2.2L, 2.5L, or Mitsubishi 2.6L. The 2.0L in the Stratus was ROUGHLY based on the 2.2/2.5 of the past.
This is the BEST car I have ever driven... sitable for just about anyone... whether you are driving the kids to the soccor game or just an everyday drive to work.. the Dodge Status will get you through any kind of weather. :D.
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