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The 4cyl does seem to have alot of pick-up (I use 89 grade gas)and it does corner pretty well (got rid of the Michelin's for Goodyear Eagle GT2 tires), and it gets about 17/20 mileage. so I'm not complaining.
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I have linked this discussion into that folder, but it will always reside here in Sedans.
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I am ready to place an order for a 2002 Stratus SE for my son. Since we live in the desert,(Las Vegas) this problem would be of interest to us.
My son's car is parked in thriple digit heat all day while at work. The car's interiors reach 159 degrees, so when you find out what's causing this problem, please advise as we can anticipate the same problem here in the desert heat.
Also try turning the A/C to defrost to see if the problem amplifies itself. Problem maybe in defroster duct work..... Mopar Mikey, L.V.
So anyways, one question: can you buy seat covers for the back seat? I have a 70 lb. dog and I don't want her puncturing the leather. I've seen special "dog covers" for back seats in pet catalogs, but if I remember correctly, they were really expensive. I'm looking to spend less than $50 on this.
Thanks, Kartez
There are no incentives yet, low financing or rebates. The dealers have plenty of 2001 Status' and DC extended the low financing and rebates on them until September. Perhaps after most of the 2001's are gone they might extend the incentives to the 2002 models. The ONLY changes are some new colors. Thats it. Since the 2001 was completely redesigned, DC will not spend much on the 2002 models. Las Vegas Mike
new stratus es haves 2.7 and haves 200hp and the 2.4 got 150hp
I asked a mechanic to check for any suspension component failure and he said that nothing was broken. In particular, the bushings were a tad dry, but not cracked.
As he himself had had a Stratus, he told me that his made this noise too. Just in case, he added some silicon paste to the front suspension bushings. However, the noise persists.
Should I get worried?
Funny thing is that the right wheel seems to be the only one making the noise. I removed the front wheels at home and noticed that the rotors are kind of loose without them and that on the left side there was more play than on the right side.
A couple of weeks ago I got those pads replaced and the noise is still there, though not as evident...
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http://phases78.homestead.com/300m.html is my car if anyone cares to see it..
My wife is looking at a Stratus for 2002, I'm assuming that it is mostly the same as the 2001 is but it sounds like she should get a V6.
I have a `95 Stratus with the 2.5 V6 and have luved the car from the day
I bought it (new). Now it has over 120K miles, but still looks (and for
the most part) runs nearly new. However my car has developed a
'creaking/clicking' sound coming from what appears like the stearing
column as well as having a "strange" sensation when i turn (hard to
expain the way it feels). Well, my worst fears were realized when the dealer told me I needed a new stearing rack - for $1600. No way am I paying that kinda money on a 6+ year old car and the fact that my car unfortunately has poor resale value. I am at the point where I feal like driving the car until it actually 'breaks' and then buy a new one - cuz $1600 is a large chunk of change that could possibly be spent on a downpayment on a new car. If I can get it fixed for less, then I would be willing to repair it.
So my question is whether anyone else has had similar problems, and if so how much were you raped ... err, i mean charged for a new rack? I probably will try to get a quote from a local (non-dealer) garage, but figured I'd ask you guys to see what you think. I personally think its crazy that JUST the worn components can't be repaired/replaced, instead of replacing the whole darn rack assembly. Just goes to show you that 'modern' garages aren't "Repair shops" - all they know how to do is REPLACE whole components. (I can almost imagine 'Vern' under someones car saying "Well golly - this screw here is loose, I better tell the sucker, opps, i mean the car owner that he needs a whole new tranny")
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
-Hazdaz
Has anyone else had a similar incident where the Air Bag has not deployed in an accident??
Thanks for any reply.
The rebuilt rack's lifetime warranty requires replacing the P/S pump for the above reason.
My friend just had a mechanic friend install a factory rebuilt rack in a '92 Camry for $150(part) plus $150(labor).(they didn't do the pump ~$50)
Wait till you hear what they want to rebuild a front wheel drive, O.D. automatic transmission.
I'm a first timer here so bear with me. The summer of 2001 I bought a 1995 Dodge Stratus STD 2.4 off of a dealer. About three months afterwards it started to blow the ignition fuse repeatedly whenever I would attempt to start the car. I took it back to the dealer and they said that it was a bad fuel pump and that it was on the same fuse as the starter, so that is why it kept blowing the fuse. Well about a 1-2 months it started to do it again, back to service. They could get it to blow the fuse repeatedly and ended up rewrapping all the wires, this was about a month ago. Well low and behold it is doing it once again, it doesn't seem the dealers service guys have a clue, can anyone help me out here?
Have never bought a used vehicle, so I have some concerns. Thanks for your input.
A neighbour get in couple of accidents on her Stratus. First time lost control on snow, spinned and hit a pole. The second time somebody cut her on highway, she stomped on brakes, lost control and totaled the car. On the other hand, she used to save on tires. Had Futura from Pep Boys on the wheels. And I do not like her driving style: she drove me once, and I'd rather avoid repeating...
Anyway, I focused especially on concept models and engines, for I love cut out engines!
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I have a used 04' Stratus SE w/ 24 k miles. The shifter goes thru the gears with realitive ease. Once driving down the highway my hand bearly hit the gear shifter and it went from drive to neutral at the slightest touch. Anyone ever notice how easily the shifter changes gears ? and Does going from drive to neutral w/out pressing the button present a problem or is this a normal function?
The transmission selector shouldn't move too easily; it normally takes a little force. But simply brushing your hand up against the knob shouldn't do it.
However, I'm concerned about 2 things:
1) 90k miles. Carfax looks clean. Again - runs great - and I want to keep it that way. What can I expect if I maintain it regularly? I don't have much of an idea on what type of maintenace its had other than from the dealership. Are there any maintenance issues I should focus on?
2) Snow. There has been some concern by previous members on this forum about the performance of the 1999 Stratus in the snow. I live in Denver and commute to Wyoming once a month so this is a concern for me. Are snow tires an approptiate measure?
Thank you for any responses in advance.
I have yet to get the dodge dealership to fix this problem. They claim they could not get it to duplicate 5 times I took it in. On the 6th attempt they claimed it was a fuel pump making the noise.
Since the last attempt to fix it I have had this problem happen 5 more times.
I have also had a radiator replaced and my alignment will not stay in place.
Other then that I love the looks and ride of the car. I got the car with every option you can get. I get a lot of looks in the car and when you wash and wax the car man does it stand out. I got the car for $21,000 msrp was $29,000.
I have only seen a few of the cars on the road.
Thanks for the help