2003 Dodge Stratus consumer reviews

Good car a lot of space and smooth ride. Good first car or family car. Or used for extra car to have around and a good sound system

IT'S BEEN AN EXELLENT VEHICLE, VERY RELIABLE, I TOOK GREAT CARE OF IT THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE HAD IT, I PREVIOUSLY SMOKED IN IT BUT OVERALL U CAN'T REALLY TELL BY THE SCENT OF IT, AGAIN I TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF IT!!!

Very dependable and it definitely is what my wife needed for her job. I recommend this type of car for anyone looking to commute.

Bought this car in 05 with 19k miles and one previous owner. Now 10 years later with 167k miles I still love the car. I learned how to drive stick on this years ago and only recently in march 2015 did I replace the original clutch. Only have had minor fixes and the usual maintenance which I always have done myself unless I don't have the tools time or patience. In total I replaced a squeaky engine mount, got new spark plugs and wires, replaced clutch (on just second clutch now which is fantastic considering I learned stick on this car and beat the heck out of the original clutch... Lasted very long), replaced some gaskets and that's about it. Nothing else really aside from the usual maintenance. Its a really simple car unlike the high-tech garbage of today... I have manual seats and a simple interior... I don't need anything else since I got a garmin GPS and satellite radio separately. Also the dash board curled up, engine knocks when it initially starts in the cold and it seems to burn oil over time but in all I love this car and it drives great. Had it for ten years and hope to have it many more.

I purchased my Dodge Stratus R/T after much research and having a friend recommend it after she owned one. I purchased the 2.7L V6 5 speed DOHC model...Basically a Mitsubishi Eclipse with a different exterior shell. Although I only purchased it recently I must say that this model is stylish outside, the interior is good although a bit of tight quarters to get out of sometimes. With the 5 speed it can get me moving out of traffic with a quick shift and does so effortlessly. I purchased it with 112,000 on the clock, and according to several other reviews by this mileage their cars had many problems. I must say that my unprofessional inspection of the engine and all other components prove to be positive at this time. I do however plan on getting it to my shop guy and having him do a complete work up on it so that everything that should have been done by the 100,000 mile mark has been done and serviced to be sure. And I plan on making a few tweaks to it to boost performance, etc. Otherwise, I feel this was a good investment and a good price!

This littl car has lots of zip..I purchased it for my daugters first car from a private owner. The styling on the exterior and interior is very nice. Except for the dash board is coming up...I've researched and found that this is a common problem with these cars. All and all I give it 4 stars : )

I bought the car afew years ago from a family friends dealer....well all was good for the first three years or (85,000). The engine had been very well maintained...i always changed the oil on time. Well i noticed that my 2.7 v6 was burning a little bit of oil when i started it. So i brought it in right away and the dodge dealer said that the water pump and timing chain were in very bad shape. (records showed that they had been replaced before i bought the vehicle) so i needed a new motor. After reviewing the 2.7 v6 i ended up trading the vehicle in

Just to let you know the car shown here is listed to have a Automatic Transmission but the picture of the car's interiors shows a MANUAL stickshift...fyi Have a good day...aloha! -Ed

I owned a black 2003 2 door 4 cyc sxt. I bought it in 2007 and it had 38000 miles on it. I got it for 9k they wanted 13000. I thought, great! awesome looking car, low miles...cool. Well a few months into it i noticed these wiered white spots apperaing that got worse and worse over time and over the 4 years i owned it the paint job was destroyed. at 45000 miles the driver side window broke and I had to hold it up with shims in the door panel before I could get it fixed. I did regular oil changes, transmission fluid changes, brakes and tires. so I treated it resonably well. However, at 98000 miles the transmission went out which cost me 1500. The interior plastic panels started to warp in the 3rd year i owned it and the door handel broke off at 3 years when it was icy out. The quality of this vehicle is terrible, and Iam a car guy myself so even though it looks cool, is fun to drive, and has good performance for it class and engine, take it from me and look else ware.

I loved my Stratus R/T coupe. The 3.0 V6 and 5spd manual combine for some fun driving. Essentially a re-bodied Mitsubishi Eclipse, this car handled well. It was also pretty nice at the pump, averaging 25mpg overall even when I drove it hard. When I was gentle I could get 30mpg on the freeway. Its a sharp looking car from the outside and the interior was nice with the leather but was pretty monotone, all black except some silver plastic accents, and lots of plastic. Overall though I loved this car and it was very dependable. I didn't have any issues and only brought it in for regular maintenance.