Ownership Cost for 2001 Dodge Stratus SE
Estimated: $33752 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1756 | $801 | $238 | $2291 | $7849 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $251 | $251 | $251 | $251 | $251 | $371 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8051 | $6571 | $5835 | $5462 | $7833 | $33752 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE JERKS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSES DOORS TO LOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL GOES OFF, ENGINE REVS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WHILE DRIVING FORCING CONSUMER TO KEEP HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM GOING TO FAST. *JB |
| 2001 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | SIX MONTHS AGO, WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE STRATUS WITH A 2.7 ENGINE AND LOVED IT - - - UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILED AT 80,000 MILES! WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE WERE AN HOUR FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOMETOWN. HE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN OUR AREA SEEMED TO KNOW THAT IT WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BEFORE EVER LOOKING AT IT! (THEY ALSO TRIED TO SAY THAT LACK OF OIL CHANGES CAUSED THE PROBLEM.) AFTER HEARING THAT DODGE NO LONGER OFFERS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE 2.7 ENGINE AND THAT THEY "UPGRADED" THE TIMING CHAIN IN REBUILT ENGINES, WE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED THE DODGE-CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER BEING TREATED VERY POORLY, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ENGINE. IT JUST ISN'T FAIR TO THE UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER THAT DODGE-CHRYSLER ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT COST US $3,605. HOWEVER, WE REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A USED 2001 SEBRING BECAUSE A REBUILT ONE WAS TWICE AS MUCH. WHICH MEANS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS!*AK |
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