Ownership Cost for 1997 Dodge Stratus Base
Estimated: $33267 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 | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1800 | $737 | $225 | $2291 | $7816 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $181 | $181 | $181 | $181 | $181 | $268 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7916 | $6540 | $5692 | $5371 | $7749 | $33267 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 DODGE STRATUS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE DIES. I COASTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT RAMP AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. ALL IT WOULD DO IS CLICK. A CALL TO AAA AND THE CAR WAS TOED TO THE DEALER. I CALL FROM THE DEALER LATER IN THE DAY REVEALED A SEIZED ENGINE. MY HUSBAND CONFRONTED THE DEALER AND ASKED TO HAVE THE ENGINE OPENED UP FOR INSPECTION. SURE ENOUGH LARGE DEPOSITS OF OIL SLUDGE. I ASKED THE DEAL WHERE WE GO FROM HERE AND HE SAID A REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS $4900.00 AFTER ALL THE YEARS OF TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES I MUST KNOW REPLACE THE ENGINE. HOW CAN CHRYSLER NOT BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE ATTENTION IT IS GETTING. *TR |
| 1997 | SUSPENSION | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE; WHENEVER CONSUMER MAKES A TURN OR ROLLS OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED /REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK |
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