The Lemon Index$500 middle bill · most between $500 and $1,100
Lower than the $900 middle bill owners of all 77 models reported.
2001–2004 Dodge Stratus
Dodge Stratus owners reported paying a median of $500 for a strut and shock replacement, with the middle half of bills between $500 and $1,100. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50020%
- $500–$1,00040%
- $1,000–$2,50040%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Dodge Stratus2too few for a middle
- 2003 Dodge Stratus2too few for a middle
- 2004 Dodge Stratus1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2004 Dodge Stratus18 complaints name it12% of that year's complaints
- 2001 Dodge Stratus12 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2002 Dodge Stratus10 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a struts / shocks. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Dodge Stratus reliability by year
- Strut and shock replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Dodge Stratus owners reported
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10450642, 10235996, 10202751, 10200190, 10190610.
Quick answers
How much does strut and shock replacement cost on a Dodge Stratus?
Dodge Stratus owners reported a median of $500, and the middle half paid $500 to $1,100, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Dodge Stratus strut and shock replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Dodge Stratus middle bill of $500 is lower than the $900 owners of all 77 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Dodge Stratus repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Dodge Stratus years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2004 (18), 2001 (12), 2002 (10) Dodge Stratus named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.