# stratus scheduled maintence? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 17, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607 "2008-05-17T16:35:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/1 "2008-05-17T16:35:34Z")
Well…my mother has a 1999 Dodge Stratus and she is starting to rack up the miles on it. Currently it has around 110,xxx miles on it and she wants some work done to it, can anyone with shopkey look up the scheduled maintence for me? thanks! -Anthony ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/2 "2008-05-17T17:14:29Z")
it’s nowhere on the internet? ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/3 "2008-05-17T17:15:14Z")
Owners manual? ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/4 "2008-05-17T17:54:33Z")
> [@92slowcivic](#): > > it’s nowhere on the internet? don’t have time to search. i’ve been uber busy > [@Bigairskier1580](#): > > Owners manual? hmm good question…i’ll ask if she has it lol ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/5 "2008-05-17T17:58:03Z")
the only scheduled maintenance she should be doing on it is putting up a for sale sign lol. Those cars are nightmares, my mom used to have one. Id call the dealer or get the owners manual. ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/6 "2008-05-17T23:56:19Z")
had she done regular service to the car over its life? the biggest issue with these cars is changing the trans fluid/filter regularly. my mom has a cirrus. no issues and regular maintenance has been done… partly cause i hassle her about it. 🙂 Brian ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/7 "2008-05-18T00:57:56Z")
It’s about due for another timing belt and tensioner, that’s for sure. Every 60k it should be done. That’s probably the most important thing to worry about right now. ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/8 "2008-05-18T09:53:36Z")
> [@reliant\_turbo](#): > > had she done regular service to the car over its life? the biggest issue with these cars is changing the trans fluid/filter regularly. > > my mom has a cirrus. no issues and regular maintenance has been done… partly cause i hassle her about it. 🙂 > > Brian I’m actually doing this very soon, according to her the transmission has been slipping so I’ve been wanting to change the filter and fluid. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/9 "2008-05-18T10:54:43Z")
> [@95mx6](#): > > the only scheduled maintenance she should be doing on it is putting up a for sale sign lol. Those cars are nightmares, my mom used to have one. Id call the dealer or get the owners manual. When I ran the salvage yard business, we used to sell a SHITLOAD of stratus motors of that vintage. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/10 "2008-05-18T11:46:53Z")
> [@JDMjunkie](#): > > I’m actually doing this very soon, according to her the transmission has been slipping so I’ve been wanting to change the filter and fluid. yea man the trannys in these cars are crap, my mom babied the shit out of hers and had to have it rebuilt twice. ---
**Author:** ![black\_vengeance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@black\_vengeance](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/black_vengeance)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/11 "2008-05-18T12:31:14Z")
> [@JDMjunkie](#): > > I’m actually doing this very soon, according to her the transmission has been slipping so I’ve been wanting to change the filter and fluid. Be warned, changing the fluid and filter may not help if its slipping. ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/12 "2008-05-18T12:47:39Z")
the trannies arent that bad. they could use a few key upgrades that sonnax offers but the real reason they fail all the time is that NO ONE does the proper maintenance and they cant handle it. now back in 87 everyone was putting the wrong fluid in the 4-speed (dex/merc rather than ATF+3 and +4) and that killed them and some might still be doing that but the real reason is maintenance. i know many folks that have 180k+ on the 4-speed and all they do is change the fluid and filter every year whether it needs it or not. i had one in a kcar hooked to a 3.0L sohc for a while. brian ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stratus-scheduled-maintence/48607/13 "2008-05-18T14:58:16Z")
> [@black vengeance](#): > > Be warned, changing the fluid and filter may not help if its slipping. yes i know…but if it’ll help then cheap fix ftw.