Any NEON owners out there?
Most of the problems we had with the Stratus when it was a daily driver were caused by carelessness of the Grismer mechanics my dad took it too. Bolts left loose under the hood, tools, stripped out plugs, under torqued bolts, and they broke a TON of the wire harness plugs and zip tied them on. I found a nice "new" harness out of an insurance write off at the junkyard. It was a shame to part such a clean car but it is what it is. Oh and he kept taking it back for overheating problems and the dummies kept charging him for replacing thermostats...if it doesn't work after the first try there's no need to throw parts at the thing. I looked at the symptoms, when it did it and how bad and I found an electric cooling fan motor that was burned out. For $20 I replaced the entire fan shroud assembly and it makes my dad sick after he realizes the hundreds of dollars he wasted at this garage.
Needless to say, we don't go there anymore and would never recommend them. We've had far better treatment at the local dealership and Goodyear.