Ownership Cost for 2008 Dodge Avenger SE
Estimated: $36086 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1631 | $783 | $685 | $620 | $555 | $4274 |
| Insurance | $1576 | $1631 | $1688 | $1747 | $1809 | $8451 |
| Fuel | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1568 | $867 | $553 | $2291 | $8042 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $445 | $445 | $445 | $445 | $445 | $660 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8922 | $6746 | $6233 | $6074 | $8111 | $36086 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | RECEIVED INDICATOR LIGHT THAT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC MY CAR DROPPED SPEED TO 20 MILES AN HOUR, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH TWO CHILDREN IN MY CAR. I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL DODGE CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND THEY HAS ALL ATTESTED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT BEING FIXED. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID MY ISSUE WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I SPOKE TO THEIR MECHANICS AND RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ISSUE THEY SAID AND I QUOTE "YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING YOU WANT IF YOU SEARCH LONG ENOUGH". SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEIR CAR DROPS TO 20 MILES AN HOUR ON A FREEWAY. *TR |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89000. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. |
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