Ownership Cost for 2012 Dodge Avenger SE
Estimated: $36923 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2218 | $1065 | $931 | $843 | $754 | $5811 |
| Insurance | $1780 | $1842 | $1907 | $1973 | $2043 | $9545 |
| Fuel | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2122 | $1409 | $899 | $788 | $1996 | $7214 |
| Repairs | $729 | $910 | $1034 | $1157 | $1344 | $5174 |
| Taxes & Fees | $659 | $659 | $659 | $659 | $659 | $976 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9038 | $6877 | $6497 | $6518 | $7993 | $36923 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | I HAVE 28,000 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAD FOR 2 YEARS AND TODAY IT WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR |
| 2012 | ENGINE | THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A PEA THRASHER WHEN ITS STARTED ON COLD MORNING. (IT SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER THAT HAS LOST ITS PRIME). ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, SURGES (OVER REVS) WHEN COMING TO S ATOP, AND AT TIMES WHEN ITS DOWN SHIFTING WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL, IT SLAMS INTO LOWER GEAR.. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL BODY SOUNDS THAT I HAVEN'T ADDRESSED YET. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS AND SERVICE TECH'S THAT THIS WAS A COMMON SOUND FROM MY SIZE ENGINE. THE HAVE RAN UPDATES, YET THE NOISES ARE STILL THERE. I MENTIONED THAT AT IDLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, IF I WAS TO POWER ANY OF THE WINDOWS, THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THEN ENGINE DROPS FROM APPROXIMATELY 950 RPM TO BELOW 500 AND STALLED THE ENGINE. ... UPDATED 04/11/13 *BF |
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