Ownership Cost for 1998 Dodge Avenger Base
Estimated: $42419 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2659 | $1276 | $1117 | $1010 | $904 | $6966 |
| Insurance | $1473 | $1525 | $1578 | $1634 | $1691 | $7901 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2805 | $1438 | $1590 | $2291 | $10887 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $882 | $882 | $882 | $882 | $882 | $1306 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10414 | $8554 | $7328 | $7573 | $8550 | $42419 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WOULD BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,842. |
| 1998 | AIR BAGS | ON THE EVENING OF 12/24/98 MY SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL THAT WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF. NOT SURPRISINGLY, CHRYSLER INFORMED US THAT THE RECALL SITUATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER ALSO DENIED ANY FAULT IN THIS. IF IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER, THEN WHO? THIS COMPLAINT WAS INITIALLY FILED WITH NHTSA ON 12/26/98. I AM STILL WAITING FOR SOME SORT OF ACTION FROM NHTSA. A PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM THAT FAILS TO PROTECT VEHICLE OCCUPANTS MUST SURELY RESULT IN A RECALL OF VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE SYSTEMS. THE VEHICLE IN IN THE CUSTODY OF CHRYSLER. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT REPAIR AND RETURN OF THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE !!! |
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