Ownership Cost for 2002 Dodge Caravan SE
Estimated: $35037 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1729 | $808 | $271 | $2291 | $7862 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $269 | $269 | $269 | $269 | $269 | $399 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8301 | $6785 | $6092 | $5755 | $8104 | $35037 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND FOR THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND THEN IT WOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,380. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, TRANSMISSION, REAR LIGHTS THAT WERE HANGING, THE REAR WIPER CAME OFF, THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY. THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE WATER PUMP WAS COMING APART THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND OIL PAN GASKET WERE LEAKING. UPDATED 05/20/08. *JB |
| 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | CONSUMER STATED ROTORS HAD UNEVEN WEAR. THE DEALER INSISTED THE WEAR WAS NORMAL. *AK THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE. ONE DEALERSHIP STATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED WHICH CAUSED SEVERE PRESSURE ON THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BREAK DOWN. *PH *JB |
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