Ownership Cost for 1998 Dodge Caravan Base
Estimated: $36661 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1137 | $546 | $478 | $432 | $387 | $2980 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2196 | $1027 | $687 | $2291 | $8964 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $350 | $350 | $350 | $350 | $350 | $519 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8536 | $7334 | $6387 | $6237 | $8167 | $36661 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER | BRAKING SYSTEM IS AWFUL!! I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS AND CALIBERS REPLACED TWICE. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORM ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE DODGE CARAVAN. THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS THE BODY OF A VAN BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED FOR THAT OF A MIDSIZE CAR. AND BECAUSE IT IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WEIGHT AND FORCE RESTS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I FIND THIS APPALLING!! I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE, THE VAN WAS ONLY ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD AND THE "BRAKE WORK" DID NOT FALL UNDER WARRANTY. THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CALIBERS. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT DONE THE MECHANIC KEPT SAYING, "YOUR CALIBERS ARE STICKING AND THEY AFFECT THE ROTOR AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE." |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT KEPT COMING OFF. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND THEY DO HAVE A TSB, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN MADE A RECALL YET.*AK |
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