Ownership Cost for 1999 Dodge Caravan Base
Estimated: $35569 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 | $1981 | $905 | $434 | $2291 | $8374 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $283 | $283 | $283 | $283 | $283 | $419 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8315 | $7038 | $6191 | $5919 | $8106 | $35569 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1992 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | HAD A REAREND COLLISION AND REAR DOOR POPPED OPEN. TT |
| 1999 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE OF AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND SUGGESTED THAT THE TIMING BELT BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE IT WAS DUE TO BE REPLACED. I AGREED TO HAVE THE TIMING BELT DONE. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TIMING BELT THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BELT TENSIONER WAS FAULTY. HE TRIED ORDERING A REPLACEMENT PART AND DISCOVERED THAT THE EXISTING BELT TENSIONER WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND THAT IT WAS REPLACED BY AN UPGRADED BELT TENSIONER KIT. MY COMPLAINT IS IF DODGE FOUND THE NEED TO CHANGE THE DESIGN OF THIS PART WHY WAS IT NOT MADE A RECALL? THIS PROBLEM ENDED UP COSTING ME AN ADDITIONAL $245.00 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE THIS NEW BELT TENSIONER KIT INSTALL, NOT TO MENTION A WEEK WITHOUT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE PART AVAILABILITY. *AK |
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