Ownership Cost for 1998 Dodge Caravan SE
Estimated: $39479 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 | $2690 | $2770 | $2867 | $2982 | $3116 | $14425 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1850 | $793 | $225 | $2291 | $7922 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $213 | $213 | $213 | $213 | $213 | $315 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9077 | $7757 | $6957 | $6626 | $9062 | $39479 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK @24000 MILES REPLACED BY DEALER. STILL LEAKING AT 26000 MILES REPLACED BY DEALER AT APPROX. 30000 MILES HEAD WAS CHECKED DEALER STATED HEAD WAS GOOD REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET DEALER STATED THAT ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH SAME COMPONENTS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. EXPERTIENCED INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DEALER CHECKED AND STATED EVERY THING OKAY REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR. STILL INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT APPROX 70395 COOLANT BUBBLING OUT OF OVER FLOW REPLACED RADIATOR CAP VEHICLE NOW OVERHEATED TEST FOR CARBON MONOXIDE GAS IN COOLANT SYSTEM SHOWS POSITIVE INDICATION BAD HEAD GASKET OR HEAD DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM WAS NEVER PROPERLY REPAIRED *AK |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING CAMSHAFT BEARING BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK |
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