Ownership Cost for 2000 Dodge Caravan SE
Estimated: $34966 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 | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1846 | $837 | $301 | $2291 | $8038 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $258 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $381 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8247 | $6856 | $6074 | $5736 | $8053 | $34966 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP WHEN VAN TURNS CORNERS AND THE VAN BECOMES HARD TO HANDLE |
| 2000 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT/TENSIONER 5 TIMES. THE BELT SHREDS WHILE DRIVING - THE BANGING SOUNDS LIKE A BRANCH OR SOMETHING IS STUCK UNDER THE HOOD. THE BANGING NOISE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN THE SHREDDED PIECES FALL OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS TAKEN CARE OF BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ONCE BUT NOW TAKE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD PAY FOR THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO REPLACE IT. MY VAN IS DRIVEN A LOT - HAS OVER 115,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN IT I AM AFRAID OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN SHOULD THE ENTIRE THING FAIL AND WE LOOSE ALL POWER. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED? *NM |
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