Ownership Cost for 1996 Dodge Dakota (Sport Reg. Cab 6.5-Ft. Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $39676 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1425
$684
$599
$542
$485
$3735
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2167
$2232
$2310
$2402
$2510
$11621
Maintenance
$2763
$2416
$1131
$892
$2291
$9493
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$399
$399
$399
$399
$399
$591
Total Ownership Costs
$9181
$8017
$6949
$6898
$8630
$39676
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 3900.0
Displacement CI: 237.99260196945
Displacement L: 3.9
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: DODGE
Manufacturer: FCA US LLC
Manufacturer Id: 994
Model: Dakota
Model Year: 1996
Other Engine Info: Electronic fuel injection
Plant City: Toledo
Plant Company Name: Toledo Assembly # 3
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Trim: Sport/SLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
TIRES
WHEN TURNING LEFT THE PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE PRODUCED A THUMPING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TIRE WILL SEPARATE FROM THE RIM. *AK
1996
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1. THE POWER STEERING HIGH- PRESSURE HOSE HAS AN O-RING INSIDE OF THE FITTING THAT CONNECTS TO THE GEARBOX. THE O-RING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING, WHICH WAS VERY UNEXPECTED. REFILLING THE RESEVOIR RESULTED IN A HIGH PRESSURE SPRAY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID COVERING THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LASTING LESS THAN TWO MILES WITH NO TURNS. 2. THE CLUTCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THERE IS PLENTY OF FLUID IN THE RESEVOIR, AND THERE IS RESISTANCE WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL. TO DOWN SHIFT, I HAD TO STOP THE ENGINE, PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN 1ST GEAR PUSH IN THE CLUTCH, THEN START THE ENGINE. THERE IS JUST ENOUGH CLUTCH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IF THE BRAKE IS ON. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS THAT THIS FAILURE WAS PENDING.