Ownership Cost for 1996 Dodge Dakota (Sport Club Cab 4WD)
Estimated: $39090 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
$2438
$2511
$2598
$2702
$2824
$13073
Maintenance
$2763
$2190
$978
$556
$2291
$8778
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$286
$286
$286
$286
$286
$424
Total Ownership Costs
$8898
$7845
$6883
$6684
$8779
$39090
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 3900.0
Displacement CI: 237.99260196945
Displacement L: 3.9
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: DODGE
Manufacturer: FCA US LLC
Manufacturer Id: 994
Model: Dakota
Model Year: 1996
Note: Cab Type: Club Cab,
Europe: Eurowagon Short Wheelbase (GS-53) 3 dr.
Other Engine Info: Electronic fuel injection
Plant City: Detroit
Plant Company Name: Dodge City Assembly
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Miami
Trim: Sport/SLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I BROUGHT MY DODGE TRUCK (2002) REG. CAB (NO 4X4) TO THE DEALER BACK IN 01/30/2003 I HAD 6470 MILES ON IT. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A THUMPING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP. PRYER TO THIS WHEN I WAS GETTING AN INSPECTION A WEEK EARLIER THEY TOLD ME MY BALL JOINT WAS BAD. WHEN THE DEALER TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT THE BALL JOINT PLAY WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATION AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TO THIS DAY I STILL HAVE THE SAME THUMPING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE/BALL JOINT. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS IS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND HAS BEEN COVERED UP. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW. *AK
1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS 13 INCHES LONGER THAN OTHER SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF BALANCE. *AK