Ownership Cost for 1995 Dodge Dakota (Club Cab 6.5-ft. Bed 4WD)
Estimated: $37993 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
$2294
$2363
$2446
$2543
$2658
$12304
Maintenance
$2763
$2132
$918
$413
$2291
$8517
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$240
$240
$240
$240
$240
$355
Total Ownership Costs
$8709
$7635
$6664
$6379
$8607
$37993
Air Bag Loc Front: Driver Seat Only
Body Class: Pickup
Displacement CC: 5200.0
Displacement CI: 317.32346929260
Displacement L: 5.2
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
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: 1995
Note: Cab Type: Club Cab
Other Engine Info: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: Detroit
Plant Company Name: Dodge City Assembly
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: Sport/SLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4, VIN NO. [XXX] - FAILURE OF THE FRONT BALL JOINT AND THE TIE ROD END THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE THE OTHER SIDE NEXT YEAR ACCOURDING TO THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE THE BALL JOINT.. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 59 MILES FOR THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECUASE OF THE GREASELESS BALL JOINT AND THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE IT . *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. EVERY 50,00 TO 60,000 MILES TIMING CHAIN GOES OUT. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER HEARS A RATTLING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK