Ownership Cost for 2001 Dodge Dakota Base
Estimated: $41305 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1413 | $678 | $594 | $537 | $481 | $3703 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2600 | $2678 | $2772 | $2883 | $3012 | $13945 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2068 | $1011 | $699 | $2291 | $8832 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $587 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9601 | $8109 | $7286 | $7182 | $9128 | $41305 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2005 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT. BRAKES HAVE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. WENT TO ONE DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE NO PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THE TIRE SHOP PROBABLY DID IT WHEN THEY ROTATED MY TIRES. HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ROTORS WARPING AND PADS AND IS ELECTING TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB |
| 2001 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM |
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