Ownership Cost for 1998 Dodge Dakota (Club Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $41653 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1141
$548
$479
$433
$388
$2989
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2786
$2869
$2970
$3088
$3227
$14940
Maintenance
$2763
$2197
$1027
$689
$2291
$8967
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$351
$351
$351
$351
$351
$520
Total Ownership Costs
$9468
$8293
$7379
$7269
$9244
$41653
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 3900.0
Displacement CI: 237.99260196945
Displacement L: 3.9
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
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: 1998
Note: Cab Type: Club Cab,
Other Engine Info: Sales Code:EHC
Plant City: Warren
Plant Company Name: Dodge City Assembly
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Series2: L Series
Trim: Sport/SLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION WITHIN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRUMS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND WEARING OUT TIRES. THE LAST TIME CONSUMER REPLACED A SET OF TIRES IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD UNUSUAL WEAR. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT HE WAS AN ENGINEER, AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT ONE COULD LUBRICATE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK *MR