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 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE SO FAR IT IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN , SO I WILL BE IN TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE BRAKES FOR THE THIRD TIME, I WAS TOLD BYE THE DEALER PERSONEL, THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF MY TYPE OF TRUCK HAVEING TROUBLES WITH THE FRONT AXLE BRAKES, REFERING TO THE HEAVY DUTY MODELS WITH DANA 60 AXLES , I WAS TOLD THAT THE V10 AND THE DEISLE 4X4 TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME TROUBLES , IM WORRIED THAT ONCE MY WARRENTY EXPIRES I WILL BE LEFT WITH A TRUCK THAT PULLS TO THE RIGHT, I LOVE THE TRUCK , BUT NOW IM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO , IT SEEMS TO BE NEEDING REPLACEMENT EVERY 7 TO 10,000 MILES.THEY ALSO SAID THEY NOTICED A SLIGHT LEAK OF POWER STEERING FLUID , BUT I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL , (MY THOUGHT) WAS IT WAS LEAKING BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND IM TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO COMPINSATE , AND TO ME THAT PUTS PRESHURE ON THE POWER STEERING THATS NOT NORMAL , BUT IM NOT THE MACANIC , PLEASE NOTE THE DEALERSHIP IS NICE AND FREINDLY, I THINK I JUST GOT A BAD FRONT BRAKE SET UP ON MY TRUCK. *AK |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY TO THE HOUSE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND IN THE "PARKED" POSITION. NOBODY WAS IN THE TRUCK AND IT AUTOMATICALLY RAN INTO THE GARAGE AND RAN INTO THE HOUSE. IT DAMAGED THE HOUSE, LAWNMOWER, POWER WHEEL CAR AND RADIATOR. THE TRUCK WAS THEN TURNED OFF WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN THE "PARKED" POSITION. |
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