Ownership Cost for 1999 Dodge Dakota (Club Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $40672 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1049
$504
$441
$399
$357
$2750
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2690
$2770
$2867
$2982
$3116
$14425
Maintenance
$2763
$2103
$987
$614
$2291
$8758
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$338
$338
$338
$338
$338
$500
Total Ownership Costs
$9268
$8055
$7196
$7052
$9100
$40672
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
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: 1999
Other Engine Info: Electronic fuel injection
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
2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 49,000 MILES, NEED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. UPON HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED PRIOR TO GOING ON A TRIP. AFTER THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK, THEY SAID THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS ABOUT READY TO FALL OFF AND THE LEFT WAS BAD AS WELL. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DRIVE IT ACROSS TOWN. THEY PROVIDED ME A CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY FIX IT. DODGE NEEDS TO PERFORM A RECALL ON THESE AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. I'M AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN LATER, JUST LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER REPORTS OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES. IF THEY DON'T DO A RECALL, IT WILL NOT ONLY EFFECT MY WALLET, BUT ALSO FUTURE BUYING DECISIONS. I WANT A COMPANY TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I THINK THE RESALE VALUE WOULD ALSO BE EFFECTED IF A RECALL IS NOT DONE.
1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE. COULD HEAR IT WHEN PULLING IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES WERE BETWEEN THE YEARS 2000 TO 2003. THEY WILL NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION. *AK *NM