Ownership Cost for 1998 Dodge Dakota (Club Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $44339 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1806
$867
$758
$686
$614
$4731
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2786
$2869
$2970
$3088
$3227
$14940
Maintenance
$2763
$2428
$1183
$1031
$2291
$9696
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$495
$495
$495
$495
$495
$733
Total Ownership Costs
$10278
$8860
$7835
$7877
$9489
$44339
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 5200.0
Displacement CI: 317.32346929260
Displacement L: 5.2
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
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: 1998
Note: Cab Type: Club Cab,
Other Engine Info: Sales Code:ELF
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
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE STATE OF PA REQUIRES VEHICLES TO PASS AN ANUAL INSPECTION IN ORDER TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS. MY DODGE DAKOTA WILL FAIL THIS INSPECTION NEXT FEB. THE RIGHT UPPER BALLJOINT ON MY VEHICLE (WHICH SHOULD HAVE A LIFE SPAN MINIMUM 80 TO 100 K; MY VEH. HAS 46K) NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE BY PA STANDARDS. DODGE PROVIDED NO WAY TO PERFORM PREVENTITIVE MAINTENENCE ON THIS VEHICLE PART. POOR DESIGN ON THEIR PART IS NOT WORTH THE COST OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND THEY KNOW IT BECAUSE THEY MODIFIED THE REPAIR REPLACEMENT PART WHICH TO ME ADMITS A FLAW TO BEGIN WITH.
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA 4X2 PICKUP HAS 74000 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK RECENTLY DEVELOPED A LOUD SQUEAK IN THE AREA AROUND THE FRONT DRIVER'S-SIDE WHEEL. THIS SQUEAK WAS TRACED TO THE SWAY BAR AND ANTI-SWAY ROD. THE BUSHINGS IN THIS AREA OF THE TRUCK ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND PRONE TO FAILURE. A CHECK OF A DAKOTA OWNERS' FORUM (WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM) LISTS MANY DAKOTA OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH A SWAY BAR THAT FAILS DUE TO THIS TYPE OF BEARING FAILURE? THE VEHICLE CAN BECOME UNSTABLE DURING TURNS. THIS CAN LEAD TO ROLLOVERS, INJURY AND DEATH. THIS IS AN UNSAFE AND COMMON FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB