Ownership Cost for 1996 Dodge Dakota (Sport Club Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $55433 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5189
$2491
$2179
$1972
$1764
$13595
Insurance
$1592
$1648
$1706
$1765
$1827
$8538
Fuel
$2167
$2232
$2310
$2402
$2510
$11621
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1839
$2446
$2291
$12251
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2005
$2005
$2005
$2005
$2005
$2969
Total Ownership Costs
$14693
$10649
$9623
$10189
$10279
$55433
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 3900.0
Displacement CI: 237.99260196945
Displacement L: 3.9
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: 1996
Note: Cab Type: Club Cab,
Europe: Eurowagon Short Wheelbase (GS-53) 3 dr.
Other Engine Info: Electronic fuel injection
Plant City: Detroit
Plant Company Name: Dodge City Assembly
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Miami
Trim: Sport/SLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM DEFECTIVE BEFORE 30,000 MILES. NOW AT 115,000 MILES BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. DODGE FIXED THIS TO REPLACE ALL CONTROL ARMS WITH NEW. $1800.OO REPAIR. IS THIS GOING TO BE A RECALL LIKE THE OTHER DURANGO'S? *LA
1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR AND T ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH OTHE R VEHICLES IN AN INTERSECTION. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK