Ownership Cost for 1997 Dodge Dakota (Club Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $38650 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2438
$2511
$2598
$2702
$2824
$13073
Maintenance
$2763
$2040
$899
$394
$2291
$8387
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$253
$253
$253
$253
$253
$376
Total Ownership Costs
$8865
$7691
$6799
$6519
$8775
$38650
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: 1997
Note: Cab Type: Club Cab,
Other Engine Info: Electronic fuel injection
Plant City: Detroit
Plant Company Name: Dodge City Assembly
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Miami
Series2: L Series
Trim: Sport/SLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
HAVE REPLACED UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS ONCE THIS YEAR. THEY NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! AM NOW ALSO GETTING "WHIRRING NOISE" WHEN I AM DRIVING. WHEN REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPACE OR TURNING CORNER, PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, GET HUGE CLANKING NOISE CONSISTENTLY. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE AT 30,150 MILES. BOUGHT TRUCK TO TRANSPORT KIDS IN SAFETY. NOW I TRANSPORT MY 3 KIDS IN TERROR. THANKS DODGE. NOT.*AK
1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH FROM TIME TO TIME AND STOPPING VEHICLE, THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL THE BRAKES. *AK