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
2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS A NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS MUST BE REPLACED. *AK