Ownership Cost for 2007 Dodge Dakota SLT
Estimated: $45115 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2619 | $1257 | $1100 | $995 | $890 | $6861 |
| Insurance | $1679 | $1737 | $1798 | $1861 | $1926 | $9001 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2093 | $1190 | $1231 | $2291 | $9568 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $861 | $861 | $861 | $861 | $861 | $1275 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11127 | $8618 | $7886 | $8055 | $9428 | $45115 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | STEERING | POWER STEERING INCONSISTENT, NEARLY LOCKS UP DURING SLOW SPEED TURNS AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, DOES NOT MATTER IF LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. HAVE HAD TO DEALER WHO STATES NO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. HAVE HAD TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, THIS HELPS FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT PROBLEM NEVER LEAVES COMPLETELY. AM TOLD ONCE AGAIN THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. QUIT GOING TO DEALER, AS I AM GETTING NO WHERE WITH THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER. HAVE FOUND HUGE AMOUNT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND A FEW ON NHTSA SITE. WOULD BE GREAT IF SOMEONE WOULD ACTUALLY FIND OUT WHAT THE CAUSE IS AND GET FIXED BEFORE I AM IN A MAJOR CRASH AND OR GET KILLED. *TR |
| 2007 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PIN THAT CONNECTS TO THE PEDAL BROKE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO FILED A REPORT REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. |
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