Ownership Cost for 2007 Dodge Dakota SLT
Estimated: $45523 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2697 | $1295 | $1133 | $1025 | $917 | $7067 |
| Insurance | $1688 | $1747 | $1808 | $1871 | $1937 | $9051 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2122 | $1210 | $1276 | $2291 | $9662 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $901 | $901 | $901 | $901 | $901 | $1335 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11255 | $8700 | $7955 | $8143 | $9470 | $45523 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | RECALL 01V077 WAS COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR, CONSUMER DROVE ONTO DRIVEWAY WHICH IS ON A STEEP INCLINE, WAITED FOR GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN AND WHILE CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK 2 FEET OR SO, CONSUMER PRESSED ON GAS TO FIND ENGINE HAD CUT OFF, TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST STATED THIS IS NORMAL AND IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE. *SLC |
| 2007 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB, 4X4, AUTOMATIC. THE FRONT SHOCKS ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE. ON BUMPS AND DIPS THE FRONT END WILL CONTINUE TO BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL COMPRESSION OF THE SHOCKS. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ALMOST BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE ON A GOOD DIP OR BRIDGE JOINT. AN INVESTIGATION OF AN INTERNET FORUM DEDICATED TO DODGE DAKOTAS (DODGE WORLD) REVELAED THAT THIS POBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE A FRONT END CHANGE TO THE VEHICLE IN 2005. DODGE DOES NOT FEEL THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SHOCKS. I WOULDN'T MINE BUYING AFTERMARKET SHOCKS AND FIXING THE PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE. *CN |
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