Ownership Cost for 2004 Dodge Dakota SXT
Estimated: $42016 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1978 | $949 | $831 | $752 | $673 | $5183 |
| Insurance | $1516 | $1569 | $1624 | $1681 | $1740 | $8130 |
| Fuel | $2294 | $2363 | $2446 | $2543 | $2658 | $12304 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2062 | $1084 | $920 | $2291 | $9120 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $556 | $556 | $556 | $556 | $556 | $824 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10084 | $8145 | $7363 | $7365 | $9060 | $42016 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | I OWN A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD SPORT AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS TWICE. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS LATE 2001 EARLY 2002, I TOOK IT TO ANSTED MOTORS IN ANSTED WV AND WAS INFORMED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, SO THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS HELP PAY FOR LABOR AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A CERTAIN DEALERSHIP, LOCATED IN SOUTH CHARLESTON WV. BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS NOT SAFE, I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN 2002 AT WHAT IS NOW JOE HOLLAND CHRYSLER. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN IN MID 2002, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SEARS AT THE CROSSROADS MALL IN BECKLEY WV AND WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A RECALL ON DODGE DURANGO AND DAKOTA, BUT FOR THE YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. |
| 2004 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL | THE RECALL ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND NOW AS A RESULT OF TEH SERVICE DEPT ERRO MY CAR IS NOW OVER-HEATINGA ND TEHY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY AND REPAIR THE ISSUE, THEY STATED IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TEH RECALL EVEN THE IT CLEARLY STATED THAT TEH CLUSTER OF MY VEHICLE COULD OVER HEAT AND RESULT IN AN INSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE. |
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