Ownership Cost for 2001 Dodge Durango Sport
Estimated: $40632 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 | $2786 | $2869 | $2970 | $3088 | $3227 | $14940 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1930 | $918 | $495 | $2291 | $8397 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $323 | $323 | $323 | $323 | $323 | $479 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9284 | $7948 | $7200 | $7013 | $9187 | $40632 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS. IN USA TODAY, DATED: JULY 22, 2003, THERE WAS A ARTICLE INDICATING THAT FEDERAL REGULATORS ARE INVESTIGATING THE DODGE DURANGO SUV FOR A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT AND THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. I HAVE AN 1999 DURANGO WITH ROUGHLY 30K MILES. IN MAY 03, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR 30K MILE MAINTENANCE AND BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE BALL JOINT AND SUSPENSION FOR THE FRONT WHEEL REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD DISINTEGRATED AND THE SUSPENSION HAD SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DAMAGED. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN MY DURANGO ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF THE ROAD. THEREFORE, I THOUGHT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WAS VERY ODD AT ONLY 30000 MILES. AFTER READING THE ARTICLE IN USA TODAY, IT IS CLEAR TO ME THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. THIS COMPLAINT IS TO FURTHER COLLOBRATE THE 81 COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED.*AK |
| 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | VEHICLE WOULD GIVE OFF A WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ABS SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DRIVER NEED TO APPLY NORMAL BRAKING ACTION FOR TRAFFIC. VEHICLE PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER CORRECTED, THEN VEHICLE WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE WHERE REAR OF VEHICLE SLID TO LEFT OF DRIVER UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE ORIGINAL DIRECTION, AND PROCEEDED TO SLIDE OFF HWY COMING TO REST IN FIELD. VEHICLE STAYED UPRIGHT AND INCURRED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. DRIVER DROVE VEHICLE APPROX. 5-6 MILES AFTER THAT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND ABS LIGHT WAS OUT DURING THAT REMAINING TIME. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR TECHNICIAN RAN CODES FROM THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND ASCERTAINED THAT BOTH THE THE ABS MODULE AND SPEED SENSOR OF REAR WHEEL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ORIGINAL PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *KB |
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