Ownership Cost for 2005 Dodge Durango SLT
Estimated: $40624 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1636 | $785 | $687 | $622 | $556 | $4286 |
| Insurance | $1497 | $1549 | $1603 | $1660 | $1718 | $8027 |
| Fuel | $2364 | $2435 | $2520 | $2621 | $2738 | $12678 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1835 | $958 | $668 | $2291 | $8515 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $447 | $447 | $447 | $447 | $447 | $663 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9683 | $7793 | $7131 | $7028 | $8988 | $40624 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | MY 1998 ODGE DURANGO 4X4 SLTT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING SIDEWAYS. I WAS VERY ALARMED AND TOOK IT TO THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP IN CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP SAID THE BALLJOINTS WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED IMMMEADIATLY. I TOOK IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HE ALSO SAID THE BALL JOINTS AND TIEROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED BEARINGS WERE VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A RECALL. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED 2000-2003 4X4 DURANGOS. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND TIEROD ENDS BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FEEL THAT THE DODGE CHRYSLER CORPORATION SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE PARTS AND SERVICE FEES AS WELL AS LABOR TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION ON MY DODGE DURANGO.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION, AND I FEEL THE DODGE CORPORATION SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HELP TO RESOLVE AND RECALL CARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 1998 MODEL HAS SIMILAR DEFECTS AS THE 2000-2003 MODELS HAVE WHICH HAVE BEEN ALREADY RECALLED. *AK |
| 2005 | ENGINE | I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS NOW. IT HAS A PERSISTENT AND VERY UNSETTLING PROBLEM OF STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH NO CORRESPONDING WARNING LIGHTS ETC. IT JUST DIES AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO PATTERN OF ORIGIN EVIDENT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC LANES ACROSS INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAVE UTILIZED FUEL CLEANERS AND CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS ETC. IN A EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT FORTUNATELY..JUST DIED WITHOUT WARNING. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ENGINE PROBLEM COMPLAINT WITH THE DURANGO. TODAY, THIS OCCURRED WITH OVER 3/4 TANK OF FRESH FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS PROBLEM CONSTITUTES AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INITIATES AN INVESTIGATION INTO IT'S CAUSE ( S ) - THANK YOU - RELATED WEBSITE LINK RE: COMMON PROBLEM - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2005/ENGINE/STALLING_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML . *TR |
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