Ownership Cost for 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan SE
Estimated: $25262 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 | $2108 | $2171 | $2247 | $2337 | $2442 | $11305 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4699 | $4725 | $4709 | $5034 | $6096 | $25262 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | I HAVE HAD MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS IT HAS ONLY 64, 000 MILE ON IT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WE STARTED HEARING A SOUND WHEN STARTING THE VAN AND WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, USUALLY LASTS UNTIL YOU DRIVE FOR A AWHILE THEN IT COMES AND GOES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE RACKET PINION GEAR AND WOULD COST A LITTLE OVER $900 TO REPAIR. I CALLED AROUND TO A FEW OTHER CAR REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAID ARE YOU SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE NEEDING THAT REPLACED THAT EARLY. SO I GOT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, ALL OCCURRING WITH MILES RANGING FOR 15,000 TO 75,000. I CAME ACROSS YOUR WEB SITE AND SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BEFORE. THIS I A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, IT IS NOT JUST SOME RANDOM MALFUNCTION. I REQUEST THAT YOU REOPEN THIS INVESTIGATION. *TR |
| 1994 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | THE VAN, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE 75. AFTER LETTING THE VAN SIT FOR 15-20 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO START THE VAN AGAIN AND HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE THAT TIME WITHOUT A REOCCURENCE OF THAT PROBLEM. WE HAVE EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND HAVE HAD THE VAN CHECKED OUT. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS APART BUT TWO OF THEM HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WE HAVE HAD BEARLY ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OTHER THAN THESE THREE INCIDENTS THE VAN HAS PERFORMED WELL. I HAD NOT FILED A REPORT BEFORE NOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS WEB SITE AND ONLY FOUND IT THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS WEB SITE WHILE LOOKING FOR A NEW VAN. *AK |
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