Ownership Cost for 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport
Estimated: $35054 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 | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1734 | $811 | $278 | $2291 | $7877 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $271 | $271 | $271 | $271 | $271 | $401 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8303 | $6790 | $6095 | $5761 | $8105 | $35054 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RACK AND PINION STEERING AND OTHER PROBLEMS. CONSUMER DROVE OVER A ROUGH POTHOLE WITH A METAL FLATBED ON TOP AT A LOW SPEED. WHILE DRIVING AT A STREET AT 25 MPH CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THERE WAS POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE NOISE WAS EVIDENT ONLY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, WHO SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT ALIGNMENT , BUT THAT WAS ALL. HOWEVER, INSURANCE COMPANY NOTED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH RACK AND PINION STEERING /FRONT ALIGNMENT/ RADIATOR, AND THE TRANSMISSION PAN. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON AND IT SMOKED AFTER DRIVING A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECENT FRONT END ALIGNMENT BUT NO OTHER REPAIRS. *AK |
| 2002 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION UNLESS PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED. SAFETY HAZARD: DRIVER MAY INADVERTENTLY EXIT VEHICLE WITH GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE POSITION. VEHICLE MAY SUDDENLY MOVE AND CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. EVENTUALLY, TRANSMISSION ENGAGES IN REVERSE, TAKING BETWEEN 15 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. CYCLING GEAR SELECTOR AND CHANGING ENGINE RPM SEEM TO HAVE NO INFLUENCE ON WHEN TRANSMISSION MAY ENGAGE IN REVERSE. *NLM |
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