Ownership Cost for 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE
Estimated: $24683 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 | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| 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 | $4590 | $4613 | $4594 | $4915 | $5971 | $24683 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | WINDSHIELD HAS A GLARE FROM THE DASH SHOWING DIRECTLY IN YOUR LINE OF SIGHT WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OBJECT WHICH ARE BEHIND THE GLARE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THE BRIGHTER THE SUN SHINES THE DARKER THE GLARE. IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE LOOKING INTO A MIRROR AND SEE THE REFLECTION OF THE DASH BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THIS VERY WELL COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS DEFROSTER WOULD NOT KEEP ICE FROM FORMING ON THE INSIDE OF ALL WINDOWS OF THE VAN . WINDOWS APPEARED AS IF NEED TO HAVE ICE SCRAPED OFF BUT ICE WAS ON INSIDE NOT OUTSIDE. THIS DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF ANY WINDOWS. *AK |
| 1996 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | THE VEHICLE LOST ITS POWER STEERING, COOLING SYSTEM, ETC. WHEN THE TENSIONER WENT BAD AND THE ENGINE BELT CAME OFF. MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION ADVISED THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS TENSIONERS ON THIS MAKE/MODEL, AND THEY'RE SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL - ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE DANGER INVOLVED. THE DEALER (HERB GORDON DODGE) ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TENSIONER, AND THAT IT IS "NORMAL WEAR" FOR IT TO GO BAD AT 76,000 MILES. IN CASE THE PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE, I WANTED TO REPORT IT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. |
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