Ownership Cost for 2004 Dodge Intrepid SE
Estimated: $33614 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 | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1693 | $835 | $374 | $2291 | $7956 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $320 | $320 | $320 | $320 | $320 | $473 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8055 | $6449 | $5810 | $5533 | $7767 | $33614 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | SUSPENSION | THE VEHICLE STARTED TO TURN ITSELF WHEN DRIVING AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS LEAD TO US TAKING IT TO A TIRE SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THE BUSHINGS ON THE RACK AND PINION AND THE BUSHINGS ON THE TIRE ROD WERE GONE OFF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE BUSHINGS WERE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS SO BAD ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OF THE BUSHINGS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. WE ALMOST LOSS COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE TWICE BEFORE WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE EXTREME PULL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION BUSHINGS AND THE TIRE ROD BUSHINGS AND TIGHTENED THE TIRE ROD BOLTS. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR US AND WE WERE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILD. THIS WAS ALSO A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2004 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | I AM STILL PAYING FOR 2004 DODGE INTREPID INWHICH THE MOTOR JUST SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON.MY INTREPID IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD BY DAILMERCHYRSLER THAT IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DEALER,WHICH IT WAS BY TOW TRUCK.AFTER MANY WEEKS TALKING WITH THE TECH. AT THE DEALER SHIP I WAS TOLD THAT DAILMERCHYRSLER WAS NOT GOING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY.I HAD TRIED FOR TWO WEEKS TO GET A HOLD OF THE DISTRICT MANAGER THAT MAY THIS CALL BUT NO ONE WILL GIVE ME HIS NAME OR CONTACT NUMBER.CHYRSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE AND TOLD ME TO GO THRU THE DEALERSHIP FOR HANDLING THIS MATTER BECAUSE THEY GO THRU THE DISTRICT MANAGER.MY CAR RAN FINE UNTIL THAT ONE NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AND IT MADE A SUDDEN LIGHT TICKING SOUND AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WAS ON AND ALL THE SUDDEN ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER MY ENGINE LOCKS UP LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.THE TECH. AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE OIL DESCENDING UNIT BLEW OUT WHEN HE FIRST LOOKED AT IT AND ALSO STATED THAT IT WOULD CAUSE THE MOTOR TO LOCK UP.BUT BY SO CALL ORDER FROM THE DISTRICT MANAGER THE TECH. TOOK A SAMPLE FROM SCRAPING THE OIL PAN.THE TECH. THEN COMES BACK A WEEK LATER AND STATED THAT RESULTS ARE THAT SLUGE IN THE MOTOR COULD ALSO BEEN A FACTOR.I DONT HAVE THE $6000.00 THAT THEY WANT TO PUT ANOTHER MOTOR IN BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY MY BIG MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS.I CANT BELIEVE THIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY IS TO CHEAP TO HONOR THIER COMPANY WARRANTY ON SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY THEIR CAR'S MALFUNTION. |
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