Ownership Cost for 1999 Dodge Intrepid Base
Estimated: $33361 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 | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1860 | $823 | $254 | $2291 | $7991 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $237 | $237 | $237 | $237 | $237 | $351 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7942 | $6574 | $5753 | $5371 | $7721 | $33361 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | BOUGHT MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I DID A ROUTINE OIL CHECK EVERY 3000 MILES. THE ONE TIME I DON'T GET IT CHANGED AT 3,000 MILES WITH IT ONLY BEING OVER BY 700 MILES MY ENGINE BLOWS. I'VE DROVE MANY CARS AND I DIDN'T GET THE OIL CHANGED AT EXACTLY 3000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO LITTLE GIRLS. I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH MY ENGINE MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR SHAKING. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO A PARKING LOT I SAT THERE FOR AN HOUR WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP. JUST TO FIND OUT ITS A BLOWN ENGINE AND ITS GOING TO COST ME OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE. MY CAR HAS 117000 MILES ON IT. I'M UNABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX IT AND I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.6 L. WHY IS THERE NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THEM OR A RECALL ESPECIALLY WITH AS MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM. I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION NOW WITH TWO LITTLE GIRLS WORKING AND GOING TO COLLEGE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *NM |
| 1999 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 VIN#[XXX], 43,913 MILES, TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT, $132.84. 9/14/00 75,085 MILES, WATER OUTLET AND TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED REPLACED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE. $582.24. 12/14/01 86,992 MILES, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, REPLACED WATER PUMP. $1,188.79. 6/14/02. 91,324 MILES, TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR BROKE. $350.60. 8/2/02 96,828 MILES, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE DASH LIGHTS WERE AN INTERNAL WIRING DEFECT. $223.30. 10/2/02 98,003 MILES, COOLING FAN WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. CHRYSLER HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE FANS SO I COULD NOT JUST REPAIR ONE SIDE OF THE FAN SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. $680.35. 10/24/02. 109,754 MILES, ENGINE BLEW, TAKING STARTER WITH IT. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE 2.7 ENGINE TO BE A DISPOSABLE ENGINE (COMPARED TO THE 3.2 THAT YEAR). REPLACED WITH USED ENGINE. $4174.49. 5/21/03 I HAD OVER $7000 IN REPAIRS IN UNDER A YEAR AND A HALF. WHILE IM GRAVELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MECHANICS OF THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL THAT THE FAN ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING ARE THINGS THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR GOING OUT AT ONLY 43,913 MILES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE AS WELL. WHILE IT IS DIFFICULT TO PROVE THAT I TOOK CARE OF THE ENGINE, I HAVE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR |
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