Ownership Cost for 1997 Dodge Intrepid Base
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 | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1971 | $852 | $292 | $2291 | $8169 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $229 | $229 | $229 | $229 | $229 | $339 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8218 | $6978 | $6085 | $5724 | $8049 | $35054 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | RACK AND PINION SNAPPED, CAUSING FAILURE OF POWERING STEERING. DEAELR WILL REPAIR VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE STEERING FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND THERE WAS A POP NOISE. *YH |
| 1997 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | RECALL 98 V 184 000/FUEL LEAKAGE; REPAIRS MADE AT HICKLEY DODGE, SALT LAKE, UT, PHONE # 994-4400. PROBLEM WITH FUEL RAIL LEAKAGES ON MAY 16, 2001. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAITING ON PICK UP FROM THE DEALER. *AK DURING RECALL REPAIRS, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF THREE BAD INJECTORS, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HOME CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK, TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT A BOLT THAT HOLDS DOWN THE INJECTOR WAS BAD, THEY TRIED TO GET IT OFF WITH AN EASY OUT AND THEY BROKE IT OFF, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP WHERE THEY REMOVED IT AND INSTALLED A NEW BOLT. *SLC |
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