Ownership Cost for 1993 Dodge RAM Van B250
Estimated: $27451 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 | $2516 | $2592 | $2682 | $2790 | $2915 | $13495 |
| 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 | $5107 | $5145 | $5144 | $5487 | $6569 | $27451 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS NEEDED, BUT NONE WERE AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THAT THIS TYPE OF CABLE WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. *AK *MR |
| 1993 | OTHER | EVERY YEAR SINCE OCT. 2000 (BOUGHT THE VAN IN MARCH 2000) WHEN WE USE THE AC THE CHECK GUAGES LIGHT COMES ON, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS AND THE ENGINE MAKES A TAPPING NOISE. IN OCT. OF 2000 WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE PCM AND THEY REPLACED THAT ALONG WITH AN AC MODULE. TWICE THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT AND OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (ONCE IN 2000 AND AGAIN ON JUNE 9, 2003). TWICE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN JUNE OF 2002 THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WE HAD TO REPLACE AN OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE SERVICEMEN AT SCHAEFER & STROMINGHER(JUNE 11, 2003) THAT IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY I SHOULD LOOK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE (BETWEEN HIM, ME AND THE LAMPPOST). I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE HAD PULLED ALL OF OUR SERVICE RECORDS AND WAS TRYING TO BE AS HONEST AS HE COULD WITHOUT GETTING INTO TROUBLE. |
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