Ownership Cost for 1999 Dodge Stratus Base
Estimated: $33078 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 | $1740 | $742 | $225 | $2291 | $7761 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $201 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $298 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7905 | $6451 | $5667 | $5339 | $7716 | $33078 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT CHECKED. INFORMED OXYGEN SENSOR WAS CAUSING LIGHT TO COME ON. OIL HAD STARTED LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKETS, WHICH COVERED OXYGEN SENSOR, HAD BURNED THE OIL. CAN SMELL IT WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED. THE MECHANIC DID ALL THE REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE #E23. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE OR REIMBURSEMENT. |
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