Ownership Cost for 1996 Dodge Stratus ES
Estimated: $33247 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1727 | $666 | $225 | $2291 | $7672 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $222 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7917 | $6496 | $5650 | $5403 | $7782 | $33247 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | THROTTLE LINKAGES BROKE IN MECHANISM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FULL FORCE. ENGINE MADE VEHICLE MOVE FAST AS OWNER WAS PRESSING ON BRAKES. CONSUMER THAN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO MAKE IT STOP.*AK |
| 1996 | STEERING:LINKAGES | TRANSMISSION: AUTO WAS PARKED, BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AUTO WOULD HAVE TO BE STOPPED AND RESTATRED TO PROCEDD A FEW HUNDRED FEET. CALLED FOR TOW. CYL. HEAD: AUTO LEAKED OIL, WENT TO DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS CYL. HEAD, BUT I NEVER SAW THE PROBLEM. TIE RODS: NOISE IN FRONT END. TIE RODS WERE READY TO FALL OFF. STILL A NOISE; MAYBE STABILIZER BARS OR BALL JOINT. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, BUT THIS WAS MY FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT--- AND THE LAST! NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT DEALER DID RESPOND. *AK |
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