Ownership Cost for 1998 Dodge Stratus ES
Estimated: $33631 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 | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1694 | $688 | $225 | $2291 | $7661 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $171 | $171 | $171 | $171 | $171 | $253 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8006 | $6535 | $5747 | $5480 | $7863 | $33631 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS FAILED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND BRAKE PADS ARE VERY NOISY, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS (VEH # F0704). *TT |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | AT APPROX 60,000 MILES MY 1998 DODGE STRATUS, DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET, A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A TIMING BELT TENSIONER AND COVER THAT HAVE FAILED, A LEAKING WATER PUMP THAT NEEDS REPLACING. MY MECHANIC ESTIMATES $2150.00 TO REPLACE AND REPAIR ALL THESE ITEMS. TO TOP THIS OFF MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT IT WILL TAKE 2 TO 3 WEEKS TO GET THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER AND COVER BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG BACK ORDER ON THESE ITEMS. MEANWHILE I'M WITHOUT A CAR! BY REVEIWING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, I SEE THAT THIS VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET WAS REDESIGNED BY CHRYSLER SINCE 1998, ALSO THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. THE CAR HAS BEEN GREAT UP TO THIS POINT. HOWEVER I FEEL, ALL THESE RECENT PROBLEMS ARE CLEARLY PRE-MATURE ESPECIALLY SINCE CHRYSLER HAS HAD TO REDESIGN THE HEAD GASKET AND TENSIONER IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ITEMS. SHOULD THERE NOT BE A RECALL ON THE 1998 DODGE STRATUS FOR ALL THESE BREAKDOWNS? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ON THIS? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP OUT. THANK YOU. |
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