Ownership Cost for 2006 Dodge Stratus SXT
Estimated: $33821 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1035 | $497 | $435 | $393 | $352 | $2712 |
| Insurance | $1465 | $1516 | $1569 | $1624 | $1681 | $7855 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1559 | $801 | $348 | $2291 | $7762 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $336 | $336 | $336 | $336 | $336 | $497 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8168 | $6388 | $5848 | $5578 | $7839 | $33821 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH 3 OTHER VEHICLES, TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH, THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. MOST DAMAGE DONE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED IN OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT SEAL AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAL FAILED THREE MORE TIMES. UPDATED 09/10/10 |
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