Ownership Cost for 2001 Acura CL (3.2 Type-S)
Estimated: $36268 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1462 | $702 | $614 | $555 | $497 | $3830 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2084 | $1022 | $724 | $2291 | $8884 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $406 | $406 | $406 | $406 | $406 | $601 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8684 | $7146 | $6279 | $6144 | $8016 | $36268 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE EFFECT WAS A SERIOUS SKID AND INSIDE THE CAR IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT A BRICK WALL. IF I HAD NOT BEEN WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR AT THIS POINT WAS 1 YEAR OLD WITH ABOUT 14,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED INAPPROPRIATELY AND WAS ALSO REPLACED ON NOV. 6, 2003. THIS TRASMISSION IS NOT MUCH BETTER. THERE HAS BEEN THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CAR AND I AM FED UP. THIS IS MY THIRD NEW ACURA SINCE 1997 AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TWO.*AK |
| 2001 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR SEVEN YEARS. ON AUGUST 29, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL SHE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED. ACURA WAS UNCONCERNED SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FROM THE PRIOR RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER MAIN CONCERN WAS HER SAFETY AND THE RESALE POTENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF AUGUST 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,082. THE DEALER STATED THE TRUNK LATCH FAILING AND SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ACTIVATING. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR |
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