Ownership Cost for 1999 Acura Integra LS
Estimated: $35555 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1527 | $733 | $641 | $580 | $519 | $4000 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2250 | $1086 | $832 | $2291 | $9222 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $420 | $420 | $420 | $420 | $420 | $622 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8532 | $7106 | $6126 | $6022 | $7771 | $35555 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1992 | TIRES | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 ACURA INTEGRA. THE VEHICLE HAS FTS WESTLAKE TIRES, SIZE 195/60/R14 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SIZZLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE SHOP FROM WHERE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER AN ADDITIONAL TIRE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE TIRE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOWEVER, HE WOULD STILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND OR A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER REPLACE THE RECALLED WESTLAKE TIRES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING NEW TIRES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000. |
| 1999 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY, A SMALL PLASTIC CLIP DESIGNED TO SECURE AN ENGINE HOSE WORKED ITS WAY LOSE. THE PIECE LANDED ON THE THROTTLE SWITCH WHILE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WEDGED ITSELF IN A WAY THAT PREVENTED THE THROTTLE FROM CLOSING. THIS LEFT THE CAR IN PERMANENT ACCELERATION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO DROP THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND REMOVE THE KEY TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. DOING THIS THEN MAKES THE CAR DIFFICULT TO MANAGE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS WAS AN EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE THROTTLE SHOULD BE SHROUDED SO THAT NO FOREIGN OBJECT HAS ANY CHANCE OF INTERFERING WITH ITS ABILITY TO CLOSE PROPERLY. *JB |
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