- VIN: JH4KA9657VC00****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1997
Ownership Cost for 1997 Acura RL (3.5 Premium)
Estimated: $34777 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 |
$1773 |
$1826 |
$1890 |
$1965 |
$2054 |
$9508 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1956 |
$842 |
$269 |
$2291 |
$8121 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$224 |
$224 |
$224 |
$224 |
$224 |
$333 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8172 |
$6919 |
$6030 |
$5655 |
$8001 |
$34777 |
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Displacement CC: 3474.057568 Displacement CI: 212 Displacement L: 3.474057568 Doors: 4 Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 6 Engine HP: 210 Engine KW: 156.5970 Engine Model: C35A1 Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: ACURA Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD Manufacturer Id: 987 Model: RL Model Year: 1997 Plant City: Sayama Plant Country: Japan Plant State: Saitama Series: Premium Package Transmission Style: Automatic Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
1996 |
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE |
2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS PREVIOUSLY-OWNED RL, I HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS COMING FROM THE A/C AND REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER WHO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME I HEARD THIS NOISE MY WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD, IT ECHOED OFF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS. I HIT MY BRAKES TO PULL OVER AND INVESTIGATE AND THE NOISE STOPPED. REPORTED TO DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS NOISE STILL POPS UP FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT GOES AWAY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NOISE IS A SQUEALING/HISSING SOUND THAT EMINATES FROM THE ABS AREA UNDER MY HOOD NEXT TO THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ABS LIGHTS HAVEN'T ILLUMINATED DURING THE EVET AT ANY TIME, YET.*AK |
1997 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM |
WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING VEHICLE STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT BALL JOINT STUD HAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE LOWER BALL JOINT. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 4/12/2006 - THERE WAS NO NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE ALSO FAILED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HONDA CANADA FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY REFUSED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED IN THE UNITED STATES IN ADDITION TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PARAMETERS . *NM |
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