Ownership Cost for 1999 Acura RL 3.5RL
Estimated: $36902 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1236 | $593 | $519 | $470 | $420 | $3238 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2155 | $1022 | $692 | $2291 | $8923 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $365 | $365 | $365 | $365 | $365 | $541 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8650 | $7343 | $6426 | $6280 | $8203 | $36902 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 99V069000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 163,000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/14/09.*JB |
| 1999 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH INDICATED IF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, IT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE SUPPLEMENTAL FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED, AND THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. |
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