Ownership Cost for 1998 Acura TL 2.5
Estimated: $23252 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 | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4324 | $4339 | $4309 | $4619 | $5662 | $23252 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | THE WARNING LIGHT "TIGHTEN GAS CAP" COMES ONE EVERY SO OFTEN WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF WHY. HAVE TALKED TO ACURA DEALER WHO STATED TO REPLACE GAS CAP, IGNORE IT AND/OR REPLACE VALVE IN MOTOR. WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, I AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF OWNERS OF 2007 TL'S WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH EMISSIONS. ACURA WANTS $500 TO MAKE THIS LIGHT GO AWAY. BUT ON THE INTERNET THREADS I HAVE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR CARS REPAIRED TO ONLY HAVE THE WARNING LIGHT COME BACK ON. ACURA SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *TR |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | MY 1998 ACURA 2.5 TL HAS HAD NOTICEABLE EXHAUST LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM ABOUT 100,000 MILES POINT, SINCE JANUARY 2008L ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. ALL THE OUTSIDE SMELLS COME RIGHT IN EVEN THOUGH I ALWAYS HAVE VENTS AND AIR COND OR HEATER SET TO "INSIDE AIR ONLY" SETTING. ALONG WITH EXHAUST I SMELL THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ODOR, REFINERY ODOR WHEN I DRIVE PAST REFINERY, SKUNK SMELL WHEN I DRIVE OVER EVEN A SPOT WHERE A SKUNK WAS REMOVED A FEW DAYS AGO, ETC AND ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A YEAR AGO, AS MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED, I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AS FAILED OXYGEN SENSOR BUT IT SEEMS THAT GOES WITH THE CRACKED ENGINE MANIFOLD. THIS WIDELY REPORTED CONDITION SHOULD BE A MFGR RECALL NOTICE. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE FAILURE TO RECALL OVER THIS PERSISTENT DEFECT. OWNERS NOW KNOW THAT IT WAS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM IN 1996 AND 1997 WHERE IT WAS A RECALL NOTICE ITEM; IT SHOULD BE FOR 1998 AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN THE MOST LOYAL OF ACURA OWNERS (THIS IS OUR FOURTH ACURA AS A FAMILY) BUT I AND MY HUSBAND WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE SUCH DISHONESTY IN ACURA CO. *TR |
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