Ownership Cost for 1997 Buick Riviera Base
Estimated: $36681 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1285 | $617 | $540 | $488 | $437 | $3367 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2306 | $1079 | $788 | $2291 | $9227 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $373 | $373 | $373 | $373 | $373 | $552 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8583 | $7391 | $6372 | $6259 | $8077 | $36681 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1992 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | VEHICLE WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE RED LINE APPEARED AND THE BRAKES BECAME VERY SPONGY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER SAID THAT WITH REDUCED TRAFFIC AND INCREASED SPEED, COOLING OCCURED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EFFECTIVENESS RETURNED. CONTACTED DEALER. *ML |
| 1997 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | DRIVER'S DOOR DOES NOT SHUT PROPERLY/OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE THE OCCUPANT TO FALL OUT IF THE OCCUPANT IS NOT RESTRAINED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX. *YH |
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