Ownership Cost for 2000 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
Estimated: $37641 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1622 | $779 | $681 | $616 | $552 | $4250 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2214 | $1086 | $847 | $2291 | $9201 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $443 | $443 | $443 | $443 | $443 | $655 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8989 | $7469 | $6531 | $6452 | $8200 | $37641 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. SHE ALSO SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/17/09. *JB |
| 2000 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | FROM THE DAY THE CAR WAS DELIVERED, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARED TO BE DIRTY OR ???? COULD NOT GET A CLEAR VISION. FINALLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AREA OF APPROXIMATELY ONE SQUARE FOOT JUST TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER AND ABOUT MID-POINT VERTICALLY THAT HAD A WAVINESS, LOOKED LIKE ORANGE PEEL EFFECT IN A PAINTED SURFACE. CADILLAC SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY CERTAIN CAR WASH CHEMICALS, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO SUCH WARNING IN THE OPERATORS MANUAL. THE DISTORTION WAS SO BAD THAT ON TRIPS OF FIFTY MILES OR LONGER HEADACHES WERE CAUSED BY THE EFFECT ON EYES. AFTER ABOUT TEN MONTHS OF COMPLAINING AND FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL, CADILLAC AGREED TO REPLACE. KACHINA DID SO IN OCTOBER 2001.*AK |
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