- VIN: 1GYEK63N43R15****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2003
Ownership Cost for 2003 Cadillac Escalade Base
Estimated: $46528 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$2316 |
$1112 |
$973 |
$880 |
$787 |
$6068 |
Insurance |
$1539 |
$1593 |
$1649 |
$1707 |
$1767 |
$8255 |
Fuel |
$2786 |
$2869 |
$2970 |
$3088 |
$3227 |
$14940 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2298 |
$1217 |
$1191 |
$2291 |
$9760 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$707 |
$707 |
$707 |
$707 |
$707 |
$1047 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$11088 |
$9091 |
$8209 |
$8349 |
$9791 |
$46528 |
Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Brake System Type: Hydraulic Displacement CC: 6000.0 Displacement CI: 366.14246456839 Displacement L: 6.0 Doors: 4 Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4 Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 8 Engine Manufacturer: GM Engine Model: LQ9 Fuel Injection Type: Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPFI) GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg) Make: CADILLAC Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Escalade Model Year: 2003 Other Engine Info: HO Plant City: Arlington Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Texas Series: 1500 Series2: 1/2 Ton Trim: Luxury Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2006 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS |
NEWER MODELS OF VEHICLES SUCH AS THE CADILLAC ESCALADE, CADILLAC STS, BMW, NISSAN AND OTHER VEHICLES INCORPORATE LED (LIGHT EMITTING DIODE) TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS. IN SOME MODELS, THESE LED LAMPS ARE STROBED OR PULSED AT A RATE TO EFFECT A CHANGE IN BRIGHTNESS BETWEEN TAILLIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATIONS. THE STROBING EFFECT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE ON BUMPY ROADS OR WHEN VISUALLY SCANNING THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THE STROBING EFFECT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS BY DRIVERS FOLLOWING SUCH EQUIPPED VEHICLES AND FIXATING ON THE STROBING TAIL LIGHTS. I RECOMMEND THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF FEDERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS INCREASING THE STROBING RATE OF SUCH TAIL LIGHTS SUCH THAT THE VISUAL DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THE SLOW STROBE LIGHT EFFECT IS MINIMIZED. IN PARTICULAR, I FIND SUCH LIGHTS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BEHIND. MY EYES ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE STROBING EFFECT THAN OTHERS. I SUSPECT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS SENSITIVITY. *NM |
2003 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING. TOWED TO DEALER, REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WAS INOPERABLE. THE BATTERY HAD A DEFECTIVE CELL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TC AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. *JB |
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