Ownership Cost for 2005 Cadillac STS V8
Estimated: $41251 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2078 | $998 | $873 | $790 | $707 | $5446 |
| Insurance | $1555 | $1609 | $1665 | $1724 | $1784 | $8337 |
| Fuel | $2053 | $2114 | $2188 | $2276 | $2378 | $11009 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2027 | $1088 | $952 | $2291 | $9121 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $597 | $597 | $597 | $597 | $597 | $884 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10022 | $7953 | $7198 | $7213 | $8864 | $41251 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HE WANTED THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. |
| 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ELECTRIC THAT SOMETIMES THE CIRCUITS OR TRANSMITTERS BLOW OUT, 2005 CADILLAC STS. *NM WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED. THE CONSUMER PURPOSELY RAN INTO A DIVIDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED FOR 45 DAYS. *NM |
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