Ownership Cost for 2006 Cadillac STS V8
Estimated: $41951 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2258 | $1084 | $948 | $858 | $768 | $5916 |
| Insurance | $1606 | $1662 | $1720 | $1780 | $1842 | $8610 |
| Fuel | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2026 | $1116 | $1040 | $2291 | $9236 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $679 | $679 | $679 | $679 | $679 | $1005 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10282 | $8047 | $7312 | $7375 | $8933 | $41951 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT PART WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. |
| 2006 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PLACED INTO PARK POSITION, SHUT OFF CAR AND ENGAGED EMERGENCY BRAKE. REMOVED SEAT BELT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER OPENED DOORS TO EXIT. ENGINE AT THAT TIME WENT INTO A VERY HIGH RPM MAKING A HORRIBLE LOUD WHINING NOISE AND AUTO ACCELERATED IN REVERSE WITH CAR IN PARK AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RODE THE VEHICLE AS IT REVERSED ON ITS OWN, ONTO STREET, THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ,COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR AND COMING TO REST WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR AGAINST A BUILDING. SPEED UNKNOWN, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, SMALL INJURIES. *TR |
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