Ownership Cost for 2008 Cadillac STS V6
Estimated: $42335 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2516 | $1208 | $1057 | $956 | $855 | $6592 |
| Insurance | $1694 | $1753 | $1815 | $1878 | $1944 | $9084 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1959 | $1131 | $1133 | $2291 | $9277 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $808 | $808 | $808 | $808 | $808 | $1196 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10571 | $8019 | $7351 | $7470 | $8923 | $42335 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL INTO A GARAGE, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE WALL. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. MANUFACTURER REPORT 696083 WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2010 FROM APPLE CHEVROLET CADILLAC LOCATED IN YORK PA. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I BOUGHT IT USED HOWEVER IT STILL HAD THE REMAINING MANUFACTURES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IT HAD 51,554 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. ON FEB 9, 2011 I REPORTED TO HERITAGE CADILLAC IN BELAIR MD. THAT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THAT I WANT TO HAVE THAT TAKE CARE OF BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR THERE I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE LIGHT HAD WENT OUT BEFORE I GOT THERE, THERE WAS NO WAY THEY COULD TELL WHAT WAS WRONG WHICH I FOUND OUT TO BE FALSE BECAUSE MONTHS LATER THEY WERE IN FACT ABLE TO CHECK IT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING OFF. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE TAKE MY CAR BACK TO HERITAGE CADILLAC 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE PAID THEM $4,212.08 (TO MAINTAIN AND ALLEGEDLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) TODAY IS NOVEMBER 15, 2012 AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND THAT THEY HAD TO CONTACT A CADILLAC MANUFACTURE TO GET INFORMATION BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $3,100 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH MAY BE FUEL INJECTORS AND A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. I FEEL THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN AND ARE BEING TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN THIS SITUATION BY A CERTIFIED CADILLAC SERVICE CENTER. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR |
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