Ownership Cost for 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe LS
Estimated: $43832 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2166 | $1040 | $910 | $823 | $737 | $5676 |
| Insurance | $1519 | $1572 | $1627 | $1684 | $1743 | $8145 |
| Fuel | $2438 | $2511 | $2598 | $2702 | $2824 | $13073 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2229 | $1171 | $1088 | $2291 | $9542 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $636 | $636 | $636 | $636 | $636 | $941 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10498 | $8562 | $7695 | $7773 | $9304 | $43832 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | LOSS OF MOST STEERING AND SERVICE BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY. STEERING FLUID LOSS DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED STEERING FLUID HOSE CLAMP. AN ASSEMLY CLIP WAS LEFT ON THE HOSE CLAMP AT THE FACTORY WHICH PREVENTED HOSE CLAMP FROM TIGHTENING. THE SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF MOST STEERING AND BRAKING WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOS ACCIDENT IF EVENT HAD OCCURED ON MOUNTAINOUS ROAD OR IF VEHICLE WAS OPERATED BY PERSON WITH LESS STRENGTH. NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER APPEARED. SHOULD NOT THESE TWO CRITICAL SYSTEMS FUNCTION INDEPENDANTLY? *AK |
| 2003 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TAHOE THAT THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY ON 1/27/07, A WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED SINCE THIS WAS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING SHAFT VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN, THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, 7 MONTHS LATER THE VIBRATION RESTARTED. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE PARTS AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THIS PROBLEM WAS STILL UNRESOLVED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLEWAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,796 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.*AK |
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