Ownership Cost for 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe (4-Door 4WD)
Estimated: $40840 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2786 | $2869 | $2970 | $3088 | $3227 | $14940 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2057 | $956 | $547 | $2291 | $8614 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $316 | $316 | $316 | $316 | $316 | $468 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9277 | $8075 | $7237 | $7064 | $9186 | $40840 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY VEHICLE WAS CUTOFF BY ANOTHER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LOUD HISSING WAS HEARD BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR COULD NOT STOP SUV. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR. UPON INSPECTION OF BRAKES THE STEEL LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES RIGHT ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE YOU COULD NOT SEE IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND BURST ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID EMPTIED OUT OF IT COVERING THE BOTTOM OF TAHOE. ALL METAL BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR |
| 1999 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | REPLACEMENT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS INSTALLED ON A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE 2 DOOR AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES IN 15 MILE INCREMENTS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT INTEREFERENCE WEAR BETWEEN THE DISC BRAKE PAD BACKING PLATES AND THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, WITH SIGNIFICANT HEAT GENERATION, NOISE, AND ODOR. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND THE OEM ROTORS REVEALED THAT THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS DIAMETER OF THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION THAT COVERS THE VEHICLE HUB WERE APPROXIMATELY 3/16 LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE OEM ROTORS. REPLACEMENT ROTORS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE SELLER, PAUL DO AT CQUENCEMOTORSPORTS, 4933 PEARCE STREET, APT. B, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649. I BELIEVE THE ROTORS WERE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, THEIR PART NUMBER IS 5569 MIN THK 30.86MM PT14 BT. FORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE OCCURED. THE STOCK ROTORS WERE REINSTALLED WITHOUT INTERFERENCE. OLD PART UNAVAILABLE, IT WAS RETURNED TO SELLER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK |
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