- VIN: 3GNEK18RXTG15****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1996
Ownership Cost for 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe (2-Door 4WD)
Estimated: $44747 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$2057 |
$987 |
$864 |
$782 |
$699 |
$5389 |
| Insurance |
$1451 |
$1502 |
$1554 |
$1609 |
$1665 |
$7781 |
| Fuel |
$2600 |
$2678 |
$2772 |
$2883 |
$3012 |
$13945 |
| Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2674 |
$1305 |
$1273 |
$2291 |
$10306 |
| Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$588 |
$588 |
$588 |
$588 |
$588 |
$871 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$10436 |
$9046 |
$7878 |
$8017 |
$9371 |
$44747 |
Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Brake System Type: Hydraulic Displacement CC: 5700.0 Displacement CI: 347.83534133997 Displacement L: 5.7 Doors: 2 Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4 Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 8 Engine Manufacturer: WRN Fuel Injection Type: Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPFI) Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg) Make: CHEVROLET Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Tahoe Model Year: 1996 Plant City: Silao Plant Country: Mexico Plant State: Guanajuato Series: Conventional Cab Trim: 1/2 ton nominal Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
| Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
| 2005 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR |
WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. OUR 11-YEAR OLD SON FELL ASLEEP AND LAY DOWN WITH SHOULDER-HARNESSED SEAT BELT ON IN THE BACK SEAT - PASSENGER SIDE. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION HE WAS AWAKENED. AT THIS POINT HE SAT UP, RELEASED THE LATCH, AN TRIED TO GET OUT. THE SEAT BELT WAS TWISTED AROUND HIS WAIST AND AS HE TRIED TO UNTANGLE THE BELT THE RATCHET GOT SIGNIFICANTLY TIGHTER. WHEN I REALIZED THE PROBLEM DEVELOPING AND GOT AROUND TO HIM THE BELT WAS SO TIGHT THAT I COULD NOT UNTANGLE HIM OR SLIP HIM THROUGH THE LOOP. HE WAS IN SEVERE PAIN. HE HAD EITHER TURNED IN HIS SEAT, OR SAT UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE SHOULDER STRAP, OR SOMETHING ELSE. NOT WANTING ANY INJURY TO MY SON'S BACK OR ANY INTERNAL ORGANS I HAD TO CUT THE BELT. IT WAS ABOUT 12:30 AM. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT FOR SHOULDER HARNESSED BELTS, WHEN THE SHOULDER STRAP IS PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT AS FOR USE WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS THIS ENGAGES THE RATCHETING MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A "RELEASE BUTTON" FOR EMERGENCY USE ON THE BACK OF THE COLUMN WHICH HOUSES THE SHOULDER STRAP. SINCE THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SHOULDER STRAP WOULD NOT LOOSEN.*AK |
| 1996 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST |
I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF FAILURES IN THE POWER SEAT RISER ASSEMBLY IN 95-96 CHEVY TAHOES, CAUSING THE SEAT ASSEMBLY TO FIRST BECOME LOOSE, AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE OUTCOME OF THE FAILURE RESULTS IN THE DRIVER FALING BACKWARDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SEAT IS NO LONGER INTACT WITH THE REST OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM IS A "ROCKING" TYPE MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT MECHANISM WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION/DECELERATION, WHICH BECOMES OBVIOUS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS COMPLAINT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND OF COURSE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE COST FOR A CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT TO PREVENT A FAILURE IS IN EXCESS OF $300. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY CRASHES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT FAILURE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING MOST OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DRIVER WAS SEATED AND MAKING A MOVEMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. |
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