Ownership Cost for 2013 Chrysler 200 LX
Estimated: $37330 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2394 | $1149 | $1005 | $910 | $814 | $6272 |
| Insurance | $1841 | $1905 | $1972 | $2041 | $2113 | $9872 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $1907 | $1367 | $912 | $869 | $1897 | $6952 |
| Repairs | $650 | $838 | $949 | $1074 | $1253 | $4764 |
| Taxes & Fees | $746 | $746 | $746 | $746 | $746 | $1104 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9097 | $6950 | $6610 | $6693 | $7980 | $37330 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE AND ALSO SUFFERED FROM A CRACKED STERNUM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND PLANNED TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION IN REGARD TO THE FAULTY AIR BAGS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 850. |
| 2013 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALLOW CRUISE CONTROL TO BE SET. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO MANUALLY OPERATE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKING FUNCTION. IT TOOK SEVERAL BRAKING ATTEMPTS TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED AND REENTERED HIGHWAY THEN VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SEEM TO SHIFT INTO GEARS AND "ROARED" ALLOWING TACHOMETER TO REACH INTO HIGH 5,500+ RANGE. PULLED OVER AGAIN, SHUT VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED VEHICLE, REENTERED HIGHWAY AND IT OPERATED SUFFICIENTLY TO GET TO DEALER. AFTER DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC, THEY DISCOVERED SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. CAR NOW OPERATES PROPERLY SINCE SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEM. ALSO, TRANSMISSION NOW SHIFTS AT PROPER LEVELS AND GAS MILEAGE HAS RETURNED TO ORIGINAL HIGHER LEVEL. *TR |
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