Ownership Cost for 2011 Chrysler 300 C
Estimated: $46150 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3220 | $1545 | $1352 | $1223 | $1095 | $8435 |
| Insurance | $1856 | $1921 | $1988 | $2058 | $2130 | $9953 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2709 | $1889 | $1185 | $1368 | $2266 | $9417 |
| Repairs | $970 | $1132 | $1291 | $1410 | $1620 | $6423 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1160 | $1160 | $1160 | $1160 | $1160 | $1718 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11817 | $8579 | $8013 | $8276 | $9464 | $46150 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | WE PURCHASED THIS AUTO SHOWROOM NEW FROM THE DEALER IN 2006. ALTHOUGH BREAKING WAS QUESTIONABLE, WE ACCEPTED WHEN TOLD THE SYSTEM WAS FINE AND THE JERKING WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, SINCE APRIL 2008 THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED OFF AND ON AT THE MOST UNSAFE TIMES. THE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. WE HAD A NEW FACTORY ENGINE INSTALLED ($7,000) IN 2012 AND GUESS WHAT? THIS NEW ENGINE HAS STARTED STALLING. ALL OUR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT A DEALERSHIP SO CHRYSLER CAN'T CLAIM THAT AN AUTO SHOP MIGHT HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER VIEWING ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND HAVING IT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE AND I, WHY HAVEN'T YOU OR CHRYSLER TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM? DOKKKKKKKKKKKK *TR |
| 2011 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE ENGINE WAS STOPPEDCAR PARKED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THE BATTERY INDICATOR CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CHARGING SYSTEM. I CONTINUED ON TO MY DESTINATION ABOUT 3 MILES. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS SMELL OF SOMETHING BEING "HOT" AND I RAISED THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD SEE IT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY HOT, AND SLIGHTLY SMOKING. ASSUMING IT WAS OK NOW THAT I HAD TURNED IT OFF, I WENT INSIDE THE BUILDING TO CALL THE DEALER. LUCKILY, I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER AND DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND WENT OUTSIDE TO WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE CAR, THE ALTERNATOR HAD ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS BLAZING, DROPPING SOME MELTED MATERIALS ONTO A UNDERBODY AIR DAM AND APPEARED TO BE SPREADING. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE ANY MORE DAMAGE OCCURRED. IT APPEARS THAT THE ALTERNATOR IS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THERE IS SOME WIRING DAMAGE AS WELL AS SOME DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING WIRING HARNESS. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS FIRE WOULD HAVE SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, AS IT APPEARED TO BE SELF-PROPAGATING AND ON ITS OWN WOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT. *TR |
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