Ownership Cost for 1997 Chrysler LHS Base
Estimated: $36986 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1252 | $601 | $526 | $476 | $426 | $3281 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2296 | $1072 | $773 | $2291 | $9195 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $368 | $368 | $368 | $368 | $368 | $544 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8624 | $7447 | $6437 | $6320 | $8158 | $36986 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER | THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER OF 2004. DURING THE SPRING OF 2005 IT WAS FOUND THAT THE A/C WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. AFTER $300 IN DIAGNOSTICS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING FREON AND WOULD NEED REPLACING, AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $870. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HE STATED THAT THE A/C SITUATION WAS THE SOLE REASON FOR TRADING THE VEHICLE IN THE FALL OF 2004. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS IN EXCESS OF $1000; THEREFORE, HE TRADED THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES. THE GM DEALERSHIP WHICH TOOK THE TRADE ALSO FAILED TO REPAIR THE A/C AND FALSELY REPRESENTED THE A/C AS FUNCTIONAL WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. AT THIS TIME, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTINUED DEFECT OF THEIR PREVIOUSLY CONFIRMED EVAPORATORS, WHICH WERE VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED UP TO 70K MILES ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE RESELLING DEALERSHIP DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THEIR 6000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD AFTER THE SALE, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE A/C SYSTEM. THIS EVAPORATOR PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF CHRYSLER PRIOR TO THE 7-YEAR/70K MILE MARK, AND THE EVAPORATOR IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. CHRYSLER SHOULD EXTEND THE MODEL YEAR TO INCLUDE 98 AND 99 MODELS, AND SHOULD HONOR THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD TO ALLOW FOR THESE DEFECTIVE EVAPORATORS TO BE REPLACED. *NM |
| 1997 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | AT 32800 MILES ORIGINAL ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. AT 42800, THE 2ND ROTOR SET WARPED. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS DRIVING ON WASHINGTON'S BELTWAY, AND HAD TO STOP FAST (NOT A PANIC STOP) FROM 50MPH TO 0. (NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH OTHER CAR) AFTER I ROUNDED A CURVE. THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AND CAUSED THE CAR TO VIBRATE . THE ROTORS' DESIGN IS INADEQUATE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD TO MAKE MORE THAN ONE HARD STOP BEFORE THE BRAKES HAD A CHANCE TO COOL OFF? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SUMMARY AS RECORDED BELOW. |
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