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 | SUSPENSION:REAR | LOUD POPPING SOUND DURING DRIVING, SOME SOUND WAS DUE TO BAD SWAY BAR LINKS, THESE WERE REPLACED ONLY TO FIX A SMALL PORTION OF THE PROBLEM. LOUD SOUND PRESISTS, CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER HEARD NOSIE AND CONFIRMED ITS NOT A NORMAL SOUND, AS I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC. PARTS ON ORDER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE AXLE WAS BAD AND IN NEED OF REPAIR.*AK |
| 1997 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | AT 38,430 MILES THE ROTORS WERE SO WARPED THAT AT 60 MPH AT HARD BRAKING IF YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING IT AND HOLDING ON TIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD TWIST OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT MY EXPENSE. NOW AT 49,650 THE PROBLEM IS STARTING AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NOT HAD HARD USE AND WHY SHOULD THE BRAKES ENCOUNTER SUCH A PROBLEM AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CHRYSLER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTION AND REFUNDS TO THE CONSUMER FOR PREVIOUS WORK. IN LOOKING AT THE PAST WEB HISTORY ON THE CAR I FIND OTHER NOTES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOW MILEAGE PROBLEMS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *AK |
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