Ownership Cost for 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring
Estimated: $35902 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1440 | $691 | $605 | $547 | $489 | $3772 |
| Insurance | $1528 | $1581 | $1636 | $1694 | $1753 | $8192 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1591 | $852 | $489 | $2291 | $7986 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $402 | $402 | $402 | $402 | $402 | $595 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8769 | $6757 | $6218 | $6024 | $8135 | $35902 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | ENGINE | I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A MAIN ROAD ONTO A SIDE STREET. WHILE THE CAR WAS TURNING, I HEARD A CLUNK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED FROM MY HANDS. THE CAR PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE SERVICE TECH SHOWED ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE K FRAME WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THRU. IT'S TO RUSTED TO BE WELDED AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISER AND DODGE NEON, SINCE THEY USE THE SAME FRAME. THE TECH ALSO TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T MOVING AT HIGH SPEED OR THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND THEY BASICALLY IGNORE ANY COMPLAINTS. *JB |
| 2007 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | INFORMED, DURING A STATE REQUIRED ANNUAL VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION THAT, AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS AND 37,000 MILES, THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ON THE CAR ARE COMPLETELY GONE METAL IS RUBBING METAL. THE WEARING WAS NOT NOTICED BY A CHRYSLER DEALER WHEN I HAD A BRAKE REPAIR DONE 5 MONTHS AGO. I FEEL THIS MAY HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL SO THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 1,000 MILES AGO AND 10 DAYS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PT CRUISER BUT WAS NEVER ISSUED A TSB OR A RECALL. *TR |
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