Ownership Cost for 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser Base
Estimated: $34276 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1664 | $789 | $251 | $2291 | $7758 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $405 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8182 | $6593 | $5942 | $5598 | $7962 | $34276 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD UNINTENTIONALLY SWITCH GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE SWITCHED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THERE WAS MODERATE REAR END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE VEHICLE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN UPDATED 07/22/10*JB |
| 2003 | AIR BAGS | 9/1/06 AS I WAS PARKING MY CAR MY DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED . AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION, THERE WAS NO REPLY. ON 9/29/06, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AS WELL AS MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR. THAT DAY I CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS CREATED. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION CHRYSLER FOUND NO RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THEY FOUND THE DEFECT TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, AND WILL NOT COVER THE DEPLOYED AIR BAGS OR LOCKED SEAT BELT. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO REPARATION. *NM |
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