Ownership Cost for 2003 Chrysler Town and Country LXi
Estimated: $34863 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 | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1705 | $817 | $312 | $2291 | $7888 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $430 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8279 | $6719 | $6058 | $5749 | $8057 | $34863 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | ELECTRIC SLIDING SIDE DOOR BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN MANUALLY. IT WOULD STILL OPERATE WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR BUT MADE A GRINDING NOISE. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS IN REAR SEATS WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME OPENING DOOR ANS EXITING VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2003 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURES ON 2.28.07, I PURCHASED A 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI WITH 56,000 MILES FROM ARLINGTON ACURA IN PALATINE, IL AFTER A CARCHEX INSPECTION & TEST DRIVE. UPON DRIVING HOME TO MINNESOTA THAT DAY ON INTERSTATE EXPRESSWAYS, I ENCOUNTERED TWO MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS: FAILURE, CONSEQUENCES & REPAIRS 1. SHUDDERING & LEAKING RACK & PINION - DEALER ADVISED THESE ARE COMMON FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT FOR $800 ASAP BECAUSE A DRY CYLINDER WILL LOCK THE STEERING COLUMN. CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER IT'S 7/70 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY THIS WHEN I GET THE MONEY. 2. JERKING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR - DURING FOUR VISITS, DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIND CAUSE, SPENDING $3,000 IN WARRANTY REPAIRS. THEY SAID CHRYSLER'S STAR TECH SERVICE TOLD THEM THIS WAS "A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR WHICH THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX." A SUBSEQUENT E-MAIL FROM ME (THE OWNER) TO CHRYSLER RESULTED IN A BOILERPLATE LETTER SAYING THE PROBLEM WAS A DEALER ISSUE. MY WIFE HAS CANCER AND A HEART CONDITION AND CANNOT BEAR THE STRAIN OF A MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION ON HER "NEW" CAR. *JB |
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