Ownership Cost for 2001 Chrysler Town and Country LXi
Estimated: $35899 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 | $1950 | $2009 | $2079 | $2162 | $2259 | $10459 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1864 | $874 | $398 | $2291 | $8190 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $294 | $294 | $294 | $294 | $294 | $435 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8419 | $7018 | $6260 | $5986 | $8215 | $35899 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | STEERING | POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE. STARTED OCCURRING IN THE COLDER MONTHS JUST WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. NOW A CONSTANT NOISE. NEED TO REPLACE PUMP BEFORE IT GOES OUT AND CRACKS MANTLE. *TR |
| 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | A SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEELS, AND PULSATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WAS EXPERIENCED. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON 9-14-01. ON 11-01-01, BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SQUEALING NOISE IN FRONT WHEELS. NOISE WASN'T HEARD BY TECH. TOLD IT COULD BE ABS SELF CHECK. HEARD NOISE WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 30-35MPH. NOV. 2, 01, BROUGHT CAR BACK. I WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH DIAGNOSIS GIVEN ON 11-01-01. TECH. STILL DIDN'T HEAR NOISE. VEHICLE WAS PUT ON LIFT AND CHECKED, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. I KEPT A LOG, AND RECORDED SQUEALING NOISE HEARD ON 11-23-01, 12-4-01, 12-05-01. BROUGHT CAR BACK FOR SQUEALING NOISE ON 12-13-01. TECH. HEARD NOISE, AND REPLACED 2 RIVETS ON SPLASH SHIELD. I STILL HEARD THE NOISE WHILE DRIVING HOME. ALSO RECORDED HEARING NOISE ON 12-17-01 & 12-29-01. BROUGHT CAR BACK ON 1-3-02. QUALITY CONTROL MNGR. WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE & HEARD THE SQUEELING NOISE (APPROX. 30 MPH), HOWEVER, WHEN THE MECH. TOOK IT OUT, HE COULDN'T HEAR IT. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN IT CONSISTENTLY MAKES THE NOISE. ON 3-11-02, CAR STARTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENT AND VERY LOUD SQUEEKING NOISE WHILE TRAVELING AT 10-20 MPH. NOISE CONTINUED IF I MAINTAINED SPEED, BUT ONCE I DROVE 30 MPH OR MORE, NOISE WASN'T PRESENT. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE 3-12-02. VEH. MADE 1 SHORT SQUEEK NOISE FOR TECH. WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING AREA. ONCE ON THE MAIN ROAD, NOISE COULD NOT BE HEARD, HOWEVER, THE SQUEALING NOISE THAT I HAVE CONTINUOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT, COULD BE HEARD QUITE CLEARLY BY ME, BUT NOT BY THE TECH. ANOTHER TECH JOINED US FOR THE ROAD TEST, AND HE COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE EITHER. CHECKED VEH. ON LIFT. I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD AND TIGHT. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE SQUEELING NOISES I'M HEARING ARE JUST "NORMAL BRAKE NOISES". W HEN I LEFT, I IMMEDIATELY HEARD LOUD SQUEEKING NOISE & RET'ND. CAR. TECH. HEARD NOISE TOO, & REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS. 3-28-02, SQUEEKING NOISE RETURNED AT 15MPH, & AGAIN ON 3-31-02.*AK |
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