Ownership Cost for 1998 GMC Jimmy (SL 4-Door 4WD)
Estimated: $37197 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 | $2167 | $2232 | $2310 | $2402 | $2510 | $11621 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2007 | $899 | $407 | $2291 | $8367 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $266 | $266 | $266 | $266 | $266 | $394 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8607 | $7381 | $6513 | $6234 | $8463 | $37197 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A BURNT ODOR IN THE ENGINE AREA. WHEN HE INSPECTED, HE FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,680. |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | ON MONDAY, 5/3/04, MY SON BACKED OUR 1998 GMC ENVOY OUT OF HIS GARAGE. THE LEFT FRONT END DROPPED TO THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO GMC DEALER, THE BALL JOINT AND CV JOINTS FAILED. DEALER ADVISED US RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR GMC JIMMYS UP TO 1996 YEAR, BUT NOTHING FOR 1998. HAD MY SON BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE COULD HAVE RESULTED. *AK |
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