Ownership Cost for 1996 GMC Jimmy (SL 4-Door 2WD)
Estimated: $35505 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 | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1762 | $689 | $225 | $2291 | $7730 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $157 | $157 | $157 | $157 | $157 | $233 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8332 | $6952 | $6109 | $5856 | $8255 | $35505 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A HILL. THE THROTTLE BECAME JAMMED IN A FULL OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC . THE DRIVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL RESULTING IN THE ENGINE OVER REVING. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCK WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CONNECTOR BEARING. UPON INVESTIGATION AS TO CAUSE OF THE JAMMED THROTTLE VALVE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A HEAT SENSOR (IN THE RUBBER BOOT BETWEEN THE AIR FILTER AND THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD) HAD DROPPED ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE INSUCH A WAY AS TO CAUSE THE THROTTLE VALVE CAM TO JAM IN A FULL OPEN POSITION. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BEING RUINED AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $2700 PLUS TAX.*AK |
| 1996 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHILE DRIVNG ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, A HOWLING NOISE CAME FROM THE BRAKES. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED A RIGHT ROTOR. BOTH ROTORS WERE DAMAGED. THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE LEFT ROTOR HAD TO BE GRINDED DOWN. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SYSTEM IN THE LAST YEAR. *AK |
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