Ownership Cost for 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 Base
Estimated: $45221 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2418 | $1161 | $1016 | $919 | $822 | $6336 |
| Insurance | $1553 | $1608 | $1664 | $1722 | $1782 | $8329 |
| Fuel | $2438 | $2511 | $2598 | $2702 | $2824 | $13073 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2344 | $1248 | $1258 | $2291 | $9904 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $758 | $758 | $758 | $758 | $758 | $1122 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10906 | $8847 | $7933 | $8089 | $9445 | $45221 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED SAFETY DEFECT AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 AND GM RECALL NO. 03023 AND IS CURRENTLY FAILING IN MY GMC AND PRESENTED TO FITZNER GMC JULY 26,2006 AND WAS DENIED REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL BY THE SERVICE MANAGER. *JB |
| 2003 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 PU TRUCK - CORRODED AND FAILING HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME IN OCTOBER 2003, AND NOW HAS ONLY 23,700 MILES ON IT. A LINE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, WHICH FEEDS THE REAR WHEEL CALIPERS, RUSTED THROUGH IN JANUARY 2009. OTHER LINES IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ALSO SHOW SIGNS OF CORROSION WHICH WILL LEAD TO FUTURE FAILURES. MECHANICS IN THIS AREA TELL ME THIS IS VERY COMMON, EVEN ON SOME NEWER GMC (AND SIMILAR CHEVROLET) VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE MECHANICS REPLACE THE FAULTY LINES WITH TUBING WHICH IS MORE CORROSION-RESISTANT THAN PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ONE OF THE REAR, REAR WHEEL EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, AND THE OTHER ONE SHOWED SIGNS OF THE SAME FAILURE IMPENDING. BOTH WERE REPLACED. A SERIOUS, FUNDAMENTAL AND COMPOUND HAZARD EXISTS UNDER THIS SCENARIO. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THEE VEHICLES AND REPLACE ALL CRITICAL BRAKE COMPONENTS SUBJECT TO CORROSIVE FAILURES WITH CORROSION-PROOF (OR AT LEAST HIGHLY CORROSION-RESISTANT) PARTS. *TR |
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