Ownership Cost for 1997 GMC Sierra C/K 3500 (Reg. Cab 4WD)
Estimated: $25909 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 | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4819 | $4849 | $4837 | $5168 | $6235 | $25909 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | SERVICE BRAKES | ON HIGHWAY MULTI-LANE, HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD, SUDDENLY SLOWED AND A LOT OF LANE CHANGING GOING ON AS SOME DEBRIS WAS EJECTED FROM TRUCK ONTO ROADWAY. APPLIED BRAKES, APPLICATION HAD LITTLE EFFECT. STOOD ON THE BRAKES, BUTT OUT OF THE SEAT STANDING ON THE BRAKES, TRUCK VEERED OFF TO RIGHT SEVERELY WHILE ANT LOCK PULSED. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC GOT OUT OF THE WAY AND ESCAPED HARM. EXITED HIGHWAY INSPECTED VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK FOUND PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND UNDER DRIVERВїїS SEAT. BRAKE LINES LEAKING. SEVER RUST THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES REQUIRED. THIS WAS VERY CLOSE TO CRASH, ONLY THE RAPID REFLEXES OF THE GUY NEXT TO ME AVERTED AN ACCIDENT. NOTE, REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THAT (AND HAS SHOWN ME) ALL THE BRAKE LINES MUST BE REPLACED. AS THE LINES ENTER A DISTRIBUTION BOX ( ANTI-LOCK ANTI-SKID UNDER THE DRIVERВїїS SEAT) AND THE CLAMPING DEVICES ALL HAD SIGNIFICANT RUST TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR |
| 1997 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE PEDAL IS SOFT. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 21,000 MILES AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES. OWNER STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK |
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