Ownership Cost for 1998 GMC Yukon SLE 4WD
Estimated: $42226 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1425 | $684 | $598 | $541 | $484 | $3732 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2690 | $2770 | $2867 | $2982 | $3116 | $14425 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2283 | $1086 | $817 | $2291 | $9240 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $399 | $399 | $399 | $399 | $399 | $591 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9704 | $8423 | $7461 | $7403 | $9235 | $42226 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FROM MEI AUTO BROKERS 407 834 6244 ON 11/06/01 TOOK VEHICLE TO COURTESY GMC 407 767 2070 ON 11/08/01 SPOKE WITH DAVE JUNKINS EXT 1236 . DAVE TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS UNBALANCED AND THAT CAUSED THE SHAKING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR AND THAT IT WAS LIKE THAT(UNBALANCED W/ SHAKING ) SINCE MANUFACTURED I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THIS DRIVESHAFT SHAKING AND VIBRATING SINCE NEW HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR DIFFERENTIAL AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE IS IMMINENT. TO THIS DATE 11/20/01 I AM STILL AWAITING WORD FROM DAVE AT COURTESY ON WHEN A NEW PART WILL ARRIVE AND REPAIRS WILL BE PREFORMED. |
| 1998 | STEERING | THE POWER STEERING GOES INTO "FULL MODE" AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 25 MPH, MAKING A ONE INCH MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL INTO THE EQUIVALENT OF A ONE QUARTER TURN OF THE WHEEL. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY, ALTHOUGH ON CITY STREETS IT MAKES THE VEHICLE JERK AROUND IN THE LANE. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AND HAS RESULTED IN ONE DEATH AND ABOUT 8-10 ACCIDENTS. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS CONDITION, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" DUE TO THIS FAULTY GMC PART, WHICH HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ALREADY PUBLISHED ABOUT IT. *TR |
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