Ownership Cost for 1997 Honda Civic EX
Estimated: $32468 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 | $1238 | $1275 | $1320 | $1373 | $1434 | $6640 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2107 | $944 | $493 | $2291 | $8598 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $279 | $279 | $279 | $279 | $279 | $413 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7692 | $6526 | $5570 | $5291 | $7388 | $32468 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | AIR BAGS | 2002 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT, TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. HE RETURNED TWO WEEKS LATER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT CONVINCED THE PART WAS EVEN REPLACED. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE SRS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. |
| 1997 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC CX. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF IT COMES ON AGAIN ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG AT A COST OF ABOUT $500 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT MANY HONDA ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH SRS LIGHTS. I GUY WROTE THAT HE HAD HIS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS AND STILL HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP. ANOTHER GUY REPORTED THAT HIS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE HIT A CAR. IN BOTH CASES NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THE SRS SYSTEM ON THESE CARS ARE NOT RELIABLE. HONDA OF AMERICA IS WASHING THEIR HANDS OF THESE CARS. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE OVER 10 YEARS OLD. PLEASE HELP US GET THEM TO DO A RECALL. WE WOULD NOT MIND SPENDING THE MONEY BUT HONDA WILL ONLY WARRANT THE REPAIR FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN WE HAVE TO PAY ALL OVER AGAIN. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR |
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