Ownership Cost for 2004 Honda Civic (Value Package)
Estimated: $34697 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1736 | $833 | $729 | $660 | $590 | $4548 |
| Insurance | $1484 | $1536 | $1590 | $1645 | $1703 | $7958 |
| Fuel | $1164 | $1199 | $1241 | $1291 | $1349 | $6244 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1956 | $1013 | $764 | $2291 | $8787 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $474 | $474 | $474 | $474 | $474 | $702 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8598 | $6717 | $5939 | $5821 | $7622 | $34697 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 60- 85 MPH AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNTIL THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ACKNOWLWDGED THAT THE ACCELERATOR HAD STRUCK AND STATED THAT THE "CABLE" NEEDED REPLACING. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER REACH DOWN AND PULLED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AGAIN THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE NEEDED REPALCING. *AK |
| 2004 | AIR BAGS | THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM ON OUR 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS SHUT DOWN. THE MECHANIC AT OUR DEALERSHIP, OPEN ROAD HONDA IN EDISON, NJ, SAYS IT'LL COST $825 TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER SENSOR SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE BAGS. OUR CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS ABOUT 101,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, MOSTLY BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND STILL RUNS MORE OR LESS LIKE NEW. THE MANUAL SAYS THE SRS SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO BE MAINTENANCE-FREE. NATURALLY THE CAR IS PAST WARRANTY. IS IT NORMAL AND EXPECTED FOR AIR BAG SYSTEMS TO BREAK DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AT THIS POINT IN THE CAR'S EXISTENCE? IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH 2004 CIVICS WHICH MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS MALFUNCTION? HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL WE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF REGARDING THIS PART? HAVE OTHER CIVIC OWNERS REPORTED THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AND OF COURSE DO WE HAVE ANY RIGHTS TO GET THE PART REPAIRED AT NO OR AT A LOWER COST THAN WHAT WE WERE QUOTED? *TR |
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