Ownership Cost for 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
Estimated: $39067 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1386 | $665 | $582 | $527 | $471 | $3631 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1984 | $980 | $649 | $2291 | $8667 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $391 | $391 | $391 | $391 | $391 | $580 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9197 | $7629 | $6846 | $6708 | $8687 | $39067 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | SEATS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW. HE NOTICED THAT THE ODOR WAS NOT COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF HIS VEHICLE, SO HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS LOWER BACK. HE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SURROUNDED BY AN ORANGE RING. THERE WAS A CHARRED MARK ON HIS LEATHER BELT AND THE SEAT WAS SMOKING. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,800. UPDATED 04-17-09 UPDATED 04/20/09.*JB |
| 2002 | SEATS | MY SON'S 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED WOBBLING AND THEN COMPLETELY BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. HE IS 240 LBS AND WAS JUST DRIVING NORMALLY. OVER TIME ... THE WOBBLING GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. THE SEAT COMPLETELY BROKE LOOSE AS HE WAS ACCELERATING AFTER WAITING FOR A STOP LIGHT. I REMOVED THE SEAT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAW THAT BOTH BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE FRONT ROD THAT RUNS PARALLEL WITH THE FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT WERE CRACKED AND THE FRONT BOLT ON THE DOOR SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT RIPPED RIGHT THROUGH THE FLIMSY METAL BRACKET ON THE BASE OF THE SEAT. THIS STRUCTURAL DEFECT IS "LIFE THREATENING." HE ALMOST FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE BACK SEAT. HAD THERE BEEN OTHER CARS COMING AT THIS INTERSECTION, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACT. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT THIS SEAT/STRUCTURAL DEFECT ON JEEPS GOES BACK TO 1999. HOW CAN THE NHTSA AND JEEP/CHRYSLER IGNORE THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS? THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. JEEP SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM NOW. GIVEN ALL THE BLOGS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ... THEY SURE WON'T WIN IN COURT. *TR |
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