Ownership Cost for 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee TSi 4WD
Estimated: $38857 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 | $2438 | $2511 | $2598 | $2702 | $2824 | $13073 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2062 | $936 | $489 | $2291 | $8541 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $288 | $288 | $288 | $288 | $288 | $427 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8900 | $7718 | $6842 | $6618 | $8779 | $38857 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE ILLUMINATED COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD DIM INTERMITTENTLY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AS IF SHE WERE FLASHING THEM DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, SPECIFICALLY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WOULD DIM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOWEVER, WOULD STILL MALFUNCTION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC ONCE, BUT NEITHER COULD DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ,PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT VEHICLE STAYED IN REVERSE. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO GO IN DRIVE. ALSO, HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTART IT TO GET INTO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC |
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