Ownership Cost for 2001 Kia Optima LX
Estimated: $33735 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 | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1668 | $742 | $225 | $2291 | $7689 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $222 | $222 | $222 | $222 | $222 | $329 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8056 | $6515 | $5808 | $5485 | $7869 | $33735 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V183000, SUSPENSION: FRONT WAS RELATED TO THE CORROSION ON THE FRONT SUB FRAME OF HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SPRAYED AN UNDER COATING ON THE BOTTOM TO COVER THE RUST, CORROSION AND REPLACED THE SUB FRAME. AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE FOUND THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE FUEL WELL COVERED WITH RUST AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,400. |
| 2001 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER POPPED OUT. THE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT AND THE SEAL ON THE GAS CAP WAS DEFORMED, THERE WAS A RATTLE COMING FROM THE REAR ASH TRAY, THE FRONT WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A TANGLE WIRE IN THE DRUM, THERE WERE ENGINE/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND CRANK SENSORS, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE CONSOLE LID WAS LOOSE DUE TO CRACKED SCREW HOLES, THERE WAS A BODY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REGULATOR, THERE WAS POOR SOUND IN THE RADIO DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT. *SC THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB |
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