Ownership Cost for 2011 Kia Sorento LX
Estimated: $40863 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2636 | $1265 | $1107 | $1002 | $896 | $6906 |
| Insurance | $1800 | $1863 | $1928 | $1996 | $2066 | $9653 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2545 | $1703 | $1060 | $1092 | $2191 | $8591 |
| Repairs | $900 | $1067 | $1215 | $1336 | $1539 | $6057 |
| Taxes & Fees | $870 | $870 | $870 | $870 | $870 | $1288 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10311 | $7605 | $7100 | $7236 | $8611 | $40863 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | WHILE EXITING MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME (WHICH IS ON A AN INCLINE AND EXITS ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY) I LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE REPAIRS THE MECHANIC SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINES WHERE THEY EXIT THE TANK HAS ALSO CORRODED THROUGH. I STARTED TO NOTICE UNDER BODY CORROSION SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE BODY ATTACHMENT POINTS ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CORRODED AND BECAME DISLODGED. ALL OF THIS CORROSION SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MUCH SOONER THAN I WOULD EXPECT AND SOONER THAN I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED MANUFACTURED BY OTHER COMPANIES. *TR |
| 2011 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC. I FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO PUSH WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OR A TRAGIC ACCIDENT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. I DROVE CAREFULLY AND WAS ABLE TO GO VERY SLOW AND PULLED INTO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE SHOULD FAILURE OCCUR. I AM AWAITING FINAL DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY FEEL THE MOST LIKELY PART IS A BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE OR THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *TR |
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