Ownership Cost for 2011 Kia Sorento EX
Estimated: $42012 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2819 | $1353 | $1184 | $1071 | $959 | $7386 |
| Insurance | $1820 | $1884 | $1950 | $2018 | $2088 | $9760 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2603 | $1769 | $1104 | $1190 | $2218 | $8884 |
| Repairs | $925 | $1090 | $1242 | $1362 | $1568 | $6187 |
| Taxes & Fees | $963 | $963 | $963 | $963 | $963 | $1427 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10691 | $7813 | $7283 | $7461 | $8764 | $42012 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE DIRECTION IT WAS TURNED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY SPIN IN A CIRCLE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND ALLOWED TO DRIFT INTO THE PREFERRED PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE U JOINT WAS LOOSE ON THE STEERING SHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000. |
| 2011 | SERVICE BRAKES | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO/OUT OF GEAR. WHEN STARING IN THE MORNING, I OFTEN HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES, OR TURN CAR OFF AND RE-START IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE INTO REVERSE. ON ONE OCCASION, IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO PARK. WHILE THIS HASN'T CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS/INJURIES, IT COULD HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HAD MY TEENAGED DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING IT AT ANY OF THE TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T COOPERATE AND MOVE OUT OF DRIVE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR |
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