Ownership Cost for 1997 Kia Sportage EX 4WD
Estimated: $35662 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 | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2073 | $922 | $444 | $2291 | $8493 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $265 | $265 | $265 | $265 | $265 | $393 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8298 | $7129 | $6205 | $5927 | $8104 | $35662 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | DEALER CLAIMS THEY REFERRED TO PREVIOUS SERVICE HISTORY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN DEPRESS GAS PEDAL CAR DOES NOT RESPONDED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD ON JULY 13, 2011. DEALER SCANNED FOR CODES. DID NOT STATE IN WORK ORDER WHICH CODES WHERE PRESENT. CALLED KIA TECH LINE. ADJUST TURBO, INSPECT AND ADJUST EWGA ROD ON TURBO. ROAD TESTED. CLEARED CODES AND ROAD TESTED AGAIN OK. CAR WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FROM AUGUST 1, 2011 AT ROUGHLY 8:00 AM UNTIL AUGUST 4 2011 AT 3:30 PM WHEN DEALER CALLED AND SAID CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP. CONSUMER E-MAILED INVOICE AND TSB. 08/08/11 |
| 1997 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. IDLE STAYS HIGH AT STOP LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED PROBLEM CAUSED BY GOING OVER BUMPS, BUT WOULD REPAIR PROBLEM. PICKED VEHICLE UP & LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. *AK |
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