Ownership Cost for 2001 Kia Sportage Base
Estimated: $35624 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 | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1698 | $762 | $225 | $2291 | $7739 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $231 | $231 | $231 | $231 | $231 | $343 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8406 | $6897 | $6193 | $5863 | $8265 | $35624 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | TIRES | RECALL 99V325000 CONCERNING STALLING. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT INTERFERED WITH PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRS DONE, BUT SYMPTOMS RETURNED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, SMOKED AND WAS OVERHEATING. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. IGNITION COILS CRACKED AND WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL CLIPS BROKE. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK FELL OFF. VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL PARTS ON RECALL BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED IT AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THOSE RECALLED PARTS WERE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *YH |
| 2001 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION COATING IN THE FUEL TANK PEELED AND WAS COMING OFF, CLOGGING THE FUEL FILTER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. *TC |
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