Ownership Cost for 2009 Kia Sportage EX
Estimated: $41467 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2272 | $1091 | $954 | $863 | $772 | $5952 |
| Insurance | $1691 | $1750 | $1811 | $1874 | $1940 | $9066 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1756 | $1026 | $937 | $2291 | $8773 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $685 | $685 | $685 | $685 | $685 | $1015 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10290 | $7772 | $7216 | $7265 | $8923 | $41467 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. |
| 2009 | AIR BAGS | AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL DISENGAGE ITSELF BECAUSE OF MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT. SO,I END UP PULLING OVER AND RESTART THE CAR SO THAT THE LIGHT ON THE DASH,TELLING ME THE AIR BAG ISN'T SET, RESETS TO THE ON POSITION. SOMETIMES I MAY NOT NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. AFTER REPORTING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE,THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT NOT ONLY CAN THEY NOT MAKE IT MORE SENSITIVE,BUT THAT THE PASSENGER MUST SIT PROPERLY IN THEIR SEAT. OVER TIME,PEOPLE TEND TO SHUFFLE ABOUT IN THEIR SEAT AND THEREFORE I FOUND THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPECT SOMEONE TO SIT STILL FOR A LONG DRIVE.I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ASK THE PASSENGER TO REPOSITION THEMSELVES IN THEIR SEAT AND THE AIR BAG WILL RESET,SOMETIMES IT DOES,BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I END UP PULLING THE CAR OVER AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE. AS,YOU CAN IMAGINE,IT HAS NOT ONLY BEEN A DISTRACTION ON THE HIGHWAY,BUT ALSO A BIG PAIN IN THE [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR |
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