Ownership Cost for 2009 Kia Sportage LX
Estimated: $39661 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2110 | $1013 | $886 | $802 | $717 | $5528 |
| Insurance | $1668 | $1726 | $1787 | $1849 | $1914 | $8944 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1680 | $975 | $825 | $2291 | $8534 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $610 | $610 | $610 | $610 | $610 | $904 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9861 | $7412 | $6881 | $6871 | $8636 | $39661 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | PURCHASED 2000 KIA SPORTAGE USED. HAD REAR TIRES REPLACED AND FOUND FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKED AT SUSPENSION WHICH WAS READY TO BREAK OFF THE VEHICLE. UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR AT THIS TIME IT IS UNSAFE. *TR |
| 2009 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "BURNED OUT" (DEALER'S WORDS) WHILE DRIVING THRU PIEDMONT HILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 60MPH AND BECAME SERIOUS AT 70 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT WHERE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT EVENLY OR SMOOTHLY. VEHICLE STRAINED AND LOST POWER ON HILLS AND OVERPASSES. ENGINE "REVVED UP" UNCHARACTERISTICALLY HIGH ON BACK SIDE OF HILLS, HAD TO PRESS GAS TO DECREASE RPMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING RETURN TRIP, GEAR STICK SHIFTED TO + - POSITION ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE OPERATED OKAY AT SPEEDS BELOW 55 MPH AND ON LEVEL GROUND, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *TR |
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