Ownership Cost for 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
Estimated: $22001 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 | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4090 | $4098 | $4061 | $4360 | $5391 | $22001 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | PREMATURE WEAR OF THE LOWER LATERAL ARM AND BALL JOINTS. *MR THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES AND THE STEERING WAS OFF. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE TROUBLED AREA WAS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. (THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS) THE PROBLEM OCCURRED LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE RECEIVING RECALL#00V421001. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB |
| 1997 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, TRUCK AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE HAD COME TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT PUMPING BRAKES, BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN CAR SLID UNDERNEATH TRUCK, DEMOLISHING FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
Vehicle identification numbers: