Ownership Cost for 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T
Estimated: $22857 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 | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| 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 | $4250 | $4263 | $4231 | $4537 | $5576 | $22857 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | MY 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WAS IN FOR SERVICING THE TIMING BELT. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME TO ASK IF I WOULD APPROVE AN UPGRADE FOR AN IDLER PULLEY FOR THE AC/POWER STEERING BELT. SINCE THE COST WAS ABOUT $190, I SAID "NO." AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP AND DRIVING HOME, THE AC/POWER STEERING BELT CAME OFF AND I LOST THE POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE $190 UPGRADE DONE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL PART IS DEFECTIVE, AND MITSUBISHI KNOWS THAT IT IS, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. WHEN THE BELT COMES OFF POWER STEERING IS LOST AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE $190, PARTS ONLY, COST IS ALSO EXCESSIVE. THIS IS MERELY AND IDLER PULLEY THAT MANUALLY ADJUSTS THE TENSION TO THIS BELT. |
| 1996 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND BRAKING THE BRAKES AND /OR ROTORS SHUDDERS /SHAKE REAL BAD TO THE POINT OF THROWING OFF STERING CAPABILITY IN VEHICLE AND SHAKES MORE SO GOING DOWN HILL , I HAVE ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED (BRAKES AND ROTORS) AND IT DID NOT HELP ANY I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM . *AK |
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