Ownership Cost for
Estimated: $ over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Insurance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Fuel | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Maintenance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Repairs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Taxes & Fees | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Ownership Costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | PROBLEM #1) PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FROM PRIVATE SELLER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR/WINDOW HAS RATTLING SOUND DURING DRIVING, CAUSING UNPLEASANT DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND CONCERN FOR SAFETY. DURING PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTIONS, DEALERSHIP(S) DID NOT HAD CLEAR DIAGNOSTIC EXPLANATION REGARDING CAUSE AND/OR SOLUTION. PROBLEM #2) REAR PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR, WHEN DOOR WAS SHUT, WITH THE CHILD SAFE LOCK UNLOCKED, PASSENGER IS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. DRIVER MUST OPEN PASSENGER DOOR FOR PASSENGER ON THE RIGHT, PROBLEM OCCUR OFTEN ON (AVERAGE 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES). PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY DEALERSHIP DURING PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION. PROBLEM #3 & #4) MOONROOF WILL NOT SHUT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING (ABOVE 40 MPH) FROM TILTED POSITION. DRIVER HAVE TO OPEN MOONROOF (PRESS BUTTON TOWARD REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE) IN ORDER TO OPEN MOONROOF, THEN CLOSE MOONROOF (PRESS BUTTON TOWARD FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE) TO CLOSE MOONROOF COMPLETELY. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY, WHEN CLOSING MOONROOF (FROM TILTED POSITION), MOONROOF DOES NOT CLOSE ENTIRELY, LEAVING AN INCH OF THE MOONROOF TILTED (AVERAGE 1 OUT OF 5 TIMES). *JB |
| 1997 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES W/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ("TRANSAXLE"): VEHICLE'S GEARSHIFT CAN BE ACCIDENTLY BUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THIS GEAR CHANGE DOES NOT REQUIRE THE BRAKES TO BE PRESSED NOR THE GEARSHIFT BUTTON TO BE PRESSED. I HAVE TWICE NOW BUMPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE BY REACHING OVER THE GEARSHIFT, BOTH TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION (ONCE WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE). THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES HAD I NOT QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR WAS NO LONGER IN DRIVE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES OR THE SHIFT BUTTON. INCIDENT ON 02/15/2004 WAS WHILE GOING 55MPH, INCIDENT ON 04/18/2004 WAS WHILE GOING 20MPH.*AK |
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