- VIN: JA3AJ26E32U04****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2002
Ownership Cost for 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer ES
Estimated: $32700 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 |
$1444 |
$1488 |
$1540 |
$1601 |
$1674 |
$7747 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1695 |
$784 |
$225 |
$2291 |
$7758 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$256 |
$256 |
$256 |
$256 |
$256 |
$379 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$7875 |
$6324 |
$5626 |
$5250 |
$7625 |
$32700 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Displacement CC: 2000.0 Displacement CI: 122.04748818946 Displacement L: 2.0 Doors: 4 Fuel Injection Type: Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPFI) Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: MITSUBISHI Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) Manufacturer Id: 1052 Model: Lancer Model Year: 2002 Other Engine Info: MPI Plant City: MIZUSHIMA Plant Country: Japan Series: LOW Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2003 |
SUSPENSION:AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) |
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, AND VEHICLE WOBBLED FROM FOUR TO SIX INCHES TO EITHER SIDE. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN INFORMED.*AK |
2002 |
STRUCTURE |
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER (OZ RALLY) THAT WAS PURCHASED IN 2002. DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF 2009, I NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB WAS BECOMING HARDER AND HARDER TO TURN. ON MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010 IT BROKE COMPLETELY OFF, LEAVING A PARTIAL STUB OF PLASTIC IN THE CONSOLE AND THE REMAINING PLASTIC INSIDE THE KNOB. I FIRST WENT TO TWO AUTO PARTS STORES TO SEE IF THEY CARRIED THIS REPLACEMENT PIECE, AND THEIR PERSONNEL INFORMED ME I NEEDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP. I THEN WENT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THE PART COULD NOT BE REPLACED INDIVIDUALLY, BUT IT WOULD COST $311 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CONSOLE IN ADDITION TO THE $150 OR MORE IN LABOR COSTS. I REFUSED TO PAY SUCH AN OUTLANDISH PRICE, CONSIDERING THAT MY CONSOLE WAS IN PERFECTLY WORKING ORDER. I ONLY NEED THE BROKEN PLASTIC MECHANISM REPLACED, NOTHING MORE. AND PAYING APPROXIMATELY $500 TO REPLACE A PLASTIC PIECE IS RIDICULOUS. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER LANCER OWNERS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT. *TR |
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