Ownership Cost for 2001 Nissan Sentra SE
Estimated: $32913 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 | $1791 | $824 | $289 | $2291 | $7958 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $264 | $264 | $264 | $264 | $264 | $391 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7884 | $6421 | $5668 | $5315 | $7626 | $32913 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA BRAND NEW WITH 137 MILES ON IT, 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, HEARD NOISE COMING FROM CAR WHENEVER CHANGING INTO GEAR, (AUTOMATIC TRANS) REPORTED IT TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, SCHEDULED SERVICE APPOINTMENT, TOOK IN FOR SERVICE, FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS ORDERED, WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS ARRIVED, CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC, WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH, AND HAS ALSO STALLED SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED UNIT, ALL SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES, NOW SAME NOISES AND COMPLICATIONS FROM ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION ARE IN THIS UNIT, ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS. OW VEHICLE HAS TO GO IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION.*AK |
| 2001 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE RPM READING WOULD REMAIN AT 2000 AND THE SPEED WOULD REMAIN AT 30 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE WIRES HAD BEEN DAMAGED WHEN THE COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. |
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