Ownership Cost for 2003 Oldsmobile Alero GL1
Estimated: $33542 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1671 | $794 | $261 | $2291 | $7780 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $276 | $276 | $276 | $276 | $276 | $409 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8043 | $6454 | $5796 | $5451 | $7798 | $33542 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO -- VIN #1G3NL52E02C21167 TURN SIGNAL FAILURE: THIS IS A USED CAR WITH 27,000 MILES OWNED BY DARCARS -WILSON-POWELL LINCOLN MERCURY. I WAS TEST DRIVING THE CAR ON SATURDAY AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED FOR A WHILE AND RESUMED WORKING. THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED COMPLETELY ON OCTOBER 18, 2005, AFTER I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE CAR TO HAVE IT TESTED FOR EMISSIONS AFTER THE CAR FAILED THE VIRGINIA EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I DO NOT OWN THE CAR. IT IS OWNED BY DARCARS -- WILSON-POWELL LINCOLN-MERCURY, INC. OF TEMPLE HILLS, MD. *NM |
| 2003 | AIR BAGS | MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE HORN/AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. THE HORN, IN COLD WEATHER, HONKS. IT WOULD GO OFF AND CONTINUE IN A CONSTANT HONK (NOT A PULSING HONK) AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE RELAY UNDER THE HOOD IS PULLED. IF THE RELAY IS REPLACED AND THE WEATHER IS STILL COLD IT WOULD GO OFF/HONK WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WHOLE HORN/AIRBAG ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACE. I REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY 2 YEARS AGO. NOW THE NEW HORN ASSEMBLY GOES OFF EVEN IN WARM WEATHER. SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, GOING DOWN THE ROAD, WHENEVER, CAUSING UN-NEEDED ATTENTION AND DISTRACTING OTHER DRIVERS. THE ONLY SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO TOTALLY DISABLE THE HORN/AIRBAG BY REMOVING THE RELAY UNDER THE HOOD LEAVING ME WITH NO HORN AT ALL. THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS OVER $900. MONEY I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE THIRD UNIT WON'T DO THE SAME THING AS THE OTHER TWO. WHEN I ENTER A SEARCH ON-LINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ALERO OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR |
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