Ownership Cost for 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (Brougham Sedan)
Estimated: $26732 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 | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $604 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1298 | $2517 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $5383 | $4849 | $4837 | $5168 | $6495 | $26732 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1987 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY AND AS THE SPEED INCREASED IT WOULD SHIMMY VERY MUCH. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS A TIRE. FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED, VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. MECHANIC STATES THAT IT IS A BROKEN LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1986 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT A MODERATE SPEED AND MAKING A TURN IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN,IT VEERED, AND LANDED IN THE NEXT LANE. ALSO, THIS WAS THE SECOND ENGINE INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR. *SC |
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