Ownership Cost for 1989 Pontiac Firebird (Formula Coupe)
Estimated: $39963 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1703
$817
$715
$647
$579
$4461
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1857
$1913
$1980
$2059
$2152
$9961
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1345
$1304
$2291
$10615
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$465
$465
$465
$465
$465
$688
Total Ownership Costs
$9216
$8335
$6959
$7079
$8374
$39963
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 5700.0
Displacement CI: 347.83534133997
Displacement L: 5.7
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: CPC
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: PONTIAC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Firebird
Model Year: 1989
Plant City: Van Nuys
Plant Company Name: CPC
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: California
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AND RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1989
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, STEERING COLUMN BROKE INSIDE HOUSING AND CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TWO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE GOING INTO A COMPLETE CIRCLE ON A BUSY STREET. CONSUMER FELT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE STEERING COLUMN/HOUSING WAS REPLACED, THE 4 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE COLUMN TO THE HOUSING GET FATIGUED AND BREAK AFTER YEARS OF PEOPLE PUSHING AGAINST THE COLUMN TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC