Ownership Cost for 2005 Pontiac G6 Base
Estimated: $33758 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1207 | $579 | $507 | $459 | $410 | $3162 |
| Insurance | $1454 | $1504 | $1557 | $1612 | $1668 | $7795 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1691 | $862 | $456 | $2291 | $8063 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $361 | $361 | $361 | $361 | $361 | $535 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8206 | $6442 | $5816 | $5578 | $7717 | $33758 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKES LIGHTS WILL OF THE SUDDEN COME ON, DEACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON CONTINOUSLY. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH THE TAP OF THE PEDAL BUT WILL THEN COME BACK ON. *TR |
| 2005 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WE STARTED SMELLING GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT A FEW WEEKS BEFORE 8-27-12 AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE GAS LEAK. THEN ON SUNDAY 8-26-12 MY DAUGHTER DROVE UP AND THE SMELL OF GAS WAS OVERWHELMING. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW GAS RUNNING THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE METAL SHIELD COVERING THE GAS TANK. THE CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. I DID A ONLINE SEARCH FOR A GAS LEAK FOR THE 2005 G6 AND COULD ONLY FIND REFERENCE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2007 AND LATER MODELS. I CALLED TWO GM DEALERS AND THEY SHOWED NO RECALLS ON THE 2005 MODEL FOR GAS LEAKS AND COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR TOTAL REPAIRS UNLESS I AGREED TO SPEND APPROX. $300 DOLLARS FOR AN INSPECTION. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND THEY REMOVED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND GAS TANK FROM OUR 2005 G6. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE GAS SETTING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AND ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THEY CLEANED UP THE TANK, THEN DID A PRESSURE TEST WHICH SHOWED A CRACK IN THE ELBOW WHICH IS MADE ONTO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE OLD FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS STILL A WORKING PART EXCEPT FOR THE CRACK WHICH I BELIEVE IS DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AFTER ITS INSTALLATION AND I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE PART IS MADE. I ALSO HAVE THE OLD WORKING PART WITH A VIDEO OF WHERE THE CRACKED ELBOW IS LOCATED. ON 8-27-12 I SPENT $505.06 FOR THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, $44.82 IN SALES TAX AND $225 IN LABOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NEW PART WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT THE OLD PART DID AND I WILL BE STUCK WITH A LEAK AGAIN. I FIND NO COMFORT IN KNOWING MY DAUGHTER COULD BE RIDING AROUND IN A CAR THAT COULD LITERALLY BE A BOMB. IF SOMEONE CHECKED THE FACTS, I THINK THIS PARTICULAR FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN USED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS BUT WERE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HOW CONVENIENT! I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT BUYING GM MEANT MADE IN AMERICA. GUESS NOT! *TR |
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