Ownership Cost for 2008 Pontiac G6 Base
Estimated: $37498 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1775 | $852 | $746 | $675 | $604 | $4652 |
| Insurance | $1593 | $1649 | $1707 | $1767 | $1828 | $8544 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1626 | $906 | $639 | $2291 | $8225 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $486 | $486 | $486 | $486 | $486 | $719 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9254 | $7030 | $6496 | $6382 | $8336 | $37498 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY! BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER WAS ON ALL THE TIME OR FLICKERED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT BY PUTTING ME IN ALT TRANSPORTAION ,BUT SEEMED THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTED WITH ME FOR THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHILE IN THEIR POSSESION, BUT WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN THERE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, ABS MODULE, AND REPROGRAMMED THE BCM. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. VERY DANGEROUS, NO ONE COULD TELL WHEN STOPPING ,SLOWING OR GOING OR JUST RIDING THE BRAKES. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED . *AK |
| 2008 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. BOTH OF THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND EACH TIME THE NOISES GOT LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. |
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