Ownership Cost for 2009 Pontiac G6 Base
Estimated: $37644 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1843 | $885 | $774 | $700 | $627 | $4829 |
| Insurance | $1631 | $1688 | $1747 | $1808 | $1872 | $8746 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2721 | $1559 | $893 | $644 | $2272 | $8089 |
| Repairs | $952 | $1115 | $1271 | $1391 | $1599 | $6328 |
| Taxes & Fees | $507 | $507 | $507 | $507 | $507 | $752 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9314 | $7014 | $6528 | $6431 | $8357 | $37644 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | STEERING | I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND HAD JUST COME DOWN THE OFF RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS GOING UP TO 65MPH. AS I STARTED TO TURN RIGHT THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DID NOT HAVE MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR BECAUSE IF I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SIDE THAT SHE SITS ON. AFTER LOOKING INTO FIXING THE ISSUE AND SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE WITH THE PONTIAC G6 AND LEARNING THAT GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT...I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY WHEN SOMEONE SUES THEM BECAUSE OF A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM ON THE PONTIAC G5 ACCORDING TO REPORTS AND THE G5 HAS BEEN RECALLED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE FATALITIES FOR THIS CAR TO BE RECALLED? I CAN ONLY PRAY THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. IT IS OBVIOUS HOW DANGEROUS THIS ISSUE CAN BE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST DOES THIS OUT OF NOWHERE. THEN WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR TO SHOW SOMEONE ELSE IT DOES NOT DO IT. A PERSON CAN NEVER PREDICT WHEN THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AS THERE ARE NO WARNINGS OR SYMPTOMS BEFORE IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. I WILL NOT LET MY CHILD RIDE IN THIS CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FOREIGN AND I WANT TO SUPPORT PRODUCTS MADE IN THE USA. NEXT TIME I WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY IF MY LIFE WILL BE IN DANGER EVERYTIME I GET INTO THE CAR. GM YOU REALLY NEED TO DO RIGHT BY YOUR CONSUMERS AND RECALL THIS CAR BEFORE MULTIPLE LIVES ARE TAKEN OR CHANGED FOREVER BECAUSE OF PERMANENT INJURIES DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CAR. THIS IS ONE OF THE SCARIEST FEELINGS EVER NOT KNOWING WHEN THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. WHERE WILL I BE NEXT TIME AND WILL I BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OR GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT? *TR |
| 2009 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | LARGE FUEL LEAK AT REAR OF GAS TANK ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN AN OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS CRACKED RETURN LINE CONNECTION ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. PART WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR |
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