Ownership Cost for 2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE
Estimated: $32245 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 | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1613 | $729 | $225 | $2291 | $7621 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $228 | $228 | $228 | $228 | $228 | $337 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7796 | $6186 | $5512 | $5190 | $7561 | $32245 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | THIS PROBLEM IS REOCCURING AND AND HAS CAUSED ME TO GET TICKETED FOR BURNED OUT BRAKE LAMPS TWICE. ALSO WHEN I AM DRVING I NOTICE THAT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE BURNED OUT LAMPS TOO. THERE ARE TWO BULBS TO THE ACTUAL BRAKE LIGHT ITSELF AND THEY DON'T BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT, WHEN THEY DO BURN OUT THE PLASTIC AT THE BASE OF THE BULB MELTS ON TO THE CONTACT RENEDERING THE BULB USELESS AND ALSO CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE PART LISTED IN THE REPORT WHICH ALSO MEANS THE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT FUNTIONAL. ANOTHER CONCERN WAS THE AMOUNT OF HEAT GIVEN OFF BY THE BULBS ARE ENOUGH TO BURN SOMEONE BADLY, WHICH ALSO MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE BASE OF THE BULB MELTING.*AK |
| 2002 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | TURN SIGNAL SWITCH APPEARS TO BE FAILING - SOMETHING GM ADDRESSED ON EARLIER MODEL VEHICLES AND ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF GM VEHICLES. TURN SIGNAL SWITCH APPEARS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE EVEN AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL IS RETURNED TO IT'S OFF POSITION. CLICKING IS RANDOM AND USUALLY VERY FAST - LIKELY THE RESULT OF CURRENT ARCING GIVEN EARLIER RECALLS REGARDING THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZZARD LIGHT SWITCH. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ON EARLIER VEHICLES. OFTEN REFERRED TO BY OWNERS AS "NERVOUS BLINKER SYNDROME." DEALER PLANS TO CHARGE $250 TO FIX DESPITE RECALLS ON EARLIER MODELS. |
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