Ownership Cost for 2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE1
Estimated: $33491 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1616 | $783 | $260 | $2291 | $7713 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $286 | $286 | $286 | $286 | $286 | $425 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8053 | $6400 | $5787 | $5451 | $7799 | $33491 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | STEERING | OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE POWER STEERING, BUT IT DOES NOT AND IT MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT STEERING IS VERY HARD AND THAT IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 2004 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING ALL THE TIME. NO WARNING TO THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS NO PATTERN. ALSO HAVE A TURN SIGNAL ISSUE, THE SOUND GOES ON CONTINUOUSLY. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEMS TO BE COMMON. THE STARTING ISSUE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH I HAVE HEARD REFERRED TO AS PASSLOCK. HAVE CONTACTED GM ON MANY LEVELS, IN PERSON AND OVER THE PHONE, WITH NO SOLUTION THAT SUITS ME. CHARGED ME $40, TO TELL ME THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD BE $300 TO FIX, OR SO THEY SAY. HAVE NOT HAD AN ESTIMATE ON THE IGNITION PROBLEM BUT HAVE SEEN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE PAID AND COULD BE BETWEEN $400 AND $1000. TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED WITH THE SAME JUNK FROM GM. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. IT IS A SHAME THAT OUR AMERICAN CARS PALE IN COMPARISON TO THEIR FOREIGN COUNTERPARTS. I HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS USEFUL AND THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED, WITH GM RECALLING ALL OF THE PROBLEM VEHICLES AND STANDING BEHIND THEIR TERRIBLE PRODUCT. IF I CAN BE OF ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. *TR |
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