Ownership Cost for 2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT1
Estimated: $33983 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 | $1786 | $872 | $432 | $2291 | $8144 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $327 | $327 | $327 | $327 | $327 | $483 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8094 | $6576 | $5882 | $5627 | $7805 | $33983 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN FEB. OF 2000 BRAND NEW. STARTING LAST SUMMER, I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEREO AREA OF MY VEHICLE. THE NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH LOCATED JUST ABOVE MY RADIO. SINCE THE SWITCH STILL WORKED, I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING PHYSICAL THAT WAS LOOSE BEHIND THE MOLDING. THIS SUMMER, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT EXTREME HOT IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY, THE CLICKING STARTED AGAIN. I THEN NOTICED ANOTHER PROBLEM. SOMETIMES MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I WILL HAVE TO HIT THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS BUTTON A FEW TIMES TO GET MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. I WAS GOING TO HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE INCIDENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 03V327000. READING THE RECALL NOTICE SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT START UNTIL THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY (THEY CONTINUE EVERY SO OFTEN AS OF THIS COMPLAINT). I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. TOYNICIA JACKSON ANSWERED AND SAID I SHOULD REFERENCE CASE 1-238622769. SHE WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT SAID THE REASON I DID NOT GET A RECALL NOTICE WAS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SHE SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PARTS USED. I PLAN ON SENDING INFORMATION TO GM/PONTIAC AS WELL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. MY VIN IS [XXX]. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN FEB. OF 2000. *LA UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) |
| 2003 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WAS THE CAUSE. *AK |
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