Ownership Cost for 1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT
Estimated: $21703 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 | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4035 | $4041 | $4001 | $4299 | $5327 | $21703 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES WITHIN THREE FEET OF HER HOME. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OR IT WILL START AND SHUT OFF AT LEAST FOUR TIMES BEFORE FINALLY MOVING AGAIN. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $800 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. |
| 1996 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF / WOULD NOT RESTART, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED IN VEHICLE FOR 20 MINUTES BECAUSE DOORS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED YET. *AK *YC |
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