Ownership Cost for 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE
Estimated: $33976 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 | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1953 | $840 | $266 | $2291 | $8113 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $224 | $224 | $224 | $224 | $224 | $331 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8024 | $6765 | $5871 | $5487 | $7830 | $33976 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HEADS UP DISPLAY (HUD) OVERCOMPENSATES WHEN AUTODIMMING/ BRIGHTENING. AUTO FEATURE CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES IMAGE WILL BE SO DIM YOU CANT SEE IT. OTHER TIMES, WHEN SET TO LOWEST SETTING, IMAGE IS SO BRIGHT A GREEN RECTANGULAR BOX BACKLIGHTS THE ENTIRE IMAGE. |
| 1997 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATER AND WAS REPLACED. THE SERVICE TECH NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND ASKED IF I HAD SEEN IT ON. I SAID YES IT HAD BEEN ON BEFORE AND GONE OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. HE THEN SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED ON OTHER GRAND PRIXS AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $200.00 TO FIX IT. HE ALSO SAID WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A ACCIDENT. BUT MY QUESTION WAS WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT THEY DESIGNED. THERE IS A SBN # 98839010 ON RECORD SEQ 228, DATED 9806 NHTSA SB602269 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? THANK YOU |
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