Ownership Cost for 2005 Pontiac Sunfire (Special Value)
Estimated: $31572 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 | $1258 | $1296 | $1341 | $1395 | $1458 | $6748 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1539 | $759 | $230 | $2291 | $7582 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $288 | $288 | $288 | $288 | $288 | $427 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7721 | $5980 | $5407 | $5051 | $7413 | $31572 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:HEATER CORE | WHILE DRIVING HEAT INDICATES OVERHEATING. WOULD BE LEAKING. GIVES OFF AN ODOR. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING. DROVE AGAIN & VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. LIGHT CAME ON FOR OVERHEATING. PUT COOLANT IN VEHICLE AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH WAS NO HELP. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. AFTER VISITING DEALERSHIP 2ND TIME NOTHING WAS BEING RESOLVED.*AK |
| 2005 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | FATAL FLAW. THE VEHICLE I AM SPEAKING OF IS A PONTIAC SUNFIRE POSSIBLY 2005 MODEL YEAR. I HAD RENTED IT FROM A RENTAL COMPANY AND USED IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. DURING THE USE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS WHERE I WOULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THINKING THE CAR WAS OFF BUT COME BACK AN HOUR LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I DIDN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS BUT I WAS WATCHING ON NEWS AND FOUND OUT THAT AN ENTIRE FAMILY OF 6 HAD DIED BECAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. SO THIS SIMPLE POSSIBLE DEFECT OF THE PONTIAC COULD BE FATAL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A DEFECT FOR ALL PONTIAC SUNFIRES BUT IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH. *JB |
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