Ownership Cost for 1997 Saturn SL SL2
Estimated: $32621 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 | $1345 | $1385 | $1434 | $1491 | $1558 | $7213 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1994 | $868 | $326 | $2291 | $8242 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $237 | $237 | $237 | $237 | $237 | $351 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7757 | $6518 | $5601 | $5238 | $7507 | $32621 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | TRIED TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START BUT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. COULD NOT JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. MECHANIC SAID THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS FAULTY, HOWEVER WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE IT TO REPLACE, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. FIRST REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY ORDERED FROM SATURN WAS FAULTY SO HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER ONE. SATURN MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD SEEN "SEVERAL" OF THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. I'M KEEPING THE ORIGINAL PARTS IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44K MILES ON IT. *NLM |
| 1997 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON A HIGHWAY SLOW BECAUSE SHE HEARD A SOUND LIKE A TICKING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A HOUSE DRIVEWAY. LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. CONSUMER WAS HAVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS. *AK TIRE IS A FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TI, P185/65R15, 86TMS, DOT W2FPAFA376, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC |
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