Ownership Cost for 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara XSport
Estimated: $40167 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2077 | $997 | $872 | $789 | $706 | $5441 |
| Insurance | $1606 | $1663 | $1721 | $1781 | $1843 | $8614 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1853 | $1028 | $876 | $2291 | $8811 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $596 | $596 | $596 | $596 | $596 | $882 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9876 | $7631 | $6985 | $6978 | $8697 | $40167 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2009 SUZUKI VITARA AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED UPON 2 YEAR OWNERSHIP. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY PER SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED, A POPPING SOUND OCCURS AND THE AIR BEGINS TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS WAS THE HIGHBEAM/LOWBEAM LIGHTS BURN OUT WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THEN PULLEY SYSTEM FAILS. THEN THE COMPRESSOR. THIS ALL TAKES WITHIN 2 YEARS. TO REPAIR THE COMPRESSOR, THERE ARE NO "OLD" PARTS AND IT IS ONLY STOCKED WITH THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. YOU ARE FORCED TO PAY THEIR PRICE FOR REPLACING UNIT, EVEN THOUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND FILTERING UNIT IS COVERED UNDER THE 7 YEAR/OR 100000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT IS WAS COVERED THEN 6 HOURS LATER THEY SAID IT WASN'T AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE COMPRESSOR TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO LET ME "WIN THE LOTTERY". OUR SUZUKI HAS 40,000 MILES CURRENTLY. A TWO YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. *KB |
| 2007 | AIR BAGS | STARTED CAR AND AIR BAG LIGHT FIRST BLINKED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO AND WENT OFF. WENT TO PUT CAR IN GEAR AND NOTICE THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT DID NOT GO OUT. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER I NOTICE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON ALSO AND NO ONE WAS PRESENT IN THAT SEAT. ON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH SUZUKI OWNERS OF DIFFERENT MODELS. A LOT OF VEHICLES WITH LESS MILES THEN MY VEHICLE, I CAN NOT GET MY CAR INSPECTED OR EVEN TRADE IT IN WITH THE LIGHT ON AND TOLD IT COULD COST ME UP TO $1400.00 TO FIX. OF COURSE SUZUKI DOES NOT CARE THIS HAS BECOME A MONEY MAKER FOR THEM. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM THEY PLACED IN THE VEHICLES FOR SO MANY PEOPLE TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. OF COURSE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS NOW THE AIR BAG ARE NOT GOING TO WORK IN A CRASH. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS FOR ALL US SUZUKI OWNERS WHO ARE TRAPPED.. I UNDERSTAND THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS ARE IN THE SEAT. |
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