Ownership Cost for 2001 Toyota Celica GT
Estimated: $34019 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1363 | $654 | $572 | $518 | $463 | $3570 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1279 | $1317 | $1363 | $1418 | $1481 | $6858 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2051 | $1000 | $675 | $2291 | $8780 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $387 | $387 | $387 | $387 | $387 | $573 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8219 | $6706 | $5843 | $5672 | $7578 | $34019 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | STEERING | WE OWN 2002 CELICA GT-S. IT HAS HAD TO HAVE 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 85,000 MILES. AT THE LAST ALIGNMENT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT GET THE 2 REAR TIRES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FRONT 2 TIRES. THE PROBLEM WERE THE REAR TIE RODS. HE GOT A SET OF ADJUSTABLE TIE RODS & REPLACED THE FACTORY TIE RODS AND WAS ABLE TO GET ALL 4 TIRES IN PROPER ALIGNMENT. MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY WHERE HE LOST TRACTION AND SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD BUT WITH NO INJURIES THANK GOD. I TOOK THE TIE RODS TO THE ANDERSON TOYOTA DEALER & THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT PROBLEM. BUT THEY DID NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN WHATSOEVER. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRUDENT FOR THEM TO GET SOME INFORMATION & CHECK THEIR SERVICE BULLETINS. BUT I GUESS THE FELLOW HAD FOUND A COMFORTABLE POSITION ON THE STOOL HE WAS OCCUPYING. I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY BE A DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE WITH THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE TO LOOK INTO THIS. I WAS NOT SEEKING ANYTHING FROM RALPH HAYES TOYOTA. I APPROACHED THEM AS A GENTLEMAN & LEFT WITH THE SAME DEMEANOR. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM COMMON TO THIS PARTICULAR AUTOMOBILE. IT IS A 2002 TOYOTA CELICA GTS. THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF THE INCIDENT REPORT TO GIVE CORRECT DATE OF ACCIDENT BUT THE TIE ROD ISSUE BECAME APPARENT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP UNTIL THAT TIME. *TR |
| 2001 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | I HAD PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA GT IN OCTOBER 2005, AND IN 2006 I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING MORE OIL THEN NORMAL (1 QUART OIL = 500MILES) AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT 96,000 MILES, I ALSO STARTED NOTICING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I'VE TAKEN IT TO ROSEVILLE ... SEE MORE TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY KEPT BLAMING IT ON MY EXHAUST, EVEN WHEN I TOOK A TECHNICIAN FOR A DRIVE TO LET HIM LISTEN TO THE NOISE, BUT HE STILL SAID IT WAS MY EXHAUST. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THEM MULTIPLE TIME TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND ALSO HAD THEM DO A VALVE ADJUSTMENT TO SEE IF THAT WAS IT. IT'S BEEN 4 YEARS NOW AND I'M STILL DEALING WITH THE ISSUE, I AM ALSO ON A LOCAL FORUM NEWCELICA.ORG AND THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THEM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THERE IS NO WAY OF FIXING THE ISSUE, BUT TO ONLY REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH ONE OF 2003-2005 YEARS, THERE WAS HAVE BEEN SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT, BY REPLACING THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS WITH ONE FROM THE 03-05 YEARS. PLEASE HELP, I'M GETTING TIRED OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND ITS STARTING TO GET TOO EXPENSIVE. I THOUGHT TOYOTA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE, BUT I GUESS NOT, IF THEY HAVE SOO MANY ISSUES, I SHOULD HAVE JUST STAYED WITH HONDA, AT LEAST I KNOW HONDA LASTS LONGER THEN 200,000 MILES. *TR |
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