Ownership Cost for 1996 Toyota Corolla DX
Estimated: $39256 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2391 | $1148 | $1004 | $909 | $813 | $6265 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1279 | $1317 | $1363 | $1418 | $1481 | $6858 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2828 | $1409 | $1502 | $2291 | $10793 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $744 | $744 | $744 | $744 | $744 | $1102 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9605 | $8018 | $6736 | $6923 | $7974 | $39256 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ON 2/26/10 I BROUGHT MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE TO NORTH HILLS TOYOTA/SCION SERVICE CENTER AT 711 BROWNS LANE PGH PA 15237 TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. AS PER THE WORK ORDER #TOCS162571, THE WORK PERFORMED WAS: INSTALLING ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR, BRAKE INSPECTION, INSTALLING INTAKE AIR TUBE CONNECTOR KIT. UP UNTIL THAT TIME, I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS. ON 3/1/10 AT 10:25AM, THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 7,000 RPMS WHILE MY FOOT WAS APPLIED TO BRAKE AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE DESPITE APPLYING EXTRA PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE WITH MY FOOT. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF WITH THE KEY, PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED APPROX. 1 MINUTE, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE ACCELERATION WAS MUCH WORSE THAN THE FIRST TIME AND THE NEEDLE ON THE TACHOMETER AGAIN WENT TO OVER 7,000 RPMS AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A "JET ENGINE". I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO ENGINE OFF AGAIN. THE POLICE WERE THEN CALLED AS THE CAR WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. THE OFFICER AND MYSELF PUSHED THE CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT STARTING IT. AAA EVENTUALLY TOWED THE CAR TO NORTH HILLS TOYOTA/SCION SERVICE CENTER. ON 3/2/10, DEANA HICKS OF THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED TO SAY, UPON INSPECTION, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I ASKED THEM TO EXAMINE THE CAR FURTHER AND A SERVICE TECH. TOOK IT HOME OVER NIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT. AT THIS POINT WE WERE TOLD WE COULD TAKE THE CAR BACK. *TR |
| 1996 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | REAR RIGHT BLINKER BULB BURNED OUT AT LEAST FOUR OR MORE TIMES SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED. DEALER FOUND POOR GROUNDING FIRST TIME AND AFTER THAT DEALER ONLY REPLACED BULB, WITH NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM. TRYING TO GET REPAIRED "AGAIN". DEALER IMPLIES THAT THERE NOT SURE IF THIS IS A "WARRANTY PROBLEM" AND I MAY NOT BE ENTITLED TO A RENTAL CAR. THIS IS ONLY THE FOUTH TIME FOR REPAIR, WHAT CONSTITUES A WARRANTY PROBLEM AND ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL LIVES TAKEN AWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MILES AND HOUR - NO ONE IS LOOKING FOR HAND SIGNALS. HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE TRYING TO UNLUCK DOORS USING LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON WHILE SITTING INSIDE. HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR OR PUT KEY INTO IGNITION TO UNLOCK DOORS. DEALER STATED PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT ITSELF, SO IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NOT ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC RAN. HAVE NOISE COMING FROM FONT END OF CAR. THE FIRST TIME REPAIRED I WAS TOLD IT WAS SOME TYPE OF "ARM" THAT LOST A BOLT. NOISE CEASED FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HOWEVER, NOISE DID RETURN AND GROWS INCREASINGLY LOUDER WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS, BACKING UP, AND ON INCLINES BACKING UP. SOUNDS AS THOUGH FRONT END AXLE IS FALLING OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A "NORMAL SOUND" THE BRAKES MAKE WHILE SHIFTING AND IT IS THE SOUND OF ALL BRAKES ON THE 1996 TOYOTA, COROLLA. SOUND WERE NOT THERE WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED NOR DOES IT STATE THAT SOUND SHOULD OCCUR IN OWNER'S MANUAL. I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR FOR ME AND FAMILY. |
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