Ownership Cost for 1997 Toyota Tacoma Base
Estimated: $37981 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1704 | $818 | $716 | $647 | $579 | $4464 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2453 | $1178 | $1006 | $2291 | $9691 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $465 | $465 | $465 | $465 | $465 | $688 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9019 | $7673 | $6582 | $6562 | $8146 | $37981 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE MY ACCELERATOR STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, I TRIED TO PUT ON THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE KEEP PICKING UP SPEED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED HITTING THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT, THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED AND MY TRUCK WAS DOING OVER 70 MPH OR MORE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL SPEED WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHEN IT RELEASED, I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THE MAN ASKED HOW MANY FLOOR MATE'S WERE IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY TRUCK. I INFORMED HIM THAT THE ONLY MAT WAS THE MAT THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK , I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DROP OFF MY VEHICLE AND LEAVE IT UNTIL SOMEONE WENT OVER IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WOULD TAKE ABOUT ONE DAY OR MORE, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FILL OUT A BUNCH OF FORM'S FIRST. I TOLD THE SERVICE PERSON THAT THIS WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THAT I HAD NO OTHER VEHICLE TO USE UNTIL THEY WERE DONE WITH THERE CHECK OF THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE PERSON ( [XXX] OF PGH PA) SAID THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR |
| 1997 | STRUCTURE:BODY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING HIS TIRES REPLACED, AS THE MECHANIC LIFTED THE VEHICLE THE FRAME BENT SEVERELY DUE TO RUST. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO WORK ON IT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT APPEARED THE FRAME COULD SPLIT IN HALF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 212,000. |
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