- VIN: YV1AW8807P195****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1993
Ownership Cost for 1993 Volvo 240 Base
Estimated: $61528 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$7582 |
$3639 |
$3184 |
$2881 |
$2578 |
$19864 |
| Insurance |
$1608 |
$1664 |
$1723 |
$1783 |
$1845 |
$8623 |
| Fuel |
$1733 |
$1785 |
$1848 |
$1922 |
$2008 |
$9296 |
| Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2912 |
$2066 |
$2915 |
$2291 |
$12947 |
| Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$2930 |
$2930 |
$2930 |
$2930 |
$2930 |
$4339 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$17593 |
$11473 |
$10544 |
$11190 |
$10728 |
$61528 |
Air Bag Loc Front: Driver Seat Only Body Class: Wagon Doors: 5 Make: VOLVO Manufacturer: VOLVO CAR USA, LLC Manufacturer Id: 1006 Model: 240 Series Model Year: 1993 Plant City: Torslanda Plant Country: Sweden Series: 240 Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
| Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
| 1987 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP FIXTURE PARTS (NON-COMPLIANT WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS CRASH AVOIDANCE - STANDARD NO. 108 IN PART 571). THESE REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP FIXTURES (RIGHT AND LEFT) WERE PURCHASED FOR A 1987 VOLVO 240 WAGON. NOTE THESE SAME LAMP FIXTURES ARE USED IN VARIOUS TRUCKS AND RVS. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND VERSIONS OF THESE NEW PARTS LACKED MUCH OF THE SILVER REFLECTIVE COATING AROUND THE BULB AREA, SUGGESTING THIS IS RECURRING QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEM. JPEG PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST SHOWING HEADLAMP LIGHT ILLUMINATING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE UNSILVERED PARTS OF THE REFLECTORS. SO MUCH SILVER COATING IS MISSING FROM THE LEFT SIDE FIXTURE, THE UNLIT HEADLIGHT BULB CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE REFLECTOR! THE PARTS ARE LABELED ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE LENS AS "DJAUTO MVV111-C1RO (FOR RIGHT SIDE OR C1LO FOR THE LEFT SIDE) 14V 7H DOT SAE HR00" WITH "HB1" IN THE UPPER OUTSIDE CORNERS. THESE PARTS WERE PURCHASED FROM LAMPSANDLENSES - MVP IMPORTS, LLC - FRANK'S FOREIGN AUTO, 595 VALLEY STREET, ORANGE, NJ 07050, TEL # 973-674-2254 ON 10/22/09. A COPY OF THE RECEIPT IS AVAILABLE. NOTE PARTS ARRIVED IN UNLABELED PLAIN BROWN BOXES AND COST $69.99 EACH OR $139.98 TOTAL. *TR |
| 1993 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK |
THE COLLISION ON 1/5/99 DAMAGED THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. . ALSO, THE HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP NO LONGER WORKED. WHEN THE REPAIR SHOP LOOKED AT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE TAILGATE, THEY DETERMINED THAT, THOUGH THE IMPACT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE WIRES FOR THE TAIL LIGHT TO SEPARATE, THE PROBLEM WAS PRE-EXISTING IN THAT THE DESIGN OF THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE WIRES TO FLEX EACH TIME THE TAILGATE OPENED AND CLOSED. WITH TIME, AS THE WIRES GET BRITTLE WITH AGE (DUE TO METAL FATIGUE), THEY ARE BOUND TO BREAK. THE WIRES FOR THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME, THOUGH I WAS UNAWARE OF THAT, AS THERE IS NOT MUCH NEED TO USE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WHEN THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE IN TEXAS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AS IT WAS A "PRE-EXISTING" CONDITION. (THE BROKEN WIRES DID NOT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT, BUT NOW THE CAR WILL NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION). THE BODY REPAIR SHOP WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE VOLVO DEALERS IN THE AREA, AND HAS BEEN TOLD BY THESE DEALERS THAT THEY OFTEN REPLACE THE TAILGATE WIRING HARNESS. A SEARCH THROUGH THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE SHOWS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY THE FOLOWING REPORTS: ODI ID: 516365 MAKE: VOLVO MODEL: 240 YEAR: 1993 COMPONENT: LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT: SUMMARY: HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. COMPONENT: HEATER:WATER:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER SUMMARY: REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FAILED DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE. ODI ID: 97V4608 DATE OF FAILURE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 06, 1995 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:HARNESS:REAR COMPARTMENT SUMMARY: THE REAR LIGHT WIRES ARE BEING BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIQUE AND CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO WORK. ODI ID: 385260 DATE OF FAILURE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1990 COMPONENT: HEATER:WATER:DEFOGGER REAR-VIEW WINDOW:HOSE DUCT:AIR SUMMARY: REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER INOPERATIVE. *AK |
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