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Chart based on 19 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
car was very slow to turn over, battery tested and found border line. Known weakness of the fit (small, Fit specific battery). Replaced with battery from Advance Auto.
111000 mi
Passenger airbag replaced under factory recall.
113000 mi
US $110
Battery dead after 2 years (typical) - car not driven daily though. Replaced with NAPA battery ($93 after AAA discount).
54500 mi
US $160
Batterie replaced
46000 mi
Failed AC Blower Motor. Only worked on hi setting. It was covered under warranty
Cruise control: Main cruise light engages, but cruise control only works about 50% of the time. Unrelated to speed or vehicle conditions. Dealer could not replicate issue, so no repair was done.
52000 mi
US $550
Cruise control: Dealer replicated problem, determined Cruise Control Clutch switch (Steering wheel controls) are broken. $250 parts, $300 labor to replace.
79000 mi
US $180
Steering wheel cruise control and audio switches replaced, because cruise switch failed. Repair not completed.
78000 mi
Battery replaced ... covered by warranty
35960 mi
C $1700
Squirrel damage required replacement of condenser and fan.
35700 mi
AC not functional upon purchase. dealership agreed to fix. Recharge worked for 24 hours only. Brought car back to dealer, twice. Second time, had to leave car in shop for 3 days. Evaporator was leaking frion and had to be replaced.
88800 mi
Replaced the factory battery after 6 years...not bad
91000 mi
US $500
The AC compressor was making a wretched grinding sound, yet the AC/Defrost still worked fine. I had the compressor replaced because the noise was bothering me.
62000 mi
Replaced aging battery before winter- it had died twice
Rear windows would not open. Diagnosed problem but stopped when further diagnosis would entail removing door panels. Decided to live with the problem
21000 mi
The air vent switch between recirculate or fresh air would occasionally get stuck so that switching to recirculate was not possible. The problem only occurred intermittently and the dealer was unable to reproduce
28000 mi
US $700
blower fan and resistor replacement
212000 mi
US $600
Replaced fan and resistor motor as it had quit working
13700 mi
Very little airflow w/AC on full. Shop said no problem, but it worked better after they did whatever they did.
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