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Chart based on 17 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Driver door trim had a rough edge and was replaced.
13000 mi
Rust on door hinge bolt. Replaced by dealership.
40300 mi
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Cracked front windshield. No rock or anything, I just parked the car the windshield was without a scratch and when I came back and got in the car, the crack was there.
So apparently because of the heat or something, it was 25 degrees Celsius that day, so not very hot, but it was parked in the sun. Had to be replaced.
44020 mi
windshield was replaced in earlier repair. noticed more wind noise > 150km/u
they replaced the windshield rail guards
54560 mi
rear passenger side door was leaking water after heavy rain at the bottom.
aluminum decorative metal trim broke off door on both sides. dealer repaired using new trip clips. Repair was corrected but the clips broke again and the door trim is coming apart again. will take back to dealer to fix again.
15000 mi
metal door trim pieces on both doors was coming apart due to the clips breaking that held it to the door. fixed by dealer. the dealer repair held for 2 weeks and the clips broke again resulting in the trim coming off again.
16000 mi
previous issue of door trim. when they repaired and replaced the door trim, there were clips that I presume had broken which were inside the door. 3rd attempt by dealer to clean out the broken clips that are rattling in door. still rattlig
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