GMC Kingsley — repair costs
1978–1978
Use the estimator for a specific car's year, mileage and state. Below it, every repair job we price for the systems this vehicle's complaints involve — book labor hours plus parts — with the ones that match its reported problems listed first.
Cost estimator
Enter the car you're looking at. We'll show which of this vehicle's known problems typically show up in your next 3 years of driving, what each costs to fix at your state's labor rates, which ones it's already past (ask the seller about those), and routine maintenance to budget for.
Brakes
1 complaint on this vehicle · median 38,000 milesRepairs that match problems reported on this vehicle are listed first and tagged. Other brakes jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.
Brake line replacement (corrosion)
Matches reported problem: Calipers, hoses and lines
3.0h at $107/h (independent) + $60–$200 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$230–$680
Brake caliper replacement (one)
Matches reported problem: Calipers, hoses and lines
1.2h at $107/h (independent) + $110–$750 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$240–$880
Brake pads and rotors (one axle)
1.8h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$420 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$330–$620
ABS module replacement
2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $450–$1,050 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$660–$1,260
Costs are national estimates built from book labor hours × a shop door rate (from BLS metro technician wages, national median since no buyer location is collected on this site today) plus a parts-price range. They are not this vehicle's actual repair history and don't account for your location, shop type, or mileage. A system with more complaints on this vehicle isn't necessarily the one that will cost more to fix — this shows what repairs in that system typically run, not which one you'll need. See Methodology for the full model.