Ownership Cost for 1994 Chevrolet Astro 2WD
Estimated: $25262 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2108 | $2171 | $2247 | $2337 | $2442 | $11305 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4699 | $4725 | $4709 | $5034 | $6096 | $25262 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3 MAIN COMPLAINTS: 1. WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES- WILL CUT ON AND NOT OFF, WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, OR WILL WORK ONLY AT HIGH WIPER SPEED- DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS COVERED BY A RECALL BUT WHEN I PICKED UP THE VAN AFTER THE DEALER FIXED IT (REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD) I WAS TOLD THAT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE 98 ASTRO. 2. PAINT ON HOOD OF VAN SUDDENLY STARTED TO CRACK- HAS ONLY OCCURRED ON HOOD 3. FRONT END PROBLEMS- CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT SOONER THAN EXPECTED, LOUD POPPING/CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END, DEALER SAYS THAT PROBLEM IS WITH IDLER ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. *NLM |
| 1994 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | DROVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. SHUT CAR DOWN AND RESTARTED. LIGHT WENT OFF BUT AS I DROVE OUT, ABS LIGHT WENT BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ABS COMPUTER THAT FAILED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY . REGULAR BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE ABS COMPUTER $1300-$1400. |
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