- VIN: 3GNFK12307G14****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2007
Ownership Cost for 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche LT
Estimated: $52170 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$3215 |
$1543 |
$1350 |
$1222 |
$1093 |
$8423 |
Insurance |
$1736 |
$1797 |
$1860 |
$1925 |
$1992 |
$9310 |
Fuel |
$3000 |
$3090 |
$3198 |
$3326 |
$3476 |
$16090 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2284 |
$1319 |
$1515 |
$2291 |
$10172 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$1158 |
$1158 |
$1158 |
$1158 |
$1158 |
$1716 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$12850 |
$9985 |
$9194 |
$9513 |
$10629 |
$52170 |
Body Class: Pickup Brake System Type: Hydraulic Displacement CC: 5300.0 Displacement CI: 323.42584370208 Displacement L: 5.3 Doors: 4 Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4 Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 8 Engine Manufacturer: GM Engine Model: LC9 Fuel Injection Type: Sequential Fuel Injection (SFI) Fuel Type Primary: Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) GVWR: Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg) Make: CHEVROLET Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Avalanche Model Year: 2007 Other Engine Info: Active Fuel MGT. Plant City: Silao Plant Company Name: GMNA Plant Country: Mexico Series: 1/2 Ton Trim: LS Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2002 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS |
ON 7/12/05, I HAD MY VEHICLE AT CHEVROLET 73 FOR THE BRAKES. AT THAT TIME THEY INFORMED ME I NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME AND SHOWED ME THE "EXCESSIVE RUST" ON THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND ONLY HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS UPSET THAT THEY GOT TO THAT POINT AND NOW IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $1000 TO REPLACE THEM. ALL MY SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT THIS DEALER. AFTER I COMPLAINED THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CUT THE PRICE TO $360. THEY WANTED TO "CUT" THE BACK ROTORS REPLACE ALL THE PADS AND IF THE FRONT ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED THEY WOULD "HAVE GM PICK UP THAT COST". I WAS EXTREMELY SKEPTICAL ABOUT THEM DOING THE WORK. IF THEY ORIGINALLY FELT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS, HOW COULD THIS LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR BE SAFE? I DID NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO THE JOB AND HAD IT PERFORMED AT ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER. THIS AM MY LOCAL PAPER HAD AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE RECALL OF 800,000 VEHICLES DUE TO CORROSION AFFECTING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LEADING TO LOW-SPEED CRASHES. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 AVALANCHE AND IS PART OF THAT RECALL. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS THE "ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SENSOR." MY THOUGHT IS IF THE SENSOR IS AFFECTED BY THE CORROSION, THE CORROSION ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE ROTORS AND THAT AFFECTED THE BRAKE PADS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THE SENSOR. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER, THERE MAY BE OTHER GM OWNERS OUT THERE THAT DO NOT REALIZE THIS IS HAPPENING AND COULD RESULT IN MORE SERIOUS CRASHES. *JB |
2007 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED ON ALL 4 DOORS, INCLUDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TWICE. AFTER EACH FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. |
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