Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet Aveo LS
Estimated: $31801 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 | $1345 | $1385 | $1434 | $1491 | $1558 | $7213 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1402 | $695 | $225 | $2291 | $7376 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $396 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7787 | $5930 | $5433 | $5140 | $7511 | $31801 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | SUSPENSION:REAR | 2006 CHEVY AVEO - ISSUE REAR AXLE BEAM BUSHINGS FAILED AT 45,000 MILES. THE FAILURE ALLOWS THE REAR AXLE TO HAVE UP TO AN INCH OF TRAVEL LEFT TO RIGHT. AS YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD YOU CAN FEEL THE BACK OF THE CAR SHIFTING AS YOU HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR SIMPLY BY TAKING AN EXIT RAMP. AS THE AXLE WAS SHIFTED TO ON SIDE WHEN YOU HIT A HARD BUMP IT WOULD BR METAL TO METAL AND WOULD CAUSE SPARKS UNDER THE CAR. BY 49,000 MILES IT BECAME UNDRIVEABLE AS THE SMALLEST BUMP OR TURN WOULD SHIFT THE AXLE. GM WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT FELL ON DEAF EARS. I HAVE REPLACED THE AXLE BEAM AT A COST OF $461.00 FOR THE BEAM IT SELF FORM GM AS THE GM OEM PART IS THE ONLY PART AVAILABLE, I PUT IT MYSELF - 6 HOURS OF LABOR. WILL THIS FAIL AGAIN IN ANOTHER 40K MILES. I READ ON LINE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MOST AVEO OWNERS. THESE ARE NOT OLD CARS AND THIS SAFETY ISSUE FAILURE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR |
| 2006 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL WENT OUT. THIS IS AN ISSUE I FOUND OUT FROM OTHER OWNERS HAS HAPPENED TO ALL OF THEM. *TR |
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