Ownership Cost for 2010 Chevrolet Aveo LS
Estimated: $33171 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1587 | $762 | $667 | $603 | $540 | $4159 |
| Insurance | $1630 | $1687 | $1747 | $1808 | $1871 | $8743 |
| Fuel | $1279 | $1317 | $1363 | $1418 | $1481 | $6858 |
| Maintenance | $2395 | $1354 | $788 | $454 | $2121 | $7112 |
| Repairs | $822 | $996 | $1133 | $1255 | $1450 | $5656 |
| Taxes & Fees | $434 | $434 | $434 | $434 | $434 | $642 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8147 | $6166 | $5760 | $5577 | $7520 | $33171 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WENT THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH FOR COFFEE. NOTICED THAT WHILE IDLE, MY CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT. CONTINUED ON TO WORK APPROX 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I GOT THERE I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT A HOSE WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING ITSELF WAS CRACKED IN HALF AND HANGING OFF THE CAR. IT COST ME ABOUT $80 FOR A REPLACEMENT METAL PART WHICH I HAD INSTALLED BY A FRIEND. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE SUMMER 2010; CAR HAD APPROX 51,000 MILES. IT IS NOW DECEMBER 2010, AND CAR HAS APPROX 56,00 MILES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A CAR PART STORE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE CODE. APPARENTLY NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR, WHICH COSTS ABOUT $150.00 + LABOR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2007 AND STILL HAVE ABOUT 2 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON IT. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER GOOD. *TR |
| 2010 | ENGINE | WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY NOT STAYING CHARGED. WE WOULD GET READY TO DRIVE IT AND WE WOULD NEED TO GET A JUMP START. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE CONSIDERED BUYING A PORTABLE CHARGER SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. IN THE LAST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT ONCE. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE CAR STOPPED. AS WE WERE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, A MECHANIC WHO WAS DRIVING BY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT OUR SERPENTINE BELT AND ANOTHER BELT HAD BROKEN. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS ENGINE DAMAGE AND THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE WHOLE ENGINE. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THEY KEEP GOING FLAT. ACCORDING TO A CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE, THESE ISSUES SEEM TO BE COMMON WITH AVEO OWNERS. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/CHEVY_AVEO.HTML. *TR |
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