Ownership Cost for 2009 Chevrolet Aveo Aveo5 LS
Estimated: $33217 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1453 | $697 | $610 | $552 | $494 | $3806 |
| Insurance | $1586 | $1641 | $1699 | $1758 | $1820 | $8504 |
| Fuel | $1279 | $1317 | $1363 | $1418 | $1481 | $6858 |
| Maintenance | $2589 | $1408 | $791 | $421 | $2211 | $7420 |
| Repairs | $895 | $1063 | $1210 | $1331 | $1533 | $6032 |
| Taxes & Fees | $404 | $404 | $404 | $404 | $404 | $599 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8205 | $6172 | $5731 | $5517 | $7591 | $33217 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE MECHANICAL BRAKE SWITCH STICKS IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DRIVER DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE SWITCH DOES NOT CLOSE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. AT LEAST EIGHT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE APPEAR TO BE LISTED ON THE NTSB WEB SITE, HOWEVER, MANY DRIVERS APPEAR TO BE UNAWARE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND INSTEAD, THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT A SECOND SYMPTOM OF THE STUCK SWITCH: THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES DESCRIBE A WAY FOR THE DRIVER TO OVERCOME THE SHIFT INTERLOCK PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO MENTION THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY FAIL WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. IT APPEARS THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND RELY ON THE SHIFT INTERLOCK OVERRIDE WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS SAME SWITCH IS USED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT IS COMMON IN OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TO ALSO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. IF THAT IS THE CASE WITH THIS MODEL, THEN THE STUCK SWITCH MIGHT ALSO PREVENT THE CRUISE CONTROL FROM DISENGAGING WHEN A DRIVER TAPS THE BRAKES. |
| 2009 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | CAR WOULD NOT START. PUT CHARGER ON IT AND EVEN TRIED JUMP STARTING IT. CAR WOULD NOT EVEN ENGAGE THE STARTER. ENGINE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AND NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES WOULD FLICKER UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HAVE DEALER COME AND GET IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PUT A CHARGER ON IT FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY START,BUT DID NOT KNOW WHY CAUSE THE BATTERY IS GOOD. SAID HOPE IT WAS A FLUKE OR A MODULE DID NOT WAKE UP? AND TO BRING BACK IF DOES IT AGAIN. CHARGED A $129.00 FOR LABOR AND TOW EVEN THOUGH HAVE A 6 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I HAVE A FEELING THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST ISSUE. *TR |
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