Ownership Cost for 2010 Chevrolet Aveo Aveo5 LS
Estimated: $34174 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1750 | $840 | $735 | $665 | $595 | $4585 |
| Insurance | $1650 | $1707 | $1767 | $1829 | $1893 | $8846 |
| Fuel | $1279 | $1317 | $1363 | $1418 | $1481 | $6858 |
| Maintenance | $2451 | $1418 | $832 | $549 | $2147 | $7397 |
| Repairs | $847 | $1018 | $1159 | $1280 | $1478 | $5782 |
| Taxes & Fees | $478 | $478 | $478 | $478 | $478 | $707 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8453 | $6355 | $5925 | $5785 | $7656 | $34174 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | ENGINE | THE AVEO LT WAS ON I-85 RAMP DOWNTOWN ATLANTA TRYING TO BUILD SPEED WHEN IT STALLED AT AN AREA WHERE THERE IS LITTLE SIDE ACCESS. CAR COOLED OFF AND WAS RE CRANKED AND BROUGHT TO NORTH END OF ATLANTA FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED. CAR RPMS WERE NOTED TO VARY UP AND DOWN AND THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHERE IT WAS ALMOST T-BONED ON PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD NORCROSS, GA WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH. MULTIPLE OBD CODES WERE EXTRACTED ( A TOTAL OF 6 ) . CAR WAS FURTHER EXAMINED BY ASE MECHANIC SHOP THAT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ECM LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH SENSORS AND OTHER COMPUTERS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. ASE MECHANIC STATES THAT ECM SHOULD BE REPLACED. GM CAR DEALER ( RICK HENDRIX GMC - DULUTH, GEORGIA ) STATES THAT GM PROCEDURE IS TO APPLY SB PIP4789C REPLACING FRONT O2 SENSOR AS A STARTING POINT TO REPAIR CAR USING A NEWER O2 SENSOR THAT WAS MADE LATER THAN A CERTAIN DATE AND TO UPDATE ECM WITH NEWER SOFTWARE. GM DEALER STATES THERE IS NO NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND TO REVIEW USING A SCANNING TOOL AS THE GM PROCEDURE IS TO BE USED AND WILL BE ADEQUATE. THIS SITUATION IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS. IF A SIMPLE O2 SENSOR COULD SUDDENLY COULD CAUSE A KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GM SB THEN IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE 8/80K EMISSIONS WARRANTY. IF THE ECM CAN LOSE COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND CAUSE A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE THAT SHOULD NOT ONLY BE COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS BUT IT SHOULD ALSO BE PLACED ON RECALL. AS AN ENGINEER WITH 36 YEARS EXPERIENCE I AM APPALLED.AT A FAILURE OF THIS TYPE. A PERSON CAN BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY CONDITIONED THAT THEIR CAR IS RUNNING FINE AND THEN AT THE NEXT MOMENT IT COMPLETELY STALLS AND MAY NOT ALLOW THEM TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION. *TR |
| 2010 | POWER TRAIN | 1ST INCIDENT--DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE "CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER"(LEAKING) ITS HARD TO MAKE THE GEAR SHIFT(MANUAL).DEALER FIXED IT. 2ND INCIDENT--"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT "CAME ON (MILEAGE-3909)-- SOFTWARE NEED UPDATE.DEALER FIXED IT. 3RD INCIDENT-- RATTLING NOISE FROM THE DOOR BACK OF THE DRIVER SIDE.(MILEAGE--6858). IT WAS LOOSE WINDOW CHANNEL. DEALER REPLACE THE PARTS. 4TH INCIDENT--"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AGAIN (MILEAGE-8882).OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURED.DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. 5TH INCIDENT-- "BRAKE LIGHT "COME AND GO(MILEAGE--9449). DUE TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AND AT THE SAME TIME THE DEALER ALSO FOUND THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING TOO,NOW THE SAME PARTS FAILED TWICE WITHIN MONTHS.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THESE INCIDENT TO VERIFY IS THIS CAR MODEL HAVE THE TREND IN FAILURE OF THESE PARTS WHICH REALLY CONCERNED ME ON SAFETY ISSUES,SPECIALLY THE "CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER"(FAILED TWICE) AND THE "BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER" ON A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR |
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