Ownership Cost for 2005 Chevrolet Aveo LT
Estimated: $31735 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 | $1300 | $1339 | $1386 | $1441 | $1506 | $6972 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1514 | $742 | $225 | $2291 | $7535 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $278 | $278 | $278 | $278 | $278 | $412 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7753 | $5997 | $5433 | $5092 | $7460 | $31735 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH STARTED SHAKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE NEXT DAY WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT STARTED SHAKING AND THE RPM GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER, WHICH IS WHEN I TOOK IT IN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT KEPT HAPPENING -- THE CAR WOULD START SHAKING WHILE DRIVING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND WOULD SLOW DOWN. ONCE WHILE DRIVING IT DROPPED THE ACCELERATION TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, THEN JUST LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT AGAIN FOR ONE WEEK BUT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BUT NOW IS HAPPENING REGULARLY. SOMETIMES IT JUST SHAKES QUICKLY BUT SOMETHING THE ACCELERATION COMPLETELY DROPS AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP WHILE I AM DRIVING, WHICH IS SCARY. I'LL TRY TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, THEN FINALLY IT WILL GO AGAIN. SOMETIMES I WILL STOP AND THEN THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. THE RPM GAUGE IS ALWAYS MOVING UP AND DOWN. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWO MORE TIMES AND STILL NOTHING. THEY JUST INSTALLED A DATA RECORDER AND I RECORDED FOUR INSTANCES AND GAVE IT BACK; I'M WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I WILL BE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY CAR WILL JUST STOP, AND SINCE I AM NOT BRAKING THERE IS NO INDICATION TO THE CAR BEHIND ME. ALSO, NO LIGHTS ARE COMING ON (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC.). I HAD MY OIL CHANGED THE FIRST TIME SINCE I WAS ABOUT DUE BUT THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. *TR |
| 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | I AM DISABLED, AND IN 2005, I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVY AVEO FROM GM DEALER AND IN 2006 GM SENT NOTICE TO ALL DEALERS THAT THESE ENGINES HAD A DEFECTIVE TIMING BELT AND TO NOTIFY AND OFFER NEW CAR BUYERS A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AS FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE PART WOULD LIKELY DESTROY THE ENGINE. I RECEIVED NO NOTICE FROM GM OR MY DEALER. WHEN MY CAR REACHED JUST 49K MILES THE DEFECTIVE PART FAILED (RUBBER TIMING BELT) AND HAS CAUSED MASSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE REQUIRING ALL NEW HEAD, VALVES, AND OTHER PARTS. DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN DIAGNOSIS THE VEHICLE TO AVOID DOCUMENTATION OF CAUSE AND LIABILITY AND I HAD AT ATTEMPT MYSELF AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED. I LIVE ON KEY WEST AND ONLY DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS MILES SALES AND SERVICE. I HAVE SPENT $600.00 TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIMING BELT AND ASSOCIATED PARTS BUT ONE CYLINDER HAS NO COMPRESSION CONFIRMING VALUES WERE BENT AND A 1.5K HEAD REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD LIVING SOLELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY IN SECTION 8 PUBLIC HOUSINGS SO NOW BEING DISABLED I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OR EVEN FOOD SHOPPING. I WAS VICTIM SURVIVOR OF 9/11 WTC ATTACK AND SINCE GM AND DEALER KNEW OF THIS DEFECT AND FAILED TO GIVE NOTICE I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL CONSUMER AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ABOUT KNOWN DEFECTS NOTICE AND REPLACEMENT STANDARDS AND HAVE PUT BUYERS OF THEIR PRODUCT WHO ARE DISABLED.... IN PHYSICAL DANGER. *TR |
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