Ownership Cost for 1989 Chevrolet Camaro (IROC Z Coupe)
Estimated: $41802 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2149
$1032
$903
$817
$731
$5632
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1857
$1913
$1980
$2059
$2152
$9961
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1479
$1598
$2291
$11043
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$628
$628
$628
$628
$628
$929
Total Ownership Costs
$9825
$8568
$7304
$7558
$8547
$41802
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 5000.0
Displacement CI: 305.11872047366
Displacement L: 5.0
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: CPC
Fuel Injection Type: Throttle Body Fuel Injection (TBI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Camaro
Model Year: 1989
Plant City: Van Nuys
Plant Company Name: CPC
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: California
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Sport
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS CAR WARP OVER A 10,000 MILE PERIOD, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS CAR IS 18 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 42240 MILES ON IT. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BY THE DEALER ON 4/9/98 AT 11,633 MILES, AGAIN ON 8/11/98 AT 21,181 MILES, THEN THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS ON 12/23/98 AT 31,376 MILES, THEN THESE NEW ROTORS WARPED AND WERE RESURFACED ON 5/20/99 AT 41,830 MILES. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE DONE EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO APPEAR AGAIN AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES AFTER THE LAST WORK IS DONE AND GETS WORSE UNTIL THE SHAKE IS UNCONTROLABLE AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES. THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET SAY THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS (I HAVE CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE MANY TIMES AND HAVE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION). I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER CAMARO AND TRANS AM OWNERS (WITH V-8 ENGINES) WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE, IF THE BRAKE PADS ARE TOO HARD (CAUSING THE ROTORS TO OVER HEAT & WARP) OR IT IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
1989
SEAT BELTS
GMC REFUSES TO REPLACE MY FAULTY SEAT BELTS AND HAND BRAKE. *AK