Ownership Cost for 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier Base
Estimated: $32947 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 | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1778 | $745 | $225 | $2291 | $7802 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $192 | $192 | $192 | $192 | $192 | $285 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7867 | $6457 | $5637 | $5305 | $7681 | $32947 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF BEING CUT OFF BY AN SUV, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED INJURIES. THE INJURIES INCLUDED UNCONSIOUSNESS, BROKEN STERNUM, SEAT BELT ABRASIONS, CONTUSIONS, CONCUSSION TO NAME A FEW. THE CRASH WAS CONSIDERED A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT TO THE SIDE OF THE SUV INVOLVED. *JG |
| 1998 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER CAN SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS/HOOD LATCH AND CALIPERS STICKING. ALSO, HAD THREE MUFFLERS REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE PARKING BRAKE WON'T WORK. IN ADDITION, WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ROCHER ARM GASKET, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK |
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