Ownership Cost for 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier LS
Estimated: $32675 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 | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1719 | $705 | $225 | $2291 | $7703 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $177 | $177 | $177 | $177 | $177 | $262 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7824 | $6367 | $5565 | $5273 | $7646 | $32675 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/21/09 *JB |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED IT WOULD STALL OUT. RPMS WOULD REV UP FROM ZERO, AND VEHICLE STALLED. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER FIRST TIME, AND MECHANIC CHANGED SPARK PLUGS. PROBLEM REOCCURRED TWICE SINCE THEN, 2 MONTHS LATER. *AK |
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