Ownership Cost for 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier LS
Estimated: $32383 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 | $1345 | $1385 | $1434 | $1491 | $1558 | $7213 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1630 | $820 | $364 | $2291 | $7868 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $329 | $329 | $329 | $329 | $329 | $488 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7849 | $6165 | $5566 | $5285 | $7519 | $32383 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1984 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | VEHICLE SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *SKD |
| 2005 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL | I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, AND AROUND 60,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD LOOK DOWN AND SPEEDOMETER IS READING OVER 110 MPH, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 70 MPH, THIS HAPPENED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR ACTUAL SPEED IS. IT WOULD GO BACK TO ZERO AFTER A FEW DAYS. AFTER DEALING WITH THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED THE OTHER DAY THAT MY FUEL GAUGE IS DOING THE SAME THING, WHEN THE FUEL NEEDLE WENT CLEAR TO THE RIGHT OF FULL, IT HAD MY TEMP GAUGE NEEDLE HUNG UP. KNOWING THAT NONE OF MY GAUGES NOW APPEAR TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY TO BE PUT ON THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS(TOLD TO DO SO BY GM, TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR COST). THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE PROGRAMMING IN THE DASH CLUSTER HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF WHACK, AND THAT THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE DASH CLUSTER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, SAID A HIGH VOLTAGE SURGE HAD CAUSED THE DISRUPTION. I DROVE THE CAR OUT OF TOWN TODAY AND WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING 70MPH AND MY FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK AT 3/4 OF A TANK. COST ME $113 FOR NOTHING YESTERDAY. IT IS A WONDER THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN IN A WRECK OR INJURED FROM HAVING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT OF FUEL OR REALIZED SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THEIR GAUGES. GENERAL MOTORS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR ALONG TIME AND REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON THESE BAD CLUSTER PANELS. I AM BEING TOLD TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL WILL COST ME AT LEAST $550. I WILL CALL GM TOMORROW AND TELL THEM REPROGRAMMING DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY ALREADY KNOW THIS, BECAUSE THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM CALLED TODAY TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND MY HUSBAND TOLD HIM, HE SAID THAT REPROGRAMMING DOESN'T FIX THE CLUSTER PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR |
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