Ownership Cost for 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt LS
Estimated: $34852 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1781 | $855 | $748 | $677 | $605 | $4666 |
| Insurance | $1653 | $1711 | $1771 | $1833 | $1897 | $8865 |
| Fuel | $1368 | $1409 | $1459 | $1517 | $1585 | $7338 |
| Maintenance | $2462 | $1431 | $840 | $568 | $2152 | $7453 |
| Repairs | $851 | $1023 | $1164 | $1285 | $1484 | $5807 |
| Taxes & Fees | $487 | $487 | $487 | $487 | $487 | $721 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8603 | $6484 | $6053 | $5925 | $7787 | $34852 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | STEERING | 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LOSES VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING RANDOMLY. REQUIRES GREAT EFFORT TO TURN WHEN SYSTEM FAILS. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT - IT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD ARRANGE REPAIRS. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ALL POWER ASSIST ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE REPLACED, AS THE DEALER STATED THIS WOULD BE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. OLD PARTS WERE NOT RETAINED, AS I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A REPUTABLE, ASE CERTIFIED SHOP. THIS CAR IS USED BY MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS A COMMUTER CAR, SCHOOL AND SUCH. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. NOW, GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THE VERY DEALER THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IS TELLING ME THAT THIS COBALT IS NOT IN GM'S RECALL DATABASE. SURE ENOUGH, I WENT ONLINE AND CHECKED AND IT ISN'T IN THERE. THIS APPEARS TO BE JUST ONE MORE ATTEMPT BY GM TO DODGE THEIR ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT SERIOUS DEFECTS IN THEIR VEHICLES OR TO REIMBURSE OWNERS THAT HAVE REPAIRED A DEFECT THAT LATER BECOMES A RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS WHY AMERICANS DON'T BUY AMERICAN VEHICLES. THEY ARE POORLY MADE AND THE MANUFACTURER WON'T STAND BEHIND THEM WHEN THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR |
| 2010 | STEERING | DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I MADE IT TO WORK AND CALLED MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. ONLINE I LOOKED UP A FEW THINGS AND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SAID IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,200 TO REPAIR. I ALSO SAW WHERE CHEVROLET ISSUED A RECALL BACK IN 2010 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE PRESS RELEASE STATED THAT "THIS IS A CONDITION THAT TAKES TIME TO DEVELOP" -- WHICH IS WHY IT DID NOT OCCUR IN MY VEHICLE UNTIL 3 YEARS LATER (THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2010). CAN THE RECALL STILL BE USED TO OBTAIN THIS REPAIR? *TR |
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