Ownership Cost for 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt LS
Estimated: $34950 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1796 | $862 | $754 | $682 | $611 | $4705 |
| Insurance | $1655 | $1713 | $1773 | $1835 | $1900 | $8876 |
| Fuel | $1368 | $1409 | $1459 | $1517 | $1585 | $7338 |
| Maintenance | $2467 | $1437 | $844 | $577 | $2155 | $7480 |
| Repairs | $854 | $1025 | $1166 | $1288 | $1486 | $5819 |
| Taxes & Fees | $492 | $492 | $492 | $492 | $492 | $729 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8633 | $6503 | $6068 | $5945 | $7800 | $34950 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH LESS THAT 30K MILES I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF NO HAZARD LIGHTS TURN SIGNALS BRAKES STEERING NO POWER AT ALL I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ALL TRAFFIC BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY OF SIGNALING. IT TOOK THREE TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN THERE WAS NO WARNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME I HAD THIS PROBLEM LAST YEAR ALSO GM NEVER HAD A RECALL THEY JUST PUT A PLASTIC PIECE AROUND THE IGNITION AND SAID IT WAS FIXED I TOLD MY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THIS AND I ASKED THEM WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THIS SECOND INCIDENT GM WANTED TO PUT A MAGNETIC DEVICE IN TO KEEP THE KEY FROM MOVING IN THE IGNITION ANY THEY PLACED A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN MY ACTUAL KEY I CALLED GM AND PLACED A FORMAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HURT OR KILLED IF THEY GET INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION OR HAVE NO WAY OF PULLING OFF ROADWAY SPOKE TO MY SERVICE MANAGER AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS I DO NOT TRUST THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR THE FAN BLOWER THE SHIFT ON THE FLOOR THE SUNROOF SWITCH KEEPS FALLING OUT OF THE ROOF THE WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BURNED OUT MY INTERIOR PAINT AND DOOR HANDLES WERE PEELING AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I DON'T BLAME MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE FIXED THE CAR THE WAY GM TOLD THEM TO I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL HE IGNITION SHUTS OFF A THIRD TIME THIS COULD BE MY LAST IF WHAT IS GM DOING ABOUT THIS? ARE THEY GOING TO DO A RECALL? WHAT ELSE HAS TO HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE THEY TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY? I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND I DO NOT WANT IT ANYMORE. *TR * 12/12/07 *BF THE DEALER STATED DRIVER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR |
| 2010 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING AND THE CHECK POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN DICKSON TN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT YES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE GM HOTLINE BUT WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANT NOW FOR THAT PROBLEM AND I JUST PURCHASED IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. CAN'T LET MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVE DUE TO FEAR THAT FAILURE WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD DISALLOW ANY CLAIM ON THIS VEHICLE FOR AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A RECALL AND STEERING FAILURE. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IT IS MY PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. IN CLOSING I WANT TO KNOW WHY IF I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHERS EXPERIENCED WITH STEERING AND RESULTED IN A RECALL FOR THEIR VEHICLES WHY IS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED? SAME PROBLEM AS THEM, SAME PART BUT BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT AFTER THE RECALL I AM STUCK - HELP! *TR |
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