Ownership Cost for 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Base
Estimated: $32592 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 | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1617 | $811 | $345 | $2291 | $7827 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $323 | $323 | $323 | $323 | $323 | $479 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7891 | $6201 | $5608 | $5319 | $7573 | $32592 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | VEHICLE HA CONTINUOUS IDLE PROBLEMS. WHILE VEHICLE HAD AIR CONDITIONING (A/C ) SYSTEM ON/ IN DRIVE IDLE DROPPED TO 500 RPMS AND SURGEED TO 1000 IN RECOVERY. DROPPED IN HEADLIGHT OUTPUT/ INTERMITTENT STALLING - SLUGGISH RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR. NO (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATION. ISSUE NOTED IN TSB- REPAIRED BY REPROGRAMING PCM/(NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) - *AK |
| 2005 | STEERING | POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THEN STARTS WORKING SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS CHANGED BY CHEVROLET DEALER IN MARCH, 2011. BY MAY, 2011, SAME PROBLEM OF POWER STEERING WORKING ERRATICALLY RESUMED. DEALER LOOKED AT IT AGAIN ON 9/30/11 AND WAS UNABLE TO FIX. ON OCTOBER 18, 2011, A NEAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING DURING A SHARP TURN AT 25 MPH WHILE ENTERING AN ON RAMP. THE FORCE IT TAKES TO TURN THE WHEEL AT THAT SPEED IS ESTIMATED AT 30 LBS AND WHILE APPLYING THAT FORCE IN THE SHARP TURN AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING, RESULTING IN MY MAKING A SIGNIFICANT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND ALMOST RUNNING OFF THE RAMP AND DOWN A 15' EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE IS TOO HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. *TR |
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