Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LS
Estimated: $33969 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1324 | $635 | $556 | $503 | $450 | $3468 |
| Insurance | $1490 | $1542 | $1596 | $1652 | $1710 | $7990 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1642 | $856 | $470 | $2291 | $8022 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $380 | $380 | $380 | $380 | $380 | $562 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8326 | $6435 | $5846 | $5621 | $7741 | $33969 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | STEERING | A GEAR SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN IS CHEAPLY MADE AND WEARS OUT. THERE IS SLACK BETWEEN THE TEETH ON THE GEAR'S. IN RESULT AS YOU GO OVER SMALL BUMPS AND BIG THERE IS A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AS WELL AS THE CAR DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE SLACK IN THE GEAR TEETH THE TIRES SLIGHTLY WOBBLE AS DRIVING BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CONTROLLING THE TIRES FOR THE AMOUNT OF SLACK BETWEEN THE GAP IN THE GEAR TEETH. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF BEING A STEERING ISSUE, AND AS A RESULT, LOSS OF STEERING COULD BE POSSIBLE IF THE GEARS COMPLETELY STRIP OUT. IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, CONSIDERING ALMOST EVERYONE WHO OWNS A COBALT EXPERIENCES THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. CHEVY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE!!! *TR |
| 2006 | STEERING | I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR WENT OUT. THE AREA I LIVE IN HAS ALOT OF WINDY ROAD WHICH I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING ON WHEN IT WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT SEEMED TO HELP MOMENTARILY. WITH OUT THE POWER STEERING IT MAKES THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH THE FLASHERS ON AND 30 MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE DOING THIS. *TR |
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