Ownership Cost for 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LS
Estimated: $35328 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1537 | $738 | $645 | $584 | $522 | $4026 |
| Insurance | $1565 | $1620 | $1677 | $1736 | $1796 | $8394 |
| Fuel | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1533 | $843 | $501 | $2291 | $7931 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $422 | $422 | $422 | $422 | $422 | $625 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8736 | $6593 | $6093 | $5909 | $7997 | $35328 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | SUSPENSION:REAR | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED AND CONTINUED WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR BUSHING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. |
| 2008 | STEERING | ON APPROXIMATELY 2/1/10, MY "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SLOWING TO TURN A CORNER. SINCE I WAS ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM HOME, I DROVE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED MY OWNER'S MANUAL WHERE IT SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. AS I TURNED ON THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. I WENT AHEAD AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IN IF THE MESSAGE RETURNED AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST AGAIN. I DROVE TO WORK AND AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND POWER STEERING RETURNED. I DROVE UNTIL 2/2/10 AT WHICH TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHILE THE MESSAGE WAS ON. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS GOING OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ON 2/3/10, I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND PAID $398.58 FOR REPAIRS. (I.E. "MOTOR KIT"). *TR |
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