Ownership Cost for 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt LS
Estimated: $33019 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1087 | $522 | $456 | $413 | $369 | $2847 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1658 | $839 | $405 | $2291 | $7956 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $343 | $343 | $343 | $343 | $343 | $508 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8013 | $6293 | $5682 | $5420 | $7611 | $33019 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY WIFE AND GRANDSON WERE IN THE CAR WHEN POWER STEERING CAME ON THE DASH. IT CAUGHT HER ATTENTION BUT DIDN'T KNOW REALLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TILL SHE TRIED TO TURN AND ALMOST WENT IN THE DITCH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND 700.00 PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONTINUE TO RECUR. IT COMES AND GOES AND IF IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALL THEY SAY IS IT IS IN THE WIRING ISSUE AND THINK WE SHOULD BUY SOMETHING ELSE. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE PROBLEMS TILL IT OCCURRED TO US. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE LIKE THE 2006 COBALT BUT THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERSTEERING OR WIRING TO THE ELECTRIC ASSIST TO THE POWER STEERING. I AM TOLD THEY HAD A FIX BACK IN 2010 ARE WE STILL QUALIFIED TO HAVE OUR CAR FIXED UNDER THAT RECALL. MY SON IS GOING IN THE ARMY IN A COUPLE WEEKS WE WANTED TO LET HIM HAVE THIS CAR AFTER HE GETS STATIONED SOMEWHERE BUT WE CAN'T GIVE IT TO HIM WHEN WE ARE NOT TRUSTING ITS SAFETY. *TR |
| 2005 | STEERING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION WITH STEERING POWER; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. . THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000. |
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