Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LT
Estimated: $34346 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1409 | $676 | $592 | $535 | $479 | $3691 |
| Insurance | $1498 | $1550 | $1605 | $1661 | $1719 | $8033 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1669 | $875 | $511 | $2291 | $8109 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $586 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8435 | $6514 | $5911 | $5705 | $7781 | $34346 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | STEERING | I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY COBALT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. EARLY LAST SUMMER IT WAS NEARING THE 40,000 MARK AND MY POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT. I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS OUT OF FLUID, SO I TOOK THE CAR AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND ALL THE FLUIDS CHECKED. AS I WAS LEAVING THE MECHANIC, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WENT BACK INTO THE OFFICE, TOLD THEM MY ISSUE AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID, THAT IT WAS A CLOSED TRANSMISSION. (I LATER LEARNED THAT IT WAS ELECTRIC.) THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO COME AND GO FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS. I STOPPED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS AND WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING, IT WAS FINE. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE PROBLEM HAD FIXED ITSELF. IT WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO; IT HAD AROUND 41500 MILE ON IT. I LIVE IN THE BACK OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE I HAVE TO MAKE LOTS OF TURNS AND THAT IS GENERALLY WHERE IT GOES OUT. I DO NOT DO A LOT OF INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY DRIVING, MOSTLY JUST INNER-CITY. I RARELY TRAVEL OVER 50 MPH. BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO GO OUT, IT MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO MAKE TURNS AND DRIVE. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. I TRY TO REMAIN EXTRA AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS TO PREVENT ANY INCIDENTS. *TR |
| 2006 | STEERING | ON 2/19/10 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON HER WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A TURN IN TOWN.. SHE HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON TO FREE UP THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 2/22/10, LUCKILY BOTH TIMES SHE WAS DRIVING A AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND SHE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND IT STOP WITH OUT INCIDENT. *TR |
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