Ownership Cost for 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LS
Estimated: $35071 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1685 | $809 | $708 | $640 | $573 | $4415 |
| Insurance | $1611 | $1668 | $1726 | $1786 | $1849 | $8640 |
| Fuel | $1368 | $1409 | $1459 | $1517 | $1585 | $7338 |
| Maintenance | $2663 | $1493 | $848 | $547 | $2245 | $7796 |
| Repairs | $927 | $1092 | $1245 | $1365 | $1570 | $6199 |
| Taxes & Fees | $460 | $460 | $460 | $460 | $460 | $681 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8715 | $6524 | $6052 | $5898 | $7882 | $35071 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | I HAD BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP OF ANY KIND. I ALSO NOTICED FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BESIDES WHEN I WAS IN PLACES LIKE SMALL PARKING LOTS OR DRIVING VERY SLOW, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. AND THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS JUST ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HEAR THE NOISE 9/10 TIMES I HIT A BUMP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED SO IF I WANTED THE PROBLEM FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND IT WAS ROUGHLY $1500 HE SAID. *TR |
| 2009 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 COBALT TO WORK IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALLY DEMOLISHED MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE ON A CLEAR DRY MORNING WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC, AROUND 70 MPH WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES WHILE SLIGHTLY BRAKING. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT. I HIT THE CABLE BARRIER IN THE MEDIAN GOING BACKWARDS AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND AFTER HITTING THE BARRIER REPEATEDLY. FROM THE MINUTE THE HIGHWAY PATROL ARRIVED I HAVE BEEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER THAT THE CAR JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL,LIKE HITTING SAND OR GRAVEL BUT THERE WAS NONE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD THAT WE COULD SEE AND HE DID NOT ISSUE ME A TICKET. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS TEXTING OR BLACKED OUT AND IF I WAS DRUG TESTED. NO TO ALL OF THE ABOVE! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. MY DRIVING RECORD IS CLEAR. I BELIEVE NOW THAT I LOOK BACK ON THE ACCIDENT THAT THE POWER STEERING MY HAVE FAILED SENDING ME OUT OF CONTROL. I OWN TWO OTHER COBALTS THAT MY CHILDREN DRIVE AND THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. MY COBALT WAS REPLACED WITH A CHEVY IMPALA. *TR |
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