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 |
| 2008 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. |
| 2009 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) A WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH; WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT DANGEROUS. THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,300. |
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