- VIN: 1G1AT58H59724****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LT
Estimated: $35321 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$1725 |
$828 |
$724 |
$655 |
$586 |
$4518 |
Insurance |
$1616 |
$1673 |
$1731 |
$1792 |
$1855 |
$8667 |
Fuel |
$1368 |
$1409 |
$1459 |
$1517 |
$1585 |
$7338 |
Maintenance |
$2677 |
$1509 |
$859 |
$571 |
$2252 |
$7868 |
Repairs |
$933 |
$1098 |
$1251 |
$1371 |
$1577 |
$6230 |
Taxes & Fees |
$471 |
$471 |
$471 |
$471 |
$471 |
$698 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8791 |
$6571 |
$6093 |
$5950 |
$7916 |
$35321 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Displacement CC: 2200.0 Displacement CI: 134.25223700841 Displacement L: 2.2 Doors: 4 Engine Configuration: In-Line Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine Model: LAP Fuel Injection Type: Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPFI) Make: CHEVROLET Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Cobalt Model Year: 2009 Note: GM Code: 19, 69 Other Engine Info: H coded twice in position 8. L98: 6L, V8, SFI Other Restraint System Info: Roof Airbags for Driver and passenger and Occupant Sensor Plant City: Lordstown Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Ohio Seat Belts All: Manual Series: LT TPMS: Direct Transmission Style: Automatic Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2008 |
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM |
THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL. ALSO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE KEY NOT COMING OUT OF THE STEERING AND CAME OUT OF DEALERSHIP WITH A BROKEN TURN SIGNAL (IT WORKS BUT I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL). *TR |
2009 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
COULD NOT SHUT CAR OFF WHEN PARKED. THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE LOCK TO SHUT CAR OFF. COULD MOVE KEY FORWARD (TO START), BUT COULD NOT MOVE TO OFF. IMMEDIATELY DROVE CAR TO DEALER. DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY (WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING) TO SHUT OF THE CAR THEN PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE REMARKS ON DEALER REPAIR INVOICE WERE " REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER DUE TO THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE HOUSING AND THE CYLINDER BLOWING UP". NOTE THAT I CONSIDER NOT BEING ABLE TO SHUT OFF A RUNNING CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE! IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE THROTTLE STICKING ETC. (DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY HISTORY OF THROTTLE STICKING ON THIS MODEL YET). ALSO, GENERALLY IT IS BAD PRACTISE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE ON A RUNNING ENGINE. THIS MAY AFFECT THE COMPUTER (FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE? OR FUTURE EXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRS). DOES GM CONDONE THIS PRACTISE AT THEIR DEALERS? DEALER USED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND CHARGED $106.00 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ITEM. I FOUND SIMILAR 2009 COBALT IGNITION ISSUES ON YOUR NHTSA WEBSITE, REF. ODI ID'S 10364046, 10368042, 10361530, 10394051 |
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