Ownership Cost for 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt LT
Estimated: $35427 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1638 | $786 | $688 | $622 | $557 | $4291 |
| Insurance | $1497 | $1549 | $1604 | $1660 | $1718 | $8028 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1836 | $959 | $669 | $2291 | $8518 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $447 | $447 | $447 | $447 | $447 | $663 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8715 | $6795 | $6098 | $5954 | $7865 | $35427 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | STEERING | ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 20TH, I WAS DRIVING BACK TO MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE FROM WORK. I GOT OFF AROUND 7:30 AM SO IT WAS AROUND 8 AM WHEN I REACHED THE EXIT FOR HIS HOUSE. I SLOWED THE CAR TO TAKE THE EXIT RAMP TO 40 MPH WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR THEN VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WHEEL AS I LET OFF THE BRAKES. INSTEAD THE CAR VEERED TO THE LEFT AND I STARTED TO HYDROPLANE. I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND BEGAN TO SPIN. MY STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED UP. AS I WAS SPINNING, THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR STRUCK A LIGHT REFLECTOR POLE AND SHATTERED MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW IN THE PAIN AND DENTED THE CAR AND REMOVED PAINT. IT ALSO MESSED UP MY BACK ALIGNMENT. FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES MY CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START BACK UP AND THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED IN PLACE. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR, THEY SAID THAT NO CODES FOR POWER STEERING HAD POPPED UP, YET THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE HOW IT DROVE. THEREFORE, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED. |
| 2005 | STEERING | WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. THE GAUGES FLUCTUATE, AS WELL AS THE TEMPERTURE READING BLINKS. LOUD CLICKING SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE SHIFT SELECTOR. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WILL NOT RELEASE KEYS FOR ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS. HAVE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING ON FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE GM AND THE DEALERSHIP RESOLVE THE ISSUE, FIRST BY HAVING THE RECALLED PARTS REPLACED. PROBLEM IS RECURRING FOR THIRD TIME, AFTER BEING "HANDLED" BY THE DEALERSHIP THE LAST TWO TIMES. A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM. *TR |
Vehicle identification numbers: