Ownership Cost for 2008 Chevrolet Colorado (Work Truck)
Estimated: $46358 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3061
$1469
$1286
$1163
$1041
$8020
Insurance
$1751
$1812
$1876
$1942
$2009
$9390
Fuel
$2053
$2114
$2188
$2276
$2378
$11009
Maintenance
$2763
$2149
$1259
$1414
$2291
$9876
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1084
$1084
$1084
$1084
$1084
$1605
Total Ownership Costs
$11688
$8807
$8064
$8313
$9487
$46358
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 3700.0
Displacement CI: 225.78785315050
Displacement L: 3.7
Doors: 4
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 5
Engine Manufacturer: GM
Engine Model: LLR
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Colorado
Model Year: 2008
Other Engine Info: VVT, DOHC< Gas
Plant City: Shreveport
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Louisisana
Series: 1/2 Ton
Trim: Work Truck
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THEIR SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CLOCK IN THE STEREO WOULD NOT KEEP TIME. NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU SET IT YOU CAN LEAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR SO COME BACK AND THE CLOCK HAS THE WRONG TIME IN HOURS. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BULBS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE "FRONT AND REAR". NOW THE DRIVER SIDE PARK-SIGNAL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. AFTER YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. ALSO THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE IN SIDE. *NM
2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKES DRAG AND SQUEAL ALL OF THE TIME. THEY GRAB SOME OF THE TIME, AND HAVE TEMPORARILY LOCKED UP ON 6 OCCASIONS. BEING ABS; THEY DON'T ACTUALLY LOCK UP BUT DO GRAB HARD ENOUGH AND LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TIRES "CHIRP". THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT THE LOWER THAN EXPECTED MPG AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VARIATION IN MPG MAKES ME THINK THEY OCCUR AT ALL SPEEDS. HAVING NO DOUBT THAT THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE WORRIES ME. I'M ANXIOUS ABOUT WHEN THEY WILL FAIL AND AT WHAT SPEED. ON FOUR OF THE SIX "LOCK UP" OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAD SHIFTED ITSELF INTO HIGH RANGE 4WD. THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED BUT WENT UNNOTICED THE OTHER TWO TIMES. EVERY TIME IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO 4WD (AND TRIED TO LOCK THE BRAKES) WAS AFTER BACKING UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SELF BRAKING; A TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES THE VEHICLE BRAKE HARDER. A TURN OF MORE THAN 1/2 ROTATION RESULTS IN A "GRAB" AND A "CHIRP". IF STARTING FROM A STOP AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME, THE REAR WHEELS MIGHT SPIN. I'VE BEEN DRIVING 4X4S FOR MANY YEARS. I KNOW THAT FRONT WHEELS "LURCH" DURING A TIGHT TURN. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS VEHICLE IS DOING. IT WILL EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS IN 2WD. I THINK IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THIS COLORADO HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP FOR 8 ELECTRICAL FIXES ALREADY. THE NUMBER AND VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE COLORADO MODEL ARE STAGGERING. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MADE RELIABLE IN THE NAME OF SAFETY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS LIKE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF INJURIES AND DEATHS MUST BE REACHED TO WARRANT A RECALL.