Ownership Cost for 2011 Chevrolet Colorado (Work Truck)
Estimated: $40624 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2292
$1100
$963
$871
$779
$6005
Insurance
$1756
$1818
$1881
$1947
$2015
$9417
Fuel
$1950
$2009
$2079
$2162
$2259
$10459
Maintenance
$2417
$1557
$961
$876
$2132
$7943
Repairs
$844
$1016
$1156
$1278
$1475
$5769
Taxes & Fees
$695
$695
$695
$695
$695
$1030
Total Ownership Costs
$9955
$7579
$7141
$7198
$8751
$40624
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Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Colorado
Model Year: 2011
Other Engine Info: ALUM, VVT
Other Restraint System Info: Airbags: Roof Side (All seating rows for vehicles with 3 or fewer seating rows; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd row for vehicles with 4 or more seating rows)
Plant City: Shreveport
Plant Company Name: GMNA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Louisiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: Work Truck
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON FEBRUARY 14, 2012 I WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAN, DRY, STRAIGHT, AND LEVEL ROAD AT 35MPH. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR CORNERING. THE ALARM BELL RANG AND THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY INDICATED "TRACTION FAULT, REDUCED POWER, SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM". THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED IT'S ENGINE POWER TO THE POINT IT COULD NOT BE SAFELY OPERATED IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE WITH TRAFFIC, MERGE, OR MAKE A LEFT TURN. I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE DEALER. I DROVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT RIGHT AWAY. THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO APPOINTMENT SO THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT. I GOT THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FROM THE TIME OF THE ALARM UNTIL THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT. ON FEBRUARY 16TH I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT OPERATED AT FULL POWER. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR ALARMS. THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER HAD A HISTORY OF SOMETHING BUT DID NOT RETAIN THE DETAILS. THEY SAID GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY POLICY WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPECIFIC TROUBLE CODE THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO MINIMIZE THE WARRANTY EXPENSE. I INFORMED THEM THAT THEY MADE ME LEAVE TWO DAYS PRIOR WHEN IT WAS OPERATING UNDER REDUCED POWER AND SHOWING ALARM DETAILS IN THE DASH DISPLAY. THEY SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED AND/OR FIXED IT THEN. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE VEHICLE CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE BY REDUCING ENGINE POWER WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. IT IS EQUALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT AN ISSUE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER IS NOT RETAINED BY THE COMPUTER SO IT CAN BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR WORSE. THEY DID TELL ME THAT IF I PAID FOR THE EXTRA COST ONSTAR SYSTEM IT COULD HAVE GIVEN THE DETAILS ON THE PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE REQUIRES ONSTAR TO SAFELY OPERATE, IT NEEDS TO BE A FREE SERVICE. *TR