Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ
Estimated: $37499 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2527 | $1213 | $1061 | $960 | $859 | $6620 |
| Insurance | $1821 | $1885 | $1951 | $2019 | $2090 | $9766 |
| Fuel | $1238 | $1275 | $1320 | $1373 | $1434 | $6640 |
| Maintenance | $2242 | $1546 | $992 | $991 | $2051 | $7822 |
| Repairs | $781 | $958 | $1089 | $1212 | $1403 | $5443 |
| Taxes & Fees | $814 | $814 | $814 | $814 | $814 | $1206 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9424 | $6970 | $6531 | $6631 | $7943 | $37499 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 18*** MILES ON THE ODOMETER. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY WHEN DRIVING IN CITY CONDITIONS. PROBLEM MAY CAUSE STALLING OF VEHICLE AT LOWER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO SLIP AT SLOW SPEEDS. BEFORE SHIFTING, VEHICLE REGULARLY HITS MAXIMUM (RED LINE) RPM. POOR DOWNSHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD AT LOWER SPEEDS. MOST NOTABLY FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ON ICY ROADS, THE HARD SHIFTING MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE TRACTION, RESULTING IN A CRASH, CAUSING FATALITIES OR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. CURRENT MILEAGE 28***. *TR |
| 2012 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THIS CAR WOULD SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SURGE/LUNGE FORWARD CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD TO ALL INCLUDING OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED AND DUPLICATED MY OBSERVATIONS AND CONCERNS HOWEVER,AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ELECTRONIC AND THEN DECIDED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AFTER THEY FOUND METAL FRAGMENTS WITHIN THIS SEALED COMPONENT. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR SO WHY WOULD THEY NOT REPLACE THE CAR,GIVE BACK MY MONEY OR AT THE VERY LEAST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RATHER THAN REPAIR IT? THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 18 OF THE 40 SOMETHING DAYS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT AND ITS STILL THERE TODAY. I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE REAL PROBLEM AND I'M SKEPTICAL THAT GM TRULY KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF OTHER CRUZE OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS SAFETY ISSUE? I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT GM DOESN'T SIMPLY RETURN THE FEW DOLLARS I HAVE INVESTED AND LET THIS CAR FLY OFF INTO THE SUNSET. I HAVE BEEN A CONSISTANT GM BUYER FOR MANY MANY YEARS AND THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION HAS LEFT A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR |
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