Ownership Cost for 2011 Chevrolet Equinox LS
Estimated: $40995 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2630 | $1262 | $1105 | $999 | $894 | $6890 |
| Insurance | $1799 | $1862 | $1927 | $1995 | $2065 | $9648 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2543 | $1701 | $1058 | $1089 | $2190 | $8581 |
| Repairs | $899 | $1066 | $1214 | $1335 | $1538 | $6052 |
| Taxes & Fees | $867 | $867 | $867 | $867 | $867 | $1285 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10330 | $7630 | $7127 | $7264 | $8643 | $40995 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AT START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, TIMING CHAIN, ACTUATOR AND ENGINE OIL WAS CONTAMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400. |
| 2011 | STRUCTURE:BODY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LIFT GATE CLOSED AND IMPACTED ON HER HEAD, AS A RESULT SHE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE GATE WAS CLOSING SINCE THE WARNING CHIME ONLY RINGS TO WARN OF POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTION IT DOES NOT CHIME WHEN LIFT GATE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 11/16/2011 *LN |
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