Ownership Cost for 2011 Chevrolet Equinox LT1
Estimated: $43970 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2709 | $1300 | $1138 | $1029 | $921 | $7097 |
| Insurance | $1808 | $1871 | $1937 | $2005 | $2075 | $9696 |
| Fuel | $2053 | $2114 | $2188 | $2276 | $2378 | $11009 |
| Maintenance | $2569 | $1730 | $1078 | $1133 | $2202 | $8712 |
| Repairs | $910 | $1077 | $1226 | $1347 | $1551 | $6111 |
| Taxes & Fees | $907 | $907 | $907 | $907 | $907 | $1343 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10957 | $8197 | $7699 | $7874 | $9244 | $43970 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | WHEELS | FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE DEALER FOR MY REGULAR CAR CHECK-UPS AND EACH TIME WOULD COMPLAIN THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE KEPT CHECKING THE TIRE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE DOING THAT DUE TO THE WEATHER TO JUST IGNORE THE WARNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL OF MY TIRES WERE SEPARATING. I TOOK IT IN AND ASK THEM WHY WAS THIS HAPPENING, I CAN SEE MAYBE ONE TIRE BUT ALL FOUR. THEY SAID THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE BUT MY TIRES HAD A LOT OF MILES ON THEM.IN DEC 2012 THEY SAID THAT I HAD 8/32 OR GREATER FOR TREAD DEPTH THEN JUN 2013 THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND THEN OCT 2013 THEY ARE SAYING THAT I HAVE 3/32 OR LESS TREAD DEPTH. I DO NOT DOUBT THAT I NEED NEW TIRES BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SOME DEFECTIVE TIRES AND I CAN SEE ONE OF THEM WOULD BE LIKE THIS BUT ALL FOUR..... *TR |
| 2011 | ENGINE | BOUGHT 2011 EQUINOX ON MAY 14,2011, ON JUNE 6,2011 WITH ONLY 1675 MILES RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO MAKING NOISE UPON STARTING. BEST I CAN MAKE OUT ON WORK ORDER: CODE 314 DIAGNOSTIC SCAN &R&I&R STARTER & REPOSITION & TORQUE BOLTS. RETURNED ON SEPT 1, 2011 FOR SAME PROBLEM. TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND HAD TO REPROGRAM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. WAS BETTER FOR AWHILE, BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE TILL IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE STARTING. JUST FIGURED THIS WAS MAYBE NORMAL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO JUST LIVE WITH IT. FINAL TOOK BACK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ON 8-2-12. REPLACED WATER PUMP AND BALANCE SHAFT TIMING CHAIN,TENSIONER, CRANK SHAFT BALANCER BOLT AND CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR BOLTS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 8-18-12, TECH SAID HAD A LEAK IN VAC. HOSE. RETURNED VEHICLE ON 9-7-12 FOR DIESEL SOUNDING NOISE AGAIN. PARTS ORDERED TO BE PUT ON 9-10-OR 9-11-12. DON'T' THINK THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM, BUT IT IS WHAT GM HAS RECOMMENDED TO DO. ALSO HAD ISSUE WITH SPEAKER IN FRNT PASSENGER DOOR. HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE 4 DIFFERENT TRIPS FOR THEM TO DETERMINE WHERE STATIC NOISE WAS FROM. SO LOUD AT TIMES IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR RADIO. FINALLY REPLACED SPEAKER AND HAS WORKED FINE SINCE. ALSO HAVE NOTICED WHEN STOPPED AND START TO ACCELERATE THERE WOULD BE A HESITATION. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NOT HAVING FOOT ON PEDAL GOOD, BUT AFTER READING ABOUT STALLING ISSUES-WONDER IF THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING. REALLY CONSIDERING TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN-BUT WONDER IF WE WOULD GET TRUE VALUE OF CAR ONCE THEY SEE WHAT ALL HAS BEEN DONE AND PROBLEMS. ISN'T THERE SOME COMPENSATION GM CAN GIVE TO OWNERS. WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. *TR |
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