Ownership Cost for 2009 Chevrolet HHR LT
Estimated: $38368 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2073 | $995 | $871 | $788 | $705 | $5432 |
| Insurance | $1663 | $1721 | $1781 | $1843 | $1908 | $8916 |
| Fuel | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1663 | $963 | $799 | $2291 | $8479 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $595 | $595 | $595 | $595 | $595 | $881 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9600 | $7160 | $6629 | $6598 | $8380 | $38368 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | STEERING | I COULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, TURNING SLOWLY, OR DRIVING STRAIGHT AND I HEAR A CLICK, AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYS, AND THEN IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT GOES AWAY. ALSO A MAJOR POINT IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE WEATHER SENSITIVE. LAST WINTER IT CAME ON ONLY TWO TIMES AND NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN THE WEATHER GOT ABOVE 90 DEGREES HERE. ON THOSE DAYS IT IS VERY HARD TO GET RID OF IT. HOWEVER,, IRONICALLY, ON A DAY THAT WAS ONLY 74 DEGREES IT NEVER CAME ON! I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I AM PUT INTO A SITUATION OF HAVING TO MANEUVER QUICKLY.. AND I AM SURE THAT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS WILL AGREE THAT MOVING "QUICKLY" ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE STEERING "MODULE" IS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN.. SO REPAIR COST IS $900. I HAVE 162,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY CAR AND YES,, IT'S JUST AN 08. IF THIS PART STAYED IN A FAULTY MODE ALL THE TIME I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE REPAIR THAT I AM LIABLE FOR,, BUT WITH IT GOING ON AND OFF AND PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK.. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL! THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DECIDED TO MAKE THIS INTO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT.. AND A FAULTY ONE AT THAT! DO A SEARCH ON LINE ABOUT "POWER STEERING" SEE HOW MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME SAFETY ISSUE WITH WAY LESS MILES ON THEIR CARS. I WAS SHOCKED AND DISGUSTED. I AM NOT FEELING THE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE CHEVY MY NEXT PURCHASE. WHY DO THE CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THIS RECALL.. BUT NOT HHR OWNERS? *TR |
| 2009 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | LIKE OTHERS, THERE WERE SOME WARNING BEEPS AND THE MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH "POWER STEERING". THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ONCE I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, I HAD POWER STEERING BACK. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE REASON FOR THE RECALL ON THE COBALT AND S5. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 7/26 AND 7/27. *TR |
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