Ownership Cost for 2008 Chevrolet HHR LS
Estimated: $36982 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1745 | $838 | $733 | $663 | $593 | $4572 |
| Insurance | $1590 | $1645 | $1703 | $1762 | $1824 | $8524 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1613 | $897 | $620 | $2291 | $8184 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $477 | $477 | $477 | $477 | $477 | $706 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9143 | $6928 | $6397 | $6272 | $8242 | $36982 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WITH GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK. THIS CONDITION WAS REMEDIED BY PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK FOR A WHILE. THEN TOTAL FAILURE CAME WHEN NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK WOULD ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. I REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND REACHED IN AND FOUND A MICRO SWITCH THAT WHEN TRIPPED ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE KEY. I CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET FACTORY TOLL FREE LINE AND THEY DID NOT SAY THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PART # 25864102. I PERSONALLY INSTALLED THIS AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A STEEL PIN IN THE GEAR SELECTOR PLASTIC SHIFT ROD. THE PLASTIC IS WEEK AND ALLOWED THE PIN TO DRIFT APPROX 1/2" TO LEFT WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE KEY REMOVAL MICRO SWITCH TO BE TRIPPED AS IT SHOULD BE TO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. I CALLED CHEVROLET BACK (TEL # 1-866-790-5600) AND THEY SET UP CASE # 71-781779261. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE DEFECTIVE PART TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO ANALYZE THE PART FOR REASON OF FAILURE. I TOOK THE PART TO THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER12/4/09. I CALLED CHEVROLET SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AND THEY SAID THE DEALER THREW THE PART AWAY SINCE CHEVROLET DID NOT CONTACT THEM PROMPTLY. I HAD ASK FOR CHEVROLET TO REFUND THE COST OF THE PART ONLY (NO LABOR) BUT CHEVROLET SAYS THEY CAN'T HELP SINCE THE PART IS NOW GONE. I LATER SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/ AND FOUND MANY CASES LIKE MINE (APPARENTLY CHEVY COBALT SHARES GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM BASIC INTERNAL DESIGN STYLE). I CALLED CHEVROLET BACK, THEY STILL DENY THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR CAR WITH THE KEY IN IT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. APPARENTLY THIS MAY ALSO DRAIN THE BATTERY BECAUSE ALL CIRCUITS ARE NOT SHUTOFF WHEN YOU CANNOT ROTATE THE KEY FAR ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE KEY. I FEAR THAT MY REPLACEMENT PART MAY NOT LAST EITHER. THE CAR WAS ~ 48 MO OLD AND ~ 47,000 MILES WHEN TOTAL FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR |
| 2008 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | VERY ROUGH FRONT END VIBRATION AND DIFFICULTY STEERING WHILE BRAKING DOWNHILL. THIS IS THE "SECOND TIME" THIS HAS OCCURED AND I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RE-CUT MY ROTORS "DUE TO RUST ON ROTORS". *TR |
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