- VIN: 1G1155S31EU14****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2014
Ownership Cost for 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ
Estimated: $44955 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$3862 |
$1854 |
$1622 |
$1467 |
$1313 |
$10118 |
| Insurance |
$2011 |
$2081 |
$2154 |
$2229 |
$2307 |
$10782 |
| Fuel |
$1625 |
$1674 |
$1732 |
$1802 |
$1883 |
$8716 |
| Maintenance |
$1974 |
$1664 |
$1157 |
$1470 |
$1928 |
$8193 |
| Repairs |
$695 |
$879 |
$997 |
$1121 |
$1304 |
$4996 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$1453 |
$1453 |
$1453 |
$1453 |
$1453 |
$2152 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$11619 |
$8317 |
$7872 |
$8224 |
$8923 |
$44955 |
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Knee: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: 1st & 2nd Rows Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Displacement CC: 3600.0 Displacement CI: 219.68547874103 Displacement L: 3.6 Doors: 4 Engine Cylinders: 6 Engine Model: LFX Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI) Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Fuel Type Secondary: Ethanol (E85) Make: CHEVROLET Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Impala Model Year: 2014 Note: Body type: 4 Dr Sedan; Notch back Other Engine Info: Book Codes: 0G, BE, A. VVT, E85 Max, Aluminum. Plant City: Detroit Hamtramck Plant Company Name: GMNA Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Michigan Seat Belts All: Manual Series: LTZ (2LZ TPMS: Direct Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC) Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR Windows: 4
| Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
| 2001 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN MID 2008, WHICH CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL AROUND LATE 2009 WHEN THE CAR WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THESE PROBLEMS CONSISTED OF HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ELECTRICAL RELATED ISSUES. DOING MINIMAL RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE OR ARE SUFFERING FROM THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE CLAIMS ARE (TEMPORARILY?) SOLVED BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IN THESE VEHICLES. AFTER REPLACING MY BODY CONTROL MODULE AT THE DEALER ($600), THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE REPAIR. I PRESUME IT IS ALSO RELATED TO A FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE SINCE THAT IS WHAT MANY VOICES ON THE INTERNET SAY TO CHECK. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 170$ JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS INSTEAD RELATED TO AN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE (MORE ELECTRICAL). THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, AND HAS EXPERIENCED A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MOST OF WHICH WENT AWAY AFTER REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. AFTER REPLACING THE BCM, SOME HAVE COME BACK ALREADY. PLEASE PUT A STOP TO THIS! IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT AND HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING OR TURN SIGNALS THAT ARE UNRELIABLE AT BEST OR AN AIRBAG THAT FAILS TO LAUNCH DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE SYMPTOMS SEEM TO GET WORSE THE OLDER THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, AND I CAN SEE IT HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN NOW THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AFTER REPLACING MY BODY CONTROL MODULE. |
| 2014 |
STEERING |
AT 55 MPH ON A SLIPPERY RIGHT HAND SIDE CURVE (SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH) VEHICLE UNDER-STEERED AND LOST TRACTION COMPLETELY, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SKIDDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE (TO THE LEFT). I TRIED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DRIVING LANE, IT STARTED TO SKID LATERALLY TO THE RIGHT AND SLOWED DOWN UNTIL IT HIT A REFLECTOR POST ON THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT LANE AND STOPPED. VEHICLE INFORMATION ON THE DASH BOARD READ "ICE DETECTED...". ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT DOOR WAS A VERY MINOR DENT, THE CAR DEPLOYED ALL 4 HEAD CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND 2 RIGHT SIDE AIRBAGS, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FRONT SEAT-BELTS WERE STUCK. FEW MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY WITH THE "ICE DETECTED .." MESSAGE STILL ON. IT SEEMS THAT THE AIRBAGS SENSORS WERE ACTIVATED FOR NO REQUIRED REASON FOR A MINOR DENT ON THE DOOR. ALSO, THE STABILITY AND THE FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM MIGHT BE OF A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR |
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