Ownership Cost for 2008 Chevrolet Impala LS
Estimated: $38673 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1999 | $960 | $840 | $760 | $680 | $5239 |
| Insurance | $1623 | $1680 | $1739 | $1800 | $1863 | $8705 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1725 | $973 | $786 | $2291 | $8538 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $564 | $564 | $564 | $564 | $564 | $835 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9586 | $7276 | $6700 | $6654 | $8456 | $38673 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | STRUCTURE | SEVERAL TYPES OF GM VEHICLES (APPROX 2000-2008) HAVE SEVERE LEAKING AND DECAY PROBLEMS LIKE MY CHEVY IMPALA SHOWS CURRENTLY. I NOTICED EARLY FEBRUARY 2012 WHEN MY FACTORY SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THE RADIO SOUND DIDN'T GET THROUGH, DOOR CHIMES DIDN'T WORK, SAFETY AND WARNING CHIMES DIDN'T MAKE NOISE, ETC. A WARNING CHIME DIDN'T SIGNAL FOR ME TO TURN OFF MY LIGHTS ON A RAINY DAY AT A GROCERY STORE SO THAT WHEN I CAME BACK, I WAS STRANDED! THIS HOWEVER ISN'T THE BIG PROBLEM. THIS LEAK UNDER THE COWL SEEMS TO BE PROMINENT IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES AND ALLOWED GALLONS TO ENTER IN UNDER MY RUGS, FLOOR MATS ETC., AND TRAVEL ALL OVER THE PASSENGER CABIN SO THAT WIRES WERE SUBMERGED, CORRODED, MOLD GREW, AND AIRBAG SENSOR HUBS BECAME ISLANDS. YES MY AIRBAG SENSORS AND WIRING ARE SUBMERGED WITH WATER! PLEASE HAVE GM RECALL THIS COMMON PROBLEM TO FIX THIS! MY CAR SMELLS TERRIBLE INSIDE FROM THIS (ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER) AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM WORRIED THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL MALFUNCTION. THANK YOU. *TR |
| 2008 | ENGINE | ON FRIDAY 5/17/2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS I USUALLY DO AND I MADE A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO DRIVE, I FELT THE CAR JERK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE POPPED UP AND SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE OFTEN FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I FELT SAFE IN SEE THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AN SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BY TAKING THE HIGHWAY SINCE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN AND IT APPEARS TO BE DRIVING NORMAL. THEN AGAIN TODAY 5/19/2013, THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY HOME AND THE CAR WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD. HIS POSES AS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERS THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH CHEVY IMPALAS HAVE REPORTED AND COMPLAINED OUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY BE A SENSOR IN THE GAS PEDAL WHICH APPARENTLY ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND ITS COSTLY CONSUMERS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO CORRECT. THIS VEHICLE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A SAFETY THREAT. *TR |
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