Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Impala LS Fleet
Estimated: $38471 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2365 | $1135 | $993 | $899 | $804 | $6196 |
| Insurance | $1800 | $1863 | $1929 | $1996 | $2066 | $9654 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2181 | $1477 | $945 | $888 | $2023 | $7514 |
| Repairs | $755 | $934 | $1061 | $1184 | $1373 | $5307 |
| Taxes & Fees | $731 | $731 | $731 | $731 | $731 | $1082 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9458 | $7166 | $6766 | $6837 | $8244 | $38471 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | NOTICED BROWNISH COLOR OF COOLANT ON THE 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA, SOME SLUDGE BUILT-UP IN RADIATOR. THIS CAR HAS 59000 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO BE A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. COST OF REPAIRS TO BE $500 PLUS. IT APPEARED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS RELATED TO THE TYPE OF COOLANT GM USED.*AK |
| 2012 | AIR BAGS | CAR WAS SERVICED (OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION). AFTERWARDS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR 50-60 MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION FELT IN WHEEL AND IN SEAT. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, HAD ALL 4 WHEELS BALANCED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END, NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS (10-15MPH) WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD; NOTICEABLE WHEN A/C AND RADIO TURNED OFF. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM, SAYS ITS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, NO NOISE. FRUSTRATING CONSIDERING THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOT PRESENT AT PURCHASE OR AT 30,000 MILES. ADDITIONALLY THE AIRBAG / SEATBELT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES FOR PASSENGER SEAT AT RANDOM TIMES FOR NO REASON. SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BOTTLE ON THE SEAT WILL MAKE IT ILLUMINATE. *TR |
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