Ownership Cost for 2002 Chevrolet Impala LS
Estimated: $34256 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1851 | $890 | $452 | $2291 | $8247 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $322 | $322 | $322 | $322 | $322 | $478 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8122 | $6674 | $5934 | $5683 | $7842 | $34256 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING TO CHICAGO THE TACHOMETER WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RED. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CONFIRM THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I FOUND THAT I COULD RESET THE GAUGE BY SLOWLY TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION; UNTIL THE NEEDLE REACHED ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY FOR A MONTH OR SO, AND THEN I NOTICED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ONLY READING 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD PREVIOUSLY USED MY CRUISE CONTROL AT THE SET SPEED, AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE 'RESUME' BUTTON TO GIVE ME AN APPROXIMATION OF HOW FAST I WAS CURRENTLY GOING. THIS ALLOWED ME TO GET HOME SAFELY. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON AND OFF POSITION. THE NEXT FAILURE CAME SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WITH THE GAS GAUGE. KNOWING THAT IT WAS A FULL TANK, IT WAS READING EMPTY; AGAIN BEING RESET WITH THE ON/OFF OF THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET THESE SAFETY ISSUES TAKEN CARE OF, AND WAS INFORMED THIS WAS GOING TO COST ME $600 BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY... IT ONLY HAS 40K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS THROUGH CHEVROLET EVER SINCE THEN, AND THEY AGREED TO PAY 1/2. THIS ONLY LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I CAN'T DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OR GAS GAUGE, AND I CAN ONLY WONDER HOW MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN IN THIS SAME SITUATION. *TR |
| 2002 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | CONSUMER RETURNED TO HER CAR WHICH WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT TO FIND IT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. *SLC |
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