Ownership Cost for 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS
Estimated: $40710 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2131 | $1023 | $895 | $810 | $725 | $5584 |
| Insurance | $1614 | $1671 | $1729 | $1790 | $1852 | $8656 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1878 | $1046 | $914 | $2291 | $8892 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $620 | $620 | $620 | $620 | $620 | $919 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10008 | $7740 | $7085 | $7097 | $8779 | $40710 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN OVER. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP A COUPLE OF TIMES TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND THE CHEVY DEALER CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I WILL TRY TO START MY VEHICLE BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS CRANK OVER. IT WILL CHUG A LOT AND THEN STALL OUT. OTHER TIMES IT WILL CHUG AND ACT LIKE IT WILL STALL AND THEN TURN OVER. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2-3 TIMES FOR ME TO TRY AND GET THE VEHICLE TO START. I CALLED MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHEVY DEALER EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED AND THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR WAS THAT IT WAS HAPPENING EVERY 800-1000 MILES APPROXIMATELY. IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW COLD OR HOT IT WAS, WET OR DRY. IT HAS BEEN AWFUL! NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH IT STARTING. MY CAN HAS JUST OVER 32500 MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS LATE SEPTEMBER 2006. I AM NOT SURE ON THE EXACT DATE THAT I CALLED MY CAR DEALER. I ALSO TOOK MY VEHICLE IN ON 9-12-06 FOR A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE CENTER STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKE. IT WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR FRONT BLINKER NOT WORKING BUT THE EXTERIOR DID. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT FRONT BLINKER BLEW. *JB |
| 2007 | POWER TRAIN | I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AFTER RELEASING THE BREAK THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK, AND IT WAS. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER TO CHECK IF IT WAS ALSO SHOWING IN PARK, BUT IT WASN'T. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. NEXT I PUT THE GEAR SHIFTER BACK IN DRIVE AND RETURNED AGAIN TO PARK WITH THE SAME RESULT. I THEN TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND BACK TO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE STAYED IN DRIVE. LAST I TRIED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO L AND BACK TO PARK WITH YET AGAIN THE SAME RESULT. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN L. FINALLY I DECIDED TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND LET IT SET OVERNIGHT THINKING THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WILL "WORK ITSELF OUT". THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN L. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AVAILABLE FOR THE 2007 MODEL. THE GM DEALER STATED THERE WOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE 08-10 MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE 07. ONLINE I FOUND THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES THAT STATE OTHERWISE: HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/8301-505145_162-57517641/GM-RECALLS-474K-MIDSIZE-CARS-OVER-BAD-TRANSMISSION/ HTTP://WWW.INQUISITR.COM/339365/GM-ISSUES-RECALL-OVER-TRANSMISSION-ISSUES-MORE-THAN-400000-SEDANS-AFFECTED/ HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2012/09/21/GM-RECALLING-474000-CARS-TO-REPAIR-ROLLAWAY-RISK/ *TR |
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