Ownership Cost for 1983 Chevrolet Malibu Wagon Base
Estimated: $27274 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
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$975
$253
$137
$225
$1469
$3059
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$5754
$4849
$4837
$5168
$6666
$27274
Body Class: Wagon
Displacement CC: 3800.0
Displacement CI: 231.89022755998
Displacement L: 3.8
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Malibu
Model Year: 1983
Plant City: Arlington
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Texas
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PERTAINING TO GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT RECALL #03043A DATED MARCH 2004. THIS RECALL ADDRESSES A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES, THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH SOLDER JOINTS IN THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK. IF CRACKING OCCURS, IT MAY CAUSE THE AUDIBLED FLASHER INDICATOR, VISUAL FLASHER INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, TURN SIGNALS, AND THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY OF NOT AT ALL. IF THE TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS ARE NOT WORKING, OTHERS MAY REACT MORE SLOWLY TO A TURNING OR STOPPED VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR. IN MY CASE THE TURN SIGNALS AND WARNING FLASHER WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BUT, THE VIN ON MY 2000 MALIBU DOES NOT FALL INTO THE STATED VIN RANGE MY COMPLIANT IS: IF THIS CONDITION IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL, WHY DOES IT ONLY APPLY TO 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU?S WITHIN A CERTAIN VIN RANGE? WHY DOES IT NOT APPLY TO ALL 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU?S THAT HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM? I HAVE HAD THIS CONDITION REPAIRED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. I AM ON A LIMITED INCOME AND I CANNOT AFFORD A RECURRING REPAIR THAT COSTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. TO DATE I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,000.00 ON THIS SAME REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
1983
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM
MODULAR PLASTIC GM HVAC SYSTEMS AND FIRE SPREAD INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK