Ownership Cost for 1997 Chevrolet Malibu Base
Estimated: $22494 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4182 | $4193 | $4158 | $4462 | $5498 | $22494 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS CONTINUOUSLY FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE AMBER LENS OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. |
| 1997 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE ON THE CAR ALREADY. THE LAST REPAIR WAS IN MARCH OF 2004. IT IS ONLY THREE MONTHS FROM THE LAST REPLACEMENT, AND IT IS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE AGAIN. I WOULD REPAIR THE CAR, BUT APPARENTLY IT IS NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD. EACH REPAIR WAS OVER FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF MAJOR DEFECT WITH THIS PART. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR FOUR YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT, AND YET THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE GASKET HAS FAILED.*AK |
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