Ownership Cost for 1999 Chevrolet Malibu Base
Estimated: $33672 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 | $2763 | $1853 | $818 | $244 | $2291 | $7969 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $235 | $235 | $235 | $235 | $235 | $348 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8002 | $6632 | $5815 | $5431 | $7793 | $33672 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. CURRENTLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WILL ILLUMNATE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON DURING MY ENTIRE DRIVE WHETHER OR NOT I'M USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, WITH NO DISCERNABLE CAUSES. ARTICLE IN FOX NEWS DATED 3/13/2013 ( HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2013/03/13/BAD-BRAKE-LIGHTS-COULD-FORCE-RECALL-OVER-ONE-MILLION-GM-CARS/#IXZZ2NUS7QU5S ) INDICATES NHTSA IS ACTIVELY RESEARCHING POSSIBLE RECALLS, BUT CALLS TO MY DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE WE OF NO USE. BOTH MY DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS, AND THAT I JUST NEED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED MYSELF AND THEN I COULD REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT AT A FUTURE DATE IF ANY RECALL DID HAPPEN. IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT A COMPANY AS LARGE AS GM WOULDN'T PROACTIVELY HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WHEN A KNOWN PROBLEM EXISTS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE WERE PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, OR NOT EVEN ALLOW ME THE OPTION OF USING CRUISE. THIS IS NOT AS BIG OF A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE, BUT AGAIN, MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURING IS ONE MORE REASON I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE IN HELPING THEIR CUSTOMERS DEAL WITH THE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS ALREADY BEING ADDRESS/INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. *TR |
| 1999 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THEN THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW ON ME REQUIRING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *AK |
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