Ownership Cost for 1998 Chevrolet Malibu Sedan 4D
Estimated: $34473 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 | $2102 | $963 | $548 | $2291 | $8667 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $305 | $305 | $305 | $305 | $305 | $451 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8072 | $6889 | $5970 | $5741 | $7802 | $34473 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CAR WAS AT REST AND THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 49K MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THEN THE POWER DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO FAIL; BOTH PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND THE DRIVER'S LOCK MUST BE OPERATED MANUALLY NOW (WELL, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WORKS 1/2 OF THE TIME...NEVER KNOW IF IT IS ACTUALLY ENGAGED UNLESS YOU DO IT MANUALLY). NO OUTSIDE KEYHOLE EXISTS FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR SIDE TO BE UNLOCKED, WHICH IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ALONE AND CANNOT GET THE DOORS LOCKED BY PUSHING THE BUTTON. HAVE DRIVEN GM VEHICLES MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT THIS IS THE LAST TIME THE COMPANY WILL EVER GET MY MONEY. SAD.... *TR |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | 1998 MALIBU REAR SPRING BROKE OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STRUTS AND SPRINGS NEEDED REPLACING. *TS ***NAR****JB |
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