Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Malibu LT
Estimated: $37287 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2355 | $1130 | $989 | $895 | $801 | $6170 |
| Insurance | $1799 | $1862 | $1927 | $1994 | $2064 | $9646 |
| Fuel | $1418 | $1461 | $1512 | $1572 | $1643 | $7606 |
| Maintenance | $2177 | $1472 | $942 | $881 | $2021 | $7493 |
| Repairs | $753 | $932 | $1059 | $1182 | $1371 | $5297 |
| Taxes & Fees | $726 | $726 | $726 | $726 | $726 | $1076 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9227 | $6940 | $6534 | $6592 | $7994 | $37287 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2001 MALIBU SECURITY SYSTEM - FAILED TO ALLOW OWNER TO START THE CAR. REQUIRED 10 MINUTE WAIT TO RE-SET. ALSO FAILED. OWNER UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NITE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALERS ONLY ABLE TO TEMPORARILY FIX PROBLEM AT HUGE COST. THERE ARE MANY, MANY PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THIS "SECURITY" SYSTEM. WHY ISN'T GM ORDERED TO RECALL AND REPAIR? *TR |
| 2012 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND UPON APPROACHING A RED SIGNAL AT AN INTERSECTION I FELT A VIBRATION UNDER MY FOOT AS I CAME TO STOP. I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS OR SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND DISREGARDED IT. LATER THAT DAY, I FELT THE SAME VIBRATION AS I HAD STOPPED AND HEARD A NOTICEABLE GRINDING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, NOR COULD THEY FIND A ROOT CAUSE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 8 MONTHS, THE VIBRATIONS HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WORSE THAN EVER. ONE DEALER, WHICH I HAVE RETURNED TO ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES FOR THIS PROBLEM, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, SMELL A NOTICEABLE AROMA OF BURNING BRAKES, IDENTIFY I HAD A SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE, THUS NOT CORRECTING ANY FAULTS. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE OF THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ABOUT 6000 MILES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 16,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESOLUTION. SEVERAL ONLINE SEARCHES YIELD THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2008-2012 CHEVY MALIBU AS WELL AS THE 2008-2010 SATURN AURA WHICH SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM. *TR |
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