Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Malibu LT
Estimated: $34683 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1983 | $952 | $833 | $754 | $674 | $5196 |
| Insurance | $1747 | $1808 | $1871 | $1937 | $2005 | $9368 |
| Fuel | $1418 | $1461 | $1512 | $1572 | $1643 | $7606 |
| Maintenance | $2025 | $1299 | $825 | $626 | $1952 | $6727 |
| Repairs | $688 | $872 | $989 | $1113 | $1296 | $4958 |
| Taxes & Fees | $558 | $558 | $558 | $558 | $558 | $827 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8420 | $6456 | $6112 | $6054 | $7642 | $34683 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | STEERING | SO WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL FROZE ALMOST RAN INTO A GIRL IN THE PARKING LOT..NO MANUAL STEERING NOTHING...CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020 THAT WAS A JOKE. ALL THEY DO IS PLAY GAMES. MY CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] JUST WANTED GM TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. GM DID RECALL 2004,2005,2006 AND 2008 THEN IN 2009 PUT IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID INSTEAD OF THIS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING...GM NEVER RECALLED THE 2007 EVER THOUGH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER YEARS THAT THEY DID RECALLED..I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 TO GET A DEFECTIVE PART FIXED.[XXX] SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR IS A LAME TITLE FOR A CUSTOMER SERVICE HE CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM COVER THE COST AND THEN TOLD THE DEALER THAT G< WILL NOT PAY NEVER CONTACTED ME...THEN I TIRED TO GET ANOTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND E/MAILE GM AND ALL THEY DID WAS REFERRED BACK TO KEVIN WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM...NEVER----EVER BUY A GM VEHICLE. I MY SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND 2 GRANDCHILDREN COULD OF DIED IN THIS CAR CAUSE IT FREEZES THE WHOLE STERRING COLUMN. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHAT MIGHT OF HAPPENED? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR |
| 2012 | STRUCTURE:BODY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND THE DASHBOARD BECAME FROZEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT ALLOWED EXCESSIVE WATER MOISTURE TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE WINDOWS AND DASHBOARD TO FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,176. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. |
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