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 |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | DT CONSUMER STATED HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED, THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT BROKE AND CAUSED THE COIL SPRING TO SLIT THE TIRE WHICH LEAD TO A BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE. *JB |
| 2012 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT HAD TO BE APPLIED AND A LOUD CRACKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. SEVERAL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,100. UPDATED 2/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WAS REPLICATED AROUND 10/3/12 BY SERVICE MANAGER AND THEIR MECHANICCOULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THE GENERAL MANAGER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AS OF 1/17/2013 THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/20/2013 *JS |
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