Ownership Cost for 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Fleet
Estimated: $37652 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1969 | $945 | $827 | $748 | $669 | $5158 |
| Insurance | $1619 | $1676 | $1734 | $1795 | $1858 | $8682 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1711 | $963 | $765 | $2291 | $8493 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $552 | $552 | $552 | $552 | $552 | $817 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9380 | $7077 | $6501 | $6439 | $8255 | $37652 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL PROBLEMS DEALER INSISTED NOTHING WRONG NEVER REPAIRED TIRES; WORN OUT AT 16000 DEALER INSISTED THAT THAT WAS NORMAL FOUGHT TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ONLY 2 TIRES ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT OUT NEVER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM IN ALL THE CARS I EVER OWNED 978.00 LATER. ENGINE 3 MONTHS LATER PRESENTLY ENGINE HAS SERIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE RATTLE, LOSE OF POWER DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG YET THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM OIL WAS CLEAN NO TEMP PROBLEM JUST BLEW LAST WEEK TOWED TO THE HOUSE BRAKES; HAD TO CHANGE BOTH FRONT CALIPERS COULD NOT RE USE THEM NEEDED NEW ONES WHEN DOING BRAKE JOB WOULD NEVER BUY A CHEVY PRODUCT EVER AGAIN!!!! |
| 2008 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL AND SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. |
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