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 |
| 2005 | STEERING | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE BY ACCELERATING ON A SLIGHT CURVE AND PULLING AN INCLINE, THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WOULD NOT PROPERLY STEER. WHEN REALIZING THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, DECREASED ACCELERATION AND THEN WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERN AND THEY HAVE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL GM DEALER TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE INDICATED A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING IN THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU BASED ON THE VIN. I MAY BE CHARGED DIAGNOSTIC FEES AND REPAIR COSTS IF THE STEERING ISSUE IS NOT IN LINE WITH THEIR "SPECIAL LETTER" REGARDING POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING COMPONENTS. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT CANADA HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR STEERING RELATED SAFETY CONCERNS. I FEEL THAT THIS RECALL FOR THE STEERING COMPONENTS SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO CARS IN THE US IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SAFETY CONCERNS. |
| 2008 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE BRAKE LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, WERE OBSERVED ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. THIS GIVES A FALSE INDICATION OF INTENDED OPERATION. *TR |
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