Ownership Cost for 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Base
Estimated: $32577 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $996 | $478 | $418 | $378 | $339 | $2609 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1345 | $1385 | $1434 | $1491 | $1558 | $7213 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1716 | $850 | $407 | $2291 | $8027 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $331 | $331 | $331 | $331 | $331 | $491 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7863 | $6256 | $5602 | $5333 | $7523 | $32577 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. *JB |
| 2004 | STEERING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REGAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 117,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF UPDATED 12/29/10*JB |
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