Ownership Cost for 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS
Estimated: $35449 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1701 | $816 | $714 | $646 | $578 | $4455 |
| Insurance | $1557 | $1611 | $1667 | $1726 | $1786 | $8347 |
| Fuel | $1345 | $1385 | $1434 | $1491 | $1558 | $7213 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1687 | $917 | $631 | $2291 | $8289 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $464 | $464 | $464 | $464 | $464 | $687 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8806 | $6691 | $6097 | $5954 | $7901 | $35449 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL WILL "WOBBLE" LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE CAR IS STOPPED, IN PARKED POSITION, AT IDOL. EVENT OCCURS DAILY AND A NOISE WILL ACCOMPANY THE MOTION AT TIMES. "WOBBLE" MOTION SEEMS TO INCREASE WITH SLIGHT REV OF ENGINE. *TR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED AND ON ANY ROAD SURFACES THE STEERING WILL JERK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY SWIRVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. FEELS LIKE ALL CONTROL COULD BE LOST AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I HAVE A 60 MILE COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK AND IT IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AS IT OCCURS WHILE OTHER VEHICLES ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MINE. I AM SURPRISED THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN CITED FOR CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT DRIVING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR ULTIMATELY KILLED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I FIRST MENTIONED THE EVENT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHILE THERE FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. EVENT DID NOT OCCUR UPON MECHANIC TEST DRIVE, HOWEVER, THEIR ANSWER WAS AN UNSCHEDULED TIRE ROTATION THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR AND THE EVENT OCCURRED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITH THE NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WHICH INCLUDED ANOTHER TIRE ROTATION. THE MECHANIC DID WITNESS THE FAULTY STEERING AT THIS TIME AND EVIDENTLY SOME TORQUE SOMETHING OR OTHER WAS RECALIBRATED AND THE STEERING ANGLE WAS READJUSTED. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE STEERING WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECTED. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THAT TIME. THE TECHNICIAN AND I WENT ON A 20 MILE DRIVE AND UNFORTUNATELY IT ENDED WITHOUT ANY OCCURANCES. THE MECHANIC MADE A COMMENT THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILES AND HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MALIBU WAS NOT INCLUDED. I CURRENTLY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THEM SO THAT THEY MAY RANDOMLY DRIVE IT, "IN HOPES" TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT WANT TO GET AS MANY BILLABLE HOURS OF LABOR OUT OF ME IN THE MEANTIME. NOT HAPPY! |
| 2007 | ENGINE | MY 2.2 LITER 4 CYLINDER CHEVY ENGINE IN MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU STARTED TO MISFIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN LODI CALIFORNIA AND AFTER TESTING IT THEY SAID IT HAD A BURNT VALVE IN THE #3 CYLINDER. I BROUGHT IT TO TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY BOTH SAID THAT THERE IS A FACTORY FLAW IN THE CYLINDER HEADS THAT CAUSE THE VALVE SEATS TO FAIL UNDER NORMAL USE AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE. *TR |
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