Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet Malibu LT
Estimated: $34626 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1410 | $677 | $592 | $536 | $479 | $3694 |
| Insurance | $1498 | $1550 | $1605 | $1661 | $1719 | $8033 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1669 | $875 | $511 | $2291 | $8109 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $586 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8488 | $6567 | $5967 | $5763 | $7841 | $34626 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM. IT WAS LEAKING. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THIS TO BREAK AFTER 60,000 MILES. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THE INTAKE GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. *TC |
| 2006 | STEERING | CHECK POWER STEERING MESSAGING APPEARED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MESSAGING DISAPPEARED AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND ON. MESSAGE REAPPEARED THREE MORE TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IN NEXT TWO DAYS. BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC WHO RECALIBRATED STEERING COLUMN. MESSAGING REAPPEARED ON DRIVE HOME FROM SHOP WHILE PASSING OVER A SPEED BUMP. RETURNED CAR TO SHOP, WAS TOLD STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE NEEDED REPLACED. REPAIRS EXCEEDED $1000. MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT WHEN LOCAL PARTS DEALER KEEPS MANY OF THESE REPLACEMENT UNITS ON HAND, IT'S CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO ADDRESS. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND MAJORITY OF THESE MILES WERE ACCRUED ON CITY STREETS, IMPLAUSIBLE THAT A PART OF THIS CALIBER WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME BASED ON USE. MECHANIC TRIED CALLING CHEVY ON OWNER'S BEHALF AS PARTS WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 36,000 MILES. CHEVY UNWILLING TO GRANT ANY CONCESSIONS AS FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,847. |
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