Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet Malibu LT
Estimated: $34833 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1455 | $699 | $611 | $553 | $495 | $3813 |
| Insurance | $1503 | $1555 | $1610 | $1666 | $1724 | $8058 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1685 | $885 | $534 | $2291 | $8158 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $405 | $405 | $405 | $405 | $405 | $600 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8548 | $6611 | $6003 | $5809 | $7863 | $34833 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT UNKNOWN TIME TO DRIVER RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISON BY ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK AND EMITTED A BLACK SMOKE RESULTING IN UNOPERATIVE USE OF ANY FAN/HEAT/DEFROST..MAIN INSTRUMENT OF POWER WINDOWS ON DRIVER SIDE OPERATED ENOUGH TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS BUT NOT ROLL UP DRIVERS SIDE RESULTING IN ICE/SNOW/RAIN BUILDUP. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT 4 TIMES RESULTING IN POWER FAILURE ON HIGHWAY RESULTING IN CRASH INTO GUARD RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY INFORMATION TO PROTECT OUR FAMILY AND PREVENT ANY FUTURE ACCIDENTS..THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NLM |
| 2006 | STEERING | LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. OCCURS RANDOMLY. COMPLETE LOSS ON 4/4/10 AND SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WHERE SOME POWER ASSIST WAS LOST - ALL AT LOW SPEEDS. SEEMS TO COME BACK AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10MPH. DEALERSHIP AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID NO RECALLS - JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IF STEERING DOES NOT RETURN. NOT MUCH OF A ANSWER TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN - ALMOST HAD A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT ON 4/4/10 WHEN TOTAL STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND MY WIFE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSIGNED A REF# TO MY COMPLAINT BUT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT ANYTHING WILL BE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP OR BY GM ON WHAT I WOULD THINK IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR |
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