Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT
Estimated: $36776 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1797 | $862 | $755 | $683 | $611 | $4708 |
| Insurance | $1542 | $1596 | $1652 | $1710 | $1769 | $8269 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1815 | $973 | $727 | $2291 | $8569 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $492 | $492 | $492 | $492 | $492 | $729 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9071 | $7012 | $6348 | $6245 | $8100 | $36776 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | BOUGHT CAR JULY 12, 1996, JULY 29, 1996 BROKE DOWN DUE TO #6 INJECTOR STAYING OPEN. REPLACED.SEPT 9, 1996, FOUND IMPROPER LEAK DOWN RATE ON FUEL INJECTORS.INSTALLED FUEL INJECTORS.34,610 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FOUND #3&5 CYLINDERS MISFIRING. THEY PUT INJECTOR CLEANER IN.40,323 MILES #1,#3 & #5 CYLINDERS SPARK PLUGS & WIRES BURNED.43,000 MILES #2 CYLINDER SPARK PLUGS & WIRES BURNED.THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHY DO THEY KEEP BURNING OUT. HAVE 2 MORE TO BURN. CALLED CHEVY, THEY SAID THE SAME WIRES HAVE TO BURN TWICE.I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON NHTSA WEBSITE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SAME PROBLEM.WHY DIDN'T THEY CHANGE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES TO ALL CYLINDERS. HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK. $108.05 FOR EACH CYLINDER.NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER CAR. FROM DAY 1, CAR HAS STARTED HARD, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY.THIS CAR IS NOT YET 3 YEARS OLD, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT LONGER, BUT NOT WITH THIS HAPPENING. *AK |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | I HAVE INFREQUENT LIFTER NOISE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS PISTON SLAP. IT'S NOT PISTON SLAP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TWICE. I GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. PISTON NOISE. SYMPTOMS: COLD START..WINTER-FALL OR SUMMER...LIFTER NOISE..VALVES CLATTER...ENGINE RUNS ROUGH..NO CODES..AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE VALVES PUMP UP AND THE ROUGHNESS AND NOISE GO'S AWAY... I ALSO HAVE THE ODOR OF BURT TRANSMISSION FLUID (HAIR BURNING) WHEN ACCELERATING.. I ALSO OIL 1QT A MONTH. *NM |
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