Ownership Cost for 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (Work Truck)
Estimated: $46799 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2899
$1391
$1217
$1101
$986
$7594
Insurance
$1828
$1892
$1958
$2026
$2097
$9801
Fuel
$2364
$2435
$2520
$2621
$2738
$12678
Maintenance
$2626
$1795
$1122
$1229
$2228
$9000
Repairs
$935
$1100
$1253
$1373
$1579
$6240
Taxes & Fees
$1003
$1003
$1003
$1003
$1003
$1486
Total Ownership Costs
$11655
$8727
$8215
$8443
$9758
$46799
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GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2011
Other Restraint System Info: Roof Side Airbags: All seating rows
Plant City: Fort Wayne
Plant Company Name: GMNA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: 1500 Work Truck/Fleet/Base
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
SERVICE BRAKES
ON OCT. 10 2012, A CAR STOP REAL FAST IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES. THEY DID NOT WORK, WENT A AROUND HER AND STILL COULD NOT STOP. WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT,DODGING TRAFFIC. IF I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE MY TRUCK I WOULD HAVE HIT 6 DIFFERENT CARS. I MADE IT THROUGH THAT, WENT INTO PARKING LOT STILL COULD NOT STOP. I WAS HEAD FOR A BUSINESS AND IF I DID NOT TURN THE WHEEL WHEN I DID I WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT INTO IT. I HIT A TREE SO I COULD STOP. UPON CHECKING THE BRAKE LINES WE FOUND OUT THAT THEY WE RUSTED THROUGH. NOT ONLY ARE THE BRAKE LINES BUT THE FUEL LINES ARE ALSO LIKE THIS. I LOVE THE TRUCK BUT GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IF I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THO DRIVE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED THAT DAY, THANK GOD I HAD SOMEONE WATCHING OVER ME ON THAT DAY. *TR
2011
VISIBILITY
CONDITIONS: HEAVY MISTING RAIN, 32 DEG F, LOWERING TEMPERATURE, DAYTIME. THIS IS TO REPORT A DESIGN DEFECT OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGING SYSTEM. THE DEFOGGING SYSTEM OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF THE EQUIPMENT. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER IS SELECTED THIS VEHICLES SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SETS TO OUTSIDE AIR AND TURNS OFF THE AIRCONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AT 32 DEG F AND BELOW. ON DECEMBER 6TH WHILE DRIVING DURING MISTING RAIN AT SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING WITH THE TEMPERATURE SLOWLY LOWERING I EXPERIENCED A RAPID AND SERIOUS PROBLEM CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD OF MIST ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS ALL OTHER GLASS SURFACES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW FREEZING AND THE AIRCONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CUT OFF. DESPITE USING THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER AT THE MAXIMUM HEAT AND FAN SETTING I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER SEE WELL ENOUGH TO DRIVE SAFELY. SELECTION OF WINDSHIELD DEFOGGING MODE ACTUALLY WORSENED THE PROBLEM INITIALLY. I BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM CREATES THE POTENTIAL (AND IN THIS CASE ACTUAL) DANGER OF RAPID LOSS OF VISIBILITY TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE CONTROL. *TR