Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LS
Estimated: $34790 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2090 | $1003 | $878 | $794 | $711 | $5476 |
| Insurance | $1762 | $1824 | $1887 | $1953 | $2022 | $9448 |
| Fuel | $1300 | $1339 | $1386 | $1441 | $1506 | $6972 |
| Maintenance | $2069 | $1349 | $859 | $699 | $1972 | $6948 |
| Repairs | $706 | $889 | $1009 | $1133 | $1317 | $5054 |
| Taxes & Fees | $602 | $602 | $602 | $602 | $602 | $891 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8529 | $6473 | $6106 | $6077 | $7605 | $34790 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | STALLS EASILY AND FREQUENTLY WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP AND IS THEN DIFFICULT TO RESTART, OR I MUST WAIT ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE I CAN ATTEMPT A RESTART. UNEVEN IDLE MOST OF THE TIME. DEALER BLAMES ME FOR THE STALLING (SAYS I'M NOT USED TO THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT MANY ARE COMPLAINING ON THE ONLINE FORUM WWW.SONICOWNERSFORUM.COM) MOST IMPORTANTLY, YESTERDAY (08/04/2012), THE FULLY WARMED 1.4L TURBO ENGINE IN MY SONIC REV'D TO FROM IDLE (750 RPM) TO EXACTLY 3,000 RPM THEN BACK DOWN TO 750 RPM (WHILE 6 SPD MANUAL IN NEUTRAL, CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED, RIGHT FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAD STOPPED AT THE END OF A DRIVEWAY AND WAS WAITING ON TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD PULL OUT. MY RIGHT FOOT NEVER MOVED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS IN NO WAY TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED TO 3,000 RPM ALL ON IT'S OWN AND BACK DOWN TO IDLE, MUCH TO MY SHOCK AND AMAZEMENT. THANKFULLY, I WAS FULLY STOPPED. AT ONLY 3,070 MILES AND NOT YET 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, MY NEW 2012 SONIC IS BEGINNING TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN. *TR |
| 2012 | ENGINE | THIS CAR WHEN SITTING AT A IDLE SHAKES IT DON'T MATTER IF YOU START IT UP IN THE MORNING OR IN THE DAY OR NIGHT. IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS A MISFIRE WHEN DRIVING LIKE ALL THE CYLINDERS AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH 2012. HAS A ROUGH IDLE EVERYDAY ,AFTER IT WARMS UP AND YOU DRIVE WHERE EVER YOU ARE GOING AND THEN SIT AT A IDLE IT BOGS DOWN,SHAKES THE CAR. AND IM TIRED OF GOING THROUGH THIS THE DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL . AND THAT THE TECH GUYS SAY ITS THERE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT! IM UPSIDE DOWN IN IT SO IM STUCK UNLESS I CAN MAYBE FILE THE LEMON LAW.THE DEALER TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME I WENT THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR FROM SITTING OVERNIGHT. LOL REALLY??? AND THAT THE CHEVY TRUCKS DO IT TOO. COME ON....AND IF THE CAR HAS 3 OR LESS BATS SHOWING ON THE GAS AREA IT RUNS EVEN CRAPPIER LIKE ITS GOING TO BREAK DOWN RIGHT IN THE STREET. I HAVE THE 5 SPEED, AND ITS A TERRIBLE CAR! *TR |
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