Ownership Cost for 2013 Chevrolet Sonic LT
Estimated: $34454 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2182 | $1048 | $917 | $829 | $742 | $5718 |
| Insurance | $1812 | $1875 | $1941 | $2009 | $2079 | $9716 |
| Fuel | $1300 | $1339 | $1386 | $1441 | $1506 | $6972 |
| Maintenance | $1822 | $1270 | $846 | $726 | $1858 | $6522 |
| Repairs | $613 | $804 | $910 | $1035 | $1211 | $4573 |
| Taxes & Fees | $643 | $643 | $643 | $643 | $643 | $952 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8372 | $6409 | $6093 | $6101 | $7479 | $34454 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I PURCHASED MY SONIC IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. I WAS INITIALLY WOWED BY THE AVG MPG I WAS ATTAINING BASED ON THE AVG REPORTED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER. AFTER A FEW FILL UPS I REALIZED I WAS ADDING MORE GAS THAN THE MPG WOULD INDICATE. SINCE 6/21 I BEGAN RECORDING THE DIFFERENCE REPORTED BY THE COMPUTER AT EACH FILL UP & MY MANUAL CALCULATIONS. THE DIFFERENCE THRU 10/17 AVERAGED 5.6MPG (A LOW OF 2.3 & A HIGH OF 8.4 MPG) ALWAYS HIGHER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER & WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO & THAT THE SVC MGR'S CADILLAC HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, I WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT THE COMPUTER'S FIGURE WAS THE "MPG THE CAR WAS GETTING AT THE MOMENT, NOT THE AVG SINCE LAST FILL UP. I'VE CALLED CHEVROLET, TOLD NUMEROUS PEOPLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS PROMISED CALLBACKS & HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THEM. *TR |
| 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 32 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AS THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000. |
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