- VIN: 1G1JC6SH0C413****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2012
Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT
Estimated: $34963 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$2114 |
$1015 |
$888 |
$803 |
$719 |
$5539 |
Insurance |
$1765 |
$1827 |
$1891 |
$1957 |
$2026 |
$9466 |
Fuel |
$1300 |
$1339 |
$1386 |
$1441 |
$1506 |
$6972 |
Maintenance |
$2079 |
$1361 |
$867 |
$716 |
$1976 |
$6999 |
Repairs |
$711 |
$894 |
$1014 |
$1138 |
$1322 |
$5079 |
Taxes & Fees |
$612 |
$612 |
$612 |
$612 |
$612 |
$907 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8582 |
$6505 |
$6134 |
$6113 |
$7629 |
$34963 |
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Knee: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: 1st & 2nd Rows Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback Displacement CC: 1800.0 Displacement CI: 109.84273937051 Displacement L: 1.8 Doors: 4 Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine HP: 138.125251 Engine KW: 103 Engine Model: LUW Fuel Injection Type: Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPFI) Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Fuel Type Secondary: Ethanol (E85) Make: CHEVROLET Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: Sonic Model Year: 2012 Other Engine Info: Book Code: J, P.
E85 Max. Plant City: Orion Plant Company Name: GMNA Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Michigan Seat Belts All: Manual Series: LT (Automatic) TPMS: Direct Transmission Style: Automatic Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC) Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2012 |
ELECTRICAL 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 |
STEERING |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSE BY A DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO SEND A LUBRICATION KIT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. ...UPDATED 10/19/12 *BF UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS |
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