Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT
Estimated: $35570 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2217 | $1064 | $931 | $842 | $754 | $5808 |
| Insurance | $1780 | $1842 | $1907 | $1973 | $2042 | $9544 |
| Fuel | $1279 | $1317 | $1363 | $1418 | $1481 | $6858 |
| Maintenance | $2121 | $1408 | $899 | $787 | $1996 | $7211 |
| Repairs | $729 | $910 | $1033 | $1157 | $1343 | $5172 |
| Taxes & Fees | $659 | $659 | $659 | $659 | $659 | $976 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8784 | $6617 | $6229 | $6238 | $7702 | $35570 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE A/C DOES NOT WORK GOOD WHILE THE CAR IS AT IDLE. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE A/C WILL BEGIN TO COOL. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE TO BREAK IT STARTS TO BLOW WARMER AIR. WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, THE A/C WILL STOP COOLING AND BLOWS WARM AIR OUT OF THE VENTS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOLD ME THAT THE MECHANIC/TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP AND I JUST WANT MY 17000 CAR AC TO WORK NORMAL/ RIGHT. 2013 CHEVY SONIC 2LT MODEL WITH A 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP THANKS! *TR |
| 2012 | ENGINE | I BROUGHT MY CAR IN BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. I ASKED THAT AN OIL CHANGE BE DONE AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE CAR HAD WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND HAD A STRONG BURNING SMELL. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE I WAS ONLY GONE 10 MINUTES FROM THE DEALER BEFORE I HAD TO BRING IT BACK. BROUGHT IT BACK DEALER SAID THEY SMELLED BURNING AND SPRAYED A DEODORIZER IN VENTS TO MASK IT, BUT THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE SMOKING THAT IS STILL HAPPENING. FILED COMPLIANT WITH GM REQUESTING A BUY BACK OF VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS OUT,AND HAVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END, AIR CONDITIONER NOT TO MENTION THAT THE DEALER DROPPED CAR OFF RACK AND CAUSED DAMAGED. *TR |
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