Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ
Estimated: $36931 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2395 | $1149 | $1006 | $910 | $814 | $6274 |
| Insurance | $1804 | $1867 | $1933 | $2000 | $2070 | $9674 |
| Fuel | $1300 | $1339 | $1386 | $1441 | $1506 | $6972 |
| Maintenance | $2192 | $1490 | $954 | $907 | $2029 | $7572 |
| Repairs | $760 | $939 | $1066 | $1189 | $1379 | $5333 |
| Taxes & Fees | $746 | $746 | $746 | $746 | $746 | $1104 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9198 | $6869 | $6453 | $6518 | $7894 | $36931 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | SUSPENSION | FIRST TIME THE STRUT MOUNT WAS REPLACE WITH STRUT. I NEVER HEARD THE RUBBER TENSION/BINDING NOISE. THE STRUT STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE BEFORE I TOOK IT TO DEALER AT 13386 MILES. IT WAS FINALLY DUPLICATED AT 19885 MILES TO HAVE MOUNT AND STRUT REPLACED. 65886 MILE REPLACING STRUT AND MOUNT AGAIN. 75922 STABILIZER BAR END LINKS (PER RECALL) 84869 ONLY STRUT MOUNT WAS REPLACED AGAIN 87000 STRUT MOUNT HAS BEGUN TO MAKE RUBBER TENSION/BINDING NOISE AGAIN. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND I AM WORKING WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DISTRICT SPECIALIST. *TR |
| 2012 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, AND/OR AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN. THEN, IT TAKES THREE SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR CAN ATTEMPT TO BE RE-STARTED! VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS A HIGHWAY OR INTO TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS WHAT SEEMS TO BE A 'PROGRAMMED' WAITING PERIOD OF 3 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO RE-STARTED. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (1.4L TURBO ENGINE WITH 6 SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION) SINCE 05/21/2012, AND OVER 8,000 MILES LATER, IT STILL STALLS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE DEALERSHIPS SAY, "CANNOT REPRODUCE. OPERATING TO SPECIFICATIONS." *TR |
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