Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LS
Estimated: $41440 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1875 | $900 | $788 | $713 | $638 | $4914 |
| Insurance | $1552 | $1606 | $1663 | $1721 | $1781 | $8323 |
| Fuel | $2294 | $2363 | $2446 | $2543 | $2658 | $12304 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1849 | $996 | $777 | $2291 | $8676 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $518 | $518 | $518 | $518 | $518 | $767 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9979 | $7915 | $7265 | $7219 | $9062 | $41440 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | WE HAVE A LOW MILEAGE 2004 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER (UNDER 45,000 MILES AS OF SEPTEMBER 2011). IN MARCH 2011, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND TRIED SOME FIXES WITH THE BATTERY CABLES. ALL RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT, BUT EACH TIME THE LIGHT WOULD AGAIN ILLUMINATE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS HAD PASSED. IN AUGUST 2011, WE TOOK IT TO TEXAS AUTO SERVICE TO HAVE THEM TEST THE ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR AND WE THEN PAID FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE CANISTER VENT SOLENOID. ONCE AGAIN, THE LIGHT TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF DAYS AND THEN CAME BACK ON. IN LATE SEPTEMBER WE TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE - AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF TESTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK. WE THEN PICKED IT UP FROM FIRESTONE AND TOOK IT TO BANKSTON CHEVROLET IN FT WORTH - AFTER ANOTHER DAY OF TESTING, THEY CONCURRED AND WE WERE FORCED TO PAY $1336.18 TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED... OTHERWISE WE RAN THE RISK OF A FIRE. WE DID RESEARCH AND FIND THAT MANY OF THE GM TRUCKS HAVE HAD RECALLS ON THIS SPECIFIC FAILURE - BUT NOT OUR SPECIFIC YEAR/MODEL AND VIN NUMBER. *TR |
| 2006 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER PROVIDES AN ACCURATE READING. VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO EMPTY GAS TANK WITH GAS GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 TANK. OCCURRED AT 48,000 MILES. THE GAS GAUGE CAN NO LONGER BE RELIED UPON CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION SHOULD FUEL RUN OUT AND A STALL OCCUR. *TR |
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