Ownership Cost for 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LS
Estimated: $39796 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1680 | $806 | $706 | $638 | $571 | $4401 |
| Insurance | $1477 | $1529 | $1583 | $1638 | $1695 | $7922 |
| Fuel | $2167 | $2232 | $2310 | $2402 | $2510 | $11621 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1934 | $998 | $731 | $2291 | $8717 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $458 | $458 | $458 | $458 | $458 | $678 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9522 | $7691 | $6960 | $6869 | $8754 | $39796 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE GAUGE WOULD SHOW THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS EMPTY AND CAUSED THE INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. MOST RECENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD BECOME STUCK ON 40 OR 90 MPH. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO USE THE RPMS TO MEASURE HER SPEED. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. |
| 2004 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FUEL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, TACHOMETER NOT DISPLAYING CORRECT DATA. FUEL AND TEMP GAUGE DISPLAYS SHOW NEEDLE PINNED (BELOW LOWER HALF OF GAUGE) AND TACH SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK OR SHOWS ZERO AT IDLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND OCCURANCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. OBVIOUSLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE GAS GAUGE... NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK IS HAZARDOUS AND ANNOYING. I HAVE TO "GUESS" WHEN TO FUEL UP, ESPECIALLY ON LONGER TRIPS. |
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