Ownership Cost for 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LS
Estimated: $41834 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2078 | $997 | $873 | $790 | $706 | $5444 |
| Insurance | $1607 | $1663 | $1721 | $1781 | $1844 | $8616 |
| Fuel | $2167 | $2232 | $2310 | $2402 | $2510 | $11621 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1853 | $1029 | $877 | $2291 | $8813 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $597 | $597 | $597 | $597 | $597 | $884 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10188 | $7951 | $7316 | $7322 | $9056 | $41834 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE IN TWO SPEEDS WITHIN THE MODE SELECTION. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND EACH TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY;WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT SHUT UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEY ONLY OPERATED IN 2 SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB |
| 2007 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STARTED SMELLING BURNED WIRES - THEN SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF ALL CREASES IN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I PULLED OVER AND HAD A DRINK WITH ME AND DUMPED THE WHOLE THING INTO THE DOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. FIRE DEPT CAME AND TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IN WAS A FAULTY DRIVER DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR AND IT HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH IT. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND SAW THIS AD: HTTP://AUTOS.WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM/NEWS-ARTICLE/ID-4400/ THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. INSURANCE SAYS NOT COVERING IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED VERY BADLY AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE IN MY CAR. *JS |
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