Ownership Cost for 2007 Chevrolet Uplander LS
Estimated: $37949 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1698 | $815 | $713 | $645 | $577 | $4448 |
| Insurance | $1556 | $1611 | $1667 | $1725 | $1786 | $8345 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1686 | $916 | $629 | $2291 | $8285 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $463 | $463 | $463 | $463 | $463 | $686 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9271 | $7171 | $6594 | $6471 | $8443 | $37949 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LT IN AUGUST 2006. CURRENTLY HAVE 45,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED, WE HAVE HAD TWO RECURRING PROBLEMS. 1)INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS "FLICKER" AT NIGHT TO THE DEGREE THAT IT IS A DRIVING DISTRACTION AND APPEAR TO REPRESENT THE DRIVER FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS. THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND ONLY ONCE UNDER WARRANTY WAS A PART REPLACED WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 2)AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR STAY CLOSED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THEY ALSO WILL NO LONGER CLOSE COMPLETELY. WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY NO LONGER KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEIR LAST RESOLUTION WAS TO TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FEATURE. THE PROBLEMS ARE IDENTICAL ON BOTH DOORS. SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM HOME AND DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE AND WE COULD NOT MANUALLY CLOSE THEM. WE ASKED DEALER TO CONTACT GM FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR |
| 2007 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I PURCHASED THE VECHILE IN 2010. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS AT THIS TIME. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THEY WOULD OPEN BY THEMSELVES WHEN IN PARK. OR THEY WOULD NOT CLOSE A DINGING NOISE WOULD SOUND AND THE DOOR WOULD OPEN BACK UP WHEN TRING TO CLOSE IT. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IT ONLY DID THIS WHEN IN PARK AND AFTER PLAYING WITH IT FOR A WHILE WE COULD EVENTUALLY GET THEM TO STAY CLOSED. WELL, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND AGAIN TODAY, THE DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 6 SCREAMED BLOODY MURDER AS I PANICALLY HIT THE BRAKES AND TELLING MY OTHER DAUGHTER WHO IS 8 TO GRAB HER ARM, HOLD TIGHT AND DO NOT LET GO. I GOT OFF AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE BREAK DOWN LANE. TOOK A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GATHER MY SELF AND CALM MY CHILDREN. I PUT THE KIDS IN THE VERY BACK AND BUCKLED THEM IN. MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. I BOUGHT THIS VAN FOR THE FAMILY AND IT HAS NOW TURNED INTO A HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE. I AM NOW PUTTING THE KIDS IN THE VERY BACK, WHICH THANK GODDNESS BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VAN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR. WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER BABY ON THE WAY AND I AM NOT QUITE SURE WHAT WE ARE TO DO BECAUSE THIS WILL PUT ONE OF THE KIDS HAVING TO SIT IN THE PATH OF DANGER WHEN THE BABY IS BORN. I HAVE PAPERWORK IN THE VAN FROM WHERE THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VAN HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE DOORS BECAUSE OF THEM OPENING WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING. THE FIX MUST HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NOW HERE MY FAMILY SITS WITH THE SAME CONCERN ON THE SAME DOORS. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN AND IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT IT A CHILD'S LIFE MAY BE LOST. VAN OWNERS PURCHASE VANS FOR THE ROOM OF THEIR GROWING FAMILY AND SHOULD FEEL THAT THERE KIDS ARE SAFE WHEN IN IT. *JS |
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