Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Volt Base
Estimated: $33957 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2661 | $1277 | $1118 | $1011 | $905 | $6972 |
| Insurance | $1837 | $1901 | $1968 | $2037 | $2108 | $9851 |
| Fuel | $415 | $427 | $442 | $460 | $481 | $2225 |
| Maintenance | $2288 | $1599 | $1027 | $1069 | $2073 | $8056 |
| Repairs | $801 | $977 | $1110 | $1233 | $1426 | $5547 |
| Taxes & Fees | $882 | $882 | $882 | $882 | $882 | $1306 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8885 | $6282 | $5793 | $5891 | $7106 | $33957 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A MERGE POINT, WHEN VEHICLE "STALLED". I AND DEALER WORKER COULD NOT RESTART FOR 45 MINUTES, AT WHICH TIME IT FINALLY STARTED. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP, CHECKED OUT BRIEFLY, SEEMED OK. DROVE IT AGAIN LESS THAN A MILE, AND FOR 2ND TIME, AGAIN STALLED FOR APPROX. 45 MIN. CAR COULDN'T BE STARTED. FINALLY CAR RESPONDED AND DROVE 2ND TIME TO DEALER, WHERE IT WAS LEFT FOR ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. CAR PURCHASED AUG. 30 2011, INCIDENT SEPT. 1, BEGINNING 7-8AM. CAR IS NOW IN DEALER'S HANDS FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR. CHEVROLET VOLT HYBRID EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF CAR STALLS IN MAJOR INTERSECTION OR AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY. DEFECTIVE COMPONENT BATTERY, ENGINE, COMPUTER?? *TR |
| 2012 | SERVICE BRAKES | UPON BRAKING AND PASSIVE DECELERATION THE CAR MAKES A LOUD AUDIBLE WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATES IT IS A REGENERATIVE BRAKE BEARING FAILURE. THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE BEARING CAGE FAILING CAUSING THE BEARING TO LOSE ITS INTEGRITY. HTTP://GM-VOLT.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?17877-LOUD-WHINING-DURING-REGEN. *TR |
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