Ownership Cost for 2012 Chevrolet Volt Base
Estimated: $36651 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3111 | $1493 | $1307 | $1182 | $1058 | $8151 |
| Insurance | $1881 | $1947 | $2015 | $2086 | $2159 | $10088 |
| Fuel | $415 | $427 | $442 | $460 | $481 | $2225 |
| Maintenance | $2417 | $1746 | $1126 | $1287 | $2132 | $8708 |
| Repairs | $857 | $1028 | $1170 | $1291 | $1490 | $5836 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1108 | $1108 | $1108 | $1108 | $1108 | $1641 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9790 | $6768 | $6222 | $6409 | $7463 | $36651 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE POWER (PROPULSION) SYSTEM HAS DISAPPEARED FROM SCREEN WHILE DRIVING SWITCHING TO FUEL ONLY. SCREEN GOES BLANK AND ALL ELECTRIC MILES DISAPPEAR. NOTE THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, SENDING SEVERAL ERROR CODES EACH TIME AND THE DEALER KEEPS IT FOR A WEEK OR MORE TO RESET ENGINE AND BATTERY ICON. CORPORATE OFFICE TECH'S HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ANSWERS, TOOK MY CONTROLS AND BATTERY BACK FOR TESTING AND REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR |
| 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 |
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