Ownership Cost for 2006 Volkswagen Golf GLS
Estimated: $36890 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1876 | $901 | $788 | $713 | $638 | $4916 |
| Insurance | $1552 | $1607 | $1663 | $1721 | $1781 | $8324 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1849 | $997 | $778 | $2291 | $8678 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $519 | $519 | $519 | $519 | $519 | $768 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9132 | $7042 | $6360 | $6278 | $8078 | $36890 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE ENGINE CUT COMPLETELY OFF. *PH VEHICLE'S EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT 798, 1,029 AND 1,110 MILES RESPECTIVELY. ON THE FIRST TWO REPAIRS, THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE. *LA (THROTTLE VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM RPM WAS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED, AND THE THROTTLE VALVE DRIVE-G186 EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAULT IN THE CIRCUIT-PER SELF DIAGNOSIS LOG) THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY DIE OUT, IDLED ROUGHLY, WHISTLING SOUNDS WERE HEARD, THE EPC LIGHT WOULD COME AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 15MPH, AND AT TIMES, WHEN THE EPC LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE ENGINE WOULD DIE SIMULTANEOUSLY. *SC |
| 2006 | AIR BAGS | I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE MY CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP. THE PICK UP TRUCK BEHIND ME HIT ME GOING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50 MPH CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH MY FRONT AND REAR END OF MY CAR SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGES, BUT MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEAT CAME UNLOCKED AND CAUSED ME TO SMASH INTO MY STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD. *JB |
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