Ownership Cost for 1999 Volkswagen Golf (GLS (1999.5))
Estimated: $38002 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1887
$906
$793
$717
$642
$4945
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2763
$2394
$1184
$1046
$2291
$9678
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$522
$522
$522
$522
$522
$774
Total Ownership Costs
$9161
$7607
$6567
$6567
$8100
$38002
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 115
Engine KW: 85.7555
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: New Golf
Model Year: 1999
Other Engine Info: 50-St. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: XVWXV02.0227
Other Restraint System Info: Depowered Airbags: Airbag - Dr/Pass, Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE CAR HAS A TILT/TELESCOPE STEERING COLUMN, AFTER ADJUSTING THE COLUMN THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING. COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR AFTER TURNING IT OFF BECAUSE IMMOBILIZER WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. MULTIPLE FUSES WERE BLOWN OUT, INCLUDING THE ONE FOR THE HAZARD FLASHER. UPON INVESTIGATION THE FAILURE WAS FROM THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE STEERING COLUMN, THE INSULATION ON MOST OF THE WIRES WAS CRACKED AND THE TURN SIGNAL WIRES SHORTED OUT. THE INSULATION FOR THE MAIN POWER WIRES RUNNING INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH ALSO WERE CRACKED, IF THESE SHORTED OUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. MOST OF THE INSULATION IN THIS AREA HAS HARDENED AND IS NOT VERY FLEXIBLE, MAKING IT PRONE TO CRACKING. TEMPORARY REPAIR HAS BEEN TAPING UP ALL THE EXPOSED WIRES WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. HAVE NOT YET CHECKED INTO THE AVAILABILITY OF A REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS. *JB
1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 54,000 MILES AFTER A HISTORY OF PERFECT UP-KEEP. THE DEALERSHIP THAT IS DOING THE WORK SAYS ONE SINGLE VALET PARKING JOB COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE AND LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS ALL THE 99?S ARE COMING IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER THEMSELVES WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND UNINTERESTED IN THE PROBLEM. NOW CONSUMER HAS FACED $ 1,600 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *YD