Ownership Cost for 2003 Volkswagen GTI (20th Anniversary Edition)
Estimated: $39252 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2275
$1092
$955
$864
$773
$5959
Insurance
$1534
$1587
$1643
$1701
$1760
$8225
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2763
$2279
$1205
$1163
$2291
$9701
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$687
$687
$687
$687
$687
$1018
Total Ownership Costs
$9707
$7691
$6769
$6840
$8246
$39252
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: Driver Seat Only
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1781
Displacement CI: 108.683288232
Displacement L: 1.781000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 180
Engine KW: 134.2260
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: GTI
Model Year: 2003
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 3ADXV01.8346
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Curitiba
Plant Country: Brazil
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 20th Anniversary Edition
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ROUGHNESS,CORROSION, WHITE SPOTS ON MY CAR'S RIMS.THE BRAKE PADS ARE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING TO HAVE THE STOCK RIMS REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE STOCK BRAKE PADS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. I KNOW OF ALL MOST 200 CARS THAT HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR RIMS. THE PROBLEM IS THE STOCK BRAKE PADS ARE EATING AWAY AT THE SPECIAL FINISH THAT IS ON THE RIM. VWOA DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MORE INFO HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=569321. *AK
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
(1) CAR ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON WITH 35K MILES (4 YEAR OLD CAR). (2) DEALER REPAIR SERVICE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED BOTH AUXILARY FANS (290" AND 345") FAILED TO SPIN AT LOW SPEEDS AND OPERATE ONLY AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHEN CAR IS BETWEEN 0 TO 30 MPH. DEALER DIRECTED CONSUMER PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (4 YEARS, 50,000 MILES) AND CONSIDERED ELECTRICAL PARTS AND TO REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE ($918). CORPORATE OFFICE EVENTUALLY COVERED PART AND CONSUMER COVERED LABOR EXPENSES. SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE OCCURED WITH THE CAR INCLUDING BULB REPLACEMENTS ON A/C CONSOLE, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND BATTERY FAILURE AFTER 4 YEARS POINTING TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL DESIGN OR INTEGRATION FLAW. (3) FANS WERE REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *JB