- VIN: 9BWKE61J13407****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2003
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 |
WHEELS |
2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. THE CLEAR COATING IS PEELING OFF AT CENTER HUB. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND. *AK |
| 2003 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
NOTICED A SMELL AS I WAS DRIVING. GLANCE OUT WINDOW & NOTICED MY BACK LIGHT WAS ON FIRE. PULLED OVER , AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH IT WITH A SHIRT. ALMOST HAD IT OUT, BUT COULDN'T QUITE EXTINGUISH IT. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD TO STAND THERE AND WATCH MY CAR BURN. IT TOOK TWO FIRE TRUCKS TO EXTINGUISH IT AND I ENDED UP WITH BURNT HANDS( FROM MELTING RUBBER STICKING TO MY SKIN) , TRYING TO SMOTHER IT. HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN FROM A BACK LIGHT? I HAVE HAD THE CAR LESS THAN 1 YEAR. IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, WITH ONLY ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. I AM OUT A CAR, WITH NO RECOURSE! I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN APRIL 2007, PRIOR TO MY OWNING THIS VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH , THEIR RECALL MAKES NO MENTION OF THE CAR BURSTING IN FLAMES! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO! I AM LUCKY THAT I SAW THE FIRE WHEN I DID, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT EVEN WORSE THAN I WAS. I AM A CARPENTER AND NEED MY CAR TO GET TO MY JOBS. I AM OUT A CAR, LOST A DAY OF WORK, AND NOW AM WORKING WITH BANDAGED HANDS, AND THE WORST THING IS...I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN AND GOT SYMPATHY, AND AN OFFER TO PAY MY MEDICAL BILL, BUT I AM STILL OUT A CAR! ARE THEY KIDDING? THIS IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM! WHAT IF I HAD MY GRANDCHILD IN THE BACK SEAT OF THAT CAR? ONCE THE HEADLINER CAUGHT FLAMES, IT WAS ALL OVER. FLAMES WERE 20 FEET IN THE AIR! *TR |
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