Ownership Cost for 1999 Volkswagen GTI (GLS (1999.5))
Estimated: $50225 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4627
$2221
$1943
$1758
$1573
$12122
Insurance
$1630
$1687
$1746
$1807
$1870
$8740
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1719
$2220
$2291
$11905
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1777
$1777
$1777
$1777
$1777
$2632
Total Ownership Costs
$13335
$9767
$8627
$9097
$9399
$50225
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: 2
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 GTI
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
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE #1 FAILED 4 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS, DEAD BATTERIES, ALTERNATORS, WOULD NOT START....VEHICLE REPLACED, SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE # 2 8 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE......VW WILL NOT ADMIT TO DEFECTS
1999
SEAT BELTS:REAR
THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT OF MY 1999.5 VOLKSWAGEN GTI TRAPPED A PASSENGER IN MY CAR. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT OR EXTEND, WHICH LEFT A PASSENGER STUCK IN MY CAR RECENTLY (IT WAS NECESSARY TO UNBOLT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE THE PASSENGER). THE UNIT IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM OTHER VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/GTI OWNERS IN THE 1999-2005 YEAR RANGE, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND HAS OCCURRED SPECIFICALLY. I BELIEVE THIS CLEARLY SHOWS PRODUCT DEFECT AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I CAN OBTAIN AND SUBMIT PROOF THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN SEVERAL OTHER GOLF/GTI MODEL VEHICLES IF NECESSARY, THERE IS A VERY LARGE VW FORUM ONLINE WHICH HAS SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS COMPLAINT STRETCHING BACK SEVERAL YEARS. *NM