Ownership Cost for 2010 Volkswagen GTI PZEV
Estimated: $42156 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2810 | $1349 | $1180 | $1068 | $956 | $7363 |
| Insurance | $1787 | $1849 | $1914 | $1981 | $2050 | $9581 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1873 | $1139 | $1223 | $2291 | $9289 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $959 | $959 | $959 | $959 | $959 | $1420 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10796 | $7864 | $7269 | $7441 | $8786 | $42156 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | I NOTICED MY "AUTOMATIC" DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GATE) TRANSMISSION TO BE ACTING UP. FROM A STOP UP TO 15 MPH IN 1ST GEAR AND REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION FELT VERY LURCHY AND HAD LOTS OF SURGING ASSOCIATED WITH ACCELERATION. IT COULD BE SIMULATED IN A "NORMAL" CAR BY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY PRESSING IT. IT WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR'S OPERATING TEMPERATURE WAS HOT. IE: THE HOTTER IT WAS THE WORSE THE SYMPTOMS ARE. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO HEAT THE CAR UP. IT'S DANGEROUS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T GO, THEN I GIVE IT MORE GAS AND IT GOES TOO MUCH. I AM AFRAID I WILL REAR-END ANOTHER CAR SOMEDAY. REVERSE GEAR IS EVEN WORSE. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN PARKING THAT I DO NOT SMASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALSO FOR SOME REASON AMPLIFIED WHEN ON ANY INCLINE. THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS THAT MAINLY WHEN THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE IS COLD THE CAR EXPERIENCES TROUBLE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NORMALLY UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE CAR CAN'T SEEM TO "FIND" 2ND GEAR. IT WILL SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND "HANG" IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WHERE NO POWER IS AVAILABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD. APPROXIMATELY .5 - 1 SECONDS LATER, IT SHIFTS INTO SECOND GEAR. I WOULD HATE TO BE TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION AND HAVE NO POWER AVAILABLE IF NEEDED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. VOLKSWAGEN HAS TOLD ME THESE ISSUES ARE "NORMAL" AND THAT IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE THESE SYMPTOMS WERE NOT EVIDENT WHATSOEVER WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW 11 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS AGO. AS VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN GRASP THEIR ATTENTION. *TR |
| 2010 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | VW GTI 2010 DSG AUTO TRANSMISSION LOSS OF POWER. 8 MONTHS WITH VEHICLE, HAD 5 EMERGENCIES ON INTERSECTION CROSS, THE GTI WILL INCREASE ENGINE REVOLUTION BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS, THEN IT WILL LAUNCH ALMOST BURNING TIRES. NOW THE CAR STARTED TO ACT THE SAME WAY WHEN YOU ARE SHIFTING DOWN FROM 5 TO 4 OR FROM 4 TO 3RD GEAR, IT LOOSES POWER FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS BEFORE IT PICKS UP POWER AGAIN. THIS SITUATION HAS PUT ME AND FAMILY INTO SERIOUS HAZARD IN A HIGHWAY. HOPE VW WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SOON. CARS IS NOW (10/16/2010) ON A DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR TECHNICIANS TO CHECK IT AGAIN. PS.: CAR PRESENTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON 1ST GEAR SINCE DAY ONE WITH 10 MILES OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR |
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