- VIN: WVWED7AJ7CW14****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2012
Ownership Cost for 2012 Volkswagen GTI PZEV
Estimated: $42238 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$3070 |
$1474 |
$1289 |
$1167 |
$1044 |
$8044 |
Insurance |
$1878 |
$1944 |
$2012 |
$2082 |
$2155 |
$10071 |
Fuel |
$1500 |
$1545 |
$1599 |
$1663 |
$1738 |
$8045 |
Maintenance |
$2407 |
$1734 |
$1118 |
$1269 |
$2127 |
$8655 |
Repairs |
$853 |
$1024 |
$1165 |
$1286 |
$1485 |
$5813 |
Taxes & Fees |
$1088 |
$1088 |
$1088 |
$1088 |
$1088 |
$1612 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$10795 |
$7844 |
$7341 |
$7568 |
$8689 |
$42238 |
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) 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: 200.00 Engine KW: 149.140000 Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: VOLKSWAGEN Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA Manufacturer Id: 1147 Model: GTI Model Year: 2012 Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 3/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: CADXV02.03PA Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags. Plant City: Wolfsburg Plant Country: Germany Seat Belts All: Manual TPMS: Indirect Transmission Style: Manual/Standard Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2012 |
POWER TRAIN |
WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A FULL STOP (LIGHT) THE ENGINE RPM SURGED TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED (A "WRENCH" ICON). THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE CAR AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE CAR THEN SHIFTED PROPERLY AND THE "WRENCH" ICON HAD DISAPPEARED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR |
2012 |
POWER TRAIN |
DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CAR NEXT TO ME TO PASS SO I COULD CHANGE LANES WITHOUT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACTUALLY SUNK DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION DID SHIFT INTO GEAR AND TOOK OFF TOO FAST. IN THE MEANTIME, I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CAN'T CONTROL IT SO I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT A CAR WITHIN 1/4 MILE BEHIND ME WHEN I CHANGE LANES BECAUSE THE CAR FREQUENTLY ALMOST STALLS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN I MAKE A TURN - AGAIN, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T A CAR WITHIN ABOUT 1/4 MILE BECAUSE I MAY END UP PRACTICALLY STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING CAR. IT GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I DECELERATE AND THEN ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ITS 3-MONTH CHECKUP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS. THEY HAD A DSG SOFTWARE UPGRADE WHICH THEY INSTALLED. NEITHER VW NOR THE DEALER HAD NOTIFIED ME OF THIS UPGRADE EVEN THOUGH IT APPLIED TO MY CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO LET THEM KNOW IF I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN I COME BACK FOR THE 10,000-MILE SERVICE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED NOW, NOT IN 7000 MILES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN GTI'S WITH DSG TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 2009, BUT VW STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED IT. *TR |
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