- VIN: WVWEV7AJ7BW03****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2011
Ownership Cost for 2011 Volkswagen GTI Base
Estimated: $41907 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$2855 |
$1371 |
$1199 |
$1085 |
$971 |
$7481 |
Insurance |
$1824 |
$1887 |
$1953 |
$2022 |
$2093 |
$9779 |
Fuel |
$1500 |
$1545 |
$1599 |
$1663 |
$1738 |
$8045 |
Maintenance |
$2614 |
$1781 |
$1112 |
$1208 |
$2222 |
$8937 |
Repairs |
$929 |
$1095 |
$1247 |
$1367 |
$1573 |
$6211 |
Taxes & Fees |
$982 |
$982 |
$982 |
$982 |
$982 |
$1454 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$10704 |
$7790 |
$7254 |
$7436 |
$8723 |
$41907 |
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: 2011 Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 5/ULEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: BADXV02.03UA 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 |
2001 |
AIR BAGS |
DUE TO THE "AIRBAG" SYMBOLS DISPLAYED ON THE A- AND B-PILLARS OF MY CAR, I AND MY DEALER ASSUMED THAT CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE INSTALLED. THE MONRONEY STICKER LISTED ONLY FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE A RUNNING CHANGE DURING THE MODEL YEAR AND THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE CURTAIN AIRBAGS BASED ON ITS DATE OF MANUFACTURE, DESPITE THE "AIRBAG" SYMBOLS INDICATING THAT CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE INSTALLED (CURTAIN AIRBAG INSTALLATION BEGAN IN MARCH, 2001, WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED IN FEBRUARY, 2001). THE VW CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATOR WAS UNCONCERNED AND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER IF I WAS DISSATISFIED. MY LOCAL DEALER SUBSEQUENTLY "CONFIRMED" THE INSTALLATION OF CURTAIN AIRBAGS THROUGH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. WHILE I HAVE CHOSEN TO RELY ON MY LOCAL DEALER'S INFORMATION RATHER THAN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY VOLKSWAGEN'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE MONRONEY STICKER, I AM TROUBLED BY VOLKSWAGEN'S INEPTITUDE AND LACK OF CONCERN IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ON A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM. MOST TROUBLING, VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS UNCONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TRIM BADGING INDICATED INSTALLATION OF CURTAIN AIRBAGS WHERE THEIR RECORDS SHOWED THAT NONE WERE INSTALLED. OF LESSER CONCERN TO ME IS THAT THE MONRONEY STICKER OMITTED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. AT LEAST I THINK IT DID. IF I'M EVER UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RESOLVE THE DEBATE BETWEEN MY LOCAL DEALER AND VOLKSWAGEN EXPERIMENTALLY AND FIND THAT NO CURTAIN AIRBAGS ARE IN FACT INSTALLED IN MY CAR, I OR MY HEIRS WILL BE CONTACTING YOU AGAIN.*AK |
2011 |
POWER TRAIN |
WHILE MOVING AND COMING TO A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING TO PROCEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE SITUATION AT THE TIME IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. *TR |
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