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 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | MY 2006 VW GTI HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES BY A VW DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WOULD BE IN GOOD CONDITION SINCE THE DEALER WAS THE ONE WHO PERFORMED ALL SERVICE. I TOOK THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP OFF TO CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER. THE CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER WAS COMPLETELY MISSING THE TOP, THE HPFP WAS COMPLETELY MISSING IT'S TIP AND THE CAMSHAFT HAS LARGE GOUGES IN THE METAL. THIS IS AN AWFUL DESIGN, AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY VOLKSWAGEN. *TR |
| 2011 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | FROM SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION (DSG AUTOMATIC) PROBLEMS. AT WELL OVER 40 OCCURRENCES (IN 30,000 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN SLOWING TO A RATE OF 10MPH OR LESS AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. ONE INSTANCE A COLLISION WAS AVOIDED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST SWERVING ONTO THE SIDEWALK TO MISS MY VEHICLE AND ALMOST STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION. ANOTHER SYMPTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION IS THAT THE CAR WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AT 65-70MPH IT WILL WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE GO INTO NEUTRAL AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND IT IS THE SAME STORY AGAIN AND AGAIN, UNLESS I CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH A MECHANIC IN THE CAR THEY CANT FIX ANYTHING. I BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT IS FINE, AND THAT I'M JUST NOT USE TO THE CAR YET. AFTER TWO ACCIDENTS AVOIDED I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AND DO NOT WANT IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT! *KB |
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