Ownership Cost for 2010 Volkswagen GTI (2.0T Coupe PZEV)
Estimated: $42094 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2798
$1343
$1175
$1063
$951
$7330
Insurance
$1785
$1848
$1913
$1980
$2049
$9575
Fuel
$1500
$1545
$1599
$1663
$1738
$8045
Maintenance
$2763
$1869
$1136
$1217
$2291
$9276
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$953
$953
$953
$953
$953
$1411
Total Ownership Costs
$10776
$7852
$7259
$7428
$8780
$42094
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: 2010
Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 3/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: AADXV02.03PA
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
WHEELS
THE FINISH OF THE BBS RC WHEELS THAT CAME WITH MY 2002 VW GTI 337 IS PITTING AND CORRODING AWAY. THERE ARE OVER 200 OTHER GTI 337 OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DESPITE FREQUENT CLEANING WITH APPROVED CHEMICALS, EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS PITTING INTO THE SPECIAL FINISH OF THE SAID WHEELS AND CAUSING DISCOLORATION AND/OR PEELING OF THE CLEAR COAT ON THE WHEELS.*AK
2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONDITIONS: 20 DEGREES, SUNNY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. VEHICLE: 2010 VW GTI 4-DR W/DSG TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY 263 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE (D), AND PROCEEDED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. BEGAN DRIVING OUT MY SUBDIVISION AND NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS WERE GETTING LOUDER AND THE CAR APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. I PUT THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN BOTH MANUAL MODE AND SPORT MODE, TRIED TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER GEAR, BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR, STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. SAME BEHAVIOR... THE CAR WOULD ONLY RUN IN 1ST GEAR. PROCEEDED TO TURN AROUND TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOUSE ONLY TO LEARN THAT REVERSE WAS NOT WORKING. CONTACTED VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THEM TOW THE CAR TO THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP. SERVICE IS CLOSED UNTIL MONDAY, 1/4/2010, SO WILL NOT KNOW NEXT STEPS UNTIL THEN. CONFIRMED MANUFACTURE DATE OF THIS 2010 VW GTI WAS 07/2009 (APPARENTLY WITHIN THE TIME FRAME VW HAS INDICATED THERE WERE MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION). THE SYMPTOM OF THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCED IS FAR DIFFERENT THAN THE CURRENT RECALL FROM VW (CARS SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL). IN THIS CASE, MY CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND ALSO WOULD NOT WORK IN REVERSE). BELIEVE THE VW DSG TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS ONLY GOING TO EXPAND. WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NHTSA FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER WITH VW TO ENSURE ALL AFFECTED TRANSMISSIONS ARE REPLACED. *TR REGARDS, BRIAN PEARSON