Ownership Cost for 2008 Volkswagen Jetta S
Estimated: $37366 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1854 | $890 | $779 | $704 | $630 | $4857 |
| Insurance | $1604 | $1660 | $1718 | $1778 | $1840 | $8600 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1659 | $928 | $688 | $2291 | $8329 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $511 | $511 | $511 | $511 | $511 | $757 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9268 | $7012 | $6459 | $6365 | $8262 | $37366 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | JETTA VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN (WHILE STILL IN DRIVE POSITION) AND THEN MAY GO BACK INTO DRIVE. MANY OCCASION THE VEHICLE HAS GONE IN TO NEUTRAL AND BACK. ON ONE OCCASION AT AN INTERSECTION IT WOULD NOT RETURN AFTER SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH. I HAD TO TURN OF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRIVE. THE DEALER FOUND THE MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILED AND SPENT 3+ WEEKS TO REPAIR. THE SAME DAY I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES TWICE. BOTH THESE INCIDENTS WERE COMING DOWN HILL TO STOP. APPROACHING THE STOP THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, REVVED UP THE ENGINE, AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. ALL IN A 3-4 SECOND TIME FRAME. INCIDENTS LIKE THIS HAVE A CONCERN FOR ME ON THESE CARS. FOR ONE, WHEN STOPPING THESE CARS DOWNSHIFT TO AID IN THE BRAKING. A SPORADIC SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL COULD SCARE/ALARM THE DRIVER AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT REQUIRES INTERVENTION.*TR |
| 2008 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | FRONT PASSENGER ABS WIRE CAME OUT OF BRACKET AND RUBBED ON THE AXLE. ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON...ABS IS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY SNOW AND ICE. WE LIVE IN ILLINOIS WHERE THERE IS SNOW AND ICE 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. WHY IS THIS KIND OF ENGINEERING ALLOWED IN SNOWY CLIMATES IF IT IS UNABLE TO PROBABLY FUNCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE BRAKE LINE IS ALSO FASTENED TO THIS BRACKET. WHEN CHECKING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY RECURRING ISSUE. WE WILL BE NEEDING TO GET THIS FIXED....CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAY THIS DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE REPAIR IS $506.00 FOR AN ENTIRE WIRE HARNESS. WE HAVE OWNED AUTOS AND VANS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF ABS. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR |
Vehicle identification numbers: