Ownership Cost for 1999 Volkswagen Jetta (Wolfsburg)
Estimated: $22159 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1529
$1575
$1630
$1696
$1772
$8202
Maintenance
$40
$253
$137
$225
$1038
$1693
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$4120
$4129
$4092
$4393
$5425
$22159
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 115
Engine KW: 85.7555
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Jetta
Model Year: 1999
Other Engine Info: Fed. Only, Emissions Certification Test Group: XVWXV02.0229
Other Restraint System Info: Standard Airbags: Airbag - Dr/Pass, Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Series: Wolfsburg Edition
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
AIR BAGS
WE WERE STOPPED IN THE TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS TRUCK [2001 CHEVY] REAR ENDED US AT THE SPEED OF 45 MILES PER HOUR AND OUR CAR GOT PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. IN OUR CAR, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER CAME OUT BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE WE HAD GREAT TRUST IN VW [GERMAN CARS] IN MAKING STRONG AND RELIABLE CARS WHICH CAN SAVE LIVES WHICH COULD NOT BE PROVED IN THE ACCIDENT WE GOTTEN INTO. HAD THE IMPACT BEEN LITTLE HIGHER WE COULD HAVE DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. I'M SAD TO SAY THAT OUR TRUST IN VW HAS BEEN SHATTERED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR
1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WHICH IS A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE BURNED MORE OIL THAN EXPECTED , A QUART EVERY 1000 MILE. *AK THE OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN AT 1000-1500 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. ABOUT THIS TIME CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH 2.0L. 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AGAINE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYEN SENSOR. SINCE THEN NO LIGHT CAME ON. *YH