Ownership Cost for 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
Estimated: $39595 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2730 | $1310 | $1146 | $1037 | $928 | $7151 |
| Insurance | $1778 | $1840 | $1905 | $1972 | $2041 | $9536 |
| Fuel | $1099 | $1132 | $1171 | $1218 | $1273 | $5893 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1845 | $1120 | $1181 | $2291 | $9200 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $918 | $918 | $918 | $918 | $918 | $1359 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10264 | $7370 | $6773 | $6910 | $8278 | $39595 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | PASSENGER SIDE AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE INTERIOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DEPLOYMENT UNDER THE LIMITED NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY. A MEMORANDUM FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY NOTES THAT BOTH THEY AND AN EMPLOYEE OF VW HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR WITH OTHER VW JETTAS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO SEEMS TO BE OF THE OPINION THAT THE SENSORS ARE TOO SENSITIVE AS IT "DETECTED" A CRASH WHEN THERE WAS NEITHER A CRASH NOR AN ACCIDENT.*AK |
| 2010 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | I'VE HAD 3 AUTOMOBILES SINCE 1986 WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND DON'T RECALL A STALLING PROBLEM LIKE I'M HAVING NOW WITH MY VW 2010 JETTA TDI. IT STARTED WITH A TEST DRIVE AND A NUMBER OF TIMES AFTER PURCHASE. I ASSUMED MY MOTOR SKILLS WOULD ADAPT AND THE PROBLEM WOULD BECOME LESS FREQUENT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, SPECIFICALLY AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A COMPLETE STOP, A ROLLING STOP, OR WHEN BRAKING/CLUTCHING HARD. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO SLOWLY GO OVER BUMPS OR UP HILLS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT RESULTED IN SLIGHT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I WAS LEAVING A CONDO GARAGE IN WHICH I HAD TO GO UP A STEEP DRIVEWAY, THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR AND OUT AN ALLEY WITH A SPEED BUMP JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRIVEWAY, BUMP AND A TIGHT LEFT TURN MEANT THAT I HAD TO GENERATE RPMS INITIALLY, BUT THEN HAD TO TAPER DOWN IMMEDIATELY. MY FRONT WHEELS MADE IT OVER THE BUMP, BUT MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO AT LEAST COAST MY REAR WHEELS OVER THE BUMP. ESSENTIALLY I WAS STUCK IN SUCH A SPOT THAT MY CAR CLEARED THE DOOR'S BEAM BUT A PART OF MY TRUNK WAS STILL IN THE PATH OF THE CLOSING DOOR. IN A PANIC I TRIED TO START THE CAR, BUT ANOTHER NUISANCE GOT IN THE WAY. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACKWARD BEFORE TURNING THE IGNITION ON AGAIN. THAT AWKWARD FEATURE CAUSED ME TO FUMBLE AS IT HAD ON OTHER OCCASIONS AND IT TOOK ME THAT MUCH LONGER TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE DOOR HIT MY CAR. THIS ISSUE IS AT LEAST FRUSTRATING, BUT AT MOST, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. I'VE IMAGINED TIMES WHEN MY CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS AND CARS BEHIND ME PLOWING INTO ME. NOT LONG AGO I READ A FAVORABLE REVIEW (PUBLICATION ESCAPES ME) ABOUT MY CAR EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE REVIEWERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THE AUTOMATIC INSTEAD. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER SEEKING HELP (TO NO AVAIL) I WANTED TO FIND THE ARTICLE ONLINE BUT INSTEAD FOUND OTHER REVIEWS AND FORUMS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR |
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