Ownership Cost for 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS
Estimated: $33981 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 | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1947 | $905 | $450 | $2291 | $8356 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $298 | $298 | $298 | $298 | $298 | $442 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8033 | $6700 | $5877 | $5607 | $7764 | $33981 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | MY 2001 VW JETTA JUST ROLLED 30000 ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. I HAD TO PAY $350 TO GET THE PADS REPLACED AND GET THE ROTORS REFINISHED. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR UNUSUALLY HARD AND DID NOT EXPECT THE BRAKES TO GO SO QUICKLY. ALSO, THIS PAST WINTER, ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE SHOT. THIS NOT SURPRISINGLY OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS LITTLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I AM LEANING TOWARD NEVER LOOKING TO PURCHASE A VOLKSWAGEN AGAIN. *JB |
| 2000 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | I THOUGHT MY FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASE (A 2000 JETTA VR6 GLS) WAS A LEMON. I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS SUCH AS: - REAR CUP HOLDERS BROKEN - MIDDLE/REAR SEATBELT LOCKED, CANNOT BE USED - 02 SENSORS BOTH REPLACED SINCE MIL LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING - MAS SENSOR REPLACED (AND LATER RECALLED) - BOTH FRONT WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN TO THE "BLACK HOLE" (AND LATER RECALLED; INCLUDING A RECALL TO THE RECALL B/C THEY WENT FROM METAL CLIPS TO PLASTIC OR VICE VERSA) - PAINT PEELING FROM INSIDE DOOR HANDLES - ALARM SYSTEM FAULTY ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (DEALER TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE CAR BEEPS AT ME, THE ALARM IS NOT SECURED. SO, I MUST LOCK THE DOOR. STAND BY FOR 15 SECONDS, LOCK THE DOOR AGAIN AND THIS TIME WHEN THE CAR BEEPS, THE PASSENGER DOOR IS SECURED. AND, FURTHERMORE, (THIS IS GOOD - KEEP READING) I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DRIVE TOO CLOSE TO A JEA BUS, THEIR BUS COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE RUN ON THE SAME CHANNEL AS MY JETTA'S COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SOMETIMES BEING TOO CLOSE TO A JEA BUS WILL CAUSE MY CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM TO SCRAMBLE). COMPUTER SYSTEM CAN BE RESET, AND DID YOU KNOW THAT WHILE RESETTING, VW CAN MAKE YOUR CAR BEEP IN DIFFERENT PATTERNS? THAT'S PROBABLY A "FEATURE"! - CENTER CONSOLE/ARMREST LATCH BROKEN - LARGE SPRING SITS UNDERNEATH MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT - SEAT BELT NO LONGER CLICK, INDICATING LOCKED IN POSITION (DEALER TOLD ME IT STILL WORKS. SO, NOW I HAVE TO PUSH IT DOWN AND THEN TUG ON IT, HOPING THAT IT REALLY IS LOCKED -- IF NOT, I MAY FLY OUT THAT RECALLED WINDOW.) - CHILD RESTRAIN SEAT LOCKS RECALLED - TRUNK LOCK WOULDN'T STAY LATCHED - FRONT FENDER SEPARATING FROM BODY OF CAR - GRINDS GOING INTO SECOND GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) - WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO 1ST GEAR, IT WAITS A FEW SECOND BEFORE IT GETS ENOUGH POWER TO FULLY ACCELERATE - BRAKE DUST COVERS ALLOY WHEEL, IN JUST HOURS OF CLEANING DRIVERS WANTED...BUT THEY'RE ALL IN THE DEALER WAITING ROOM! *AK |
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