Ownership Cost for 1998 Volkswagen Jetta GLS
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 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HELLO, I AM WRITING IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL HELP REGARDING A DEFECT IN THIS 2005/2006 JETTA VW MODEL. I HAVE COMPLETED MUCH MY RESEARCH ON LINE AND IT MADE ME ANXIOUS TO SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME SITUATION. I AM ASKING THAT YOU HELP IN THIS MATTER. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO CONTACT YOU FIRST. I HAVE ALREADY LOST $200 IN TOWING COST, WHEN MY CAR ABANDONED ME. BASICALLY, I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR. THE KEY WOULD NOT GO IN. I TRIED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS , BUT NO LUCK AFTER AN HOUR IN A DARK GARAGE. THE KEY JUST WOULDN'T GO IN. I HAD IT TOWED. I STRUGGLED TO GET THE KEY IN ONCE I WAS HOME AND IN A SAFE PLACE. I MANAGED TO PUSH THE KEY IN AFTER 30 MINUTES. A WEEK HAS GONE BY AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE KEY CAN'T GO IN. I HAD TO ABANDON MY CAR AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE, THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT FROM Y RESEARCH. I FEEL I AM TRAPPED WITH THIS DEFECT THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHERS. WARRANTY OR NO WARRANTY, THIS IS A PROBLEM. SEE : HTTP://WWW.CARS-GUIDE.COM/VOLKSWAGEN-FORUM/STEERING-WHEEL-LOCK-AND-IGNITION-SWITCH-PROBLEM-T4673.HTML. I CALLED VW IN AUBURN AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE CLOSE TO $180 TO LOOK AT IT AND ALMOST $500 TO FIX IT. UNACCEPTABLE. IF THIS WAS ISOLATED HERE AND THERE, THEN O.K. BUT THIS IS RAMPANT. *TR |
| 1998 | EQUIPMENT:AIR CONDITIONER | AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED WITH ONLY 45000, I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF JETTA OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME DEFECT. THE COST ESTIMATED AT VOLKSWAGEN WAS 1600 DOLLARS. *AK |
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