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 |
| 2004 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | DEVELOPED LARGE INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK @ ~47,000 MILES. THIS IS PROBABLY DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE EGR COOLER. DEALER CANNOT ID PROBLEM, BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE AND ACCIDENT. |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO-CHARGER | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE POWER RETURNED IN ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HER UNLESS THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST DISCOVERED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEN THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE ONE HAD TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN MOVING TRAFFIC IF VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IT COULD BE HIT FROM REAR. *AK |
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