Ownership Cost for 1999 Volkswagen Jetta (GLS VR6 (1999.5))
Estimated: $23252 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
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
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
$4324
$4339
$4309
$4619
$5662
$23252
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2792
Displacement CI: 170.378293512
Displacement L: 2.792000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 174
Engine KW: 129.7518
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: New Jetta
Model Year: 1999
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. TLEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: XVWXV02.8224
Other Restraint System Info: Depowered Airbags: Airbag - Dr/Pass, Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Series: GLS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2009
ENGINE
I DROVE HOME FROM WORK ON 9/28/2013 GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, CAME TO A STOP AT END OF OFFRAMP AND THE FIRST WARNING LAMP CAME ON INDICATING A GLOW PLUG FAILURE. IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND I DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 50% POWER, PARKED, CYCLED THE IGNITION FROM ON TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS CLEARED THE FAULT TEMPORARILY, I DROVE TOWARD HOME AND WITHIN ANOTHER 2 MILES THE SAME GLOW PLUG FAULT RETURNED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL AND A WARNING INDICATING WORKSHOP WAS NEEDED. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BOUGHT A CODE READER, READ THE CODES AND FOUND SEVERAL LOGGED, SOME OF WHICH IM CERTAIN WERE RESIDUAL FAULTS FROM THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WHICH WAS INDICATED BY A RECURRING "LOW FUEL RAIL PRESSURE" FAULT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER WHICH INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK AT THE FUEL FILTER AND AIDED BY AN ONLINE TECH INFO BLOG I INSPECTED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ACTUATOR FOR METAL DEBRIS. THE FUEL FILTER INSPECTION SHOWED SMALL, TRACE AMOUNTS OF METAL DUST WHILE THE FUEL PUMP INSPECTION SHOWED LARGER AND MORE SUBSTANTIAL METAL SHAVINGS UNDER THE ACTUATOR. THE INSPECTION OF THE TWO COMPONENTS ARE INDICATIVE AND INLINE WITH SIMILAR FINDINGS THAT PROVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NO TRACE OF GASOLINE WAS FOUND IN THIS SYSTEM AND ONLY CLEAN DIESEL FUEL WAS PRESENT DURING INSPECTION. FUEL FILTER WAS JUST CHANGED IN AUG 20 2013 AT SAME TIME AS TIMING BELT WHERE HPFP DRIVE GEAR WAS RETORQUED. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND I'M NOT HAPPY. I BOUGHT A DIESEL FOR LONGEVITY AND HIGH FUEL ECONOMY NOT THIS. *TR
1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT. VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN, CASUING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. ALSO, WHEN SLIGHTLY OPENING REAR WINDOWS, VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. *AK