Ownership Cost for 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS
Estimated: $33408 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 | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1805 | $859 | $384 | $2291 | $8102 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $301 | $301 | $301 | $301 | $301 | $446 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7976 | $6497 | $5767 | $5474 | $7695 | $33408 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | CAR TEMPERTURE GAUGE SUDDENLY SHOT UP TO 230 DEGREES THIS PARTICULAR MORNING. THE VEHICLE USUALLY SIGNALS US IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG I.E. BRAKE LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, OIL, ETC. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND KNOT KNOWING WHY THIS IS HAPPENING THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED DESTINATION. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT DEALESHIP GUESTIMATED THAT A WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACED WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE CAR COULD NOT BE SERVICED THAT DAY DUE TO PRIOR APPOINTMENTS OF THE DEARLERSHIP. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BACK HOME UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR MONDAY MORNING. CAR WAS SMOKING AND THEN TUNRED OFF. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY EVENING. AS OF TUESDAY 6/7/05 THE MECHANINS AT THE DEALERSHIP REPORT THAT THE CAR CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE HOSES MELTING INTO THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AT THE SAME DEARLERSHIP, ONCE EVEN FOR INSPECTION IN FEBRUARY 2005 AND THIS REPAIR WAS NEVER MENTIONED. SINCE FEB. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR OIL CHANGES AND SEVERAL MINOR REPAIRS NEEDED SUCH AS MIRROR, CUP HOLDER, TIRES, ETC. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OVER 300 MILES AND NO WARNING LIGHT OR SIGNAL WAS GIVEN. NOW THE CAR IS UNREPAIRABLE. THE DEARLERSHIP CLAIMS THAT A 2000 VW JETTA IS ONLY WORTH 1500 DOLLARS! |
| 2002 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | I PURCHASED A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA FOR MY DAUGHTER. IN AUGUST OF 2006 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A VW DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE. IN MAY OF 2007 THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR KEPT LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING. WHEN PUT IN GEAR THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND SHUT DOWN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED A SEAL, TEMP SENDER AND SENDER FOR A TOTAL OF 427.62. MY DAUGHTER PICKED UP THE CAR AND WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT THE CAR SHUTTERED, THEN SLAMMED DOWN INTO A LOWER GEAR ALMOST CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY APPROVED HAVING IT TOWED BACK TO THEIR FACILITY FOR REPAIR. THEY THEN CHECKED THE CAR AGAIN AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $3800.00. THIS CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT AND WHEN ORIGINALLY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE IT WAS 4 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOTE: WHEN THE CAR INITIALLY BROKE DOWN IT WAS STILL IN WARRANTY BUT I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK AND COULD NOT SET UP HAVING IT TOWED IN UNTIL I RETURNED HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED REGARDING THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND VW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST IN THIS REPAIR. THE VW DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THEY FIRST COMPLETED REPAIRS BUT SHE DID NOT EVEN GET 10 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THE CAR SLAMMED DOWN INTO A LOW GEAR. *TR |
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