Ownership Cost for 1996 Volkswagen Jetta (Trek Limited Edition)
Estimated: $22323 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
$40
$253
$137
$225
$1038
$1693
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$4150
$4160
$4125
$4427
$5461
$22323
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 115
Engine KW: 85.7555
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model Year: 1996
Other Engine Info: 51-St., Emissions Certification Test Group: TVW2.0V8GKEM
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: Active - Dr/Pass, AirBag - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Possible Values: (4:F)
Suggested VIN: 3VWFA81H1TM099498
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR, AS I ACCELERATED TO PASS ON THE LEFT, THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND ACCELERATED IN SLOW MOTION, IT TOOK ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO GET UP TO 45 MPH. THEN I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS STILL DRIVING, NOW ATTEMPTING TO GET ON TO THE INTERSTATE. ACCELERATING AT ABNORMALLY SLOW SPEEDS, IT TOOK ABOUT A MILE TO GET UP TO 60. I THEN DETERMINED FROM THE MANUAL THAT THE LIGHT WAS A "GLOW PLUG" LIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME I COULD CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR, BUT I SHOULD BRING IT TO THEM RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES, AT WHICH TIME THE RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAVEL IN ORDER TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK CAME, MY LOCAL DEALER WAS CLOSED, AND I WAS FORCED TO CALL A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP OWNER THAT WORKS ON NOTHING BUT VWS AND AUDI'S. (THIS SHOP IS TRUSTED, AND HAS WORKED ON MY VEHICLES FOR 8+ YEARS). HE DIAGNOSED IT AS FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS ONLY DIESEL IN THE TANK. I CONTACTED VW USA, WHO WANTED TO TAKE NO ACTION AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESTITUTION, NOR WOULD THEY TAKE ANY ACTION UNLESS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. SADLY, VW OBVIOUSLY IS AWARE THEY HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM, AND THIS PUMP SEEMS TO BE EITHER ON BACK-ORDER OR HOARDED BY THE DEALERS, THUS MADE UNAVAILABLE. AT THE CURRENT TIME, MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIND A PUMP SOMEWHERE IN NORTH AMERICA. *TR
1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DRIVING FOR 1/4 MILE AT ABOUT 20 MPH - STRONG BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE FROM UNDER DASH BOARD - PULLED OVER - TURNED CAR OFF - TRIED TO START CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT NO ELECTRICITY AT ALL (COMPLETELY DEAD). THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUSLY INCIDENT ON A CONJESTED HIGHWAY.