Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Estimated: $38792 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2254 | $1082 | $947 | $856 | $766 | $5905 |
| Insurance | $1631 | $1689 | $1748 | $1809 | $1872 | $8749 |
| Fuel | $1418 | $1461 | $1512 | $1572 | $1643 | $7606 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1936 | $1084 | $999 | $2291 | $9073 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $677 | $677 | $677 | $677 | $677 | $1002 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9720 | $7382 | $6686 | $6716 | $8287 | $38792 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | MY REAR BRAKES STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO AROUND 5/1/2010. FROM THIS POINT ON, THE CAR'S BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED BY ABOUT 50% WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING TO ME. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JANUARY OF 2009 AND IT ONLY HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON SCHEDULE FOR 500 MILE COURTESY INSPECTION, 5000 MILE SERVICE, 10000 MILE SERVICE AND 15000 MILE SERVICE. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR VA STATE INSPECTION ON 6/4/2010. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH AND THAT THEY WERE BRAKING WITH METAL ON METAL CONTACT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE BASICALLY IN "NEW" CONDITION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 16668 MILE ON IT. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR USED IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE NORMAL. THE VW DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED WHAT THE MECHANIC AT THE INSPECTION STATION TOLD ME. HE SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE PAD LEFT AT ALL AND THE CAR WAS STOPPING WITH METAL ON METAL CONTACT. HE SAID THAT THE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD HIM THAT I USED TO WORK ON MY OLD CAR AND THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. HE STATED HE HAS HAD A NUMBER OF VWS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS NO SENSOR IN THE REAR BRAKE PAD, THAT THE PADS WILL NOT BEGIN TO SQUEAL WHEN THEY ARE WORN DOWN OR PROVIDE ANY INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT THEY HAVE FAILED OTHER THAN THE SOUND THEY MAKE ONCE THE METAL OF THE CALIPER IS HITTING THE METAL OF THE PADS. I DID SOME INITIAL RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR VW. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT MY CAR HAS SAID THAT VWS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE REAR BRAKES TO DO MOST OF THE WORK. VW NEEDS TO PUT SOME TYPE OF WEAR SENSORS IN THE REAR BRAKES TO LET CONSUMERS KNOW WHEN THEY NEED TO REPLACE THEIR BRAKES BEFORE THEY FAIL. *TR |
| 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | NO PRECIPITATING EVENTS. WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CUTS OUT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON, HAVE 30 SECONDS-60 SECONDS TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. CAR DOES NOT RESTART. HAS HAPPENED 4X TOTAL SO FAR, TWICE WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP HAS EACH TIME REPLACED FRIED FUSE TO FUEL PUMP RELAY. AFTER THE 3RD TIME THEY REPLACED THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE CENTRAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (I WAS TOLD THIS MODULE HAD BEEN UPGRADED 9X BY VW SINCE MY 07 VEHICLE). THIS TIME THEY ARE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP & SENDING ME HOME W/EXTRA FUSES & SHOWING ME HOW TO REPLACE THEM SO I AM NOT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY (!) I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS FROM THEM. I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO WALK AWAY UNINJURED DUE TO QUICK REACTION & PLAIN LUCK EVEN IN RUSH HOUR. THIS IS A 2007 VW JETTA, WOLFSBURG EDITION PURCHASED NEW ON 2-8-07, MAINTENANCE FOLLOWED EXACT, FUEL TANK KEPT AT 1/2-FULL. PROBLEMS BEGAN @28,608K NOW AT 41,817K. *TR |
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