Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.5 PZEV
Estimated: $36919 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1884 | $904 | $791 | $716 | $641 | $4936 |
| Insurance | $1580 | $1635 | $1692 | $1752 | $1813 | $8472 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1765 | $969 | $746 | $2291 | $8534 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $521 | $521 | $521 | $521 | $521 | $771 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9170 | $6990 | $6366 | $6280 | $8113 | $36919 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 VW BEETLE AND IT'S AN AUTOMATIC. WHEN FIRST GETTING THE CAR I COULD TELL THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED NOT SMOOTH AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT MY CAR HAD TROUBLE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. IT HAD A PAUSE. THEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY WHEN I WAS CHANGING LANES TO GO INFRONT OF SOMEONE I PRESSED THE GAS AND MY CAR JUMPS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ONCE AND A WHILE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT ON 5,000 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS! THEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE POURING RAIN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. WHEN I WENT THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND IT MADE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE THAT I THOUGHT THE WINDOW WAS GOING TO SHATTER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW MOTOR. THEN THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK WINDOW. BOTH MY HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING THROUGH $20.00 BULBS. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSES. ON MY CONVERTIBLE TOP THE SIDE COVERS STOPPED GOING IN AND OUT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THOSE. THEN ON MY WAY TO WORK ALL THE LIGHTS FOR THE WHAT GEAR YOU WERE IN BLINKING. WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING IN EMERGENCY TRANSMISSION MODE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE SOMETHING WITH THAT. RIGHT AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED GOING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE SO I TURNED AROUND TO TAKE IT BACK AND IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL INTAKE THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT. *TR |
| 2007 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I HAVE A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, NOT TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND GO AGAIN, THE CAR TOTALLY STALLS (STOPS). THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN MAKING TURNS- YOU CAN PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND THEN IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT RACES FORWARD. I CALLED THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BE TOLD IT WAS A "BYPASS WIRE" PROBLEM, THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE, THEY ALL DID THAT AND VOLKSWAGEN WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THERE ARE SO MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED THAT I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE CAR STALLING. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME, I SLOW DOWN, BUT DO NOT COMPLETELY STOP. TO ME THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL, THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAVE NOT BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS OF DEATHS BECAUSE OF THIS. EVEN WHEN YOU ARE SITTING THERE PUMPING THE GAS PEDDLE, IT JUST SITS THERE, AND THEN FLIES OFF IN A HURRY. *TR |
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