Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.5 PZEV
Estimated: $39368 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2279
$1094
$957
$866
$775
$5971
Insurance
$1635
$1692
$1751
$1813
$1876
$8767
Fuel
$1500
$1545
$1599
$1663
$1738
$8045
Maintenance
$2763
$1947
$1092
$1016
$2291
$9109
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$689
$689
$689
$689
$689
$1020
Total Ownership Costs
$9842
$7495
$6797
$6839
$8396
$39368
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2480
Displacement CI: 151.338885354
Displacement L: 2.480000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 5
Engine HP: 150
Engine KW: 111.8550
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Beetle
Model Year: 2007
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 2/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 7VWXV02.5257.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 2.5 with Package 1
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER
THE WINDOW SWITCHES HAVE BROKEN TWICE. THEY WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED A SECOND TIME, AS THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED DUE TO MILEAGE (EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCHES BROKE TWICE WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE). I DO NOT PLAN ON HAVING THE SWITCHES REPLACED AGAIN, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT THEY WILL SIMPLY BREAK AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, SO I WANTED TO SUBMIT FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCHES. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION, A LEAK IN THE AIR COMPRESSOR VALVE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS UNUSUAL AND THAT THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY TRAUMA TO THE UNIT. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT AM NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A RESOLUTION, DUE TO THEIR RESPONSE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE ON THE CAR WHICH NEGATES THE WARRANTY. AS WITH THE SWITCHES I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND WANTED TO OFFER FURTHER EVIDENCE.
2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE MECHANIC LUBED THE WINDOW GLASS TRACK INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM AND EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CONTROL MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND WERE REPLACED. THE EXTERIOR PAINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXHIBITED SEVERE CHIPPING. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED WATER WOULD LEAK INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOOR PANEL CAUSING THE WINDOW GLASS TO FOG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ