Ownership Cost for 2013 Volkswagen Passat (Wolfsburg Edition PZEV)
Estimated: $37513 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2490
$1195
$1046
$946
$847
$6524
Insurance
$1853
$1918
$1985
$2055
$2127
$9938
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$1943
$1408
$940
$931
$1914
$7136
Repairs
$666
$852
$966
$1090
$1271
$4845
Taxes & Fees
$795
$795
$795
$795
$795
$1177
Total Ownership Costs
$9219
$6980
$6621
$6728
$7966
$37513
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Doors: 4
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Passat
Model Year: 2013
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Chattanooga
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Tennessee
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Trendline
TPMS: Indirect
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
HEAT SHIELD WAS REPLACED IN A RECALL DURING THE SUMMER OF 2008. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR WE COMPLAINED OF A FIRE SMELL, RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER. AT THE TIME THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE HEAT SHIELD AGAIN AND THE SMELL WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. A YEAR LATER, THE WE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT DID THE RECALL WORK. AFTER INSPECTION THEY ADMITTED TO US THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE HEAT SHIELD WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, WHICH CAUSED IT TO CATCH FIRE. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS THEY WERE SUPPLIED BY VW WERE UNCLEAR. THEY ALSO ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MANY HEAT SHIELDS WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT THEIR DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY RECEIVED THE CORRECTED OR MORE CLEAR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MANY MORE DEALERSHIPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF NOTHING ELSE, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE ORDERED TO SEND OUT A LETTER NOTIFYING THEIR RECALL CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR
2013
COMMUNICATIONS:BACK UP ALARM
THE BACKUP CAMERA IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE (15-25 SECONDS). FREQUENTLY, THE CAMERA WILL NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETED BACKING UP AND THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. VOLKSWAGEN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HAVING IDENTIFIED IT IN A VW TECHNICAL BULLETIN. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE IN AUBURN, MI, ABOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM[XXX], DATED 22 APRIL 2013, WHICH STATED: ". . . YOUR VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS PER ITS DESIGNED INTENT. AS SUCH, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A REPAIR TO [THE] SYSTEM." INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 05/05/14.*JB