Ownership Cost for 2013 Volkswagen Passat SE PZEV
Estimated: $38523 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2643 | $1269 | $1110 | $1004 | $899 | $6925 |
| Insurance | $1872 | $1937 | $2005 | $2075 | $2148 | $10037 |
| Fuel | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $1997 | $1470 | $981 | $1022 | $1939 | $7409 |
| Repairs | $689 | $874 | $991 | $1115 | $1298 | $4967 |
| Taxes & Fees | $873 | $873 | $873 | $873 | $873 | $1293 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9546 | $7164 | $6783 | $6929 | $8101 | $38523 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | THE A/C VENTILATION SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED SUCH THAT IT PROMOTES THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA WHICH CAUSES AN AWFUL ODOR WHEN TURNED ON. I WOULD GUESS THAT IT AEROSOLIZES THE BACTERI AND OR FUNGI AND SPRAYS THEM AT HIGH SPEED THROUGH THE VENTILATING SYSTEM OUTLETS. I DO NOT KNOW BUT WONDER WHAT POTENTIAL HEALTH RISK THIS POSES TO CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSED PEOPLE OR OTHERS WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SUCH AS ASTHMA AND COPD. FINALLY, I WONDER IF THERE IS A THEORETICAL OR REAL RISK OF LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE SINCE THE SAME RISK FACTORS FOUND IN AIRCONDITIONERS AT HOTELS AND BUILDING MAY BE REPLICATED IN THIS AUTOMOTIVE FORMAT. I WOULD LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK AND ASSESSMENT OF RISK. *AK |
| 2013 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2013 VW PASSAT SEL TDI AND HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS SO FAR WITH THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND IN JANUARY 2013 WITH ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 30MPH AND A FEW LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TURBO ISSUE. THE HAD RESET SOMETHING AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PART WAS IN THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS BACK TO RUNNING WELL. THEN ON AUGUST 25TH THE CAR BASICALLY DIED WHILE IN MOTION WITH A LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. WE HAVE 6600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THE CAR WOULD STALL AGAIN AND AGAIN. HAD TO DO THIS FOR A MILE OR SO TO GET THE CAR HOME, VERY DANGEROUS, BUT SINCE IT WAS A SUNDAY WE COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF THE DEALER. ON AUGUST 26TH (NEXT MORNING) WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP AND CURRENTLY AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. MY WIFE AS WELL AS MYSELF ARE NOW WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR ANYWHERE AS WE FEEL SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE CAR STALLS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. *TR |
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