Ownership Cost for 1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T
Estimated: $52889 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5565
$2671
$2337
$2115
$1892
$14580
Insurance
$1646
$1704
$1763
$1825
$1889
$8827
Fuel
$1418
$1461
$1512
$1572
$1643
$7606
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1825
$2439
$2291
$12230
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2154
$2154
$2154
$2154
$2154
$3189
Total Ownership Costs
$14523
$10131
$9047
$9568
$9621
$52889
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1781
Displacement CI: 108.683288232
Displacement L: 1.781000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
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: Passat
Model Year: 1998
Other Engine Info: 51-St., Emissions Certification Test Group: WADXV01.8322
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: AirBag - Dr/Pass, Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Emden
Plant Country: Germany
Series: GLS / TDI
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
STEERING
HEARD A LOUD "WHIRRING" NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY - LIKE IT NEEDED STEERING FLUID - BUT IT DOES NOT USE FLUID. ALSO HAVING SPORADIC TROUBLE WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS PUT INTO THE IGNITION. VW REPLACED CLOCK SPRING, STEERING RACK & PINION, AS WELL AS THE STEERING RACK 3 TIMES SO FAR. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THESE PARTS, THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T TEST DRIVE IT. CARS FRONT TIRES MADE LOUD NOISE - LIKE I HAD ON SNOW TIRES. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN FOR STEERING NOISE (STILL) AND NOW THE TIRES, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES DUE TO "CUPPING" WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE STEERING RACK. 20,000 MILES LATER I STILL HEAR THE NOISE, BUT NOW THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN "ESCALATED" BY VW, THEY NOW CLAIM THAT THIS NOISE IS NORMAL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR.
1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DEFECTIVE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND LOWER INK ARM-N AND LOWER CONTROL ARM-N CAUSED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STEERING CONDITION AND MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISES.