Ownership Cost for 1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T
Estimated: $51467 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5177
$2485
$2174
$1967
$1760
$13563
Insurance
$1632
$1689
$1748
$1809
$1873
$8751
Fuel
$1418
$1461
$1512
$1572
$1643
$7606
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1793
$2369
$2291
$12128
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2000
$2000
$2000
$2000
$2000
$2962
Total Ownership Costs
$13967
$9912
$8815
$9321
$9452
$51467
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Wagon
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
Trim: Wagon
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AND DUE TO TRAFFIC SPEEDING UP CONSUMER HAD TO ACCELERATE FASTER. ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK BY SLAMMING DOWN ON IT. CONSUMER HAD TO REACH DOWN AND PULL PEDAL UP WHILE DRIVING. VOLKSWAGEN WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
OUR 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GLS 4 CYLINDER SEDAN (80K MILES) HAD INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS GO ON FOR THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE BRAKES. THE MANUAL STATES THAT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON THE ABS SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS NO REGULAR PATTERN TO THE LIGHTS COMING ON, BUT ONCE IT STARTED IT HAPPENED VIRTUALLY EVERY TRIP AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I DROVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK WITH THE LIGHT ON WITH NO APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. I DID EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON (ON A HILL ON A RAINY DAY) AND SO DETERMINED IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. WE CAME BACK WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ON AND THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF $2600. WE WENT AHEAD AND DID THE REPAIR. WE DID NOT KEEP THE PREVIOUS PART. WE ARE DISTRESSED THAT A SINGLE PART FROM A SAFETY SYSTEM IS SO EXPENSIVE AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD IN AUDIS AND VWS. VISIT ANY ONLINE CAR FORUM AND IT IS FILLED WITH STORIES OF THIS REPAIR. BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I FEEL VOLKSWAGEN BE ALERTED TO THIS ISSUE AND A FORMAL COMPLAINT SHOULD BE REGISTERED ABOUT THIS SAFETY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.