Ownership Cost for 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T
Estimated: $38619 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2089
$1003
$878
$794
$710
$5474
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1500
$1545
$1599
$1663
$1738
$8045
Maintenance
$2763
$2487
$1246
$1183
$2291
$9970
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$601
$601
$601
$601
$601
$890
Total Ownership Costs
$9382
$7743
$6662
$6722
$8109
$38619
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: 1999
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can., Emissions Certification Test Group: XADXV01.8322
Other Restraint System Info: Depowered Airbags: Airbag - Dr/Pass, Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Emden
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLS
Trim: Wagon
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
OVER FOUR MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED VOLKSWAGEN'S SAFETY RECALL M7 (APPLICABLE TO 2003 VW PASSAT'S) REGARDING A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT MAY CAUSE A CAR TO "STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND . . . PRESENT A POTENTIAL RISK OF CRASH." I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A DEALER TO GET THE PART REPLACED. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SINCE. AFTER MONTHS ON A WAITING LIST I AM NOW LEAVING THE WASHINGTON DC AREA, AND AM TOLD THAT THERE IS A SIMILAR WAIT LIST (BACKED UP FOR OVER 4 MONTHS) WHERE I'M MOVING TO. VOLKSWAGEN'S DELAY AND REFUSAL TO CURE THE FUEL PUMP DEFECT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. I STRONGLY URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE. *JB
1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1999 VW PASSAT ON12/15/04 AND 12/16/04 SUDDENLY INCREASED SPEED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT DRIVER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. ON 12/15 WHILE DRIVING WB ON I-80 IN PENNA AROUND THE 278/279 MILE MARKER WITH THE VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR ITSELF INCREASED TO NEARLY 90 MPH WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INTERVENTION, I PUSHED BRAKE TO GET CRUISE TO RELEASE WHICH DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, I TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL ON TURN SIGNAL ARM WITH NO SPEED INCREASE STOPPAGE, I REACHED DOWN TO BE SURE THE FLOOR MAT WASN'T STUCK AND CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO BE PUSHED AND IT WASN'T. I FINALLY WHY STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES GOT THE VEHICLE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND I TURNED IT OFF. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON TWICE AND THE RPM'S PEGGED IMMEDIATELY TO 5000-6000 RPM'S AND I TUNRNED THE CAR OFF AT ONCE. ON A THIRD TRY THE CAR TURNED ON IN IT'S NORMAL MODE AND IDLED OKAY. I THEN DROVE THE REMAINING APPROX 15 MILES TO WORK ON THE PA TURNPIKE AND PA RTE 115. I DROVE THE CAR HOME THE EVENING OF 12/15 WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT, DID NOT ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. ON THE MORNING OF 12/16 WHILE ON WAY TO WORK AT APPROX THE 114 MILE MARK OF THE PA TURNPIKE NB THE CAR DID THE SAME AS IT HAD DONE THE PEVIOUS MORNING AND STARTED TAKING OFF ON IT'S OWN AGAIN, HOWEVER, THIS DAY JUST LIKE THE RETURN TRIP HOME THE NIGHT OF 12/15 I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ON 12/16 I GOT THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER SAFELY AND WHILE BRAKING AND GETTING THE CAR TO AROUND 35-40 MPH I TURNED IT OFF AND CAME TO A STOP. ON THE FIRST RESART THE CAR AGAIN PEGGED RPM'S UP TO AROUND 5000-6000 AND I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. WITH THE SECOND RESTART OF THE CAR IT RAN NORMAL AND I COMPLETED THE REMAINING 4-5 MILES TO WORK.*AK