Ownership Cost for 2001 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T
Estimated: $34142 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1592
$1640
$1697
$1765
$1844
$8538
Maintenance
$2763
$1907
$903
$462
$2291
$8326
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$313
$313
$313
$313
$313
$463
Total Ownership Costs
$8080
$6695
$5910
$5655
$7803
$34142
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: Driver Seat Only
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1781
Displacement CI: 108.683288232
Displacement L: 1.781000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 170
Engine KW: 126.7690
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: new Passat
Model Year: 2001
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. ULEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 1ADXV01.8342
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Mosel
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE MECHANISM. ALSO, THE BELT LOCKS INTO POSITION AROUND THE DRIVER WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES, OR IF THERE IS ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT BY THE DRIVER. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS A 2001.5 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS FOGGING. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 50 DEGREES OR LESS. THE FOG WILL APPEAR ON THE WINDOW AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. SOMETIMES THE FOG WILL APPEAR AFTER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. IT WILL OCCUR WITHER OR NOT THE HEATER OR FAN TURNED ON. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE LESS SEVERE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS HEATED . THE ONLY WAY THE FOG WILL GO AWAY IS IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON HIGH. SHE HAS ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, EACH TIME THEY DID A PRESSURE CHECK TO THE HEATER CORE , BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. SHE IS TAKING IT BACK AGAIN TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 4, 2005. THE FOG PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. *AK