Ownership Cost for 2000 Volkswagen Passat (GLS V6 4Motion)
Estimated: $36627 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1317
$632
$553
$501
$448
$3451
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$2763
$2109
$1015
$691
$2291
$8869
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$379
$379
$379
$379
$379
$561
Total Ownership Costs
$8660
$7251
$6365
$6218
$8134
$36627
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: Driver Seat Only
Body Class: Wagon
Displacement CC: 2771
Displacement CI: 169.096794886
Displacement L: 2.771000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 190
Engine KW: 141.6830
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Passat
Model Year: 2000
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can., 4Motion, Emissions Certification Test Group: YADXV02.8334
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Emden
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLS
Trim: 4Motion Wagon
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 PASSAT ENGINE FIRE. CAR BEGAN TO SHOW CEL WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE. LEFT INTERSTATE AND DROVE TOWARD HOME (APPROX 5 MILES). LIGHT SMOKE SMELL PULLED OVER 1/2 MILE FROM HOME SHUT CAR OFF. SMOKE INCREASED CALLED 911. WITHIN 3 MINUTES FLAMES APPEARED AT DASHBOARD. WITHIN 10 MINUTES CAR WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES. *TR
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILING - USUALLY IN WARM WEATHER AFTER 15-20 MIN OF DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE SAYING STOP/BRAKE FAULT IS DISPLAYED. THE FAULT MAY GO AWAY AFTER SOME TIME OR STAY. MY GUESS IS ABS IS DISABLED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACING THE ABS UNIT AT A COST OF $1300. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN NEWS GROUPS ON THE WEB. *NM