Ownership Cost for 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLX
Estimated: $35285 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1196 | $574 | $502 | $454 | $406 | $3132 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1926 | $940 | $562 | $2291 | $8482 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $359 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $359 | $531 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8405 | $6890 | $6116 | $5916 | $7959 | $35285 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | I OWN A VOLKSWAGON 2002 PASSAT WAGON. I HAVE REPLACED THE COILS AT LEAST 7 TIMES . I REPLACED #4 TWO WEEKS AGO, AND #1 & 2 BLEW YESTERDAY. I TOOK IT INTO LIVINGSTON VOLKSWAGEN IN WOODLAND HILLS, CA., AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE ALL FOUR REPLACED, AND,, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CORPORATE, SAYING THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND WAS DANGEROUS AS THE TIME BEFORE LAST. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY, DOING 65 MPH AND THE CAR WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 25D MPH IN A 10 SECONDS! NOT DANGEROUS? *AK |
| 2002 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | ONE OF FOUR COIL PACKS (A.K.A. IGNITION COILS) FAILED IN MY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8L TURBO. UPON PHONING THE DEALERSHIP, I FOUND THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 20 OTHER CARS ON THEIR LOT WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. IN ORDER TO APPEASE THEIR CUSTOMERS, THE DEALER HAD BEEN PULLING THE PART OUT OF 2003 MODELS, BUT THEY RAN OUT OF CARS TO CANNIBALIZE. I HAVE FURTHER LEARNED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN LATE MODEL VW'S AS WELL AS AUDI'S WITH THE 1.8L ENGINE, AND ALTHOUGH VW IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT, THEY HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED THEIR DEALERS TO REPLACE THE OTHER THREE COIL PACKS. ALSO, WHILE MY CAR COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK DOWN THREE MORE TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART, THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL SCHEDULED BY VOLKSWAGEN. |
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