Ownership Cost for 2003 Volkswagen Passat (GLX 4Motion)
Estimated: $37110 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1642
$788
$690
$624
$558
$4302
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1696
$1747
$1808
$1880
$1965
$9096
Maintenance
$2763
$1998
$1015
$746
$2291
$8813
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$448
$448
$448
$448
$448
$664
Total Ownership Costs
$8977
$7224
$6429
$6317
$8164
$37110
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: 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: 2003
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 3ADXV02.8334
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Mosel
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLX 4Motion
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
STEERING RACK SEAL FAILED AT 15K MI, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND DAMAGE TO RACK. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER WINDOW (LEFT REAR) DISCONNECTED FROM ELECTRIC MOTOR (WOULD NOT GO UP AND DOWN) AT 45K MI. HARDLY USE WINDOW (NO KIDS OR PASSENGERS). DEALER REPLACED "PIN" AND CHARGED 1HR LABOR FOR PULLING DOOR PANEL - NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. STEERING BEGAN TO "CREAK" WHEN WHEEL TURNED SLOWLY AT STOP OR NEAR STOP AT 52K MI. DEALER INVESTIGATED AND COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. STATED NO SAFETY PROBLEMS. DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER WINDOW (LEFT, REAR) DISCONNECTED FROM POWER MOTOR AGAIN AT ABOUT 75K MI. DID NOT CONTACT DEALER AGAIN AS EXPECTED TO PAY $60 AGAIN SO WAITED FOR A SCHEDULED SERVICE. DRIVER WINDOW POWER MOTOR FAILED AT 83K MI - SOUNDED LIKE METAL GRINDING. HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH WINDOW CLOSED. TOOK AUTO TO DIFFERENT DEALER (MIDWESTERN AUTO GROUP, DUBLIN OH, 614-889-2571) TO EXAMINE DRIVER WINDOW, DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW AND STEERING "CREAK". NEW DEALER STATED DRIVER WINDOW UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW NOT COVERED AND MISSING "PIN" TOTALLY, AND STEERING "CREAK" IS IN ANY OR ALL OF THE CONTROL ARM/LINKAGE BUSHINGS. QUOTED $2000 TO REPLACE STEERING FRONT END - SUGGESTED I JUST LIVE WITH NOISE. NO MENTION OF TIE-ROD RECALL ON 1999 PASSATS. I HAVE NO INFORMATION ON IF MY CAR QUALIFIES FOR THE RECALL, BUT MY INVESTIGATIION ONLINE SUGGESTS I DO. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES, BUT HAVE MOVED SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE AND COULD HAVE "LOST MAIL" PROBLEM. SUGGEST POWER WINDOW DESIGN IS BAD - AS I DRIVE ON HWYS A LOT FOR BUSINESS IN OH WHERE SUMMER REQUIRES AC, WINTER REQUIRES HEAT, I HAVE NO KIDS OR PASSENGERS IN BACK SEATS, ETC.*AK
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEATED SEAT COILS OVERHEATED AND BURNT SEAT ON DRIVER SIDE. 1 YEAR AFTER RECALL WAS DONE BY [XXX] VW BROCKTON MA, THEY TOLD ME THE HEATERS IN THE SEAT ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD ME TO CALL VW USA WITH MY PROBLEM, INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR