Ownership Cost for 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T
Estimated: $33603 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 | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1815 | $866 | $398 | $2291 | $8133 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $305 | $305 | $305 | $305 | $305 | $451 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8009 | $6537 | $5805 | $5522 | $7729 | $33603 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | 1998 VW PASSAT: HEARD LOUD CLANKING NOISES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING VEHICLE. REPORTED TO VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ADVISED THE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM JOINT IS WORN AND NEED REPLACEMENT. FURTHER, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS ARE TOTALLY SHOT AND NEED REPLACING. CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD PROBLEM WAS RECALLED BY NHTSA SEP. 1999 (99V-248) BUT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. DO NOT KNOW WHY AS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IS THE SAME. ADDITIONALLY, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN NOTED ON THIS SITE, YET VW OF AMERICA, WHO ADVISED ME ARE AWARE AND SENSITIVE TO THE PROBLEM, REFUSED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE RECALLED TIE RODS REPLACEMENT WAS REFUSED TO BE FIXED BY THEM. PLEASE FOLLOW UP AND INVESTIGATE VW OF AMERICA FOR THESE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUES SINCE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DRIVER ACCIDENTS. I AM ALSO WONDERING WHY THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT WHEN NEW BRAKES WERE INSTALLED. DO NOT TRUST VW TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK |
| 2002 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | I HAD PURCHASED 2002 VW PASSATT IN JUNE 2002 (4 CYLINDER). DURING THE PAST 6 MONTH I HAD TO CHANGE ALL FOUR COILS WHICH MEANS MY CAR WAS OUT FOR REPAIRS EVERY 6 WEEKS DURING THE 6 MONTH TIME SPAN. APPEARANTLY VOLKSWAGEN PASSATTS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR BAD COILS. ABOUT 90% OF CARS HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM! THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL!! THE DEALRSHIPS ARE SENDING CUSTOMERS BACK ON TO THE ROAD WITH A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEMS. I HAVE A CHILD AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE CAR WITH MY CHILD IN IT. I'M AFRAID TO LEAVE TOWN, TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY OR AT NIGHT. THE CAR IS MECHANICALLY UNRELIABLE. I HAVE PURCHASED A PRODUCT THAT I CAN'T USE WITHOUT RISK. CUSTOMERS ARE NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE COIL PROBLEM WHEN THEY PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES. PEOPLE ARE BEING SCAMMED! AND VW MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM! A 6 MO OLD CAR SHOULD NOT BE IN A REPAIR SHOP EVERY 6 WEEKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM!I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR! PASSATT IS A TIME BOMB! |
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