Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen Passat (3.6 4Motion)
Estimated: $39801 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2092
$1004
$879
$795
$711
$5481
Insurance
$1609
$1665
$1723
$1784
$1846
$8627
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$2763
$1860
$1033
$887
$2291
$8834
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$603
$603
$603
$603
$603
$893
Total Ownership Costs
$9817
$7562
$6910
$6904
$8608
$39801
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3597
Displacement CI: 219.502407508
Displacement L: 3.597000
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 280.00
Engine KW: 208.796000
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Passat
Model Year: 2007
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 5/LEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 7VWXV03.6246.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Emden
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 4Motion w/Luxury Pkg.
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2/5 NOON: AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX ON TO A MAIN ROAD, MY BRAKES WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING 10 MPH SO WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP SIMPLY BY LETTING OFF THE GAS AND PUSHING THE WHEEL AGAINST A CURB. ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND EMI CAME ON. 12:07: IN MY ATTEMPT TO REACH VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I WAS PUT ON AUTOMATED HOLD FOR OVER 25 MINUTES. 12:35: I CALLED THE GENERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND AT THAT POINT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE REGARDING VACUUM HOSE TO THE BRAKE LINES BUT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE RESULTED IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. RE-DIRECTED ME TO ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN. 12:40: PLACED ON AUTOMATED HOLD WITH ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR 15+ MINUTES AGAIN AND AT THAT POINT BEGAN LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS. 1:15: RECEIVED A CALL FROM THIRD PARTY MOC ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CONFIRMING SOMEBODY WAS ON THEIR WAY TO PICK ME UP AND SHOULD BE THERE WITHIN THE HOUR. 2:25: CAR WAS DROPPED OFF AT TOM WOOD VOLKSWAGON OF INDIANAPOLIS, IN. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 2/9 WENT TO GET MY CAR. THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM AND HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY I DIDN'T RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER. THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD BEEN MADE PUBLIC 26 DECEMBER 2005 AND THAT I SHOULD CHECK MY MAILING ADDRESS WITH VAG (IRONIC HOW ALL MY FINANCING STATEMENTS COME ON TIME THOUGH!). THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPER SYSTEM ISSUED AT THE SAME TIME (ALSO OF WHICH I WAS NOT NOTIFIED). WHEN THEY PERFORMED THIS RECALL AT THIS TIME ALSO, THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME W/O THE WIPERS FUNCTIONING! I WAS OUTRAGED THAT THEY DIDN'T CHECK THE WIPER SYSTEM BEFORE TELLING ME IT WAS O.K. IT TOOK THEM A FEW MINUTES TO GET THE WIPERS GOING AND I WAS ON MY WAY. IT WASN'TT DOING ANY GOOD TO SPEAK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEGUN TO CONSULT LAWYERS REGARDING ACTIONS AGAINST VAG DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY RECALL. SUFFERING: MENTAL ANGUISH, FEAR OF UNSAFE CAR, LOST PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK. *NM
2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WE HAD FEW FAILURES ON VW 2007 PASSAT WAGON; FIRST WAS A RECALL ON ONE OF THE SOFTWARE PARTS (APPROX 28 000 MILES); THEN AC PIPE SYSTEM RECALL; THEN WE HAD AN OIL LEAK (37 000 MILES-NO DAMAGE OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THAT)-DEALERSHIP FIXED IT WITHOUT MUCH EXPLANATION; LAUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE- GASKET ON ONE OF THE VALES IN THE ENGINE FAILED (45 000 MILES)-NO PRIOR WARNINGS-FIXED WITHOUT MUCH EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP EXCEPT THAT IF WE KEEP DRIVING? CAR WILL USE MORE GAS THEN USUAL... *TR