Ownership Cost for 2010 Volkswagen Routan SE
Estimated: $43334 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2522 | $1211 | $1059 | $958 | $857 | $6607 |
| Insurance | $1754 | $1816 | $1879 | $1945 | $2013 | $9407 |
| Fuel | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2755 | $1765 | $1066 | $1062 | $2287 | $8935 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $811 | $811 | $811 | $811 | $811 | $1201 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10819 | $8081 | $7551 | $7675 | $9207 | $43334 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN UP. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT TURNED BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEM. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 03/09/11 AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SO TIGHT THAT I COULD NOT MAKE THE TURN AND HAD TO DRIFT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN. AGAIN THE CAR TURNED BACK ON. MY CAR ALSO FREQUENTLY STALLS IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING IT ON BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL IT STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT INDICATING A PROBLEM. THEREFORE THE CAR WAS FINE AND I SHOULD COME AND PICK IT UP. I INFORMED THEM WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THAT I READ ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A PENDING RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS RELEASED ON 03/10/11; HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH UNTIL THE RECALL WAS OFFICIAL SOMETIME IN APRIL BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLIANT WITH VW AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE REGIONAL MANAGER. |
| 2010 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I PURCHASED A 2010 VW ROUTAN IN MAY 2010. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME - ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE'S STRAINED ABILITY TO BACK UP WHEN STOPPED/PARKED ON A DECLINE. THE ONLY ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED TO DATE IS THE SLIDING DOOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE. MY MOST PRESSING CONCERN, HOWEVER, INVOLVES A STALLING ISSUE WHICH OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT ANY PARTICULAR PATTERN. ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPX 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT TROUBLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO REACH A SAFE LOCATION TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AS THEY SAY THE "DIAGNOSTIC TESTS" SHOW NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT IT IS OPERATING ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER DESIGN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN LARGE PART TO THE VW HIGH SAFETY RATING, YET, I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS VEHICLE LIVES UP TO THAT STANDARD. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A VW PASSAT PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THE ROUTAN AND WAS VERY PLEASED. HOWEVER, I CANNOT SAY THE SAME ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ROUTAN. A VEHICLE THAT STALLS WITHOUT EXPLANATION IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHICH I WOULD HOPE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR |
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