Ownership Cost for 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan S
Estimated: $41816 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2752 | $1321 | $1156 | $1046 | $936 | $7211 |
| Insurance | $1847 | $1912 | $1979 | $2048 | $2120 | $9906 |
| Fuel | $1773 | $1826 | $1890 | $1965 | $2054 | $9508 |
| Maintenance | $2317 | $1632 | $1050 | $1118 | $2086 | $8203 |
| Repairs | $814 | $988 | $1124 | $1246 | $1441 | $5613 |
| Taxes & Fees | $929 | $929 | $929 | $929 | $929 | $1376 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10433 | $7785 | $7333 | $7510 | $8756 | $41816 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | A FUSE HAS MELTED (NOT BURNED OUT IN THE TYPICAL MANNER), AND MELTED PART OF THE FUSE BLOCK. THIS CAUSED ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. HEADLIGHTS ON ONE SIDE, ONE TURN SIGNAL, BULBS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES (BOTH SIDES), ONE BACKUP LIGHT AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. ALL APPEARED TO BE BURNED OUT. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE, ALL WORKED PROPERLY. FROM RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, WE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS WHERE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON THESE VEHICLES FROM 2009-2013, USUALLY AROUND 40-50,000 MILES. THE LOSS OF THESE LIGHTS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GETTING SO HOT AS TO MELT THE WAY IT DID. IT HAS BEEN STATED THAT VW OF AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS...UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF THE FUSE WAS REPLACED TO GET ALL OF THE LIGHTS WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. |
| 2012 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVER ACCELERATED INTO AN INTERSECTION, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED INTO PARK, AND WAS THEN ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE CENTER PERFORMED A FUEL PUMP PRESSURE TEST, RESULTING IN A FAILURE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER HAS TWO OF THESE VEHICLES (EXACT MODEL AND MODEL YEAR), AND THE SAME INCIDENT/EQUIPMENT FAILURE TOOK PLACE WITH BOTH VEHICLES DURING THE SPAN OF A MONTH. THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED ON THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. IF THE INCIDENTS HAD TRANSPIRED ON A HIGHWAY, OR OTHER HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAY, THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR |
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