- VIN: WVGBV7AX1BW56****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2011
Ownership Cost for 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan (S 4Motion)
Estimated: $42421 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$2701 |
$1297 |
$1135 |
$1027 |
$918 |
$7078 |
Insurance |
$1807 |
$1871 |
$1936 |
$2004 |
$2074 |
$9692 |
Fuel |
$1773 |
$1826 |
$1890 |
$1965 |
$2054 |
$9508 |
Maintenance |
$2567 |
$1728 |
$1076 |
$1129 |
$2201 |
$8701 |
Repairs |
$909 |
$1076 |
$1225 |
$1346 |
$1550 |
$6106 |
Taxes & Fees |
$903 |
$903 |
$903 |
$903 |
$903 |
$1338 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$10661 |
$7899 |
$7393 |
$7554 |
$8913 |
$42421 |
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: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Displacement CC: 1984 Displacement CI: 121.071108283 Displacement L: 1.984000 Doors: 4 Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine HP: 200 Engine KW: 149.1400 Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg) Make: VOLKSWAGEN Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA Manufacturer Id: 1147 Model: Tiguan Model Year: 2011 Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 5/ULEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: BADXV02.03UA Other Restraint System Info: Advanced Front Air Bags., Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Wolfsburg Plant Country: Germany Seat Belts All: Manual Series: 4-Motion TPMS: Direct Transmission Style: Automatic Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2012 |
POWER TRAIN |
ON 5/3/12 @ 12,000 MILES, I WAS SLOWING @ A YIELD (10MPH) AND MY TRANSFER CASE FELL ON MY DRIVE SHAFT BREAKING IT AND THE HEAT SHIELD. VW FIXED IT AND SAID IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT FACTORY BECAUSE A PIECE WAS MISSING THAT CAUSED THE TRANSFER BOLTS TO BACK OUT OF THE CASE. I COMPLAINED I WANTED A NEW CAR AND JILL, THE REGIONAL CASE MGR FOR VW CUSTOMER RELATIONS WOULDN'T APPROVE OF IT. ONCE THAT WAS FIXED, 5/30/12 MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND THE PIECE TO TAKE THE HUBCAP OFF WASN'T IN THE CAR. VW REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF ALL THE TROUBLE I'VE HAD WITH IT. JILL SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO REPLACE THE CAR. ON 6/7/12 MY TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE CAME ON AGAIN AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE. 38 ON BOTH RIGHT TIRES, 37 ON FRONT LEFT AND 36 ON REAR LEFT. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS CAR ANY LONGER. I PAID CASH FOR THIS CAR AND NOW I AM LEFT DRIVING SOMETHING I FEAR. *JS |
2011 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
ALL THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. TURNING ON HEADLAMPS AND TURNING ON BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD OFTEN FIX THE PROBLEM - HEADLIGHTS, BLINKERS AND FOG LAMPS WOULD WORK AGAIN. WHEN THIS WOULD NOT WORK MORE OFTEN THAN NOT TURNING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP INITIALLY REPLACED A CONTROL MODULE IN JANUARY OF 2013. PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE. WHEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK TODAY, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAD NOW HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM AND SUSPECTED A MELTED FUSE BLOCK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER GAVE ME THE FAILED PART AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER, PERHAPS A REDESIGNED PART AS THE PART NUMBER IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. THE 30A FUSE WHICH CONTROLS THE HEADLAMPS IS OBVIOUSLY MELTED AT THE BLOCK. VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. SPOKE WITH VW OF AMERICA AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD COVER MY COSTS FOR REPLACEMENT AS DEALER CLAIMED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS ISSUE AND SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THIS ISSUE ALSO RESULTS IN REPORTS OF MANY OTHERS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BLOCK IN THIS VEHICLE. VW OF AMERICA POLITELY DENIED THIS REQUEST. SUGGEST THAT YOU PURSUE THE ISSUE AND SUGGEST TO VW OF AMERICA THAT THEY ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT WHICH IS FAILING AND, AS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, MIGHT CAUSE AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE. *TR UPDATED 09/17/13*LJ THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. |
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