Ownership Cost for 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan (Wolfsburg Edition 4Motion)
Estimated: $43790 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4318
$2073
$1814
$1641
$1468
$11314
Insurance
$2189
$2266
$2345
$2427
$2512
$11739
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$851
$1233
$1037
$1478
$1411
$6010
Repairs
$266
$485
$540
$671
$813
$2775
Taxes & Fees
$1649
$1649
$1649
$1649
$1649
$2442
Total Ownership Costs
$11047
$8070
$7865
$8336
$8472
$43790
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: 2000
Displacement CI: 122.0474881894
Displacement L: 2
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 200
Engine KW: 149.1400
Engine Manufacturer: VW
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: 2017
Other Engine Info: Fuel: Gas (50-St); Emissions Certification Test Group:HVGAJ02.0VUE/ HVGAT02.0VUD(Tiguan SEL 4Motion only)
; Federal / California Emission Standard: IntT3 Bin 125/ULEV II
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: Active - Dr/Pass; Front Air Bag - Dr/Pass; Advanced Front Air Bags; Side Impact Air Bags - Front; Side Curtain Air Bags
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN THE LIMITED SPEED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SUDDENLY OUT OF MY CONTROL. THE CAR MOVED LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT I COULDN'T CONTROL IT. I HIT THE BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED BY HIT THE GUARDRAIL AFTER TURNING 180 DEGREE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT WAS ON BUT DISAPPEARED AFTERWARDS. THIS WAS A REALLY SCARING EXPERIENCE. I COULD BE KILLED. AFTER COMPLAINING THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM TO VOLKSWAGEN, SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT (ORANGE) DISAPPEARED, THE CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WAS ME WHOM CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I WAS FURIOUS AND INSISTED ON THE ISSUE BY SUGGESTING TO RUN A THOROUGH CHECK. I WAITED FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE I GOT A REPORT FROM VW TECHNICIAN. I WAS EXPECTING A THOROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR'S STEERING SYSTEM, BUT I ONLY GOT A SHORT PAGE SAYING ABOUT THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AND APPARENTLY NOTHING WRONG, EXCEPT A NOISE ( LIKE BEARING NOISE) WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. VW DIDN'T EVEN DO ANY COMPUTER TESTS OR ANY DETAILED TESTS ON THE CAR. THE NOISE PRODUCED BY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ONCE AGAIN CONFIRMED THAT SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING. FINALLY, VW CONFIRMED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING AND NEEDED TO CHANGE THE STEERING SYSTEM; HOWEVER, VW SAID I CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS COMPLETELY NONSENSE. FIRST, VW SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM; HOWEVER, LATER BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS NOISE, NOW IT ADMITTED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND SAID TO NEED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE STEERING SYSTEM. SINCE THERE WAS ONLY A SLIGHT DAMAGE AT THE LEFT BUMPER AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND IT DIDN'T DAMAGE THE STEERING SYSTEM INSIDE; THUS, IT MUST BE THE MALFUNCTION OF STEERING THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE WAY VOLKSWAGEN DEALT WITH MY COMPLAINT WAS HORRIBLE. VW TRIED TO PUSH ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY ON ME AND OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T SEE THE WHOLE THING FROM MY SIDE. *TR