- VIN: WVGEF9BP5DD00****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2013
Ownership Cost for 2013 Volkswagen Touareg (VR6 Executive)
Estimated: $50210 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$4386 |
$2105 |
$1842 |
$1667 |
$1491 |
$11491 |
Insurance |
$1998 |
$2068 |
$2141 |
$2216 |
$2293 |
$10716 |
Fuel |
$1950 |
$2009 |
$2079 |
$2162 |
$2259 |
$10459 |
Maintenance |
$2365 |
$1889 |
$1264 |
$1643 |
$2108 |
$9269 |
Repairs |
$849 |
$1020 |
$1161 |
$1282 |
$1480 |
$5792 |
Taxes & Fees |
$1677 |
$1677 |
$1677 |
$1677 |
$1677 |
$2484 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$13225 |
$9282 |
$8730 |
$9125 |
$9848 |
$50210 |
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: 3596 Displacement CI: 219.441383764 Displacement L: 3.596000 Doors: 4 Engine Cylinders: 6 Engine HP: 280.00 Engine KW: 208.796000 Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg) Make: VOLKSWAGEN Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA Manufacturer Id: 1147 Model: Touareg Model Year: 2013 Other Engine Info: BIN 5 emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: DVWXT03.6U76 Other Restraint System Info: Advanced Front Air Bags., Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Bratislava Plant Country: Slovakia Seat Belts All: Manual Series: V6 FSI/TDI TPMS: Direct Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2004 |
PARKING BRAKE |
I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY 2004 VW TOUAREG ON 7-11-04. BY 9-9-04 IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN IN 6 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, 3 TIMES FOR THE AC, 3 TIMES FOR THE BATTERY, AND 1-2 TIMES FOR OTHER THINGS. TOMORROW, I WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN FOR FURTHER A/C PROBLEMS, BRAKES THAT CATCH ON THEIR OWN WHILE IN DRIVE, INTERMITTENT FAULTY TRIGGERING OF TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND A HOLE THAT I DISCOVERED ONLY DAY IN THE FIRE BLANKET UNDER THE HOOD. APPARENTLY THE ENGINE HEAT HAS BEEN BURNING A HOLE IN IT AND HAS BURNED AWAY A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE BLANKET TO THE HOOD ITSELF, BUT NOT THROUGH THE HOOD YET. THIS CAR HAS MEANT TIME LOST FROM WORK AND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN THE SHOP AND PAYING FOR RENTAL CARS. THIS CAR IS A FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. FAIRFAX COUNTY CONSUMER PROTECTION (ROY SEGER) HAD CONTACTED VW AS THIS CAR FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW. VW RESPONDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COMPLY, STATING THAT THEY HAD FIXED THE BATTERY. THEIR RESPONSE FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MULTITUDE OF OTHER PROBLEMS...AND NOW THIS. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO POWERLESS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP?? *NM |
2013 |
SUSPENSION |
VEHICLE EXHIBITS A STEERING WHEEL SHAKE THAT CONSISTENTLY OCCURS ABOVE 60MPH ON ALL ROAD SURFACES. AT ONSET, CAN FEEL OSCILLATION IN HANDS AND ARMS. WITH HANDS LIGHTLY ON WHEEL OR REMOVED, CAN VISUALLY CONFIRM STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (CYCLICAL ROTATION FROM L TO R AND BACK) WITH ABOUT 3/8" TOTAL TRAVEL AT STEERING WHEEL PERIMETER. CABIN ALSO EXHIBITS SLIGHT VIBRATION WHICH CAN BE FELT IN SEAT. CAR DOES NOT TRACK WELL IN LANE AND CONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VW IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND ADDRESSES IT IN TSB 44-13-01 FROM JUNE 2013. REPEATED APPLICATION OF THE REMEDIES IN THE TSB HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SUBSTITUTION OF ALL FOUR WHEELS AND TIRES FROM ANOTHER TOUAREG THAT DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM FAILS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, SUGGESTING THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE WHEELS/TIRES. ISSUE PERSISTS WITH NO REMEDY TO DATE. *TR |
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