Volkswagen Unveils Plans For 5 Series/E-Class Fighter

Go to TrueDelta, that's about as good of data as you're going to get. That, plus the Consumer Reports survey results. If you could get access to the repairs database that the repair shops and dealerships use, you could make some valid inferences, but that data isn't available to the public.

I could compile a list for you of items I've personally repaired and the list would be EXTENSIVE to say the least, covering all models. The rants and complaints you read about on this site are well deserved IMHO. Admittedly, I've never touched a VW diesel to date.

Every car I've ever owned (mostly beater Fords) has beat my VW Jutta TDI my thousands of dollars prey year in maintenance costs. I had the cursed 01M 4-speed automatic gearbox. The VW faithful say I should have avoided that particular car, since it was built in Mexico and had an auto. But the fact is that VW did build and sell this car, and so it does reflect on their actual reputation.

@Luke42 I find the VW unreliability paradox interesting, as well. I had a gasoline model 94 Jetta GL. Base model with 5MT, dripping in 2.slow goodness. What a cockroach it was. Had it for years. I couldn't kill the little sh*t. I tried, too! The yard hauled it away. It became too rusty underneath and was leaking fuel AND had a nasty exhaust leak. Bad situation there. That bastard was a running car when it was hauled away. Nothing but oil changes.

OK, here goes: '09 Jetta TDI; 66k turbo failure - $3k, 75k DPF failure - $6k.

@jpolicke $6K! How much is a new DPF filter sans labor? I would think the system is covered under warranty for "x" amount of time, no? Either way I would of traded it in on something none-VAG.

@jpolicke This is the info I'd like to see. Not interested in data or polls,I'm interested in the people right here on this forum so eager to bury an Axe in VWs name to come forward with the year and model they own/owned and the problems they had. Not interested in any opinions, references to links or polls, or cheesy 5th grade comments. For the number of people throwing rocks theres either a lot of disgruntled owners, or a lot of bored individuals with nothing better to do than jump on the band wagon. Jpolicke, I'm sure this is no condolence to you,but the problems you listed are more of a result of the epa regs than VW failures. Take a look at the Fords, GMs, and Rams of the same vintage of your car and you will find your problems were very common amongst diesel powered automakers. Btw, your prices are just a tad out of line.

Luke42: And I've spent more money on repairs on the wife's bling bling Mercury Mountaineer Premier in 2 years than I've spent on her commuter Beetle TDI in 12 years so what's your point? This is the 3rd Ford I've owned that all but broke the bank and will be the last. Over engineered and under achieved. Kinda like GM, but GM isn't over engineered they're simply waaay under achieved POS's. I get a real kick out of this comment: "thousands of dollars a year in maintenance costs". What were you driving, a Jetta or a Rolls Royce? This is the kind of garbage I have to laugh at when I read it. There certainly is no shortage of it around here.

@mason My Jetta SportWagen TDI is five months old and about to cross 10K miles. I hope it lasts a very long time. As for my other Volkswagen (a 1997 Jetta GLX VR6), it has had about $3500 worth of work sunk into it over the last twelve months. First, the A/C compressor gradually quit working and then exploded, throwing shrapnel into the radiator and destroying it. Then all four window regulators went out. Recently, the power-steering pump failed and we had to chase gremlins in the electrical harness because the cruise control, instrument panel and windshield wipers also stopped working properly at that time. Even though it only has 96,000 miles, it was *not* maintained or used properly by the previous owner. She was a college professor that bought it new and only drove it the three miles to and campus each day, which is the kind of driving you absolutely shouldn't do to a VR6.

83 Rabbit GTI - alternator quit at the year 6 mark, odometer stopped working at exactly 56,299 miles. Ten years of ownership, two problems. 07 GTI - flawless in two years of ownership. 10 GTI - one problem in five years of ownership, a door lock switch replaced under warranty. 12 Touareg -- flawless in three years of ownership.

@mason Here you go: 2003 vw passat 2.8 V6 Tie rods,PCV valve,Two sets of axles,Valve cover gaskets,Camshaft seals at back of heads,Seleniod for evap system, Rain gutters below winshield caused leak into car,Sunroof leaked,Waterpump,Heatercore leaked, burned almost a quart and a half of oil between oil changes. At the time i sold it the thermostat housing had a small leak and it needed ball joints. The car haf 94000 miles on it. I know i have missed some things but I have tried to forget about that pos.

@EAF Don't know the price of the part alone, since at the time it was only available from the dealer and they just gave a total price. I didn't lay out the cash because it made it under the 80k emissions warranty. However the scare was enough for the wife to agree that we could not afford to own an out-of-warranty VW.

@Kyree How does one properly maintain their electrical harness?

@mason JRMason, The prices I quoted came from the work orders.

@suckbangblow "How does one properly maintain their electrical harness?" He was referring to the mechanical parts obviously. Run a car into the ground and you'll pay the price no matter what the make. I'm not sure when these repairs took place, but most of what was listed can be expected on a 17 year old car. As for the electric harness, we had to have the entire harness relating to the AWD system on our POS 08 Mountaineer Premier with only 50k miles. It was still under the factory extended warranty, but wiring harnesses are not covered. That particular trip to the blue oval dealer cost $2200 out of pocket, wasn't the first and wasn't the last.

The left front blinker went out on the wife's Beetle on the way home tonight. Datchitauto!