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VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 AUDI A3, TT, AND TT ROADSTER PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 AND AUGUST 26, 2009. THE CLOSING FORCE OF AN INTERNAL SPRING OF THE FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE IS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO HOLD THE VALVE CLOSED UNDER EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLY ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE WIRING HARNESS OF A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) MAY HAVE CONNECTOR WIRES THAT WERE INSUFFICIENTLY CRIMPED. WITH INSUFFICIENTLY CRIMPED CONNECTOR WIRES, A TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FALSELY DETECT A HIGH GEARBOX OIL TEMPERATURE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLASH. IN ADDITION, THE "DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL" INDICATOR LIGHT WILL BE ILLUMINATED, ALERTING THE DRIVER TO APPLY THE BRAKES.
Title | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total for 5 years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depreciation |
Year 1 $1,028 |
Year 2 $949 |
Year 3 $870 |
Year 4 $790 |
Year 5 $711 |
Total for 5 years: $4,348 |
Insurance |
Year 1 $1,516 |
Year 2 $1,569 |
Year 3 $1,624 |
Year 4 $1,680 |
Year 5 $1,739 |
Total for 5 years: $8,128 |
Fuel |
Year 1 $1,444 |
Year 2 $1,488 |
Year 3 $1,540 |
Year 4 $1,601 |
Year 5 $1,674 |
Total for 5 years: $7,747 |
Maintenance |
Year 1 $2,763 |
Year 2 $2,061 |
Year 3 $1,084 |
Year 4 $919 |
Year 5 $2,291 |
Total for 5 years: $9,118 |
Repair |
Year 1 $1,372 |
Year 2 $1,290 |
Year 3 $1,473 |
Year 4 $1,590 |
Year 5 $1,816 |
Total for 5 years: $7,541 |
Taxes & Fees |
Year 1 $555 |
Year 2 $63 |
Year 3 $81 |
Year 4 $52 |
Year 5 $72 |
Total for 5 years: $823 |
Total for 5 years: $37,704
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