2000 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

TURN SIGNAL ON MANY VOLKSWAGEN MODELS ACROSS MANY LATE 90'S AND EARLY MILLENNIUM MODELS (INCLUDING MY 2000 JETTA VR6) ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE. IT SEEMS TO BE A SHARED RELAY/FLASHER WITH THE HAZARD SYSTEM OR THE HAZARD SWITCH (BUTTON) ITSELF. *LA

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000. 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR TO A CARWASH (HANDWASH) NO WAXING WAS DONE. THE NEXT DAY, THERE WERE SPOTS ON THE HOOD OF MY CAR. THE CLEAR COAT HAD COME OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN SUNNYVALE, CA AND HE SAID IT WAS THE CARWASH COMPANIES FAULT. THEY HAD LEFT THE CAR OUT SIDE WITH WAX ON IT. I HAD NO PROOF THAT THE CAR WASN'T WAXED, BUT I DID NOT PAY FOR IT. THE NEXT PROBLEM HAPPENED IN 2003. MY O2 SENSOR WENT OUT. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, THE MAF SENSOR WENT OUT. 5 MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE TURBO CUTOFF VALVE WENT BAD AND 1 DAY AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DECIDED TO DROP INTO THE DOOR. THE CAR IS A 2000 WITH ONLY 55K MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAD ALL OIL CHANGES AND BASIC MAINTENCE DONE THAT IS NEEDED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ALREADY!*AK

2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS VR6 HAS RECALL FOR FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.*MR THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED IT WAS DETERMINED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE CONVERTER FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY COIL PACK. *JB

2000 VW JETTA 1.8 TURBO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 35,000 MILES, REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FOR $99.00 AFTER CALLING CORPORATE VW. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 45,000 MILES. REPLACE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AGAIN FOR FREE, REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, REPLACED TURBO SENSOR AND SEVERAL RELAYS FOR $280.00. REPLACED CLUTCH AT 51,000 MILES, FOUND OUT THEY USE THE SAME PARTS AS THE TDL ON THE TURBO CAR. CURRENTLY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, MORE THAN LIKELY DUE TO THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND TURBO SENSOR CAUSING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS $1200.00. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED OUT. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING IN EXCESS SPEED OF 80 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, BUT IT WAS NOT INDICATED WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY ONLY STATED THE COST TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED AND CAR ACCELERATED IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH, AND WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. ONLY WAY CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN IF CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HELD MANUALLY TO OFF AS IT WOULD NOT PERMANENTLY SHUT OFF. BRAKING DID DECELERATE BUT ENGINE CONTINUED AT THE SAME RPM, AS CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS LATER THE PART FAILED AGAIN. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE HAD RUN INTO A POLE AT A GAS STATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. THIS PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD TO BE RESET ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, REAR PADS, A/C WAS NOT COOLING, GLOVE BOX, POWER WINDOWS, CONSOLE, POWER SUNROOF, INTERIOR TRIM, STEERING/SUSPENSION, DRIVEABILITY, TRIM ELECTRICAL, SOUND SYSTEM, AND HEATING/COOLING. *SC THE CONSUMER DID NOT REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WHEN SHE HIT THE POLE. *JB

MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 60,000 MILES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER DISCUSSED THIS WITH VOLKSWAGEN, AND ASKED MANUFACTURER FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, VOLKSWAGEN WAS NOT LISTENING. *AK THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT UP/DOWN LEVER SPRING BROKE. THE MICRO SWITCH FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE TRUNK LIGHT AND GAS LIGHT ON THE DASH WERE INOPERATIVE. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *NM

VW JETTA TDI 1.9 LITTER DIESEL HAS EXTREMELY POOR FUEL MILEAGE. ADVERTISED IS TO GET 50 MI/GALLON. I GET AT BEST 40 MI/GALLON HIGHWAY AND AS LOW AS 25 MI/GALLON MIXED HIGHWAY/CITY. DEALER AVOIDS THE ISSUE BY SAYING LOW MILAGE IS DUE TO BAD FUEL, EXTREME COLD, POOR DRIVING HABITS. *AK

TOOK CAR FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A VW DEALER, HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THE ENGINE BLOCK WOULD GET A CRACK. IN FACT, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD ONLY EVER SEEN THIS INCIDENT ONCE BEFORE. MY CAR HAD NEVER OVERHEATED OR ANYTHING PRIOR TO THIS. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE I CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT. IT CANNOT BE SOLD AND I CAN'T AFFORD $7100 FOR A NEW ENGINE. IN FACT THE CAR IS NOT EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR...THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS (SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACE TWICE, THE TRUNK LATCH BROKE ONE DAY, THE REAR BREAKS HAD PREMATURE WEAR, GLOVE BOX LATCH BROKE). THESE ARE POORLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLES. I WISH I COULD GET RID OF IT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD,THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD INFORMED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS. *MR ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS WERE REPLACED. CURRENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. *SC

DURING HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A METAL BRIDGE, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. APPROXIMATE SPEED AT IMPACT 40 MPH. DRIVE & PASSENGER INJURED AND CAR FRONT END COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. AWAITING INSURANCE CO. INVESTIGATION AS TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE, POSSIBLY TOTAL LOSS.*AK

MY FIRST AND SECOND GEARS HAVE BEEN SPORADICALLY GRINDING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THREE TIMES THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD IT. FOURTH TIME THEY HEARD IT, BUT WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HEAR IT WHEN I RETURNED FOR THE SERVICE. *MR

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STARTED MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE AND WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP IT DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND BROKE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I JUMPED WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS IS A HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

I THOUGHT MY FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASE (A 2000 JETTA VR6 GLS) WAS A LEMON. I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS SUCH AS: - REAR CUP HOLDERS BROKEN - MIDDLE/REAR SEATBELT LOCKED, CANNOT BE USED - 02 SENSORS BOTH REPLACED SINCE MIL LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING - MAS SENSOR REPLACED (AND LATER RECALLED) - BOTH FRONT WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN TO THE "BLACK HOLE" (AND LATER RECALLED; INCLUDING A RECALL TO THE RECALL B/C THEY WENT FROM METAL CLIPS TO PLASTIC OR VICE VERSA) - PAINT PEELING FROM INSIDE DOOR HANDLES - ALARM SYSTEM FAULTY ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (DEALER TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE CAR BEEPS AT ME, THE ALARM IS NOT SECURED. SO, I MUST LOCK THE DOOR. STAND BY FOR 15 SECONDS, LOCK THE DOOR AGAIN AND THIS TIME WHEN THE CAR BEEPS, THE PASSENGER DOOR IS SECURED. AND, FURTHERMORE, (THIS IS GOOD - KEEP READING) I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DRIVE TOO CLOSE TO A JEA BUS, THEIR BUS COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE RUN ON THE SAME CHANNEL AS MY JETTA'S COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SOMETIMES BEING TOO CLOSE TO A JEA BUS WILL CAUSE MY CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM TO SCRAMBLE). COMPUTER SYSTEM CAN BE RESET, AND DID YOU KNOW THAT WHILE RESETTING, VW CAN MAKE YOUR CAR BEEP IN DIFFERENT PATTERNS? THAT'S PROBABLY A "FEATURE"! - CENTER CONSOLE/ARMREST LATCH BROKEN - LARGE SPRING SITS UNDERNEATH MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT - SEAT BELT NO LONGER CLICK, INDICATING LOCKED IN POSITION (DEALER TOLD ME IT STILL WORKS. SO, NOW I HAVE TO PUSH IT DOWN AND THEN TUG ON IT, HOPING THAT IT REALLY IS LOCKED -- IF NOT, I MAY FLY O

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM MY A/C. TURNED FAN OFF AND SQUEALING STOPPED. TURNED FAN BACK ON AND SQUEALING STARTED AGAIN THEN SOMETHING FEEL OFF MY CAR AND THE A/C WOULD NOT BLOW COLD AIR. JUST GOT BACK FROM FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED A NEW A/C CLUTCH AND COMPRESSOR AND IT WOULD COST $864.30. MY CAR IS NOT OLD ENOUGH AND DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH MILES FOR THE CLUTCH TO FAIL AND TO NEED A NEW COMPRESSOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 VW JETTA TDI THAT I PURCHASED NEW. THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 51,203 MILES. ACCORDING TO TOM SAPELAK, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE VW DEALER, THERE IS A RUBBER PIECE (MASS DAMPENER?) BETWEEN THE TWO PLATES OF THE FLYWHEEL. ON MY FLYWHEEL, THIS PIECE HAD 2.5" OF MOVEMENT, BUT THE SPECS INDICATED THAT IT SHOULD ONLY MOVE .1 MM. EVEN THOUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER THE FLYWHEEL, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY $1381.08 FOR A NEW CLUTCH KIT (CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING) AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE IT. I DO NOT BELIVE THAT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DRIVING HABITS. I HAD A 1985 VW GOLF DIESEL THAT HAD OVER 130,000 MILES WHEN I SOLD IT, AND I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH IN THAT VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND HAD A 1996 VW JETTA TURBODIESEL THAT HAD OVER 238,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE SOLD IT, AND WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH IN THAT VEHICLE EITHER. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT DRIVE MY CAR AND WE ARE NOT "HARD" ON CLUTCHES.*AK

I AM EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER ON HILLS AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AN INTERMITANT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. I OWN A VW JETTA TDI 2000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM 1ST AS A TURBO CONTROL MODULE, $252.00. SOME INCREASE IN POWER BUT NOT VERY MUCH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF. 2ND TRIP TO DEALER AFTER AN 1-1/2 HOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT CHARGING ME ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND MY CONSENTING THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS CARBON IN INTAKE AND EGR VALVE REPLACEMENT. I ASKED 4 QUESTIONS :HOW DOES CARBON GET IN AN AIR INTAKE?, HOW DID THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINE THIS WAS PROBLEM? WHY WASN'T IT IDENTIFIED THE 1ST TIME I TOOK CAR IN AND WHAT GUARANTEE WOULD I GET? THE DEALER WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT VW AMERICA HAS NOT ANSWERED THEM BUT HAS OFFERED TO PAY 100% PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE REPAIR AFTER TWO DAYS OF CALLING AND TRYING TO GET AN ANSWER FROM BOTH OF THEM. DON, IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR REPAIR UPON MY GOING TO ANOTHER DEALER AND PAYING FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM, AS THE FIRST DEALER HAS REFUSED SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I INSISTED ON ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS BEFORE OK'ING REPAIR. THE NUMBER I CALLED FOR VW AMERICA IS 1-800- 822-8987. I HAVE ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SERIOUS SAFTEY HAZARD ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANY HIGHWAY WHERE A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE MAY BE A HAZARD. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSED CAR TO LOCK IN PARK, AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

IN REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V096000 ONE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM SHOULD BE NOTED. I HAVE A 2000 VW JETTA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILS, AS IT DID ON MY CAR AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THE SHIFTER CANNOT BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THIS EFFECTIVELY LEAVES THE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED AND THE OWNER NEEDING A TOW. I THINK THAT ALL OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH REPLACED SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE SWITCH REPAIR AND TOWING IF APPLICABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. DAN ELIADES. *NM

OIL BURNS EXCESSIVELY. AS A RESULT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED, AND WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN FOUR MONTHS.*AK

REAR BRAKE PADS WORN OUT AT 18,000 K. ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. CALIPER WAS NAMED AS DEFICTIVE AND NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN

NUMEROUS WINDOW REGULATOR ISSUES, ONE TOTAL REPLACEMENT. SOME ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN, THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND MOST LIKELY AN EASY REMEDY AT THE FACTORY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON WINDOW REGULATORS!*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER HAD A CIGARETTE SIZE BURN HOLE IN IT. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, WHICH BECAME STRONGER AS TIME PROGRESSED. ALSO, SMOKE CAME FROM THE SEAT. WHEN HEATER WAS TURNED OFF THE SMELL AND THE SMOKE CEASED. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. ALSO, DEALERSHIP FLOOR MANAGER INDICATED THERE WERE MANY VOLKSWAGEN JETTAS WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. *AK

REAR-ENDED WHILE AT A STOP. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

REQUEST FOR FULL REIMBURSEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1898.94 FOR UNWARRANTED REPAIRS. (NAR) *PH *CB

VW JETTA TDI- THE TURBO HASN'T BEEN WORKING. APPARENTLY, THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A CCV (CRANKCASE VENT) SYSTEM AND AN EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION) SYSTEM. OILY FUMES FROM THE CCV SYSTEM COMBINE WITH CARBON PARTICLES FROM THE EGR SYSTEM TO FORM A BLACK STICKY TAR IN THE INTAKE SYSTEM. THIS EVENTUALLY STARTS RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF AIRFLOW INTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN GRADUAL POWER LOSS AS THE VEHICLE AGES AND THE INTAKE CLOGGING BECOMES WORSE. THIS IS APPARENTLY PREVENTABLE BY ADJUSTING THE INTAKE AIR VOLUME OF 370 MG/STROKE USING A COMPUTER TO REPROGRAM THE EGR. REPLACING THE MANIFOLD & EGR IS AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.*AK

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 PM IN SNOWING CONDITIONS WHEN SHE STRUCK A SNOW PLOW TRUCK IN THE REAR. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE SPREADER DEVICE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING SEVERE FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO BRUISING ACROSS HER SHOULDER OR CHEST FROM THE SEATBELT (YET), THOUGH SHE WAS WEARING IT. THE AIRBAG CONTROLLER AND ECM HAVE NOT BEEN CHECKED FOR STORED FAULT CODES. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. HE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FAIRLY NEW AND HAD ONLY 42,182 MILES ON IT, AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK *SC *JB

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A 2000 JETTA TDI WITH A DEFECTIVE MASS AIR SENSOR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ENGINE OIL VAPOR LEAKS DOWN THE AIR INTAKE AND CREATES A OIL FILM OVER SENSOR WHICH RENDERS IT INOP. WITH IT NOT WORKING THE CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. MY MECHANIC SAID A REPLACEMENT IS $274.00 FOR THIS ITEM AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER BUYING THE NEW PART. I FIND THIS PROBLEM UNACCEPTABLE AND FIGURE THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THIS PART MUST HAVE GOT A HUGE BONUS FOR THIS RECURRING PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK *JB *NM

REPLACED REAR BRAKE LIGHT 4 TIMES; EMERGENCY FLASHER & TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK RANDOMLY. TWICE HAD REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED; ROTORS TURNED SECOND TIME -- TOTAL COST $550. REPEATED SENSOR FAILURES -- KNOCK SENSOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR; INDUCTION COIL FAILURE & VEHICLE IMBOLIZED. DRIVER MIRROR REPAIRED TWICE; PASSENGER P/WINDOW STUCK DOWN; DRIVER WINDOW LOCK TWICE; SEAT BELT CRACKED

BRAKE PADS WENT CALLIPERS WENT AND ROTTERS WENT WITH BRAKES. VW USED THE WRONG CALLIPERS FOR THE CAR. AC WENT DID NOT GO COLD. STARTER WENT HAD TO REPLACE WITH NEW ONE THAT WAS THE OTHER. PAINT STARING CHIPPING PART OF THE COST WAS A KEY SCRATCH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD TO REPLACE MASSIVE AIR FLOW METER.

MY VEHICLE IS A TDI DIESEL -COMPUTER/ENGINE - ENGINE DIAGNOSIS LIGHT HAS COME ON - DIAGNOSIS ($85.00) GATE ON TURBO CHARGER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WAS TOLD COULD DRIVE VEHICLE BUT PERFORMANCE MAY DETERIORATE. ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON OCAAISIONALY. REAR BRAKES SEIZED AND WORE COMPLETELY OUT - DEALER REFUSED ANY WARRANTY - WROTE V/W CUSTOMER SERVICE - THEY REFUNDED ABOUT 90% OF MY COST

WHEN TURN SIGNAL AND/OR HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS ARE USED AND LEFT IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE RATE AND WHICH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINK GRADUALLY "SLOWS". AFTER THE SIGNALS ARE LEFT ON FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS CEASE TO "BLINK" AND EVENTUALLY "FREEZE" AND ARE CONSTANTLY LIT. IF CAR WERE TO BECOME DISABLED, THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES, AND THEREAFTER REMAIN CONSTANTLY LIT, THUS RENDERING THEM USELESS TO WARN APPROACHING MOTORISTS OF A DISABLED VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZAED SWITCH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON A NON-REPEATABLE RANDOM BASIS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CONTINUED THIS WAY UNTIL THE DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. *AK

2000 JETTA GL, CANNOT MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE IS LOCKED. I HEARD THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE 2000 JETTA FROM MANY PEOPLE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAS LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS.*AK

REAR BRAKES ON VW JETTA -- CALIPERS SEIZED, ROTORS RUINED, PADS METAL-TO-METAL. FRONT BRAKES VIRTUALLY IN FACTORY CONDITION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THEN, CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT. *AK

2000 VW JETTA TDI- TURBO DOES NOT APPEAR TO WORK FOR PAST 6-8 MONTHS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ON ANY HILLS, INCLUDING ON ENTRANCE RAMPS, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, BUT HAS OFFERED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS INCLUDING REPLACING MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, SOME TYPE OF VALVE IN THE TURBO, FOR EXAMPLE. ALSO NOTED IS THE VEHICLE CAN INTERMITTENTLY PROVIDE SOME DIESEL BOOST- SEEMS ONLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL. AND THE FUEL FILLER NECK INTERIOR DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF SOMETIME IN THE PAST YEAR. IS THIS RELATED? IS THIS SAFE? *LA

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR SWITCH. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS........................*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE AIR FILTER WHICH WAS CLOGGED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSES OF $ 1,892.94. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE INTAKE HAD CARBON BUILD UP. THE INTAKE AND EGR WERE CLEANED AND THE AIR MASS METER WAS REPLACED . THE AIR METER WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO COME ON. *SC

2000 JETTA (VW) 2 WEEKS AGO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BROKE AND BOUGHT NEW REGULATOR AND HAD FIXED. TODAY MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BROKE. 60K ON VEHICLE AND I THINK THIS IS ABSURD. VW SHOULD RECALL ALL UNITS MANUFACTURED WITH THIS REGULATOR. I WILL BE GOING TO DEALERSHIP TOMMOROW TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY.*AK

MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE SWITCH FAILURE AT 47000 MILES. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA STATED CAR OUTSIDE OF 36 MONTH EMISSIONS WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE SUFFERED A LOST OF POWER WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES.*MR ON MARCH 7 2002 UNIVERSITY VW DISCOVERED A DEFECTIVE AIRFLOW METER. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED FOR A CRACKED RAIN DRAIN. THE BRAKE SERVO WAS CHANGED FOR A PIN HOLE AIR LEAK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE GLOW PLUG HARNESS MIGHT BE THE CAUSE AS TO WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. THE HAZARD SWITCH SWITCHED ON AND OFF DISTRESSING OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND. REPLACED THE HAZARD RELAY SWITCH (ON THE DASH) BY MYSELF. BACK BRAKE PAD WORE DOWN TO THE RIVETS. VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON 3 OCCASIONS HAD PRESSURE TEST AND THERMOSTAT CHANGED AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST.*TS *JB

MY JETTA HAS BEEN BACK AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION AS IF IT WILL STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON UNTIL THEY RESET IT AND SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASS AIR SENSOR AND CLEANED PARTS OF THE ENGINE. THEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS THE IGNITION COIL AND WIRES FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700.00. THIS CAR IS JUST THREE YEARS OLD AND I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 IN REPAIRS IN TWO MONTHS. I DIDN'T EVEN MADE IT OUT OF THE DEALER'S PARKING LOT BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WON'T HELP. *LA