2000 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 195/65R15) (TIRESIZE: 195/65R15)

REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED 5 TIMES, REAR ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES, NEW COMPOUND PADS REPLACED 2 TIMES- CAR IS HAVING ADDITIONAL CHANGES PERFORMED JULY 30,2000 . MANUFACTURER CALLED 12/5/2000, LETTERS(CERTIFIED MAIL) ON MARCH 23 2002 AND JUNE 9,2001- JULY 25 2001, MANUFACTURER RECOGNIZES THAT 'THE PARTICULAR NON-CONFORMITY THAT WXISTS IN YOUR VEHICLE PRESENTS A POTENIAL SAFETY CONCERN'.*AK

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. *YH

MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. THE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR AND WOULDN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY AGAIN. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD, PARTICLUARLY WHEN COVERED BY PLASTIC UNTIL REPAIRED. *AK

A WAX MELTED OUT OF THE DOORS OF THE CAR, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW MADE A SCREACHING NOISE THEN DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE ELECTRICALLY ROLLING IT UP. ALL OTHER WINDOWS ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE SO I CAN'T USE THEM IN FEAR I THEY TOO WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. SUN ROOF COVER CAME OFF THE TRACK WHILE SHUTTING IT. THE LEVER THAT YOU PUSH TO OPEN THE ARM REST POPPED OFF WHILE OPENING IT. THE DRINK HOLDER FIRST KEPT STICKING INSIDE THE CONSUL, THEN IT SLOWLY BROKE APART. THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THESE THINGS THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BROKE IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER ONLY 24000 MILES. MY COOLANT (WATER) PUMP JUST BROKE LAST WEEK, BUT THEY FIXED IT BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED REPAIR EITHER. I'M IN NEED OF HELP AND I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THIS DEALERSHIP IS TREATING ME. THIS CAR IS AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF JUNK. I'M WAITING FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

DEALERS OPENLY ACKNOWLEGE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAP SENSORS ON GAS AND DIESEL ENGINES, BUT VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA INTERNALLY REFUSES TO RECALL THIS ITEM. THE SAME COMPLAINTS ARE MADE ABOUT THE VERY COMMON RELAY 109 FUSE FAILURES, WHICH VOLKSWAGENW IS LIKEWISE PUTTING OFF. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO RECALL THESE TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE COST ME PLENTY OF OUT OF POCKET MONEY, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A RIP-OFF OF ALL CONSUMERS BY VW OF AMERICA AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR IGNORANCE OF THESE OBVIOUS PROBLEMS! *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 23 MPH, PASSING A COMBINE, SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. APPLIED BRAKES AND STOPPED PASSING PROCESS. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. DEALER HAD REPLACED NUMEROUS SENSORS.*AK

BOTH REAR DOOR PANELS VIBRATE--DEALER UNABLE TO FIX. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED--TEMP. SENSOR REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER--DEALER REPLACED TEMP. SENSOR. PASSANGER FRONT WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO UP--DEALER FIXED. THREE MONTHS LATER, WINDOW WENT DOWN AGAIN--DEALER FIXED. AIR CONDITIONER EMINATES MUSTY SMELL--DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A PLUGGED DRAIN HOLE IN A/C UNIT--WILL NO FIX. REAR PASSANGER DOOR LEAKS A THICK, GREASY SUBSTANCE. B-PILLAR TRIM VIBRATES ON DRIVER SIDE.*AK

FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW CABLE BROKE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, CAUSING GLASS TO BREAK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. BUT, UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THESE INCIDENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH AND WITH NO PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE LOST SPEED TO AROUND 20 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE BUT THE CONSUMER THINKS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION. *YH

THE FIRST DEFECT WAS AT NIGHT, BUT WHEN THE DRIVERS WINDOW BROKE, IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN. VERY HARD TO SEE AND DRIVE WHEN THE RAIN IS SOAKING YOU.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

POWER STEERING BEGAN MAKING A WHEEZING, STRAINED NOISE AFTER THE 20000 MILE SERVICE. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR; REGULATOR WAS REPLACED BY WARRANTY.*AK

NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL COMPNENTS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED. THE MISFIRING ON ACCELERATION CAUSES CAR TO THRUST FORWARD AFTER APPLYING THE THROTTLE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD, AS I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ON-COMING TRAFIC IN AN INTERSECTION.

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BREAKS PREMATURELLY CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL DOWN INTO DOOR. PROBLEM OCCURS WITH EITHER DOOR ON BOTH THE TWO DOOR AND FOUE DOOR JETTA AND GOLF. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE RECIEVED VERY LITTLE ASSISTANCE FROM DEALER OR VW ABOUT ISSUE. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE INTERNET AT, "WWW.VWVORTEX.COM." LOOK FOR THE FOROUM SECTION, THEN PROCEED TO JETTA AND GOLF IV. DO A SEARCH FOR WINDOW REGULATORS AND VOLLA YOU WILL FIND A LONG LIST OF OWNERS HOW HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERS AND TO VWOA ABOUT ISSUE. VWOA STANCE HAS NOT BEEN SET AS A WHOLE AS OF YET, IT SEEMS THAT THEY WILL STRADDLE THE GATE ON THIS ISSUE UNTIL SOMEONE MAKES THEM ACCOUNTABLE. AND WITHOUT VWOA ADDMITTING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIPS WILL CONTINUE TO DENY THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND MAKE THE OWNER LIABLE. PLEASE, CAN YOU INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND GIVE THE MAJORITY OF UUS VW OWNERS SOME RELIEF. THANK YOU

MY 2000 VW JETTA WITH 2.0 LITER ENGINE IS SUFFERING SAME FATE AS MANY OTHERS, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I FOLLOWED MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS BY HAVING MY FIRST OIL CHANGE / SERVICING AT APPROX. 5000 MILES. AT 8190, OIL LIGHT FLASHED AND I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION...DIPSTICK WAS DRY. ADDED 2 FULL QUARTS OF OIL TO BRING BACK TO NORMAL. VW HAS BEGUN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON MY CAR.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION IN WHICH SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND REAR AIR BAGS ALL FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BACK DOOR WINDOW REGULATORS MALFUNCTIONED UPON ACTIVATION, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN TO DEFOG, AND THEN FAILED WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE. I HAD TO PRESS THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES FOR THEM TO GO BACK UP. DEALER WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY CANNOT "DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIPS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, AND MANY FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THEY HAVE FAILED ON ME BEFORE, AND I DON'T WANT THIS HAPPENING WHEN I AM AWAY FROM HOME, LEAVING MY CAR VULNERABLE TO RAIN OR OTHER WEATHER DAMAGE, AS WELL AS THEFT AND VANDALISM.

BACK REAR BRAKES GRINDED TO A STOP NEEDED NEW PADS & ROTORS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAS NUMEROUS FAILURES IN DIFFERENT THINGS. RIGHT KNOW IT HAS HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSION IN 18 MONTHS, THIS LAST ONE IS FAILING AGAIN. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY 'DROPPED' DOWN INTO THE DOOR, LEAVING THE WINDOW TOTALLY OPEN WITH NO ABILITY TO CLOSE.*AK

THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR AN AIRBAG FAULT PROBLEM WITH THE TENSION SET TO HIGH IN THE AIRBAG. VWOA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO APPROPRIATELY FIX THE PROBLEM AND IS PUTTING ME AT RISK DUE TO AIRBAG NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE AIRBAG UNIT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT VWOA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR THOSE WITH THE PROBLEM. ROYAL MOTORS IS THE DEALER THAT THE VECHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN TO DUBLIN MOTORS IN DUBLIN, CA AND LOEBER MOTORS IN CHICAGO, IL.*AK

BUMPER IS THE SAME COLOR AS CAR. BUMPERS ARE ATTACHED BY SNAPS UNDER CAR,RIGHT SIDE OF BUMPER CAME UNHOOKED. TOOK DEALER ABOUT 5 TIMES, CURRENTLY, OTHER SIDE IS COMING OFF.*AK

DOORS LEAK AN OIL SUBSTANCE, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CAR WAS DESIGNED FOR GERMANY'S COLD WEATHER, AND IT WILL STOP IN ABOUT A YEAR.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND LEAKING.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND EMISSIONS WORK SHOP WARNING KEEPS COMING ON. EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT ITS A DIFFERENT REASON THE LIGHT IS COMING ON. TO DATE THEY HAVE MADE THREE DIFFERENT REPAIRS TO THE CAR AND NONE OF THEM HAVE WORKED. I RECEIVED THE LAST CHECK ENGINE/EMISSIONS WORKSHOP ON 4/10/01 AND CAR IS IN THE SHOP BEING FIXED.*AKY

ON 10/2000 D/S PWR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR FRAME, CAR UNDER WARRANTY AND PART REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH AT DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART FAILING. SIX MONTHS LATER ON 04/11/2001 THE PASSENGER SIDE PWR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. ON THIS OCCASION I CONTACED VW SINCE MY CAR HAD JUST PASSED OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, VW TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME. I AM HOPING THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH THE REAR WINDOWS. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH VW AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, POSSIBLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED SINCE WHEN THE REGULATOR BREAKS THE NOISE IS VERY FRIGHTENING (SOUNDS LIKE A GUNSHOT) AND POSSIBLY MIGHT CAUSE SOMEONE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER FOUND NOTHING. CONSUMER THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO DID OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, AND AFTER 6 VISITS FOUND BRAKE IN SEALING RING IN ENGINE. *AK

OIL LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AFTER CONSUMER HAD OIL CHANGED IN VEHICLE. PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL, AND WAS ABOUT READY TO BLOW UP. THERE WAS A GAP IN BETWEEN PISTONS THAT WERE CAUSING THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND STRUCK A TREE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. DOOR DEFORMATION WAS SEVERE AND NONE OF THE FOUR AIRBAGS WENT OFF. BECAUSE OF THE BLUNT TRAUMA TO MY CHEST AND LOWER BODY, I SUFFERED A COLLAPSED LEFT LUNG, A RUPTURED SPLEEN, A BROKEN SCAPULA, FOUR FRACTURED RIBS AND A SHATTERED PELVIS. MY WIFE WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER RECIEVED A FRACTURED COLLARBONE BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF ME COLLIDING INTO HER. I WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR A WEEK AND IN CRITICAL CONDITON FOR FOUR DAYS, MY LEFT LUNG WAS 70% FILLED WITH BLOOD AND I RECIEVED TWO CHEST TUBES AS WELL AS MY RUPTURED SPLEEN WAS REMOVED. I HAVE NOT RECIEVED ALL OF MY BILLS YET AND ALLREADY ALL OF THESE PROCEDURES ARE GOING TO COST OVER $100K.

VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE. CURRENTLY, SAME PROBLEM AGAIN OCCURRED. *AK

I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR HIT ME ON MY LEFT SIDE AND THE AIRBAG DIDNT POP OUT THEN I HIT TO OTHER CARS BECAUSE I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IN NON OF THE HITS ANY AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT POP OUT EITHER.*AK

MY 2000 JETTA HAS BEGAN BURNING OIL AT A RATE OF 3/4 QT TO 1 1/4 QT PER 1000 MILES. THE DEALER AND VOLKSWAGEN STATE THIS IS NORMAL BY THEIR STANDARDS AND THEY JUST CONTINUE TO DO OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS AND TELL US TO COME BACK. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER NEW CARE THAT I HAVE OWNED. *AK

DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX CREAKING SUSPENSION NOISE 3 TIMES. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, OR FIX IT. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. EXTERIOR NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, HOLES IN ROAD, AND WHEN TURNING RIGHT, OR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNING RIGHT. DEFINITELY NOT AN INTERIOR CREAKING NOISE. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY B/C DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM IS A SUSPENSION ISSUE. PLEASE HELP GET THIS FIXED?

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD SIDE AIR BAGS AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING ENGINE WOULD BURN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE AT LEAST 2 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT OIL BURNING WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR JETTA. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK THERE WAS GEL-LIKE BUILDUP ON THE OIL CAP AND DIPSTICK DUE TO ANTIFREEZE OR MOISTURE MOUNTING WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER INTENDS TO PURSUE LEMON LAW IF DEFECTS WERE NOT CORRECTED. *YH

OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON WHETHER VEHICLE HAS OIL IN IT OR NOT. CONSUMER CHANGES OIL EVERY 2500 MILES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD FIND WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

SECOND QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED, SEE ODI ID #737218... NO RESPONSE OR ACTION TO DATE 02/12/2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN, AND BEGAN TO COAST BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FUEL HAD BEGAN TO LEAK FROM FUEL LINE IN REAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

I FELL THAT I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PROBLEMS ARE ON GOING. I HAVE VOICED MY COMPLAINT TO VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND SALES MANAGER. I HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS A "LEMON" AS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT ARE ONGOING. I DO NOT GET CALLED BACK WHEN THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO CALL, THEY POINT FINGERS AT EACH OTHER AND NO RESULTS. THE SALES PERSON/VW DEALERSHIP CONSULTANT OFFERED ME A TRADE IN VALUE OF $15,500 AND A SMALL DISCOUNT ON ANOTHER CAR. I WISH TO SEEK ASSISTANCE IN MAKING MY "LEMON" CAR SITUATION RIGHT. I ALSO HAVE A WRITTEN DOCUMENTAION OF MY EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE HISTORY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MYSELF, AS A CONSUMER, SHOULD BE TREATED IN A MANNER, THAT DISGARDS THE INTEGRETY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. IF YOUR AGENY CAN HELP ME, I WOULD BE APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NO SAFETY DERFECT LISTED. *AK

VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SIX TIMES, EACH TIME PROMPTED BY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. CJ

AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED 5 TIMES AND SPIRAL SPRING REPLACED - LIGHT STILL INDICATES MALFUNCTIONING SYSTEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WERE REPLACED, INSTALLED FRONT HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR, INSTALL 6 DISC CD CHANGER, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND WIRING HARNESS WAR REPLACED. OWNER IS NO LONGER IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE *YD

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION. THEN AGAIN THE, REVERSE WAS NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME, AND TWO TRANSMISSIONS HAD BEEN REPLACED.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT HAS DEFECTIVE ROLLERS, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS FOR NEW ROLLERS TO COME INTO DEALER. IN MEANTIME, CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH AND UNSAFE SEAT. *AK *SLC

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION WITH MY VOLKSWAGEN, JETTA 2000. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL WARRANTY SCHEDULED CHECKUPS, AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF TEH CAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, AT ONE POINT, I DISCOVERED, BETWEEN THE WARRRANTY CHECKUPS, THAT MY CAR'S, OIL DIP STICK WAS ABSOLUTELY DRY. I REPORTED THIS EVENT TO ATAMIAN VOLKSWAGEN WHO TOLD ME THAT "2000 VOLKSWAGEN ARE WELL KNOWN TO CONSUME OIL". SINCE THEN I HAVE UNDERGONE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT MY CAR CONSUMES OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 1500 MILES. WV SAYS THAT THIS COMPLIES WITH THEIR SPECIFICATIONS (THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE IS NOT STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL).*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL. IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY AND ACCELERATE WHILE TRY TO STOP. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS 14 MONTHS OLD, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY BY MILEAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COOLANT SENSOR FOR $175.00!! NOW TWO MONTHS LATER THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THERE APPEARS TO BE WATER/COOLANT IN THE OIL! NOW THE CAR IS ABOUT 16 MONTHS OLD. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE PRIOR REPAIR, AND DID NOT PAY FOR THE FAILED INTERIOR LIGHTS, EITHER.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR, TRANSMISSION GRINDS, 1ST,2ND,& 3RD GEAR SINCRO'S HAVE BEEN REPLACED W/ ONLY 5000 MILES ON NEW CAR. STILL SHIFTS HARD INTO 2ND GEAR & SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL INTO 2ND GEAR. APPERANTLY VOLKSWAGEN IS NOW SAYING THAT SYNTHETIC TRANSMITION FLUID IS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES GO BRIGHT AND THEN DIM, MAKES IT HARD TO SEE INSTURMENT PANEL AT NIGHT*AK