2000 Volkswagen Jetta

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  MY 2000 VW PASSAT CAUGHT ON FIRE DEC 28, 2007. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION COIL. THE FINAL COST TO REPAIR (IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED) IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. I FIND IT VERY PERTURBING TO FIND OUT THAT VW KNEW OF THESE (COIL) DEFECTS YET DID NOTHING TO INFORM OWNERS. I HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN AGES 2 AND 4 IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. FORTUNATELY, MY QUICK INSTINCTS PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH LIMITED ENGINE DAMAGE AND WITHOUT CASUALTIES. *TR

• 12/31/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE COIL PACK FAILURE ON MY 2000 VW JETTA - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT VW OF AMERICA REFUSES TO ADDRESS. THIS COIL PACK FAILS AND CAUSES IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER IN THE ENGINE - I WAS DRIVING AND LOST POWER IN 2 OF THE 4 CYLINDERS. VW DID NOT COVER MY REPLACEMENT. THIS IS HAPPENING ON NUMEROUS VWS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL - IT IS A DEFECT.

• 12/31/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

• 12/30/2001· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/29/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/28/2004· EQUIPMENT

  JACK SUPPLIED WITH VEHICLE WOULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE UP AND SLIPPED OUT DAMAGING BODY OF THE VEHICLE. CAR IS A 2000 VW JETTA. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK AND WAS ADVISED BY TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT VW JACK'S WERE USELESS UNLESS YOU HAD A PERFECTLY FLAT SURFACE. *JB

• 12/26/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CAR CONSUMES AN OUTRAGEOUS 700-800 MILES PER QUART OF OIL, WHICH THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IS NORMAL DUE TO ENGINE DESIGN. MY COMPLAINT IS THE FACT THAT THIS WAS NOT EVEN HINTED TO THE USER OR IS WRITTEN IN THE USER'S MANUAL AT THE TIME OF THE SALES. THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE FOR CUSTOMER, OR ON LONG DISTANCE TRIP, BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

• 12/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF. THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I AM GETTING REALLY WORRIED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS SOMETHING REALLY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN,AND I MAY BE INJURED. I WOULD BUY ANOTHER CAR BUT I SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD IT. AFTER FIXING AN EXHAUST 3 TIMES WHO COULD AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE. I AM A LOYAL VOLKSWAGEN OWNER AND THIS IS THE SECOND VW I HAVE OWNED AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE OTHER CARS. IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED YOU. *JB

• 12/21/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT: THE CONTACT HAD RECALL 04V096000 REPAIRS ON BRAKE LIGHTS COMPLETED OVER A YEAR AGO, AND NOW THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

• 12/20/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY AUTOMOBILE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER SIDE IMPACT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, MY AUTO WAS THROWEN APROXIMATELY 50 FEET INTO A WALL HITTING THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER. MY FORWARD SPEED WAS APROXIMATELY 30 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. ZERO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSED INJURIES TO MYSELF FROM NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. *AK

• 12/18/2005· SEATS,EQUIPMENTFire

  1) I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, SEE #2 AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY. 2) TODAY I FOUND THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. IT LEFT A PEA-SIZED BURN IN THE UPHOLSTERY. LUCKILY, I USE A SMALL DRIVING PILLOW FOR MY LOWER BACK WHICH BORE THE BRUNT OF THE FIRE INSTEAD OF MY BUTT. I HAD FOUND THE PILLOW WAS STUCK TO THE SEAT, AND WHEN I PULLED IT OFF THE BURN WAS REVEALED. THE PILLOW WAS DAMAGED. 3) I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS OF YET. I AM RESEARCHING MY OPTIONS TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE IT FOR ME. *NM

• 12/17/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I BOUGHT MY JETTA 03/2009 AND HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED AFTER ONCE I WOULD PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PRESS THE GAS AND THE ASR LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER AS IN NOT GO. SO I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 15 MIN, WHICH DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES AFTER LEAVING A STORE AND GETTING ON THE MAIN ROAD IT WILL DO THIS, WHICH IS REALLY SCARY WHEN CARS ARE COMING UP ON YOU FAST AND YOUR AT ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP HOPING THEY NOTICE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, WHICH DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND WAS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY THAT'S WHY IT IDLES ALOT. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY LOOKED AT, IT IS FINE, I HAVE REPLACE HOSES THAT WERE DAMAGED. I JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP FOR EMISSIONS REPAIR, ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON, AND NOW MY MOTOR IN KNOCKING REALLY BAD. AND ABOUT 2 WKS OF PURCHASING MY JETTA THE CASING ON THE TRANSMISSION BUSTED, SO I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED, WAS NOT CHEAP. AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, AND TIERODS, WHICH IS FINE, THAT'S VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. BUT MY STEERING IS STILL MESSED UP, AND REPLACING THE TIERODS DID NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. NOTHING CAN BE PIN POINTED. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THE EPC LIGHT AND ASR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER. *TR

• 12/16/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

• 12/16/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS .......770761. *AK *JB

• 12/15/2004· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A 2000 VPLKSWAGEN JETTA IN THE YEAR 2002, PRE-OWNED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT, AND NOW AM TRADING IT IN, AND TAKING A $3000 LOSS. HERE IS A LIST OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD IN THE LAST 2 YEARS LISTED FROM FIRST PROBLEMS TO MOST RECENT: 1. WINDOW TRAY BROKE, WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. $300 2. TRUNK LATCH BROKE, HAD TO GET REPLACED $50 3. SUNROOF BROKE, WOULD NOT MOVE AND NEEDED THE ENTIRE THING REPLACED INCLUDING THE MOTOR. $1800 4. WATER PUMP LEAKED OUT ALL COOLANT, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $ 600 5. STRUT COIL SNAPED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING, NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES $500 6. LASTLY, (THIS IS THE POINT WHEN I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND TRADE THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER BRAND) WATER LEAKING FROM THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON TOP OF INSIDE ROOF. SUNROOF THEN MALFUNCTIONED, OPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE KNOB WAS NOT TOUCHED. HAD TO PAY TO DISCONNECT POWER SUNROOF. WHATEVER YOU DO, PLEASE, DO NOT BUY A VW JETTA. THAT IS UNLESS YOU WANT TO HAVE IT CONTINUALLY IN THE SHOP AND HAVING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON REPAIRS. *AK

• 12/15/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/14/2007· SEATS

  FOR TWO DAYS, I SMELLED AN ODOR SUCH AS A STARCHED IRON IN MY CAR. I TURNED THE HEATED SEATS OF FOR A FEW DAYS. TODAY I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE SMELL CAME BACK. I TOOK MY JACKET OFF AND IN ONE PART OF THE SEAT, MY BACK WAS BURNING. THE DRIVERS HEATED SEAT IN MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA BURNED THROUGH INTO THE EXTERIOR. THE HEATED SEAT CAUSED TWO HOLES IN MY SEAT AND A LARGE BROWN BURNT STAIN. IF I HAD NOT DISCOVERED THIS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY IT WOULD CREATE MUCH MORE DAMAGE. *TR

• 12/11/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2000 JETTA GLS VR6 HAS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY COIL PACK AND WIRES. EACH TIME I REPLACED PAYING OVER $1000 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART WITH THE VW COIL PACKS IN VR6 ENGINES. *TR

• 12/10/2005· POWER TRAIN

  2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA VR6 WAS IN THE SHOP FOR NEW TIRES AROUND 12/7 - AN ALIGNMENT TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 65000 MILES. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AT ABOUT 20000 FROM VOLKSWAGEN AND WAS RECENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. NOTHING UNUSUAL AROSE DURING THIS WORK. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY DRIVING HOME, AS IT HAD FOR YEARS PRIOR. ONE DAY LATER, THE CLUTCH ON THE VEHICLE FAILED SUDDENLY. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE WAS FIRST NOTICED BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS NO HAZARD. THE CAR WAS JUST BARELY DRIVABLE, AND LIMPED TO THE SHOP. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE PART SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR AT LEAST 100K MILES, AND THAT THE CLUTCH PARTS "FELL APART IN PIECES" ON OPENING THE CLUTCH. HE DESCRIBED IT AS A DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC, FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR WAS $900. DID NOT TAKE THE CAR TO VW BECAUSE OF THE VERY HIGH COST OF POST-WARRANTY REPAIRS. MY WIFE AND I (SOLE DRIVERS) BOTH HAVE LONG EXPERIENCE DRIVING STICK SHIFT VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED CLUTCH FAILURES ON PRIOR STICK SHIFT VEHICLES. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE CLUTCH GO OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME ON A '95 JETTA III GLS. I SUSPECT THE PART IS OF POOR QUALITY. *JB

• 12/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

  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

• 12/09/2002· SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THIS CAR HAS LITERALLY COME UNSCREWED SINCE I PURCHASED IT 2.5 YEARS AGO-PARTS INSIDE AND OUT! MOST RECENTLY THE AXLE "CAME UNSCREWED" FOR NO REASON AND THE BOLTS SNAPPED. THE WINDOWS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD TO BE SCREWED BACK TOGETHER SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE PLASTIC COVERING UNDERNEATH ALSO FELL OFF FOR NO REASON-ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE COME UNSCREWED TWICE AND CEASED TO FUNCTION ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED DURING A RAIN STORM. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND CUP HOLDERS HAVE ALL FALLEN OUT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW 2 1/2 YEARS AGO AND I KNOW FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET INTO IT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO BOTH THE DEALER AND TO VOLKSWAGEN. NEITHER HAVE EXPRESSED ANY CONCERN WHATSOEVER. DT

• 12/07/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHEN ADJUSTING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK *TC

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RADIATOR FAILURE. CRACKED RADIATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM. RADIATOR FAN FAILURE. BEARINGS IN MOTOR SQUEALING. *AK

• 12/03/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TWO TRANSMISSION MOUNT BOLTS HAVE SNAPPED OFF & BEEN REPLACED TO DATE, REASON UNKNOWN? *AK

• 12/02/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  1) VEHICLE COMFORT MODULE SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR! 2) A MAJORITY OF THE FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY THIS MODULE FAILED, INCLUDING ALARM GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING, FUEL CAP RELEASE NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS, TRUNK RELEASE, ETC. ALL FAILED. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, THE ALARM WENT OFF AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO TURN IT OFF. CALLED EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE AND THEY SHOWED ME HOW TO DISABLE THE ALARM (TURN THE KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK ON AND OFF SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES). HOWEVER NONE OF THE OTHER FUNCTIONS WORKED, MOST SERIOUS WAS THAT THE FUEL CAP COULD NOT BE OPENED. I HAD TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE I RAN OUT OF FUEL! 3) TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE COMFORM MODULE AND MOST OF THE SYSTEM OPERATIONAL AGAIN. 4) HOWEVER OVER TIME, ONE BY ONE VARIOUS SYSTEMS STARTING MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. WITHIN WEEKS, ONE OF THE REAR DOOR LOCKS WOULDN'T CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. LATER THE TRUNK RELEASE DIDN'T WORK WITH THE REMOTE. THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULDN'T GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. OTHER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED FUNCTIONING, ETC. 5) SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THESE WERE NOT CRUCIAL FUNCTIONS, I LIVED WITH THESE FAILURES. BUT NOW I'M UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR, NOT KNOWING WHERE AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING AGAIN. 6) I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN AND DESCRIBED THIS. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND FIXED AT MY OWN COST. THEY SAID THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY COULD NOT HELP FIX THIS. I ARGUED THAT THIS WAS A CORE COMPONENT THAT FAILED - NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR OR MISUSE, BUT THEY STILL SAID SORRY!*AK

• 11/30/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  HAZARD SIGNALS FAIL TO BLINK OR FLASH. ON OCCASION, THEY FLASH A FEW TIMES THEN STOP.*AK

• 11/27/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  I OWN A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, THE CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, I REALIZE THE CAR IS OLD AND WAS BOUGHT AS IS IT STILL SHOULD MAINTAIN TO PROPERLY RUN. IT HAS CAUSED A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE CARS WATER PUMP FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 75MPH, IT STARTED TO STALL I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, I PULLED OVER THREW HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT WAS A 1000 DOLLAR REPAIR, I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT A FAILED WATER PUMP, ALSO, THE CAR STARTS AND REVS AT 2000 RPMS OR IT HAS TROUBLE STARTING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND CANT FIND THE PROBLEM, ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS ARE NUMEROUS, I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE SOME COMPENSATION FROM THE VW CORPORATION AND ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF A VW OF THIS YEAR WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

• 11/27/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, VEHICLE THROWN INTO A WALL50' AWAY. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT LEFT SIDE DOOR/ FRONT LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY/ FRONT RIGHT SIDE/ REAR RIGHT SIDE AND TRUNK AREAS RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGES.*AK

• 11/27/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE PRESENTING PROBLEM WITH THIS JETTA 2000 IS THAT ON THREE (3) DATES, I TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE RAN FOR ONLY TWO SECONDS BEFORE DYING. DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR RUNNING, THIS CONTINUED. THIS JETTA HAS BEEN TOWED THREE (3) TIMES FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. AS OF THIS DATE, THE CAR HAS ONLY 2300 MILES AND THE DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

• 11/26/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TURN OFF THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH, TOOK THE KEY AND VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 11/25/2001· VISIBILITY

  VW KNOWS THAT THIS IS A JUNK WINDOW REGULATOR, PLENTY OF FOLKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S UNSAFE TO HAVE WINDOW PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH A NEW CAR.*AK

• 11/24/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR TRANSMISSION STALLED ABOUT 4 TIMES. EACH TIME (4 TIME) I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VW DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE VW DEALERSHIP THEN THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED IT AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR IS $4000. ALSO, NO OTHER DEALERSHIP OR AUTO REPAIR SHOP HAS SERVICED THIS CAR EXCEPT MILLER VW. *NM

• 11/24/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

• 11/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/17/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BOUGHT THE USED 2000 JETTA IN MAY 2004. A MONTH LATER IN THE DEALER BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THEY CHANGED OXYGEN SENSOR. CAR STARTED STALLING/HESITATING AGAIN AND SEVERAL WEEKS LATER IN THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY CHANGED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. CONTINUED TO HESITATE/STALL AND WENT INTO SERVICE AGAIN AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NO CODES ARE COMING UP SHOWING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. THIS CAR IS GOING AGAIN ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2004 INTO DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. IT ONLY HAS 43,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE REASON IT WAS TRADED IN AND HAS LOW MILES.*AK

• 11/16/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WHEN SHE HAD HER FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE CLUTCH PEDALS. SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

• 11/16/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED 35 MILES FROM HOME. FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND RAPID. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 11/15/1999· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

• 11/14/2000· EQUIPMENT

  JACK FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO DRIVERS SIDE SKIRT. THE JACK PUNCHED THROUGH THE METAL. *AK

• 11/13/2012· TIRES

  FOUR NEW CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED ON MY 2000 VW JETTA. AFTER APPROX. 2 DAYS, ONE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. TIRE SENT TO SELLER, AND THEY PRONOUNCED IT WAS AN INSTALLATION ISSUE. THIS TIRE WAS SENT TO SELLER, AFTER PURCHASING A NEW ONE. AFTER 4 TO 5 WEEKS OF DRIVING, A SECOND TIRE (DIFFERENT WHEEL) FROM THE SAME ORIGINAL SET OF 4, FAILED SUDDENLY. THIS TIRE "SUDDENLY" FAILED WITH A "GUN SHOT" LIKE NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. REVIEW AT THE SERVICE SHOP SHOWED NOTHING UNUSUAL IN THE INSTALLATION. PICTURES OF THE SECOND TIRE WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS AN INSTALL ISSUE. I WORK FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING COMPANY, AND HAD ONE OF OUR EXPERT TECHNICIANS REVIEW THE SECOND TIRE. HE HAS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE EXPERIENCE WITHIN CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. HE WAS CONVINCED THAT THIS WAS A TIRE DEFECT, HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WOULD NOT HAPPEN DURING INSTALLATION. THIS WAS BASED ON THE LOOSE CONDITION OF THE STEEL RING ON THE INNER TIRE, AND THE FACT THAT THEIR WERE NO WITNESS TOOL MARKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE ORIGINAL INSTALLER OF THE TIRES ALSO STATED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE INNER BEAD OF THE TIRE WAS "TOO THIN" AND OF POOR CONSTRUCTION. I HAVE THE SECOND TIRE IN MY POSSESSION, AND HAVE REQUESTED THE ORIGINAL FIRST TIRE BACK FROM THE SELLER. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THIS, NOR HAVE I RECEIVED ANY FORMAL CONCLUSIVE REPORT WITH MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS TO PROVE THEIR CONCLUSION. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ONLY STATING THEIR PERSONAL OPINION, WITHOUT THOROUGH ANALYSIS. I AM STILL DRIVING ON THE REMAINING TIRES WITH AN "UNEASY" FEELING THAT I AM AT RISK OF ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I AM ONLY AFTER THE TRUTH IN THIS MATTER, AND UP TO NOW HAVE FELT AS THOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED. I DIDN'T CREATE THIS FAILURE, AND I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING HOW THE INSTALLER, WHO DOES THIS FOR A LIVING, COULD HAVE DONE IT TO 2 TIRES. *TR

• 11/12/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE (3) DIFFERENT TIMES. FIRST TIME WAS OXYGEN SENSOR, 2ND TIME WAS A VALVE ON THE TURBO, AND THE 3RD TIME WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR.*AK

• 11/09/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PERIODICALLY THE BRAKING PRESSURE WAS RELEASED AND A PEDAL PULSE WAS FELT WHILE STOPPING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM TO THE ABS PUMP LEAKED INTO THE ABS MODULE. *JB THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES RELEASING CAUSING HER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PERSON IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT. *SC

• 11/08/2016· SEAT BELTS

  WENT TO BUCKLE UP AND HEARD A NOISE. LOSS AT TENSION ON SEAT BELT.

• 11/08/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY OVER A YEAR OLD WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED. *NM RECALL# 04V096000. *SC

• 11/08/2004· STRUCTURE

  WHILE PARKED, PANELS LOCATED UNDER ENGINE AND SIDE PROTECTANT PIECES, BECAME UNATTACHED. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO BLAME ON DRIVER- WHICH ISN'T TRUE, AS THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN IN THREE DAYS - ALL PANELS SHOW FATIGUE, AND SOME ODD-CRACKING DAMAGE. SECOND REPAIR SHOP SHOW DEMONSTRATED WEAK SCREWS, CRACKING ALONG MOUTING POINTS, AND THE BUMPER BECOMING UNATTACHED. INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE SCREWS THEMSELVES, WITH PREMATURE RUSTING, AND THE SCREW'S HEADS COMPLETLEY FALLING OFF. WHILE BEING TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, ALL PANELS BECAME DETACHED. (3 PC SYSTEM) THIS IS A CERTIFIED-USED VEHICLE - ORG. FROM IL SOLD IN MN. VEHICLE WAS IN DEALERSHIP THAT WEEK FOR OIL CHANGE, DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO PROBLEMS - HOWEVER AFTER THE FACT, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE. VW WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AS THEY FEEL THAT IT WAS NOT CAUSED BE THE SCEWS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT BY "ADDED AND UNKNOWN STRESS INCREASES.*AK

• 11/08/2004· VISIBILITY

  (1) VERY LOUD BANG ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR (2) FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW FELL DIRECTLY INTO THE DOOR PANEL (3) SMALL PLASTIC CLIP HAS TO BE REPLACED, AT THE SAME TIME DEALER TRYES TO CHANGE A WHOLE POWER WINDOWS ASSEMBLY FOR $500. *AK

• 11/06/2002· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT VOLKSWAGEN AGREED TO PAY FOR REPAIR PAID $73 OUT-OF-POCKET TO GET DIAGNOSTIC AIRBAG INDICATOR LITE ADMISSION OF PROBLEM ONLY PAID FOR REPAIR? LITE OFF WANT $73 REFUNDED. DT

• 11/06/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CAUSING THE VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK,TURN SIGNALS AND FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE. WIRING IN THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS SHORTED.

• 11/05/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CLUTCH BECAME STUCK AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO JIGGLE THE GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *BF AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. NEW BATTERY WENT DEAD. FOUR WINDOW FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TC

• 11/04/2012· SEATS

  THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NO LONGER STAYS IN A LOCKED POSITION, AND THE SEAT MOVES FREELY, SLIDING FROM BACK TO FRONT, MAKING CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE'S PEDAL VERY DIFFICULT AND DRIVING HAZARDOUS. AFTER INSPECTING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT, A LARGE COILED PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND LYING ON THE CARPET. THIS PIECE OF METAL MATCHES EXACTLY ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL THAT FELL OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SEAT OVER SIX YEARS AGO. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, (FRESNO MICHAEL AUDI VW) TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE PART BACK INTO THE SEAT SO THAT THE SEAT NO LONGER MOVED FREELY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO CARRY OUT ANY SUCH WORK ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES OF MICHAEL AUTOMOTIVE AND GETTING THE SAME REFUSALS EACH TIME, I ABANDONED THE ATTEMPT TO SOLICIT THEIR HELP IN REPAIRING MY VEHICLE. *TR