2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

2002 JETTA VR6. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) BECAME FAULTY AFTER MIL LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A EMISSION RELATED ISSUE COVERED BY A RECALL. TECHNICIANS FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE FAULTY TCM AFTER FOUR TRIP TO THE SHOP. LAST TRIP I SHOWED THEM A TSB RELATED TO THE TCM AND NOW THEY AGREE THAT THE MODUAL IS FAULTY. WORST PART IS IT DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN HARD TO CONTROL IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AS SHIFTING IS NOT SMOOTH BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. CAR HAS INITIAL NO ACCELERATION/POWER FOLLOWED BY FAST JERKING SHIFT INTO THE 3RD GEAR WITH HIGH ACCELERATION. CAR MAYBE OUT OF WARRANTY BUT IDENTIFYING THIS ISSUE IS NOT EASY FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS AND THIS PART WHEN IT FAILS LEAVE THE CAR IN A STATE THAT IS HARD TO CONTROL OR MANAGE. DEALER ONLY OFFERED TO CREDIT THIS LAST DIAGNOSTIC FEE TOWARDS THE $4700 REPAIR WHICH NOW INCLUDE NOT JUST THE TMC MODULE BUT ALSO THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AFTER HAVING SPENT CLOSE TO $1,000 TRYING TO IDENTIFY AND FIX THIS ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE MIL LIGHT ISSUE COVERED BY THE RECALL BUT SINCE THEN THE TMC HAD NOT WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IN AUGUST OF 2006. THE FIRST SET OF REPAIRS WAS ON 3/2007 AT 64,332 MI CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MULITPLE MISFIRES: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 REPLACED IGNITION COILS COST: $200.11 SECOND REPAIR TOOK PLACE IN APRIL OF 2007 TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL - REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CHECK ENGLINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON - REPLACED TEMP. SENSOR COST: $199.33 CAR WAS JERKING INTO GEAR, DOWNSHIFTING HARD AND SLUGGISH. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALSERHSIP IN APRIL 2008 WORN STRUT BRUSHINGS NEEDS REAR PADS NEEDS ROTORS CHECK ENGLINE LIGHT ON AGAIN NEEDS NEW COILS AGAIN SPARK PLUGS TEMP SENSOR AGAIN NEW T-STAT FANS NOT WORKING HOSES UNDER INTAKE BROKEN NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSIS COST: $149.21 ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR: $6,500.00. *TR

RELATED TO HTSA 10024548. 2002 JETTA STALLS AND HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WHICH MAKES CONTROLLING THE CAR DIFFICULT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. TOOK THIS ISSUE TO DEALER BUT THEY RECOMMENDED OTHER SERVICE WHICH IS NOT NEEDED. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THEN THE FAST GEAR SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD CAN BE A REAL ISSUE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AS IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR. LUCKY NO ACCIDENTS BUT A FEW CLOSE CALLS INCLUDING MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. HAVE TO USE VERY LOW SPEEDS TO AVOID THIS HARD SHIFTING ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 VW JETTA 1.8T. OVER THE WINTER MY ABS SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AT ALL! SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. NOW THAT IT IS WARMER OUT IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL! ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT, AND BLINKING BRAKE LIGHT NOW ILLUMINATE MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A FAULTY ABS CONTROL UNIT WHICH MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. I SIMPLY DON'T HAVE 1,500 DOLLARS TO FIX SOMETHING LIKE THIS BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE IN CONTROL OF MY CAR ON SNOWY WISCONSIN ROADS. *TR

IN REGARDS TO INVESTIGATION DP05004, I ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. MY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ENGINE LOST POWER, AND STALLED. WHEN THE DEALER CHECKED MY CAR THEY SAID IT WAS MY IGNITION COIL AND DIDN'T INFORM ME THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY FOR THE COILS, WHICH I DID. I HAVE A COPY OF MY PAPERWORK FOR THE REPAIRS. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THERE IS NO DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR NOR BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. WENT TO VW SOUTHERN STATES AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR ONLY HAS A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CAR TO GET FIXED. ABOUT 3,000 DOLLARS HE SAID..... *TR

ON MY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER HAS BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT PADDING, SEAT COVER AND THE JACKET I WAS WEARING. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE JETTAS ON VARIOUS WEBSITE FORUMS. *TR

I INADVERTENTLY HIT A POT HOLE. THE POT HOLE WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE DEEPER THAN MOST. THE DRIVER'S SIDE-CURTAIN AIRBAG, THE SEAT SIDE AIRBAG AND THE SEATBELT TENSIONER WERE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER TO ME. I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR EVEN WITH THE STARTLING DEPLOYMENT OF THE SAFETY SYSTEMS. I WAS TOLD BY THE GUY IN ONE OF THE BODY SHOPS THAT I WENT TO TO GET ESTIMATES THAT VWS AND BMWS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR "TOUCHY" AIRBAG SYSTEMS. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO HAVE A $2700 REPAIR BILL, THE INCONVENIENCE OF ALL OF THE LEGWORK TO GET MY CAR FIXED OR THE TEMPORARY NON-FUNCTIONING OF MY CAR'S SAFETY SYSTEM JUST FROM HITTING A POT HOLE! I AM WORKING ON A CLAIM AND HAVE NOT YET HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. PARTS LISTED AS BEING NECESSARY TO REPLACE ARE: SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, SEAT SIDE AIRBAG, SEAT BELT/TENSIONER ASSEMBLY, SEAT COVER, A-PILLAR TRIM, HEADLINER, SAIL PANEL TRIM, AIRBAG SENSOR AND AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. ALSO, THE CAR WILL NEED TO BE PLUGGED INTO A COMPUTER ANALYZER IN ORDER THAT THE AIRBAG CODES BE RESET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,260 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DURING COOL AND COLD WEATHER AND STAYS ON TILL THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. AT WHICH TIME, IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, THE WARNING LIGHT WILL REMAIN OUT. THERE ARE NO CODES LISTED IN THE ECU. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2005. *TR