2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

SINCE 05/29/05 I AM SEING AIR BAG INDICATOR ON THE PANEL (DASH BOARD), I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR A CHECK. I ALSO SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR HAZARD SWITCH RECALL. WHILE CHECKING NHTSA AND OTHER SITES I CAME TO KNOW THERE ARE FEW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD SIMILAR SITUATION AND FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE MY CASE WITH NHTSA SO THAT IF I WILL BE INFORMED IF ANY RECALLS BE DONE ON THIS ISSUE. I REQUEST NHTSA TO ACT SOON TO HAVE THESE RECALLED BEFORE ANY UNWANTED INCIDENDENTS OCCUR AND BEFORE THERE ARE ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS. PLEASE KEEP ME AND OTHERS INFORMED THE PROGRESS OF THE CASE.

1.TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL ON EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH RECALL. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT WORKING. HE INFORMED ME THAT SOME MODELS OF MY CAR WERE RECALLED FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE BUT NOT MINE BECAUSE IT HAD A STANDARD TRANSMISION AND NOT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION. 2. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. 3. DEALER DIAGNOSED ($192.00 TO REPAIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH). OWNER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SWITCH, LIGHTS NOW WORKING ($15.00). 4. DEALER REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH (NO CHARGE).

DT: HOOD LATCH ABOUT 05/01/05 THE SAFETY FEATURE OF HOOD LATCH, WHICH PREVENTS HOOD FROM OPENING INADVERTENTLY FAILED. HOOD OPENED UP WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT LAND IN DRY WEATHER. WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40. ON A 4 LANE ROAD. DEALER IS INSTALLING NEW HOOD LATCH. HOOD LATCH IS BENT. THE ARM THAT HOLDS HOOD UP WHEN OPEN HAD TO BE REMOVED. AND FURTHER COSMETIC DAMAGE HAS RESULTED DUE TO THE HOOD LATCH. *NM

I SIGNALED WITH MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FOR A RIGHT-HAND TURN, SUDDENLY THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED FLASHING (NOT THE QUICK FLASHING & CLICKING FOR A BURNT OUT BULB), THE LIGHT STAYED ON. TRIED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. KEPT TRYING THEM AND WOULD NOT WORK. SUDDENLY BEGAN OPERATING. THE HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK EITHER. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE LIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN WORKING. I CONTINUED DRIVING, WHEN I SIGNALED ANOTHER RIGHT-HAND TURN THE AGAIN THE SIGNAL REPEATED THE PREVIOUS FAILURE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT I USE AND SETUP AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE THREE DAYS LATER. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENLY BETWEEN THE FIRST OCCURRANCE AND THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BUT THE HEADLAMPS WOULD NOT GO TO BRIGHT. HE DID EVENTUALLY HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE END RESULT WAS TO REPLACE THE SWITCH: HEADLAM DIMMER/TURN SIGNAL/CRUISE SWITCH 8L0953513J01C (PART #). THIS IS AN INTEGRATED SWITCH. I HAVE LISTED THE THREE COMPONENTS SEPARATELY ON THE COMPLAINT LIST. THIS SAME SHOP HAD CHANGED THE SAME SWITCH ON AN AUDI. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE REPLACED PART WOULD STILL BE AVAILABLE.

2001 VW JETTA VR6 TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ENGINE RPMS SPIKE/SURGE BEFORE ENGAGING NEXT HIGHEST GEAR, AT WHICH POINT THE GEAR IS SLAMMED INTO AS THE RPMS ARE TOO HIGH TO ENGAGE THE GEAR PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT VW DEALERS TWO DIFFERENT TIMES (FOUR VISITS TOTAL) AND DEALERS SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR THAT THEY RESET THE SHIFTING POINTS IN THE FUZZY LOGIC. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP CALLS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE BODY, ALL ELECTRONICS AND HARD COMPONENTS IN VALVE BODY FOR A COST OF $3425. VW OF AMERICA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM EXITS UNLESS DIAGNOSED BY A VW DEALER AND WILL NOT PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS BY A THIRD PARTY MECHANIC. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER 15 MONTHS AND 30,000 MILES.

DT: TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK, TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE HAZARD FLASHER. THEY REPLACED THIS PART. THIS IS NOW WORKING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND SEND IN PAPER WORK FOR REFUND. NOW THEY INSIST THAT SHE TAKE HER CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BEFORE THEY WILL REFUND HER. *AK

2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HAS A FAULTY IGNITION COIL WIRING HARNESS.*MR THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ENGINE IDLE FLUCTUATION AND A MISS IN THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *JB

FOR SOME TIME NOW I'VE BEEN AWARE THAT IF I PULL TO FAR UP TO A TIRE BUMPER ANYWHERE, MY FRONT END WILL CATCH AND PULL PART OF MY FRONT BUMPER OFF. AS I LIVE 120 MILES FROM A VW DEALERSHIP, I LET MY FIANCE FIX THE BUMPER EACH TIME IT FELL OFF. RECENTLY, I MADE THE MISTAKE OF PULLING UP TO FAR AGAIN AND MY BUMPER PULLED OFF PARTIALLY ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN. WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. FOUND THAT FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS RUBBING ON PLASTIC TIRE GUARD DUE TO BUMPER PROBLEM. I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED SLOWLY BACK HOME AS THIS COULD CAUSE CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL IF TIRE PUSHED TO HARD. TIRE HAS SINCE WORN THROUGH TIRE GUARD AND BUMPER STILL HANGING AS SCREWS ARE STRIPPED! THE LOW BUMPER GUARD IS OBVIOUSLY A MISJUDGEMENT IN THE MANUFACTUERS MAKE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE AS IT HAPPENS TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. OWNER SAYS THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD CAME ON AND STAYED ON SINCE MONDAY 02/07/2005. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SEEN FOR THIS DEFECT UNTIL 02/23/2005. *JB *BF *NM

(1) AT START UP (GENERALLY COOLER, OREGON NIGHTS) IS WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS, AND RANDOMLY; (2) CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE BEEN IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR TRYING TO CLEAR INTERSECTION WHEN CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON. *AK (3) HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER MANY TIMES - THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. CAR REMAINS DANGEROUS.