2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SIDE/FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED . THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

I WAS AT A FULL STOP AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY. AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES HARDER. THIS DID NOTHING. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING TO SUCH A RATE THAT THE BACK END STARTED FISHTAILING AROUND TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE A CDL LICENSE AND REACTED BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS REACTION DEFINITELY SAVED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS DOING ITS BEST TO FORCE ME INTO MOVING TRAFFIC. THE NEXT PERSON THIS HAPPENS TO MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP. AFTER KEEPING MY CAR 2 WEEKS, THEY STILL COULDN'T COME UP WITH A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY DID REMOVE THE ON/OFF BUTTON FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE ME THAT THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNTION. NORMALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DE-ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. I REMAIN WITHOUT A REASONABLE EXPLANATION OR REPAIR.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIR BAG AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

MY 2001 VW JETTA, VIN 3VWSB69M100479, EXPERIENCED TURN SIGNAL FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER/SWITCH. THIS SWITCH IS SUBJECT TO RECALL ID 04V5840000. VOLKSWAGON HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FAILURE IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ON THE WEB POSTING FOR THIS RECALL. IS THERE ANY CRITERIA RELATED TO THIS RECALL WHICH EXCLUDES MY VEHICLE?*AK

PAASENEGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION IN DECEMBER WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER. ALL TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DEAD AS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2005. I SAW SOME POSTINGS ABOUT A RECALL ON AN INTERNET SITE. THE DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE YET . THE NHTSA WEB SITE LISTS THIS PROBLEM TO BE RECALLED THIS MONTH. *AK

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA RECALL 04V584000 ON THE HAZARD SWITCH DOES NOT EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED. CONSUMER HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED , BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY SON-IN-LAW LAST YEAR WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND THEY JUST WENT OFF. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS HURT. HAD HE HAD HIS KIDS IN THE CAR, LORD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THEY LIVE IN TOLEDO, OHIO. THEY HAVE SINCE GOTTEN IT FIXED OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET, AND NO COOPERATION BY VOLKSWAGEN OF ANY KIND. MY SON ALSO HAS A JETTA AND IT CAUSED ME CONCERN FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE ALSO. THEY LIVE IN PORTLAND, OREGON.*AK

2001 VW JETTA TDI - TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 68,000 MILES. WARRANTY WAS UP AT 50K. VW STATED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, EXCEPT CHARGE ME $3800 FOR A FACTORY REFERBED TRANSMITION (PART ONLY). 68,000 MILES ON THIS CAR WOULD BE CONSIDERED A GOOD BREAK IN MILAGE NOT AN OOPS YOU GOT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMITION. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED THAT VW WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT EVEN THOUGH IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. 68,000 MILES ON A TOTALLY SEALED TRANSMITION. NOT EVEN A DIP STICK TO CHECK FLUIDS. NO LEAKS WERE PRESENT, NO WARRNING SIGNS, JUST INSTANT FAILURE. FIRST AND LAST VW FOR ME. CONSUMERS BE AZWARE!!!!! *AK

I JUST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER A JETTA GLS 2001 CAR FROM THE VW DEALERSHIP IN COLLEGE PARK MARYLAND. LAST MONTH WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, I HIT THE CURB WITH MY TIRE BUT NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS DONE NOR ANOTHER CAR INVOLVED. TO MY ALARM, MY AIRBAG ON MY RIGHT FRONT SEAT SIDE DEPLOYED. I TOOK THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID AIRBAGS DON'T GO OFF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ECT. THEY WOULD NOT HEAR MY COMPLAINT NOR HELP ME. NOW I WITNESSED ON THE FOX NEWS THAT THESE JETTA MAKE/MODELS HAVE FALSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND 109 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST AND ALSO I WANT TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT AN OUTRAGE. THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO FIX MY CAR. IN FACT, I HAVE A 3 YR WARRANTY ON MY CAR BUT THE VW DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE OR PAY $1900 FOR THEM TO FIX IT. *JB