2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

WHEN T-BONE AT 10 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *JB

WHEN I ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL, RIGHT OR LEFT, THE SIGNAL WILL BLINK AT AN IRREGULAR INTERVAL AND THEN DIE. THIS INTERVAL IS NOT FIXED...ITS RANDOM. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL BLINK FOR A WHILE, SOMETIMES IT WILL BLINK ONCE AND DIE. IT'S THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED IT YET. I'VE LOOKED AT THE FUSES, ALL ARE SOCKETED PROPERLY AND NOT BLOWN. I'VE LOOKED AT ALL 6 LIGHTS CLOSELY, AND THEY ARE WORKING AND APPEAR TO BE SHINING WITH THE SAME INTENSITY. *JB

SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2001 VW JETTA. *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BECAME UNUSUALLY HOT THAN NORMAL AND THE INTERIOR LEATHER COVERING DEVELOPED A METALLIC APPEARANCE. A VW REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE SEAT AND STATED IT LOOKED LIKE EXTERNAL DAMAGED, BUT THE SEAT HAD TO BE FULLY INSPECTED FIRST. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR IF WAS DETERMINED IT WAS NOT THE HEATING ELEMENT, BUT IF IT WAS THE HEATING ELEMENT VW WOULD COVER ALL COSTS. AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A BEVERAGE WAS SPILLED ON THE SEAT WHICH CAUSED THE HEATING SEAT TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, IN WHICH THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

AFTER OWNING THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS, A STRONG, TOXIC SMELL BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE VENTS / FRONT OF THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT IS THAT IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING CRAYONS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANICS AND SAID HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HE OFFERED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY THE LABOR CHARGES WITHOUT KNOWING THE PROBLEM. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET EXTENSIVELY AND HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE CITING THE SAME "CRAYON SMELL." VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. THE ONLY EXPLANATION I'VE FOUND THAT MAKES SOME SENSE IS THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF INSULATION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE DASHBOARD AND IT MAY MELTING AND CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. *NM

EPC LIGHT CAME ON, COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, EPC LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, MIL LIGHT CAME ON, WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED-CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILED & COULD NOT OPERATE WINDOW, TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE, ENGINE COVER CLAMP LOOSE, RADIO SHORTED OUT, EPC LIGHT CAME ON (AGAIN--3RD TIME!!) AND AGAIN COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK, BATTERY DIES AND DRAINS CAR DUE TO SHORTAGE IN DRIVERS DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY, AIR-CONDITIONING FAILS. COULD NOT DRIVE CAR. HAD TO HAVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES!! NOTE, CAR WAS ONLY 2 1/2 MONTHS OLD UPON FIRST INCIDENT. *NM

CAR GET STUCK IN PARK. THIS IS ABOUT THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. NORMALLY YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND THE SAFE SWITCH WILL RELEASE SO YOU CAN MOVE YOUR CAR FROM PARK. TODAY THIS HAPPENED TWICE, AND I WAS ABOUT AN HOUR LATE TO WORK, BECAUSE I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY CAR TO DECIDE WHEN I COULD DRIVE IT. LAST YEAR I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE SPOILER LIGHT DID NOT WORK, THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT ALTOGETHER DID NOT WORK, SO THEY DECIDED TO CHARGE ME $75. TO FIX THAT. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AGAIN AND $75 IS NOT GOING TO BE PAID THIS TIME. I HAD THAT PART A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.I'VE RESEARCHED IN OTHER VW FORUMS AND MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR WAS ON WARRANTY THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG, BUT NOW EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 35,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS A 2001 MODEL IT IS HAVING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

REGULAR USAGE OF CAR RESULTED IN HAVING TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG CABLES ON MY CAR. *AK

WHILE AT 65 MPH IN LEFT LANE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICITY FAILED, UNABLE TO SIGNAL OTHER MOTORIST WHILE I MOVED THE CAR TO SAFETY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BATTERY AND CHARGED ME $250, AFTER MY MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MANY PROBLEMS WITH OAKLAND DEALER BEFORE THIS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY HAVE MADE MANY ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. CONSUMER HAD TO CALL THE DEALER BACK JUST 35 MINUTES AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. *AK

MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING AS I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT VOLKSWAGEN JETTAS HAVE A TENDENCEY FOR THE WINDOWS TO BREAK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL.*AK