2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

MY 2001 VW JETTA 1.8T CLUTCH FAILED AFTER JUST 16,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO "DRIVER ERROR". HOWEVER, AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 1.8T CLUTCHES ARE A DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF) DESIGN WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. IT SEEMS THEY CANNOT HANDLE THE UPPED POWER/TORQUE OF THE TURBO. THEY ARE KNOWINGLY SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND CHARGING US UPWARDS OF $1300 TO REPAIR IT WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART!*AK

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDOW ON MY 2001 VW JETTA FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. THE PIECES THAT HELD THE WINDOW UP BROKE. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE PA TURNPIKE AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH, THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT AND CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS SAFELY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN OFF TO THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A VW DEALER NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND. I DID NOT HIT ANY POT HOLE OR ROAD DEBRIS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FAULT WITH THE COMPUTER AND/OR SENSOR SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE VW DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD OF NO SUCH OCCURENCE EVENTHOUGH THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY SUCH OCCURENCES AS LISTED ON THIS WEBISTE. VW AMERICA CLAIMS THERE WAS AN IMPACT TO THE RIGHT REAR AXEL WHICH SET OFF THE AIRBAG. AGAIN THERE WAS NO IMPACT AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED AND IN THE ENVIRONMENT I WAS THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DAMAGE TO MY CAR THAN A SCRATCH ON THE REAR AXEL UNDERCARRIAGE. *AK

I NOTICED ON THE INCIDENT DATE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED. I TRIED TO GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF BY GENTLY TAPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THEY WOULD NOT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. AND THAT MANY OF THEIR JETTA CUSTOMERS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR BRAKES LIGHTS BEING ON. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ITEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARANTY. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE THEN VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD PICK UP THE COST TO REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTION. THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS OCCURRENCE. *AK

PURCHASED A 2001 JETTA TDI IN SEPT OF 2003 WITH 52000 KM'S. AT 64,000 KM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. CAR WAS DUE FOR 64,000 KM SERVICE ANYWAY. GLOW PLUG BUS BAR NEED REPLACEMENT. NOT ENOUGH, OR NO CURRENT GETTING TO GLOW PLUGS TO WARM THEM FOR THE CAR TO START. THREE WEEKS AFTER 64,000KM SERVICE, PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON, CHECK OIL LIGHT FLASHES, BELL GOES OFF, GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHES, VEHICLE FEELS SLUGGISH WITH NO POWER. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT (UNDER WARRENTY, $467). REPLACED NEEDLE SENSOR/INJECTOR ASSEMBLY, REPLACED FAULTY BREAK LIGHT SWITCH, TRACED AND REPAIRED WIRIING SENSOR. COST $671. IN THREE WEEKS SPENT $1250 ON SERVICE AND REPAIRS ON A THREE YEAR OLD CAR.*AK

DIESEL FUEL GELLING IN LOW TEMPS. VW ADMITS TO HAVING NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE MECHANICS DID ADMIT THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS TOO SMALL. WE HAVE BEEN TOWED IN TWICE LATE AT NIGHT IN DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE HAD A CELL PHONE-8 YEAR OLD BOY ON BOARD ALSO. [email protected] HAD SAME PROBLEM.*AK

VIBRATION AND GRINDING WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS. *AK

INTERIOR PARTS ARE PEELING THE PLASTIC(VINYL) COATING WAS PEELING OFF AND HAD THOSE INTERIOR PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED *AK

BLEMISHES IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER TWICE TO GET THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED!!!*AK

MIL LIGHT ON WITH RICH FUEL MIXTURE ODOR FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DEFROST NOT WORKING O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN AIR MASS METER REPLACED AGAIN. *AK