2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

MY VW DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY LAST YEAR. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE BODY SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIX TONS OF THIS PROBLEM AS THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD THE WINDOW ARE TOO FRAGILE. NOW...SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY PASSENGER DOOR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST OF THE REGULATOR TO FIX IT (AS PARTS ARE NOT SOLD SEPARATLY) HAS NOW GONE UP IN COST $50. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001, IN AROUND 2005 I NOTICED SOME MARKS ON WHEELS, BUT DISREGARDED THEM AS JUST DEBRIS, BY 2008 MY WARRANT RAN OUT AND MY TIRES STARTED LOSING AIR DAILY, THINKING IT WAS THE TIRES I HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. BY THE SUMMER I HAD 4 BRAND NEW TIRES AND WHEELS THAT WOULD BE FILLED IN THE MORNING WITH AIR AND FLAT BY THE END OF THE DAY, THE MARKS I NOTICED BECAME GIANT FLAKES AS THE WHEELS CLEAR COAT WAS JUST COMING OFF. BY THE END OF 2008 ALL 4 OF MY TIRES WERE LOSING AIR ON A REGULAR BASIS. AS A RESULT I HAD A COMPANY FOR $700 REPAIR THE WHEELS (STRIPPED, NEW PAINT AND CLEAR COAT), THIS WAS SPLIT INTO FRONT TIRES ONE MONTH AND BACK TIRES IN EARLY 2009. HERE I AM NOW IN 2011 AND THE WHEELS ARE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AIR HAS NOT STARTED LEAKING YET BUT THE MARKS HAVE APPEARED. ANOTHER YEAR AND I WILL BE BACK IN REPAIR MODE FOR FACTORY WHEELS THAT HAVE A DEFECT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. LOST OF AIR CAN OCCUR INSTANTLY FOR THESE THINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,345.

LOCK UNIT FOR CENTRAL LOCKING DRIVERS SIDE FRONT VW PART F220 SWITCHES INDICATING A "DOOR OPEN" STATUS FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS ON UNITS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2001. VW REDESIGNED THE PART IN 2002, BUT OFFERED NO CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR VEHICLES WITH THE FLAWED DESIGN. WHEN THE SWITCH IS INOPERABLE, THE LAMP ON THE DOOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, MAKING IT INVISIBLE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. FINALLY, SINCE THE CAR DOES NOT SENSE THAT THE DOOR IS OPENED, IT WILL RE-LOCK ITSELF AFTER 30 SECONDS, POTENTIALLY STRANDING A DRIVER OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.

MY JETTA WILL NOT START AFTER NO SIGNS OF AN ISSUE. I'VE HAD IT TOWED TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE TO PEP BOYS (PER WARRANTY COMPANY) AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME BUT THAT IS IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SEEMED AS IF SOMETHING WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I'VE TAKEN THE BATTERY TO PLACE OF PURCHASE AND RESULTS WERE GOOD AND THE BATTERY IS FINE. PEP BOYS RECOMMENDS I TAKE CAR TO VW DEALER. THIS IS TOUGH ON MY FAMILY AND I BECAUSE THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR AND NO ONE CAN TELL US THE REASON WHY OUR CAR DOESN'T WORK. CAR WAS PURCHASED 7/24/2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 13 MPH THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V031000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK) WAS RELATED; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 02/14/11 *BF UPDATED 02/22/11

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL DEPRESS BY ITSELF MAKING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED (SO FAR). THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT'S DONE IT MAYBE 4 OR 5 TIMES. *TR

ENGINE IDLES ERRATICALLY UP TO 5000 RPM THEN LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. CLOSE COLLISIONS (REAR END) FOR 2 YEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE AND EPC LIGHTS COME ON AND ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. IN AND OUT OF REPAIR SHOPS, INCLUDING DEALERSHIP, COST APPROXIMATELY $2,000 IN REPAIRS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 5MPH AND WENT OVER A WATER DRAIN IN THE ROAD THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED ALONG WITH THE VISOR AIRBAG ON THE SAME SIDE. MY NIECE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AND RECEIVED WHITE POWDER IN HER EYES AND SCRAPES ON THE SIDE OF HERE FACE. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE VEHICLE TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS AT ALL CAUSING ABOUT $2,000.00-$3,000.00 IN DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE FOR NO REASON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS ALMOST KILLED BY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. I HAD REPEATEDLY TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEPT COMING ON MORE THAN 8 TIMES. FINALLY MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE VW DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS REPEATEDLY CHARGED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AS I DROVE IT AWAY FROM THE DEALER WITHIN 5 MINUTES AFTER HAVING IT "FIXED" AND CHARGED AGAIN WITHOUT THEM HONORING THEIR PREVIOUS WORK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. *TR