2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WITHOUT WARNING SHIFTED TO GEAR THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND GEAR GOT STUCK IN PARK. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ON MANY OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, HAVD NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM WITH GEARS.*AK

THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE ON MY FRONT, PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW. BASED ON THE LARGE NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION, I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS DEFECTIVE. VW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PART AND HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REGULATOR IN MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAN SUDDENLY FAIL AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO DROP DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. IN ADDITION TO BEING A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION, THIS WOULD PLACE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AT INCREASED RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT SHOULD THIS OCCUR DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR OR SNOWFALL.*AK

BACK BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE WORN OUT, AND THE LIGHT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BRAKES NEED SERVICE HAS NOT COME ON YET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL 02V031000 NOTICE AND HAD REPAIR WORK DONE. WHEN REPAIRS WERE FINISHED PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. DID NOT HAVE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES UNTIL RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FALLS OUT WHEN PUSHING DOWN AUTOMATIC WINDOW SWITCH WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT. ALSO, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTORS, MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO CAUSE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT SUCH AS ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. THE CAR WAS STOPPED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIODENT. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IS BEING EVALUATED BY VW AT THIS TIME FOR A CAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HIS DAUGHTER 2001 JETTA HAS 17000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE GONE.*JB

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BURNING WIRE SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE, PRIOR TO THE RECALL # 02 V 031 000. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*JBCONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SERIOUS AND DID NOT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, HOWEVER THE ABS FAILURE EVENTUALLY DRAINED THE BATTERY. *JG