Consumer concerned with engine and wheel bearing issues. Wants to know who is going to reimburse for repairs. Oxygen sensor had to be replaced several times. The driver side inner door handle was difficult to operate. The left side axle shaft was replaced because it was making a whining noise. While driving the vehicle stalled. It was later determined that a small rodent had built a nest which clogged the air box. The vehicle stalled again and this time they replace the maf sensor. The cruise control was inoperative.
2000 Volkswagen Jetta body complaints
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Date of first known problem provided. Have already been through bbb autoline regarding most of the defects listed and thought manufacturer had fixed them. Now vehicle has the same problems plus more. All work being done at dealership is at manufacturer's expense, however, this car is a major inconvenience due to unreliability. Electrical problems aren't solved with replaced wiring harnesses, unsafe door hinges and window regulators make for hazardous driving conditions, airbag sensor problems, and quick to wear out rear brakes are all very dangerous defects for a new car owner to suffer with. Dt
The bumper dislodged from it brace while backing up. The bumper was against a curb when moved, no addtional weight was added when moving into or out of parking spot, besides the weight of the driver.
On march 19, 2001, I parked the above mentioned jetta in a parking space in front of a retail store where there was a concrete block to prevent cars from pulling too far up. As I was leaving, the bumper which was overhanging the block was pulled off. Gossett initially didn't want to fix at n/c since things like this were not covered under their normal warranty. They said the bumper was designed so if there was any impact from colliding it would collapse for safety reasons. The volkswagen office agreed to fix it at n/c. On 4/109/01, a mr. Brannon, a gossett rep. Called to see if I was satisfied. I told him that I wasn't because it had come off a 2nd time. But I never heard from them again about this matter.on 4/09/01, the bumper had pulled off a 2nd time when parked in a normal parking space in front of my mother's assisted living facility. This time a normal curve was the culprit. On 4/10, I had an independent body shop fix it. It has come off slightly three times since when coming out of 2 different driveways, and turning left on my street. Since the damage was not to the extend of the first 2, I was able to push the bumper up and reattach the few screws holding it together. There would have been countless other incidents if not for the fact that I have driven it gingerly. I was told by an independent body shop in memphis and an authorized honda/vw body shop in college park, md that the low design of the jetta, as well as many other cars, is such that the bumpers are easily pulled off. They said that they see these bumper problems. The bumpers are poorly engineered. At the time of the orginal problem, I found on the federal safety agency board the follwing incidents of the same thing 10/09/00 odi id#735047, 01/28/01 odi id#741248, 09/22/00 odi id#733361 all had the same problem I reported to your agency. And there were many more reported on your site then. The jetta gets wonderful safety scores, but a bumper that comes off so easily is a danger to me. It is ludicrous.
Piece that is located underneath vehicle falls down and drags on ground, and eventually breaks. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.
Both rear door panels vibrate--dealer unable to fix. Engine light illuminated--temp. Sensor replaced by dealer. Problem re-occurred two days later--dealer replaced temp. Sensor. Passanger front window went down and wouldn't go up--dealer fixed. Three months later, window went down again--dealer fixed. Air conditioner eminates musty smell--dealer says problem is due to a plugged drain hole in A/C unit--will no fix. Rear passanger door leaks a thick, greasy substance. B-pillar trim vibrates on driver side.
Doors leak an oil substance, took to dealer, and they said car was designed for germany's cold weather, and it will stop in about a year.
Bumper is the same color as car. Bumpers are attached by snaps under car,right side of bumper came unhooked. Took dealer about 5 times, currently, other side is coming off.
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Automatic locks kick in after a minute or so. The buttons that go down have ridges on them that are very dangerous. Consumer has been repeatedly cut when arm was caught on the latch to the point where theres was little blood shed. Consumer feels the locks are dangerous. *ak
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