Failure of vehicle's air mass sensors.*mr the mass air flow sensor failed. A new throttle body was also installed. The consumer believes these parts were poorly designed.
2000 Volkswagen Jetta engine complaints
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While driving at any speed and without warning, the engine stalled, which caused the consumer to pull over. The engine light always stayed on. The dealer inspected the vehicle, but was unable to correct the problem. *ak *jb
Check engine light coming on intermittently and the car began to idle poorly and stall, becoming dangerous to drive. The car was checked for error codes and it was determined the mass air flow sensor had to be replaced. The car is just out of warranty and the service dept quoted over $400 to repair. Spoke with an independent parts store, they said the same part is used in 4 cyl and 6 cyl 2000 jetta's, and vw is charging around $60 for the 4 cyl and well over $150 for the 6 cyl, for the same part. I have the 2000 6 cyl jetta and they would not sell me the part.
Purchased new jetta 1.8t from dealer in 8/00. Have taken it back several times due to check engine light and back firing w/slight hesitation on acceleration. They replaced air filter 8/01, 10/3/01 replaced defective sensor & valve, 2/02 couldn't find reason for continued backfiring, had oil change and reset light. Next couple of times the light came on they said to wait a couple of days --it did go off. 5/03 they performed diag test and reset light. Said if came on again I'd need catalytic converter. 8/13 in shop again for check engine light this time diag test said they should replace the mass air flow sensor & wiring. Told me not under warranty even though the check engine light has been a consistent ongoing problem. Will be calling vw customer care.
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.
Consumer states vehicle burns oil prematurely. Dealer notified.
Consumer called complaining about gas recirculation valve ( egr valve). Vehicle won't accelerate even though she wa s stepping all the way on the gas pedal. Dealer was contacted, and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. Had to replace brakes and rotors at 35000 miles, which she thought that it was not usually normal on any vehicle.
On three occasions my driver/and or passenger side windows fell into the doors. Vw fixed them at no charge...after much arguing. Ever since I first bought the car (brand new), my car is down 2 quarts before the 3000 mile oil change. Vw says that this is normal.I don't think that is right.
Excessive engine oil consumption. He car consumed approximately 1 qt of oil per 1500 mi. Taking into consideration this car had 8 miles when I lease it, and I drive under normal driving conditions this engine oil consumption, for me, is totally unreasonable. If I would not refill the engine oil between oil change intervals (5000 mi), the car would consume 74% of its total engine oil, easily burning its engine. At the dealer suggestion I ended up trading this car yet for another jetta, also consuming oil.
My 2000 jetta ran dry on oil at 21,000 miles but not under 2yr bumper to bumper warranty (6k miles after a factory oil change). They did a consumption test for 1500 miles and assured us everything was ok. It was ok for 1500 miles then it was empty again. They had to change the piston rings and pretended that this was a unique problem for our car. I have since read other reports of similar experiences.
Consumer states that while driving and no warning the vehicle will stall ,and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified.
Vw jetta gls. Bottom is first date of problem. Excessive fuel burning and alarm/light went on at 8,000 miles - resulted in blown head gasket @37,000 and check engine light continuously on. Vw denies that even though it was serviced for the same problem so many times, the vehicle was not impaired.
Excessive oil consumption (2.5 quarts in 300 miles).
A strong smell of anti freeze can be smelled inside he vehicle while driving. The dealer was notified.
Vehicle stalls suddenly and the power steering locks up. Please provide further information. Ph
Window regulator: failed check engine light: on
The electrical system sensor fail due to defect. Once the warrenty is out at 28,000 miles, car begin to fall apart. I have to replace the canister, new brake system, the o2 sensors and other minor fixes. Please check if vw know about the problem and still release the new 2000 jetta model with all the problem.
Consumer noticed engine consuming every 1000 miles one quart of oil. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Mr
While driving and without warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified. Ts the steering doesn't lock when the vehicle dies. The vehicle operates as if the cruise control is engaged.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed the engine light comes on and will stay on the remainder of the time the vehicle is in movement. Consumer replace numerous of time. Dealer notified. Mr
Turbo charger failed sending metal pieces into engine cylinders causing catastrophic damage to engine. Mr
On 6/15/02 my check engine light came on. Dealer diagnosed as p0411 vacuum hose leak and repaired. Light came back on on 7/8/02. Dealer diagosed a malfunctioning recirculating valve to turbo charger and repaired on 7/23/02. Light came back on 7/24/02 and remained on until 9/6/02 when it went out by itself. Light came back on 9/11/02 and remains on. I am very unhappy with this problem and wonder if the repairs I have had made were necessary. I would like this problem resolved. Please relay to volkswagen of america my dissatisfaction with this warnng light problem. I also am not happy with the response I have received from green toyota. The service department claimed they were not familiar with this recurring check engine problem and even suggested I was low on fuel or had failed to tighten my gas cap. After reviewing the complaints on this web-site, I believe problem is relatively common, and the service department has an obligation to serve the customer more honestly. Nlm
Engine immobilizer repeatedly and randomly engages. Engine won't start. Dealer cannot diagnose. Vw refuses to help.
Right front window failed to go up or down and the left rear window popped while closing due to broken lifters. The left front window fell into the door. The window regulator failed twice. *yh
Engine check light came on dec 01. Took car to dealer and code for glow plugs was discovered. Was informed that this was not the problem with my vehicle, and repairs were not made. Code pulled up again by 2 other volkswagen mechanics, not fixed until 7/02 after the dealer concluded that the engine needed to be replaced.
Turbo has been having problems since dec 2001 - volksw failed to diagnose problem correctly after $1100 worth of repairs. Turbo went out on vehicle, causing oil to not be circulated through the engine, and instead flowed straight into the exhaust. Volkswagen arranged to replace the engine in my vehicle per my warranty, but later changed their diagnosis and only replaced the turbo.
02 sensor failure.
Engine check light came on, engine codes determine a faulty mass air flow sensor.
Check engine light (mli) came on. Checked engine oil and found to be nearly two quarts low. Refilled and called dealership. Delaership replaced o2 sensor - indicated that oil consumption of this amount was unusual and should be tracked. Several months later, check engine light came on, checked oil and was nearly two quarts low. Took to dealership, tweaked ECM settings and fixed the problem. New serice manager claims that high oil consumption is typical with this engine (notice - very different response from first encounter). Two days later, while at highway speed, the check engine light came back on. I have an apppoinment with dealer on friday. Car is just out of warranty (2 years) and has only 15k miles on it.
Vehicle consuming oil since car was bought. Dealer changed pistons at 15232 miles but car is still consuming oil at 33853 miles. Have returned 13 times to the dealer with this problem since june 2000 but manufacturer insisted consumer keep coming back for oil consumption tests regularly every 1000 miles. Consumer persuing court action at this time. Nlm
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