I have a 2000 vw jetta tdi that I purchased new. The clutch started slipping and had to be replaced at 51,203 miles. According to tom sapelak, the service manager at the vw dealer, there is a rubber piece (mass dampener?) between the two plates of the flywheel. On my flywheel, this piece had 2.5" of movement, but the specs indicated that it should only move .1 mm. Even though the owners manual indicates that the 100,000 mile powertrain warranty for this vehicle was supposed to cover the flywheel, I was told that this failure was not covered under warranty. I had to pay $1381.08 for a new clutch kit (clutch, flywheel, clutch release bearing) and the labor to replace it. I do not belive that this failure could have been caused by driving habits. I had a 1985 vw golf diesel that had over 130,000 miles when I sold it, and I never had any problems with the clutch in that vehicle. My husband had a 1996 vw jetta turbodiesel that had over 238,000 miles on it when we sold it, and we never had any problems with the clutch in that vehicle either. My husband and I are the only people that drive my car and we are not "hard" on clutches.
2000 Volkswagen Jetta transmission complaints
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Consumer stated that while driving on the highway, the vehicle began to vibrate. He had to pull to the side of the road and had the vehicle towed. The consumer was told by the mechanic that the transmission mounts broke and caused the engine to drop down. Consumer stated that the vehicle was fairly new and had only 42,182 miles on it, and this should not have happened. *ak *sc
The transmission grinds from 1st to 2nd gear on a non-repeatable random basis.
All my transmission mount bolts have failed. The right mount bolts failure was noted when having my timing belt replaced at 60k. The front mount bolts were noted just prior to that when I heard noses that sounded like my clutch was failing. In this case the front bolt had been broken. The left side failure just occured, leading to my engine to drop out as I was moving. The result of one broken bolt and one dethreaded bolt, I'm not sure what order this happened. I am lucky that I was not killed as I was going slow when it happened.
The entire clutch assembly in my 2000 jetta 2.0l needed to be replaced after 2 years of owning the new vehicle at 17,000 miles. It was replaced but I had to pay the dealer $1,700.00 was not covered under warranty because dealer said it was abuse and it was aware item. Today at 24,000 miles the clutch assembly blew out again and I still have not herd from the dealer.
Brake sensor failed. Epc light activated and car failed to shift from park. Mechanical brake on transmission failed to recognize brake was depressed. Faulty sensor requred to be replaced.
This manual transmission from day one has had clear troubles engaging into reverse without engaging reverse first, also has problems shifting between 1st & 2nd gears in higher RPM ranges 3500 RPM and above...always grinds while shifting.
Vehicle locked up when put itto gear. Dealer contacted.
Vehicle pulled to the side when hitting bumps and seemed to hit bumps harder, consumer took it to the dealer who tightened the front end, however the problems still exist.
In oct 2000 my car overheated, I reported this to vw and they made some adjustments, I also reported a noise from the left front like a whining noise, this was attributed to a failure in the transmission, vw did repairs to ring and pinion gears and differential bearings, noise subsided for a few weeks. The warning: check coolant light came on again several months later, reported problem to vw and I was instructed to add water to raise coolant level. In sept. 2001, I reported air conditioning failure, vw determined cooling system had problem, replaced coolant fan and secondary water pump, I also reported return of whining noise. Car has now been at vw in glendale, ca since 10/2/2001, dealer has replaced left front axel and drive shaft, still whining, replaced transmission. I picked up car, drove 5 miles and car slipped out of gear and now does not run. Returned via tow truck to vw dealer in glendale, ca. Vw replacing value box on 10/9/2001 technician said "in my opinion this will not elevate problem" car now has intermitant problem with staying in gear. Technician also reported that vw jettas glx with vr6 engine have transmission problems and dealer has replaced up to 4 transmissions in one car in several cases. Vw dealer and vw of america customer relations department have been notified.
After a 60 mile highway trip, the clutch went to the floor and had to be manually returned to home position. I was able to get the car out of gear, but unable to put it in gear. I noticed the clutch pedal height was lower than the brake so I pulled the clutch pedal back out with my foot. After that, the clutch behaved relatively normally though a little soft. The problem happened again on my return trip 9/3/01. The clutch performs acceptably during normal city driving.
Consumer was driving 23 MPH, passing a combine, shifted to second gear and vehicle lost all power. Applied brakes and stopped passing process. Dealer replaced mass airflow sensor. Dealer had replaced numerous sensors.
While driving 45 to 50 MPH and with no prior warning vehicle lost speed to around 20 MPH. Contacted dealer. *ak the dealer replaced the transmission twice but the consumer thinks the cause of the problem was not the transmission.
This vehicle has has numerous failures in different things. Right know it has had 3 new transmission in 18 months, this last one is failing again.
Transmission is making a funny noise and leaking.
Second questionnaire completed, see odi id #737218... No response or action to date 02/12/2000. No safety defect mentioned in summary.
While driving could hear noise coming from bottom of vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer where they replaced transmission. Then again the, reverse was not working at this time, and two transmissions had been replaced.
When shifting from 1st into 2nd gear, transmission grinds, 1st,2nd,& 3rd gear sincro's have been replaced w/ only 5000 miles on new car. Still shifts hard into 2nd gear & sometimes will not shift at all into 2nd gear. Apperantly volkswagen is now saying that synthetic transmition fluid is going to fix the problem. Dash indicator lights will sometimes go bright and then dim, makes it hard to see insturment panel at night
While driving about 70 MPH transmission shifted down to 20 MPH. Then, consumer had to pull to the side of road, and turn off engine. Then, it restarted and worked again . This caused road rage due to deceleration of transmission.
Two transmission mount bolts have snapped off & been replaced to date, reason unknown?
Transmission grinds when shifting from 1st to 2nd gears. The problem is neither speed or RPM dependent.
This is a brand new car. A person should not be expected to accept whatever problems. Dealer wishes to deliver. A person purchases a new car so that they won't have these kind of problems. I find it unacceptable that my new car has already needed a new rear window and now a new transmission. My family are past volkswagon owners and I had convinced two of my friends to by new jettas. I expect a new car...because I am paying for one!
At 35mph w/automatic transmission on glx model, make a vibrating noise that dissapears at higher speed. Automatic transmission replaced, but noise started again in a short time. Factory has not emitted a notification yet.
Vehicle was leaking water coolant and vehicle was at dealership. Mechanic replaced the engine and transmission twice.
Second transmission failure for this car, unsure if the dealer in fact replaced origional. Also have noticed speedometer making a clicking sound at all speeds
First failure while getting on freeway. Dealer service had car for 38 days, 2 or 3 rebuild attempts before telling me a new transmission was installed. Problem was in reverse gear, said output shaft was bent. Two months later the transmission suffered another failure of the same type while on vacation in san fransisco. Dealer is telling me user abuse, I know of 6 other 1999 and 2000 jetta's that have had manule transmission failures
After coming to a stop at a light and applying the accelerator, vehicle would not move. This was due to a faulty transmission. Dealer has vehicle now.
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