Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that his ABS light illuminated. He called the manufacturer and they stated that his VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 02v031000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). He will take the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic. The current mileage was 64,000 and failure mileage was 62,000.
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Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. While attempting a u-turn at 15 MPH, the vehicle lost all ABS and traction control ability. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The vehicle has not been repaired. The recall number and description were unknown. The failure mileage was 96,239 and current mileage was 98,239. Updated 06/09/08
My car has had modulation problems which come as power surges while driving and more recently while idling at red lights, stop signs and in traffic.
On a clear day, dry pavement, went to brake in city traffic and brakes failed causing me to rear end the car in front ( causing $2600 damages) and totalling my car. No injuries. Air bag did not deploy, possibly due to the low speed I was travelling.
The electronic control unit of the ABS system on my 2001 volkswagen jetta is in need of replacement at a cost of $2,500.00!! I know for a fact that there has been a recall on this part for this year, make, model but am being told that mine is not one of them-that my VIN # does not fall into the recalled ones. I do not know how this can be since all other information matches up and am having an issue with the part, which I am being told can cause fire hazard!
Abs/brake light on with no engine code. 1600 replacement.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. On two different occasions, the rear brakes locked up. The first failure occurred while driving 60 MPH and the second failure, while driving 35 MPH. The contact stated that the vehicle became engulfed in smoke. He went to the dealer to have the vehicle repaired under recall notice # 02v031000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock). Since the recall repair was performed, he has returned to the dealer twice due to the brake failure. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 127,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. The contact reported transmission failure on the vehicle. The dealer remedied the transmission failure and one month later, the problem recurred. The contact stated that the epc lights began to malfunction. When the lights illuminated the current speed in which the contact was driving, reduced drastically. The indicator illuminated intermittently while driving to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure as bad wiring and performed the remedy, but the failure continues to persist. The contact then stated failure with the brake pedal switch, however it was unable to be duplicated by the dealer. The brake pedal switch failure also continued to persist. The current mileage is 52,908 , and failure mileage was 1,000.ak
I was driving my 2001 vw jetta and I braked suddenly. Brake light and audio alarm came on. Took the car into garage for repair. Was told that it needed new ABS control unit. The garage checked for recalls and found that this same part had been recalled on other vw models.
We purchased our 2001 jetta 1.8l turbo wolfsburg edition in jan of 2003 from a certified used vw dealer. When we drove off the lot, not 5 minutes later, the turbo seemed to fail and we began to lose power, epc light came on, check engine light came on. We immediately took car back to dealer and they fixed problem. Everything ran fine until sept 2003 our check engine light came on, shortly after we received notice that there had been a recall regarding ignition coils. We took our vehicle to a local dealership where they replaced the coils free of charge. This solved the light issue for a couple of months, then it came back on again, this time when idling fluctuating between 700 RPM and about 1500 RPM and stalling on occasion. We took the car to a local garage and they ran a diagnostics, cleared the failures to see if that solved the problem, which it did temporarily...ever since we have been running diagnostics trying to determine why our check engine light keeps coming on, each time the problem is temporarily solved. At first the mechanic thought it was the airflow sensor, but once they looked closer determined it was a different problem. We have had corrosion removed, connections cleaned, and our lambda sensor replaced. Now our car continues to run and idle poorly and sporadically, the car stalls when you slow, the turbo works on occasion, losses power when accelerating, when car first starts it barely moves with accelerator floored, brakes are very sluggish, sometimes really having to push to get car to stop. No one seems to know what the problem is. Everytime we take it in multiple errors pop up, last time there was 17 fault codes, mechanic keeps going down the list of what to check hoping to find the problem. The bill just keeps getting bigger and nothing has been solved. Recently think that the original issue and current issues are one in the same as symptoms are becoming more similar. Help!
Dt*: the contact stated that while driving at various speed, the ABS light illuminated. The brakes make a rattling noise, and depressing the brake pedal became difficult. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, where the mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. The vehicle was then taken to a service dealer, where the dealer was also unable to duplicate the problem. There is a the federal safety agency recall # 02v031000 which pertains to the hydraulic antilock brakes. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
I was driving in the city. Heard a grinding noise in the rear of my vehicle. Brought car to mechanic. Was told rear caliper froze due to wearing of brake pads. The calipers had damaged the rear rotors. The car had to be towed to dealer. Rotors were replaced for a cost of $500, and I was told none of the repairs were covered under warranty.
I was driving on I-87 north in the bronx in stop and go rolling traffic and I smelled something after a while, also felt a little bit of dragging. The speed picked up and when I needed the brakes the pedal was mushy and went down almost all the way barely stopping me! I stopped and saw that the brakes were super hot, so I opened the hood to check out the lines. A guy pulled over and helped me check to see if I had to bleed the lines at the ABS controller and we saw no excess pressure. I had the brake switch replaced under recall, and greased the cylinder that feeds the brake booster, but still it grabs sometimes and I have to pull the pedal up. On http://forums.tdiclub.com , this is a known problem with the brake booster on jet. I want a replacement, and cannot afford to pay 200 + install for something that is a known issue with these boosters.
Rear brake pads/rotors: premature wear, at 25k. Went to dealer they told me that it was my fault for using the brakes too much and that it was going to be $650 for parts and labor. Went to a midas had them replaced for $250 and was told there that brakes should not wear out that soon on a new car.
The brakes started grinding. After dealer inspected the brakes the rotors and calipers were replaced.
I am the original owner of a 2001, vw jetta tdi. I took my car to west broad volkswagen, richmond va, to have the brakes checked because I heard a squealing noise (just once). The dealer told me that my rear brakes need to be changed very soon and the cost would be $427.00! I asked, how could it just be the rear brakes? the service adviser could not explain. I stated to him that every car I have ever owned was front wheel drive and in all my years, it was always the front wheels to go first! I asked him didnt he think it strange that just one set of brakes have gone bad?&again, no answer. Based on what I have read, it is my belief that the brake pads are defective and it appears that this dealership is price gouging!
My brakes would slow the car down on a stop and go traffic, where I will be driving slowly (without me stepping on the brakes), my car would eventually stop and will require heavy on the gas pedal to allow the car to move. (while the car car is in this stage:on a small slope the car placed on netural would not move) this would bring the RPM to a high rate to go at twenty km per hour (around 3,000 to 4,000 RPM). My rear disc brakes woul have heavy smoke once I have come to a full stop. This has happened a few months after I purchased my car. I thought it was due to the break in of the engine that was the cause. I have changed my rear brake disc pads a couple of times. There is heavy signs of the pads burning(smoking), people with simlar cars have had the same problem and they changed the brake booster and the problem was gone.
I own a vw jetta 2001 vr6. I have had to replace my rear brake pads at only 20,000 miles to me a very premature wear problem. The dealer refused to repair them at no cost to me due to the premature wear of the brake pads. The repairs to the brake pads cost me $200.00. The check engine light has come on on the same vw jetta. To find out I know have to pay $292.20 to have the maf sensor replaced on a car that has only 22,500 miles. I am trying to seek reimbursement from vw of america for these expenses. In addition this year I also had to pay $300.00 to have the passenger door latch repaired as the spring broke that allowed me to open the door with the door handle. Regardless, my car is kept in pristine condition, and in no way should I be incurring these type of repairs on a vehicle that has only 20k miles on the odometer. Please help me.
I have had nothing but problems after purchasing my brand new 2001 v.w jetta. I had vehicle only 6 months and it left me stranded due to malfunction of emission control sensor. 5 months after that, ignition lock cylinder was inoperable, needing them to repair. 2 months later, owned for 1 yr 1 month, car was burning a lot of oil so consumption test was done and determined to be true,that the car was in fact consuming abnormal amount of oil. As "a courtesy to me, the customer" volkswagen replaced piston rings, rod bearings and deglazed cylynder walls. They had my car 6 days to rebuild engine. 6 months later car was shaking really bad when driving on the freeway, took it in and service technition discovered that rear brakes were warped and rear brake pads had "premature wear." those were replaced. Throughout this course of time the passenger brake light had been replace 2 times,air condition vent was not working and had to be remove and install new center air outlet,armrest broke and had to be replaced, glove compartment latch broke, and the brake lights have gone out and been repaired numerous times but are still faulty,not working at this time. Volkswagen has treated me as though I was the one inconviencing them!! I regret purchasing this vehicle and will continue discouraging anyone from ever buying a volkswagen! I don't feel safe in this car!! After doing some research I see now that I am not alone. Knowing there are many other vw's on the road with the same mechanical problems my car, I'm concerned with the safety of others as well as myself!
Intermittently when attempting to depress the brake pedal it went to the floor by itself. Consumer had to place foot under the brake pedal to raise it off the floor. This problem occurred numerous times while driving. Vehicle had been to dealer on several occasions, and they were unable to duplicate the problem.
Back passenger side disc brake making a high pitched squeal sound, not metal on metal grinding. Rear passenger side caliper seized and not completely releasing causing the squealing noise, and heating up disc brake so you can fry eggs and bacon on it. Passenger side rear calipers need to be replaced as the service dept. Cannot keep it from binding. Both rear break pads also replaced (brake lining). Also changed brake fluid as I was told that it would have boiled caused by the extreme heat due to the brake pad dragging on the siezed caliper. Apparently boiled brake fluid will contain bubbles and this can cause a proble in the brake line. Total cost, parts and labour $721.89. Sould have purchased a camery or japanese product!
1. & 2. While applying the brakes the brake pedal is drawn quickly down to the floor, causing the vehicle to stop violently. Simultaneously when the pedal is all the way down there is a loud sound of air whooshing and the pedal comes back to the normal position. 3. The problem is caused by a faulty power brake booster. This is a common problem that I found numerous posts regarding on the forums at www.tdiclub.com. Multiple replacement power brake boosters are available at all the vw dealer parts departments I called in my area which leads me to further believe this is a common problem. Reading further on the tdiclub forums it was stated that faulty power brake boosters are also responsible for brakes dragging and wearing out prematurely. This is a huge potential problem for vw owners.
Rear brakes and rotors were badly worn and required replacement at 23440 miles. Rear shoes were replaced at an independent garage as vehicle was out of warranty.
Since I have had my jetta I have had to keep oil in the trunk because the car burns oil, I was told by the dealer that it is normal for a car to use that much oil, I have had to have the brake switch replaced, the arm rest latch replaced, cd player replaced twice, my passenger rear brake lights burn out regularly (only passenger side), my key in the ignition alarm and lights left on alarm turned and stayed on everytime I drove my car. The dealer's solution to all these problems was to downgrade my car and buy a vw beetle. I purchased a 2002 used beetle - dealer allowed me take car and promised to fix anything on the following monday. There was a light on the dash that was lit up called epc - I asked the dealer what the light was for and they said that the alignment needed to be adjusted no big deal they would fix it when I returned on monday. I drove the car off the lot got about 20 miles for the dealership and the car died on the freeway!!!!! While waiting for the tow truck I read in the car manual that epc stood for electric power control - it said if this light goes on do not attempt to drive - tow to dealership immediately - after that I marched right back to the dealer and got my jetta back - however I still have all of the above problems and few to add to the list defective electric window, noisy brakes when in reverse even after brakes were replaced. I can't wait to turn the piece of @#$%# in to the dealer when my lease is up and walk away - I just feel sorry for the fool they turn around and sell it to!
Read brake pads wore out prematurley. When taken to the dealer for service and notified them of that we heard grinding and boise in the rear, they were quite surprised. This resulted in $283.05 in parts and labor to replace the pads.*ak parts 1j0-615-601-c (2) and 160-698-451-d (1)
Vibration and grinding when coming to a stop the rear brake pads had to be replaced and the rotors.
Consumer complained about a rear brake problem. Consumer heard a noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. It was metal to metal grinding of the brakes. Pads and rotors were completely worn out.
After only 20,000 miles on my 2001 jetta, a loud grinding noise began from the rear driver side wheel. There was no warning light, and no squeel prior to the grinding. After taking it to the dealer, they informed me that the rear pads and rotors would need to be replaced, at a cost of $375. They seem to want to blame it on me using the brakes too much. This is ridiculous. I also own a toyota with 75,000 miles on it. The brakes on it are still the original.
Rear brakes have worn to nothing after only 20k miles. Rotars are now ruined. No warning was given. Dealer said that only the front brakes have a warning light. Why wouldn't the rear brakes have a warning system if they wear out more quickly than the front?
Last year I took my car to the dealer becuase my brakes were grinding. They could find no issues. Today I took the car for a recall service on my ignition coil, and they tell me my rear brakes are bad and need to be fixed. So I got it done. Problem is, I only have 20,000 miles on the car. I have had it since august of 2000 and I do not drive very far in a year.
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