My wife owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta vr6 glx. Currently it has about 40,000 miles on it. In september we noticed that the vehicle was not accelerating properly. When the engine is cold, the car hesitates and feels as if it is about to stall. When it warms up the car works perfectly. We took it to the vw dealer last month to correct the problem and perform the needed service. They replaced the battery (which was needed) and performed the service, but did not fix or address the stalling issue. Their thought was that the stalling was related to the battery. When the stalling continued my wife took the car to a mieneke repair shop. They ran diagnostics but were not able to identify the problem. They did not charge us and suggested we take the car back to the dealer. On october 3, 2005 my wife called the dealer (dick hannah at the vancouver automall) to make an appointment. They asked what the problem was, and when she mentioned the stalling they immediately knew the problem. Before my wife could explain what the problem was, they mentioned that they continuously get calls at the dealership about this problem, it only occurs when the vehicle is cold, and it is occurring with several of the vw models. They went on to say that their management is aware of the problem and there currently is no solution. What they recommend is that my wife buy a fuel additive and see if that helps. They have noticed that after adding it to a few tanks of gas the cars seems to perform better, but that the problem does not go away. Vw thinks it is a problem with the valves, and that is a problem specific to the fuel used in the northwest. This is not an acceptable solution. When my wife is entering a roadway I do not want her car to stall or slow and put her in a situation where her safety is at risk. Please do something before there are injuries. Joe bessman.
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82,5310.00 just replaced the catalytic converter. We have always had some type of an electrical problem from the beginning. Cd player and stereo. Cd lcd panel would say no cd in which you would have a cd in the jacket if you kept pushing the button sometimes it would work. At times you can only read half the call letters for stations. Rolling down back of the windows you would hear a very loud pressure thumping noise. So loud you could not roll down the window in the back. When you would take the car in. Mechanic's always said, it was basically our imagination.
2001 volkswagen jetta (complaint numbers 30291114,30343786 and 03092183) our 2001 jetta started clicking and blowing white smoke. We called the dealership and they said it was the turbo and would be covered under warranty. We towed the car to them on may 19, 2003 and they did replace the turbo. However, they advised us the vehicle needed a new engine because it was still clicking. They said it looked like we had not been changing the oil which is why the engine was clogged. The service department then gave us the run around for a few months. They wanted oil change receipts, which we provided. The mechanic told us the turbo replacement was denied by vw and they ate the cost. He told us they would not do any more work on the car. On july 09, 2003 we had the car towed from the dealership.I went to vw and spoke with the new service manager, donnie fielder. The new service manager told me they had just replaced a guys engine that had the same problem as ours. He said they messed up and replaced it under warranty no questions asked and later decided he had not changed the oil. He said they could not afford to pay for another engine and would not touch our vehicle. I took the car to alternative imports on charlotte avenue. Sam (a.I.) said the engine was full of sludge. He found several similar cases on a mechanics web site. He also found that vw did not properly complete the turbo replacement. The engine is the same one (1.8l turbo) that vw has acknowledged, at least in the passat, has a sludge problem. However, they do not acknowledge that the same problem exists in the jetta even though it is the same engine. They extended the warranty on the passats to 8 years unlimited mileage.
Dealership refused to fix the problem with the 2001 volkswagen jetta.*mr the manufacturer provided the consumer with an extended warranty for the mass air flow sensor to 7 years/70000 miles, whichever occurs first. The vehicle was take for a state emission inspection but failed the test. The dealer refused to replace the mass air flow sensor under the extended warranty.
The air coming out of my 2001 volkswagen jetta's air conditioning unit started to smelling like melted crayons and engine fumes. A few weeks later, the air conditioner broke down, and I took it to get repaired at deel volkswagen in miami. I told the service agent that the car also had a terrible smell of car fumes and to please check that. The next day, I received a service repair quote for $1,300 that included the replacement of the battery fuse box, main fan, A/C fan and fan module. The parts were replaced in the car on 10/22/2004. When I picked up the car, I noticed that the A/C had the same engine fumes smell, and told the service person, ricardo wilder, that the A/C still smelled the same. He told me that all jetta's smelled the same, and that I should drive it for several weeks to let the newly replaced parts do their job. It is now april, 2005 and the car still strongly smells like engine fumes. At the end of my driving day, my clothes and the inside of thee car smell like engine fumes. I now drive with the windows and moon roof open and with the A/C off in order to fight the strong smell. I strongly believe that whatever this smell is, it is detrimental to my health.
My check engine light has been on for several months. I have has my oxygen sensors replaced several times, but I am not sure how many. I lost track after 6 times. The dealer (faulkner volkswagen), has told me everytime that the check engine light is caused by the oxygen sensors. I have been told by other mechanics that this fault in the sensors can cause a fire in the engine at anytime. When my check engine light comes on, I loose power in my car and sometimes it stalls even when I am driving it. With the vehicle stalling while driving, this is a potential hazard to other drivers on the road as well as myself. I have been reading many complaints about the same problem that I am having with my 2001 jetta. I have not had any accidents or resulted in any injuries due to this yet, however, I feel that this is a matter that should be looked into.
My 2001 vw jetta timing belt broke, left me stranded on the interstate and cost over $3300.00 to repair the blown engine, not once was I told upon purchase or trips for service at any vw dealer that the timing belt was supposed to be changed at 60 or 70,000 miles. , my car had 97,000 at the time. The car from day one has had nothing but problems which resulted in costly repairs for a vehicle I thought to be very reliable, love the look of the car and it has great pickup but cannot afford to buy another one because of the repairs for items that should last the life of the car.
My jetta has been in the shop more times than not. The latest incident began with my car overheating. After 1300 dollars later, the repair shop told me that this year of the jetta has a plastic part that sits on water pump. That part has had to be replaced by many jetta owner's after the replacing of the water pump.
Ever since I bought the car back in 2001, there has been numerous problem mainly with the check engline light. I bought the car brand new, and within the first few weeks I had minor problems that got fix and is fine now. Now my main issue is the check engine light, it been on and off ever since the first year I bought the car. We are in 2005 and I'm still having trouble getting rid of it. Usually when the check engline light comes on the car would sputter and shake and sometimes it would shut off. Sometimes when I'm driving the car would shut off on me in the middle of the streets. Thank goodness the time that it happened I wasn't on a busy road. When I first start up the car when the check engine light is on, the brakes seems to fail to work becauase I would have to step on it really hard to get the car to stop. After getting fix the light would reappear a couple weeks later. So I dont know what the problem is since all the times I did take it in they said it was the air mass flow sensor which they have replaced already. Tomorrow (4/1/05) I'm taking the car in again for the check engine problem because lately the problem has been worst. Now when I first turn on the car, I have to warm it up for a few mins before being able to step on the gas and go or else it'll shut down on me. Even with that the car barely moves then all of sudden it will jerk and drive on a normal speed. I had major service done on the car and the air mass flow sensor has been replaced twice. Tomorrow will probably be the third time and we'll find out what else is new. I doubt that the problem will ever go away because I been having the check engine light ever since I got the car and I own it for few years now and it still has not been fix. I honestly think I been sold a lemon, but speaking with the people at the vw dealer, they don't the issue is big.
Car started hesitating during acceleration and stalled a couple of times upon stopping. Epc light flashed on briefly once, then not again. Today, the car started decelerating on the freeway for no apparent reason, then rapidly accelerated again, which seemed like an extreme safety hazard to me. Mechanic replaced the air flow meter and told me that he regularly replaces them on volkswagens and it is a known problem. I read several other complaints of the same behavior on this site, though the problem was not identified. If this is a part with known problems, why has volkswagen not recalled it?
2001 jetta- makes winding noise at 40 MPH, ear piercing, technicians claim this is normal but overpowers radio? Unacceptable. Transmission shifts erratically all the time, car will lunge forward when at a stop when foot taken off brake pedal. Car makes a knocking noise when at a complete stop.
After starting the vehicle it stalled. Consumer had to restart the vehicle. Dealership was notified , but did not resolve the problem.
2001 jetta original owner the oil pan needs to be replaced because it is made out of aluminum and the plug is made out of steel .since the plug is made out of a harder material it stripped the pan. The car is out of warranty so know I will have to pay 600 dollars.
I just recently had to replace my catalyst system on my 2001 vw jetta. The car stauled on my way to work, so I had it towed to the nearest vw dealer - cooley volkswagen, in n. Greenbush ny. They found misfire codes and catalyst system. They also advised me that the coil pack and tune up were needed to correct misfires. My question and concern is: why did I not receive a warning light on some signal to advise me of any problems that might be occuring. This would have possibly alerted me to get the car into a vw service shop as soon as possible.
Check engine light stayed on, and vehicle stalled. Consumer took vehicle to dealer for check up, but the cause was undetermined.
Check engine light comes on while driving down the road. I have taken it to the dealer on 3 separate occasions for a total of 14 days in diagnostic. I have also taken it to a independant vw mechanic twice who tells me this is common. Nobody can find the problem. The diagnostic code is for glow plug malfunction. I have had replaced the temperature sensor, the glow plug relay, all 4 glow plugs as well as additional costs of diagnostic. The check engine light has come back on, it is still a glow plug malfunction. I have paid $800 for unnecesary repairs that the dealer tells me is the problem. This does not include the repairs on the door locks and wondow regulators, as well as the AC modulator, middle consul latch,glove box hinge, rear seat ash tray. This year of jetta is a true lemon! If vw is unable to fix the problem then legal action will be required to recover my losses.
While driving engine exploded. Consumer had the vehicle towed to a dealership, and had the vehicle inspected, and was told that the engine had a build up of sludge. *ak the consumer took the vehicle in for service to get the lock on the truck fixed because you could not open it from the outside. The engine began making noise and smoking while the consumer drove on the highway leaving the consumer stranded on the highway. The consumer did not keep reciepts of work done to the vehicle therefore can not be reimbursed. The consumer sent a formal demand for settlement in the amoount of repair bills and rental car expenses through her legal councel for negligent inspection of her vehicle.
The vehicle mass air flow sensor failed which caused the vehicle to perform poorly. *nm the consumer was reimbursed for the cost of the repair. *tc
Engine coil pack malfunctioned.
Safety issue with 2001 vw jetta. *bf the drivers side seat became unusually hot than normal and the interior leather covering developed a metallic appearance. A vw representative looked at the seat and stated it looked like external damaged, but the seat had to be fully inspected first. The consumer was told the she would be responsible for the labor if was determined it was not the heating element, but if it was the heating element vw would cover all costs. After the inspection, the consumer was told a beverage was spilled on the seat which caused the heating seat to malfunction. The consumer also stated the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of oil, in which the oil light illuminated.
After owning this car for 3 years, a strong, toxic smell began to come out of the vents / front of the car. The only way I can describe it is that it smells like burning crayons. I took it to my mechanics and said he found nothing wrong with it. He offered to look into it further, but I didn't want to pay the labor charges without knowing the problem. I've searched the internet extensively and have found at least 25 people citing the same "crayon smell." volkswagen customer service representatives say they have never heard of this problem. I find that hard to believe. The only explanation I've found that makes some sense is that there is some sort of insulation between the engine and the dashboard and it may melting and causing fumes to enter the interior of the car.
Regular usage of car resulted in having to repair and replace the spark plug cables on my car.
Engine check light kept coming on. Consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer on several occasions, and they have made many attempts to rectify the problem. However, problem had not been resolved. Consumer had to call the dealer back just 35 minutes after picking up the vehicle from the dealer because the engine check light came right back on.
Vehicle was consuming too much oil. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and was told that because of design vehicle will burn the amount of oil allotted per 1,000 miles. *ak consumer noticed a cracking noise coming from the suspension when traveling backwards.
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.
The mass air flow sensor failed four times and was replaced. A recall letter was received, and consumer was not satisfied. Fuel mixture in the vehicle was still defective. Also, frame on the seats broke on seven occasions and repaired by the manufacturer.
Loss of 3.5 quarts of oil in 17 days after purchase. Oil consumption test showed nothing. This volkswagen jetta 2001 is using about a quart of oil under 1,000 miles of driving. I am told this is "normal". My question to the service people, where has the oil gone, it's not on the ground. It is in the shop for the third time for the oil consumption test. I would like a copy of the oil consumption tsb bulletin. I am concerned about engine damage.
The maf sensor was replaced on my vehicle about 2 years ago. I replaced part myself after the dealer told me that this part was bad. I did not receive a service report for this troubleshooting. I purchased and replaced the part myself. 1.5 years later I received a warrenty extension letter from vw, stating reimbursment with receipt of charges, including VIN # and mileage. At the time I purchased the part, from a vw dealer, this info was not required to be on a part order. I supmitted this info in dec 2003. In june 2004, I received a reject for claim because the receipt did not have this info on it. I believe that vw has done the warrenty extension to prevent an offical recall, but it has not been done in good faith. They set a requirement that their own dealers did not start on VIN and mileage on part orders, only on service orders, at the time. They have designed the system to fail. Under a warranty extension they do not have to report the number of rejected claims to you and it can appear that they are addressing the issue. I can understand this requirement for claims dated after the letter, but not 1.5. Years before.
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!
The 2001 vw jetta I purchased in april 2003 seemed to be a great car until the check engine light turned on and has been on since. I have taken it to a numerous amount of dealerships or "specialty" volkswagen auto shops and noone is able to figure out why the light is on unless I pay them $600-$1500 to go in and diagnose more thouroughly. The computer on the jetta putout a "fuel-injuection" problem and noone is able to tell me what exactly this could be. I continue to drive with the light on and was advised not to drive with the light on if it begins to flash. Very frustrating.
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