The consumer has had on going problems with the mass air flow sensor continually failing. The sensor has been replaced three times. Each time the sensor failed the vehicle lost power. The consumer received a letter from vw of america which extended the warranty of the sensor to 7 years or 70000 miles on jetta's from 1999 to 2001. The consumer feels this is an improper solution to the problem. *ak *nm the front seat frames continued to break. Vw have replaced them on the consumers vehicle 5-6 times under warranty. *sc
2001 Volkswagen Jetta engine complaints
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While the vehicle was turned on or off a loud noise was heard. Vehicle was taken to the dealer four times, and mechanic could not duplicate the problem.
The vehicle burns oil excessively. I have to constantly add oil. Everytime I've spoken with the dealer he just gave me the run-around. They conducted 2 oil consumption tests but never did anything to fix the problem. The vehilce was purchased in nj from douglas motors. At every scheduled service I complained of the same problem but nothing was done to fix it.
Replacement of coil pack on my 2001 jetta glx. *mr the consumer requested reimbursement. There were also electrical problems.
Before I picked up the car- it needed a new fuel tank because the dealer was unable to put gas into the car. At 60,000 miles the crank shaft broke off and a new engine was installed. My driver side window fell down. Two plastic things keep falling out of the sunroof and I put them back up. Numerous oxygen sensors have been changed but my check engine light remains on. Finally, at 107,000 miles my transmission went out and vw refuses to help with any of the cost because it is out of the warranty.
While applying the accelerator pedal vehicle failed to move. Consumer applied the accelerator pedal numerous times and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the engine needed cleaning due to intake manifold being clogged with carbon.
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!
My three year old jetta had to be towed off of a major highway due to oxygen sensor failure. I already had one oxygen sensor replaced one year after purchasing this car.this has been a problem ever sinse I owned the car. This a major safety concern sinse the car is stalling out while traveing at high speeds. I feel that there needs to be a major investigation into why these vehicles are performing so poorly when they are still new. Everyone I know that owns a jetta reports the same type of stalling and numeous other expensive problems. This is unacceptable for a $20000 product. On several occasions the dealer has not repaired the vehicle stating that there are no problems. The dealer has informed me that it is going to cost me almost $1000 to fix the problem and it is not covered under the vehicles warranty.
My 2001 vw jetta burns a quart of oil every 600 miles. This problem occured from the first moments I owed the vehicle. I immediatedly reported this to the dealer who informed me that it was "a condition with new jettas and would right itself after I drove the car a while." this position was repeated during the "free" oil changes up to the point where the warranty expired. Now that the warranty has expired, vw mechanics insisit that they have to do a $90 diagnosis test before they will address it (I had a previous one during the warranty period that found nothing). Now the car is getting older, the oil buring is getting worse. I searched the internet and found numerous jetta owners with the same problems, and even worse as a result - including blown engines. One jetta owner stated that there is a manufacturing defect with the rings of the car. He had the car's rings repaired (at a cost of nearly $1,000) and nothing is now wrong with the car. He also stated that he found out that the defect impacts a significant portion of the cars sold in two years, manafesting in blown catalitic converters and engines. He also states that vw instructed its dealers to tell owners that it is normal with the car during the break-in period - thereby pushing the problem past the 28,000 mile warranty obligation. Which makes sense since this problem would cost vw millions.
Check engine light o2 sensor, mass air flow sensor.
I bought a previously owned vw jetta gls with 25,000 mi on september 22, 2003. Two weeks later, the oil light came on briefly as I was parking at home. I checked the dipstick and it was dry. I called the dealer and it was towed and checked and a fluorescent probe was put in and I was told there were two quarts of oil remaining. Where did the oil go? My car is scheduled to go in for a check on this problem this week. There was no oil on the ground and the service tech said they had a problem like this once before. Has this problem ever been addressed by other consumers? Thank you.
The check engine light and the driver assisted light came on and remained on in my car. On my way to the dealership to have the car looked at, thr car completely shut down. The dealer repair facility ran the car on their diagnostic computer and said there were multiple faults. I was told that the car had a vacuum leak and it was allegedly fixed.I was also told that the light might come back on because of something else. This was on thursday, november 6, 2003. While driving to work on friday, november 7, 2003, the engine light came on again. This first "repair " cost me $133.60. On my way home I stopped at the dealership and was told in essence something else might be wrong. Simply put, this is a relatively new car and should not have these kinds of problems. Through research on this site and others, I have found out that this seems to be a prevalent problem with the volkswagon jeeta 2001. As a consumer and a taxpayer, I demand that something be done. This problem with these cars is dangerous and could lead to a serious accident or death. I am also going to write to vw. However, I feel that there should be a full investigation of this matter.
Interior console paint peeling, fabric fading, engine rattle noise, window actuator failure and noise, thermastat, fuel door actuator, seat springs snap, brake pad excessive wear, A/C runs hot.
While driving at 30 MPH and with no warning vehicle shut off, and resulted in an accident with another vehicle.
2001 vw jetta - numerous build issues. Excessive oil consumption - 1 quart in 1000 miles. Vehicle re-ringed at 19k. Current mileage 47k - last oil change down 2 quarts in 5ooo miles. Window regulators - recall. Shifter shaft replaced for serious vibration in 2nd and 5th gears. Both front seats feel like they aren't locked in place! Diagnosed as faulty weld at time of manufacture.
Consumer stated safety chip failed causing engine to lock up. Dealer notified.
To whom it may concern, when "flooring" my 2001 vw jetta gls 1.8t as to merge on the highway, approx. 50% of the time I experience loss of power. The engine and turbo seem to stall out until I let off the gas and reapply. Due to the sporadic nature of this, the dealer can not recreate. I believe this to be very dangerous, when merging on a freeway I expect my car to provide continuous acceleration, not to stall out. Given the nature of honolulu's freeway, it is most important to have full power due to the shortness of the on ramps. I have always used premium gas as required by vw, and had the fuel injectors cleaned by a nationally recognized auto service chain, to make sure I did not have any "bad gas" deposits. This still has not fixed the problem. I would appreciate any advice or assistance you can offer in this matter. Respectfully, jordan d. O'hearn cto1 usn.
My car which was purchased brand new in july 2001 has been to the repair shop 13 times. I purchased a 2001 volkswagen jetta. The ongoing problem is that the car is losing power while accelerating. Volkswagen doesn't want to acknowledge the defect of their own product. I was told two things which doesn't make sense to me. First, I was told my engine is not apart of the recall for those other vw cars that are losing power. Second, a vw representative told me it was my extra car mats that is probably causing the problem. I think volkswagen is just ignoring this serious problem. If my car slows down on me whenever it wants and I die as a result of their defect product that they don't want to recognize, it is truly going to be a serious problem. The car had problems with the engine, airbags, malfunctioned sensor, clock spring, harness, and now it is losing power. Although this car has had numerous problems, this is the most serious problem that I would like o be rectified. Volkswagen service department changed the computer and told me this will definitely solve the problem. Obviously it did not solve the problem. Since the computer was changed in sept. 2002 the car lost power 3 times since then.
Back brakes and rotors had to be replaced on my 2001 jetta glx v6 which was purchased 08/01. I only had 23,000 miles on the car! At my 20,000 mile service no problems were mentioned. My check engine light came on too. I had to have my o2 sensor replaced under warranty. The warranty did not cover the brakes. I do not ride the brakes. 1 month after I bought the car I noticed that when I start it in the morning it makes a sound like and old junky car would. I had it to the dealer twice for this and they said its nothing and that's the way a v6 sounds! It only does it on the first start of the day. I am afraid it will end up being some very expensive problem in the future. 9 months after I had the car the arm rest came apart and had to be fixed under warranty. I will never buy another volkswagen again and I would not recommend them to my friends who are md's and rn's and can afford nice cars.
The vehicle vibrated and then stalled.
Ignition coil failed and the engine shut down causing lost of power steering. Please provide any additional information. Ph
Consumer stated while driving at 40mph the engine makes a severe noise and then a vibration is felt as if the engine is loosing power, which was due to a faulty engine coil pack that went bad. Dealer was notified and will change only one coil. Duke gold's speed way volkswagen dealer, will not replace the coil at least in the following next 3 weeks because there is a national back order. Please provide further information.
Consumer stated while driving at any speed and without warning the engine failed and lost power and it was difficult to control the vehicle.
Purchased new 2001 jetta in august of 2000, gls 2.0l engine and it has always been burning/losing oil. About 1 qt evey 1000 miles driven. Cannot understand and oil consumption test by vwof a in july of 2002 said it was normal even after breakin period. Car currently has 46,000 miles. I am pissed off still and I am basically putting a quart of oil in every month plus 2 oil changes a year. This normal oil consumtion is costing a fortune and this was never disclosed to me when I purchased the car new. No mention of it in the service manual and vwof a has a tsb out there but I would like to see a new engine.
While driving , vehicle started to stall and then shut off. Dealer contacted. Please provide additional information. Ts
I had a coil pack burn out on my 2001 vw jetta - it has 21000 miles. It appears to be a known problem and many people are experiencing this failure. Vw (and audi) will only replace coils when they individually burn out. Vw/audi should recall and replace all coils either at the time of burn out or before it becomes an issue. The number of people who have had this problem suggest that the coils are either defective or the design of the vehicle is faulty. The manufacturer should be responsible for this even if the vehicles warranty has expired. Ts
The vehicle shut down without prior warning and heststate . Please provide additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
Dealer mechanic stated that the air pump rusted and needed to be replaced. The car was garaged every night. Warranty on part expired at 24000 miles I have 31000.
No summary. Dt
Vehicle would hestate and stall out when applying the acceletor pedal from a stop position. Please provide more details. Ts
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