Driver's side door lock malfunctioned. It will open from the outside only. If you are in side the passenger can not exit the vehicle which is still under warranty but will not cover this defect, which was eligible up to 24,000 miles.
2001 Volkswagen Jetta locks complaints
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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.
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.
All cars have safety latches on the front hoods. The safety latch did not work on my 2001 vw jetta. The inside latch had been released and then inadvertently, the car was driven around the corner. There is no idiot light on dash to indicate hood was not fully locked. At 40 MPH, the hood flew up and almost resulted in serious accident. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but significant damage was done to car and fenders. 1) why are there no idiot lights on dash to indicate hood is not closed when such lights exist for truck and this is far less dangerous? 2) why did safety latch on front not work---is this a defect in all vws?.
Center console latch broke and had to be replacedl.
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.
The lock on the driver side door did not lock with the key or the automatic locking system. The consumer had to lock the vehicle on the passenger side.
The trunk protection plate (stainless steel) at the latch cutout area is razor sharp causing me to cut a chunk of meat out of my finger to the bone requiring medical attention. I called vw and they stated that the consumers safety was not their concern. I feel that they should have to recall this part and fit it with a protective gasket of some sort.
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