While driving, the clutch died. *ph after being told the repairs would not be covered under warranty, the consumer did some research and discovered there were many complaints of faulty pressure plates.
2001 Volkswagen Jetta transmission complaints
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I am complaining about the cluth on my 2001 jetta 1.8t. At approximately 5100 miles (may 2003) I had the clutch burn out. Vw replaced it under warranty. Less than 100 miles later (june 2003) that replacement clutch burnt out. Vw again replaced it but said that they would not cover any other problems related to the clutch. I was told that this happened because my daughter didn't know how to drive a manual transmission. She learned to drive in 1996 on an omni with manual transmission and has been driving manual transmissions for all but two years since that time. Since we got the vw jetta out of the shop last june I have been the driver of the vehicle and had the clutch burn out again on 15 march 2004. I have been driving numerous vehicles in the last 35 years and have never burnt up a clutch. The jetta still has less that 12,000 miles on it. This makes for replacement of the clutch 3 times since I bought the vehicle new in august 2001.
Jetta suffered a failure where the clutch plate shattered and the pressure plate failed. The clutch plate did not show drastic wear, the wear line on the clutch plate were still visibale. Vw considered this normal wear and tear. I believe that the part was defective.
Clutch went bad very early in life of auto. Experienced manual driver. Clutch seemed to go bad in one day from nothing wrong to car not driveable. Vw replaced flywheel with upgraded part proving that old part was unreliable. *ak car had just been in for 40,000 mile complete check-up with passing colors.
My 2001 vw jetta 1.8t clutch failed after just 16,000 miles without any warning. I was told it was due to "driver error". However, after some research I have found many others that have had the same problem. The 1.8t clutches are a dual-mass flywheel (dmf) design which seems to be the cause of the issue. It seems they cannot handle the upped power/torque of the turbo. They are knowingly selling a defective product and charging us upwards of $1300 to repair it with the same faulty part!
While traveling consumer heard a knocking noise coming from the engine department. Dealership serviced vehicle, and determined transmission needed to be replaced.
Right front drive shaft became slightly out of round by about 30 thous. This problem cannot be explained by any regular means except the dealer says we must have hit something . It is virtually impossible to hit the shaft because it is protected . I believe this is metal fatigue that comes from highspeed highway driving as I commute daily about 250 km.the car is only 22 months old but I now have 125,800 km on it.I suspect this problem would have never occured if I was only driving the average 20,000km per year and on the highway from time to time. Dealer was not even interested in contacting volkswagon to see if there was any help available.
Consumer complained about a transmission problem. Transmission will not go into reverse. Also, consumer was told that there was a problem with the brake light.*ak water intrusion from the driver's side of the vehicle leaving 1/2" of water on floorboard. Consumer reporting this condition results in slippery pedals and windows fogging up.
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 statesdthat while driving the vehicle up a hill transmission module failed, causing consumer to pull over on the side of the road. Dealer notified.
The gear was hard to shift out of park and the brake sensor needed to be replaced.
The consumer states that while driving and with no warning, the vehicle jerked and lost power. Dealer notified. Mr the consumer states that the vehicle has had several transmissions replaced in a year-feels that the vehicle is a lemon. Scc
Often when accelerating, my automatic jetta will seem to go into neutral, the engine will be roaring and the RPM will fly up into the red zone on the dail. This happens at speeds from 5 MPH- 75 MPH. It always occurs as I go to accelerate, otherwise I can find no other similarities of occurrences.
While placing vehicle in park for a few minutes and without warning shifted to gear then back to drive and gear got stuck in park. This problem has occurred several times. Dealer has been notified on many occasions. However, havd not been able to fix problem with gears.
After driving for a while vehicle will not shift from 1st to 2nd gear . This never happens at first start.*ak
Transmision does not shift correctly around third gear, the car will rev up then the car has a hard jerk. As for the engine the engine will kill any where at any time the hole car will just shut of driving or just sitting still. I feel very unsafe in this car!
I have had trouble with this jetta from the first day I took ownership of the vehicle. The brake assembly has been replaced. The brake light switch has been replaced. Now I have just received a new transmission in my ten month old car. The car's transmission was reset three times before volkswagen replaced the valve body. This procedure did not work and in turn endangered my life. I was trying to get on the highway when the car would not shift and was shuddering. I was almost hit by an oncoming 18 wheeled truck. I am scared every time I have to get back in this car. The transmission has been fixed, but not my trust.
Intermintent problem shifting from first gear to second. Car would not shift therefore would not accelerate in traffic. Dealer replaced electrical part called a valve body. Car still did not work properly. Volkswagen reccomended complete transmission replacement which dealer performed. We have concerns over safety of this vehicle if this part should fail again. Is there statistical data available regarding failure of this part?
Car would make awful high-pitched howling noise at 40mph. Thought it was road noise, dealer said might be driveshaft, changed drive shaft, still howled, changed transmission, now it seems to be ok. Seems many other 2001 vw jetta's in the s.florida area experienced same problems because I saw many more jettas in the repair shop, and most of the vehicle owners I spoke to there said they were getting new transmissions put in. Some were getting their 3rd and 4th changes.
Transmission replaced on february 8, and ABS sensor replaced on february 21. Brakes had failed.
Automatic transmission makes high pitch sound on acceleration/ automatic transmission shifts erratic/ vehicle did not proceed forward on acceleration in drive position, remained idle. When attempting to put the car in park to verify if engine had shut off, shift handle locked up in the neutral position. After about 1 minute, free from neutral and put back into park position when shifting into drive, car jumped forward./ vehicle experienced difficulty in reaching speeds of 60 to 70 miles per hour. Brought car in for inspection. Other complaint was drivers seat moved too much. Dealer to replace with new seat harnest. Dealer attempting to replace transmission with new. I talked to vw assistant service manager and is telling me that they are not sure they have the right transmission. Also admits that engine gears for transmission were faulty is the reason for the high pitch noise coming from engine compartment. I wish to exchange my vehicle with another. Can you help me do this?
Transmission stopped shifting into 4th gear while driving throught city, called for tow to dealer. Dealer sair electrical problem. After auto traveled to ky while parken in carporte windshield cracked from lower drivers side upwards into drivers view about 8 inches. Delaer refuss to replace windshield immediately. Says that failure must be verrified by some one who is on vacation, will be gone week. Montgomery vw in elizabethtown ky, service manager reported that it was a stress crack, and that should not be driven as unsafe, dealer will not supply replacement auto, or anything till inspection, all this time I am without a new auto. This is not any way for customer service.
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