Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 370102 | 05/31/2001 | 621619 | Subject regarding whining noise from automatic transmission from approx. 37 to 42 mph. *tt | 09/27/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/06/2008 | 1 | ||
| I own a 2001 vw jetta. i bought it 3 years ago, used from the volkswagen dealership. the automobile was sold as a certified auto, which i found out later does not mean much. my trunk is locked shut and does not open manually or with remote, i've had to replace cv boots, catalytic converter, transmission and numerous headlight, taillight and blinker bulbs. and today one of my headlights is so dim, it doesn't really provide any light when it is dark. i have replaced it and replaced it. it stays fine for about 2 days and then just dims out again. i can't afford to keep taking it to volkswagen. it's a rip off and they don't even fix anything right anyway. my engine fan went out all of the sudden the other day, causing the car to overheat. i had to get it towed. that isn't the first time i have had to pay to have it towed. the interior plastic coating on armrests and all plastic inside is peeling and looks terrible. when i push unlock all doors, the driver's side back seat door will not open unless i reach inside and pull the lock open manually. there is so much more, but i don't want to waste my time. i know nothing will happen, even though it is so obvious that these cars are complete lemons, and they need to stop selling them to people. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2003 | 113000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/24/2010 | 79829 | 1 | |
| Car has problems shifting gear. *tr | |||
| 05/26/2008 | 110000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. the contact purchased a used car and, within the same week, it began to stall. the dealer could find no failures. she took the vehicle to another volkswagen dealer and they gave her a list of all the failures. the list included the transmission, rattling in the engine, and the brake sensors. there are four different tires on the vehicle and each are the incorrect size. the contact stated that she does not have the money to repair all these failures. the failure mileage was 110,000. | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 95200 | 1 | |
| Transmission malfunctioned, fails to shift. *tr | |||
| 11/11/2008 | 110000 | 1 | |
| 2001 vw jetta vr6 for years my automatic transmission has occasionally slipped while shifting between 2nd and 3rd gears. also, my gear selector slips between d and 3 without an resistance. a couple of days ago, with my car being regularly maintained, this problem became persistent. now, every time the car shifts from 2nd to 3rd the car shifts/bucks very hard. also, the gear selector easily moves from d to 3 and while in 3 the dash still shows the car to be in d. i'm afraid this is going to drop my transmission while driving. i've asked two different dealers and one said nothing can be done, while the other said that is very common with this car because vw put poor automatic transmissions in these cars. i also have the crayon smell in my car that does make me and my passengers somewhat ill feeling. however, i'm more concerned with my transmission. *tr | |||
| 03/17/2003 | 50000 | 1000 | 12/18/2000 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. whenever the contact attempts to accelerate from a stop sign or light, the vehicle lunges and/or surges into the next gear. the vehicle takes a long time to shift from third to fourth gear and then drives normally. the current mileage was 170,594 and failure mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 65000 | 100 | 05/26/2007 |
| When shifting from reverse to drive there is .5 to 1 second delay to engage forward gear. at first it was barely noticeable but now it feels like 1 to 2 seconds pass before drive gear is engaged. when parking on a hill car rolls back. *tr | |||
| 05/26/2006 | 1000 | 3 | 12/02/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 3 | 01/01/2004 | |
| Earlier this year, there was a recall for the brake light switch on my 2001 vw jetta. the dealership replaced this. however, within the last month, the automatic shift lock (asl) has not allowed me to shift out of park on numerous occasions. usually, i am able to wait a minute and the asl light will go off, or i turn off the car or fiddle with the steering wheel. however, three times this past week i have gotten stuck and have had to abandon the car temporarily. the last time, i was finally able to get it out of park and drive it to my local mechanic (i had an appointment with my dealership, but i couldn't get in for a week). he noticed that my brake lights were out again, and believes that the brake light malfunction may be related to the asl malfunction. this may explain why the electronic power control (epc) light turns on whenever the asl light turns on, as it indicates a problem in the electronics. the local mechanic is currently examining the problem. *jb | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 30000 | 1 | 11/27/2004 |
| Dt: when the consumer would start her car and try to put it in gear, it would not come out of park. this happened without warning. the dealer fixed it. the consumer was at dealer because of a recall and had them look at this at the same time. *jb the consumer witnessed another make/model vehicle with a similar problem while at the dealer. *sc | |||
| 02/01/2004 | 50000 | 5 | 10/01/2001 |
| 2001 vw jetta vr6 transmission fails to shift smoothly from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gear. engine rpms spike/surge before engaging next highest gear, at which point the gear is slammed into as the rpms are too high to engage the gear properly. have taken the vehicle to two different vw dealers two different times (four visits total) and dealers say they cannot duplicate the problem or that they reset the shifting points in the fuzzy logic. independent transmission shop calls for replacement of the valve body, all electronics and hard components in valve body for a cost of $3425. vw of america refuses to acknowledge a problem exits unless diagnosed by a vw dealer and will not pay for diagnosis by a third party mechanic. this problem has persisted for over 15 months and 30,000 miles. | |||
| 11/01/2001 | 4 | ||
| Upon starting the vehicle and putting foot on the brake to move into another gear the brake light illuminated. the brake appeared to lock the gear shift, and you could not get it to go into another gear. the shift will not come out of park. consumer took the vehicle to dealer to be repaired. *ak | |||
| 01/22/2005 | 29220 | 1 | |
| While driving 20 mph transmission jerked before shifting gears. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 02/24/2005 | 2 | 01/08/2005 | |
| 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. *nm | |||
| 02/09/2005 | 1 | ||
| 2001 vw jetta tdi - total transmission failure @ 68,000 miles. warranty was up at 50k. vw stated they could not do anything about it, except charge me $3800 for a factory referbed transmition (part only). 68,000 miles on this car would be considered a good break in milage not an oops you got to replace the transmition. i am very unsatisfied that vw will not stand behind there product even though it is out of warranty. 68,000 miles on a totally sealed transmition. not even a dip stick to check fluids. no leaks were present, no warrning signs, just instant failure. first and last vw for me. consumers be azware!!!!! *ak | |||
| 07/09/2004 | 8000 | 2 | |
| Consumer complained about a transmission problem. transmission was replaced twice within the past 4 years. check engine light came on every other week. dealer was not helping with the existing problem. vehicle was purchased new. but, it was one issue after another, and volkswagen was very evasive in responding to the problems at hand. *ak | |||
| 05/19/2004 | 107000 | 1 | 02/01/2001 |
| 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. *nm | |||
| 05/19/2004 | 29000 | 1 | 09/23/2003 |
| While accelerating from either a stop or moving, the transmission occasionally will slip while shifting from 1st-2nd gear, regardless of either light or heavy throttle. this problem has proven elusive to duplicate on demand and has occured under various conditions, to include: light & heavy acceleration; moving & from dead stop; dry & wet roads; inclined (uphill) & declined (downhill) and various combinations of listed conditions. this started occuring around 29,000 miles and has continued on/off up to its' current 40,073 miles. without being able to duplicate it for the dealer it will be a moot point to bring it in for diagnosis/repair, as they will guess the cause and charge me accordingly.*ak | |||
| 04/27/2004 | 46000 | 17 | 01/02/2002 |
| Car has just had the second transmission placed in less than 11,000 miles. i have had this car in the shop 17 times losing it each time at the least for 2 days and at the most for a week and a half. the dealership and vw refuse to provide any type of assistance with a rental car leaving me to rely on others for transportation or pay high rental costs. every time the transmission goes out it begins to slip when going into gears and pounds into gears other times. i have also replaced several emission sensors and completely rebuilt the back brake system. these are just a few of the numerous problems. so far most of the parts have been replaced under warranty, but there has been several that i have had to pay for out of my own pocket. i bought a vw for its supposed excellent quality, but have obviously purchased a lemon.*ak | |||
| 02/23/2003 | 2 | ||
| While shifting gear into reverse vehicle would not move on it's own. consumer was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not resolve the problem. *ak *la | |||
| 2 | |||
| While traveling consumer heard a knocking noise coming from the engine department. dealership serviced vehicle, and determined transmission needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 03/15/2003 | 1 | ||
| 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.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The gear was hard to shift out of park and the brake sensor needed to be replaced. *jb | |||
| 09/18/2002 | 20985 | 3 | 09/05/2002 |
| 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 | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 800 | 09/01/2000 | |
| 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.*ak | |||
| 12/18/2001 | 3 | 06/01/2001 | |
| 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!*ak | |||
| 02/04/2002 | 4 | 04/01/2001 | |
| 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. *ak | |||
| 10/25/2001 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| 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? | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| 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. *ak | |||
| 02/21/2001 | |||
| Transmission replaced on february 8, and abs sensor replaced on february 21. brakes had failed. *ak | |||
| 01/29/2001 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| 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? *ak | |||
| 08/10/2000 | 1 | 08/01/2000 | |
| 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. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 01/26/2006 | 54600 | 10 | 10/03/2005 |
| I have a 2001 volkswagen (vw) jetta . the vin is 3vw1g29m91m052622. vehicle has 54,953 miles on it and yesterday i had to have the shift lock solenoid replaced. sometimes after driving if you would take the vehicle out of drive and put it in park or another gear it would get stuck in that gear. i just wanted to let you know since i feel this could possibly be a major concern.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 27 | 2 | |
| 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. *mjj | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 07/31/2005 | 78965 | 6 | 04/27/2004 |
| Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift *jb 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. this condition results in slippery pedals and windows fogging up. nothing has been done to correct the problem.. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/12/2004 | 33400 | 6 | |
| Vehicle felt like it was sliding when turning. vehicle was driven to several repair shops and 2 dealerships to locate the cause of the problem. the problem occurred because the rear axle was bent. the cause of the axle bending has yet to be determined, but the vehicle had never been in an accident.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| 05/19/2002 | 19000 | 3 | 04/19/2001 |
| 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.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/20/2006 | 66500 | 1 | 07/07/2001 |
| While driving in slow road repair traffic on i90 near kirtland/mentor ohio, my clutch system failed. was driving just fine keeping car in 1st gear and at a stop in stop and go traffic when suddenly the car was staying in gear even when removing foot from clutch pedal. clutch pedal was stuck in full down position. -- could not easily shift gears or get car out of gear once this problem occurred, and was forced to keep starting and shutting off the engine for approx. 2 miles until i could exit. my car had to be towed to classic vw on tyler blvd in mentor. have been told it is the clutch master and slave cylinders must be replaced and then the brake lines must be bled and refilled. repair costs will be between $700 and $1000. *nm | |||
| 12/15/2005 | 30000 | 2 | 09/05/2001 |
| The clutch of my 2001 jetta (1.8 liter turbo manual 5-speed) started going out last july, when the car was not even 4 years old and had only 30k miles. (i am the original owner.) it is getting worse. twice now i've taken it to my vw service dealer only to be met by baffled stares. the vw mechanics there keep saying that the clutches on these cars are fine, and that nothing is wrong with the car. but tonight i did an internet search and found that there is a terrible pattern of bad clutches on the jettas, especially the 2001 1.8 turbos, with exactly these same symptoms! how about a recall? in the meantime, can you please help me get them to do something about my car? my child and i i could have been killed when the clutch failed this morning on a crowded, fast-moving freeway! thank you, celeste wiser, m.d. *jb | |||
| 02/10/2003 | 23000 | 2 | 06/16/2001 |
| (1) normal driving, regular scheduled dealer maintainance before the failure of the clutch. the manual transmission became difficult to put into gear and noise started to come from the engine compartment. (2) clutch failed and it became very difficult to engage transmission. dealer service advisor recommended looking at transmission and then discovered that the clutch had failed. immediate diagnosis was that it was driver error. later that day, after examining the parts that were removed from the car it was revealed that the springs of the clutch plate had come out of the metal brackets of the clutch. dealer claimed they had only seen that as a result of misuse but decided to partially warranty the parts after determining that i had taken excellent care of the car and had exhibited no abuse of the vehicle. this first incident took place when the car had 23k miles on the odometer and i had owned the vehicle since it was new. the second failure was at 73 k miles in march of 2005. the same parts failed and the same diagnosis was made by a different vw dealership. the clutch failed in the springs but showed no outward signs of abuse or excessive wear. the clutch had approximately 50 k miles of use but still had significant material left on the clutch pads. the failure of the clutch springs damaged the flywheel. as result i had to pay for a new flywhelel, throwout bearing and clutch plate. an appeal to vw was rejected and they said that the decision was the dealership's and that they would stand by that. i consider thiese failures to be caused by weak parts provided by vw of america. this second failure cost me $1600.00 in repair costs. | |||
| 07/10/2005 | 50000 | 0 | 08/18/2002 |
| The clutch on my 2001 vw jetta has to be replaced after only 50,000 miles. after doin g research on the internet i realized that i am not the only victim of this problem. the cost for this repair is over $1000(for a clutch). | |||
| 01/15/2005 | 1 | ||
| Vw jetta 2001 1.8t 5-spd had a clutch failure while driving. the engine started revving up to 6000 rpm but the car slowed down dramatically. luckily there were no other cars in the lane. the mechanic diagnosed the car with a clutch plate failure and had to replace the clutch assembly ($1200). inspite of the extended warranty purchase, vw does not cover this as it relates it to wear and tear. the car only has 68k miles on it, and most of it is highway driving (80%). after some research, it looks like vw uses inferior parts that cause clutch failure in most of their jettas. this is a big concern. vw puts the blame on the driver, but refuses to acknowledge faulty parts. check out www.myvwlemon.com. *jb | |||
| 06/09/2004 | 34600 | 1 | 11/30/2000 |
| 2001 jetta 1.8t clutch began slipping at 34,600 miles. the dealer said that the friction material was almost completely worn off of the clutch disc, most likely due to the way that it has been driven. we have driven over 80k miles in another manual vehicle with no problems, so i do not believe this rationale. the car went in for service at 16,000 miles for a sticking clutch. the dealer did not replace any parts at that time. the clutch may not have fully engaged even when the pedal finally released due to faulty hydraulics, so the clutch plate was likely worn prematurely because it wasn't properly engaging with the flywheel. the dealer's repair estimate was $2100, including $1200 for a replacement clutch kit plus 10 hours of labor. i then called a second local dealer and was quoted a price of $753.94 for the same clutch kit. when i declined the dealer's repair, i was charged an $83 diagnostic fee just to get my car back. i then spoke with the dealer service manager and a vw of america rep about the cylinder problem and the apparently high rate of 1.8t clutch failures. both claimed that too many miles had passed since that first repair and reiterated that 1) the clutch is a wear item only covered to 12,000 miles by the warranty and 2) i am responsible for the repair costs. an independent mechanic fixed the vehicle for $1038 with a non-oem clutch kit. this price also included new master and slave cylinders, which he felt were likely the cause the original clutch failure. incidentally, he said that vw's own service documentation provided to mechanics indicated that a clutch overhaul should take 4-5 hours (as opposed to the 10 hours quoted by my dealer). | |||
| 06/08/2003 | 32890 | 1 | 08/07/2001 |
| The clutch on my 2001 vw jetta 1.8t went out sll of a sudden. the car was driving completely fine (gears weren't sticky or clutch loose) and then all of a sudden the car would not go into gear. i had it towed to the local dealership where they quoted $1600 for repair (new clutch kit and flywheel). i had it towed again to a vw specialist and he said the clutches on the new vw's should last at least 100,000 (and that is for someone who even rides the clutch, he said it should last even longer). vw refused to pay for the repairs (even though i have a warrantty until 48,000 miles) saying it was due to normal wear and tear. my jetta only has 32,000 miles. so, we had to cover the repairs out of pocket. *ak | |||
| 04/26/2004 | 30000 | 1 | 07/16/2000 |
| My clutch on my 1.8t failed at 30k miles. local dealer & voa stated that problem was wear & tear i was responsible for payment to replace the entire clutch assembly including the flywheel. i had the car towed to my local mechanic who confirmed the problem was a mechanical failure, and that there was plenty of wear left on the clutch. we were forced to use vw replacement parts as well. | |||
| 09/22/2003 | 28000 | 1 | 07/22/2002 |
| The clutch in my 2001 jetta 1.8t died at only 28,000 miles. dealer told me it was wear and tear - service manager whispered that the dmf clutch is defective on these models. vw was unresponsive after repeated letters and calls. had loaner for 40 days. dealer agreed to pay labor - i paid for the part. *ak | |||
| 03/22/2004 | 33200 | 2 | 08/26/2001 |
| Premature failure of clutch in vw 1.8t (jetta). *ak | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 300000 | 7 | |
| 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. *jb | |||
| 03/24/2004 | 33230 | 1 | 08/26/2001 |
| I was told today by the vw dealership that i need a new clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel for my 2001 vw jetta 1.8t it only has 33,249 miles on it. i have been driving cars and p/u trucks with clutches since 1972. i believe this is a defect in workmanship by the vw manufacturer. i was told it will cost $1,555.00 in parts and labor. *jb | |||
| 03/15/2004 | 11500 | 1 | 08/13/2001 |
| 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.*ak | |||
| 02/09/2004 | 42700 | 1 | 07/21/2001 |
| 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. *ak | |||
| 03/11/2004 | 47765 | 1 | 07/27/2001 |
| 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. | |||
| 09/02/2003 | 16295 | 1 | 06/30/2001 |
| 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!*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 05/19/2004 | 29000 | 1 | 09/23/2003 |
| While accelerating from either a stop or moving, the transmission occasionally will slip while shifting from 1st-2nd gear, regardless of either light or heavy throttle. this problem has proven elusive to duplicate on demand and has occured under various conditions, to include: light & heavy acceleration; moving & from dead stop; dry & wet roads; inclined (uphill) & declined (downhill) and various combinations of listed conditions. this started occuring around 29,000 miles and has continued on/off up to its' current 40,073 miles. without being able to duplicate it for the dealer it will be a moot point to bring it in for diagnosis/repair, as they will guess the cause and charge me accordingly.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| 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. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/30/2008 | 134000 | 1 | 04/15/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. the contact has had to replace the transmission three times within three months. there is a dial pin the differential gear, which came out of place and caused the transmission to lock up while driving 25 mph. the vehicle was taken to the shop numerous times and was informed that this was a manufacturer defect, which should be recalled. the current and failure mileages were 134,000. updated 10/14/08 *bf updated 10/17/08. *jb | |||
| 05/28/2004 | 28000 | 1 | 01/31/2001 |
| The manual transmission slips out of gear for no reason, with no warning at certain speeds and in certain gears. when you try and accelerate the engine revs but you don't go anywhere, possibly a very dangerous situation. i have had the car in twice for repairs and the problem still occurs, all that has changed is which gear. the dealer claimed these repairs were not under warranty even though the transmission is covered by a 10-year warranty.*ak | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 2 | 03/03/2001 | |
| After driving for a while vehicle will not shift from 1st to 2nd gear . this never happens at first start.*ak *yd | |||