Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| 0303 | 12/02/2003 | 10005663 | Accelerator pedal assembly, installing replacement part. replacement accelerator pedal assembly does not fit over lower mounting stud. *tt | 03/10/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/12/2010 | 1 | 09/01/2003 | |
| 2003 volkswagen jetta. consumer states vehicle clocks speeds much slower than the car is actually going during sustained highway driving conditions. *tgw the dealership found a broken plastic gear and bearing which was causing the problem. *jb | |||
| 09/28/2006 | 36022 | 1 | 10/02/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated when the speedometer read 70 mph, the vehicle was traveling 97.3 mph. the dealership determined the gear bushing was bad and needed to be replaced. the part number for the gear was: 01m-409-187. the part number for the bushing was: 095-409-190. the dealership informed the contact, the manufacturer needed to keep the old gear and bushing. the contact did not agree and wanted the old parts. *ak | |||
| 08/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| When activating cruise control vehicle will stay on cruise control and not turn off. contacted dealer. *ak *yh | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 04/23/2004 | 1 | ||
| When the brake pedal was depressed to disengage the cruise control brakes failed. this resulted in a rear end collision. the insurance was not able to prove that the failure was due to a malfunction in the brake mechanism. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| My 2003 vw jetta constantly gets stuck in park longest time has been 45 minutes my car has been into service 3 times and is still rough coming out of park also my cruise control has never worked i only have 6000 miles. *jb | |||
| 06/24/2003 | 10000 | 10 | 02/14/2003 |
| June 24th, while i was driving my four month old 2003 jetta tdi on the the highway at a 70mph, the cruise control failed to engage. after the car had stopped and began moving again the cruise functioned properly. two days later on june 26, 2003, while in lunch hour traffic-with a co-worker in the car the brakes automatically engaged by themselves at 40 mph. we stopped on a dime and were almost rear ended. this occured over 10 times before we got back to the office (we were less than two miles away). dealership is replacing brake booster and master cylinder and i have requested full warrenty on new brake system from volkswagen of america. this is a potentially serious flaw that could have eaisly caused bodily injury. i have yet to learn if there is a track record of the brakes failing on the 2003 designs but wanted to begin a documentation record. *ak | |||