Posted by marymoon
I have a 2000 VW Bug and despite the problems I love it. usually the Jetta and Bug have ahd the same problems and recalls.
In five years I had
A child restraint recall - They did somehting witht eh child seat restraint. I don't even think it was required, just recommened, It wasn't a safety issue, but ease of use, I think
Check Engine light on a lot
The window recall
I replaced the battery last year, but my mechanic said 4 years of use is fairly normal
I replaced I think rear brake pads, again normal according my mechanic.
As far as the recalls go, I bring my car in for dealer recommended service, 20K miles, 40K miles, so I just had thing done all at once. now I'm going to ake an appointment for an oil change and a tire rotation and have them also check out if I did the window recall, and also one of the lights on my dashboard is out (but the air conditioner controls), but I'm sure they'll fix it under the extended warranty I've had. I have exactly zero problems with them fixing things and I'm overall really happy with the car and I would not hesitate to buy another VW. Love the car, it's fun to drive, it makes me happy, and trust me EVERY car has quirky things that go wrong with it. On my mom's car, it happenned to be that the steering column caught fire...so I'm thankful that it was just the windows sticking, and my check engine light being sensitive.
Posted by Danielle&Scott
Posted by marymoon
I have a 2000 VW Bug and despite the problems I love it. usually the Jetta and Bug have ahd the same problems and recalls.
In five years I had
A child restraint recall - They did somehting witht eh child seat restraint. I don't even think it was required, just recommened, It wasn't a safety issue, but ease of use, I think
Check Engine light on a lot
The window recall
I replaced the battery last year, but my mechanic said 4 years of use is fairly normal
I replaced I think rear brake pads, again normal according my mechanic.
As far as the recalls go, I bring my car in for dealer recommended service, 20K miles, 40K miles, so I just had thing done all at once. now I'm going to ake an appointment for an oil change and a tire rotation and have them also check out if I did the window recall, and also one of the lights on my dashboard is out (but the air conditioner controls), but I'm sure they'll fix it under the extended warranty I've had. I have exactly zero problems with them fixing things and I'm overall really happy with the car and I would not hesitate to buy another VW. Love the car, it's fun to drive, it makes me happy, and trust me EVERY car has quirky things that go wrong with it. On my mom's car, it happenned to be that the steering column caught fire...so I'm thankful that it was just the windows sticking, and my check engine light being sensitive.
You know the Recommended services are a scam right? The Dealers service department charges you $300 plus to do their recommended services when most of the time you dont even need to get them done.
You should make sure you change your oil every 3000 miles
Drain your antifreeze every other year and have new coolant put in
Rotate your tires every 10000 miles
Change your air filter every 10000 to 15000 miles
Your tune up doesnt need to be done for 100k miles I believe on that car...I may be wrong...Not sure
Get your brakes checked when they feel low and have them changed when they are.
If you can avoid bringing the car to VW for service, you will save a ton of money. There are plenty of good repair shops on Long Island that I would trust before bringing my car back to VW.
Scott
Don't do it!!! I had one and had so many problems!!! Everyone I know who has had them has had major problems. They are made so poorly.
Posted by FTRBRIDE
Posted by Danielle&Scott
Posted by marymoon
I have a 2000 VW Bug and despite the problems I love it. usually the Jetta and Bug have ahd the same problems and recalls.
In five years I had
A child restraint recall - They did somehting witht eh child seat restraint. I don't even think it was required, just recommened, It wasn't a safety issue, but ease of use, I think
Check Engine light on a lot
The window recall
I replaced the battery last year, but my mechanic said 4 years of use is fairly normal
I replaced I think rear brake pads, again normal according my mechanic.
As far as the recalls go, I bring my car in for dealer recommended service, 20K miles, 40K miles, so I just had thing done all at once. now I'm going to ake an appointment for an oil change and a tire rotation and have them also check out if I did the window recall, and also one of the lights on my dashboard is out (but the air conditioner controls), but I'm sure they'll fix it under the extended warranty I've had. I have exactly zero problems with them fixing things and I'm overall really happy with the car and I would not hesitate to buy another VW. Love the car, it's fun to drive, it makes me happy, and trust me EVERY car has quirky things that go wrong with it. On my mom's car, it happenned to be that the steering column caught fire...so I'm thankful that it was just the windows sticking, and my check engine light being sensitive.
You know the Recommended services are a scam right? The Dealers service department charges you $300 plus to do their recommended services when most of the time you dont even need to get them done.
You should make sure you change your oil every 3000 miles
Drain your antifreeze every other year and have new coolant put in
Rotate your tires every 10000 miles
Change your air filter every 10000 to 15000 miles
Your tune up doesnt need to be done for 100k miles I believe on that car...I may be wrong...Not sure
Get your brakes checked when they feel low and have them changed when they are.
If you can avoid bringing the car to VW for service, you will save a ton of money. There are plenty of good repair shops on Long Island that I would trust before bringing my car back to VW.
Scott
Read your warranty before you do any of the above. Usually (w/ VW) if you replace any of the parts (breaks, air filter (this happened to us), etc.) with Non-VW parts, they will void your warranty.
I LOVE my Jetta!!!
Posted by Danielle&Scott
Posted by FTRBRIDE
Posted by Danielle&Scott
Posted by marymoon
Scott
Read your warranty before you do any of the above. Usually (w/ VW) if you replace any of the parts (breaks, air filter (this happened to us), etc.) with Non-VW parts, they will void your warranty.
Thats not true. The only time they will void your warranty is if you replace OEM parts with After market high performance parts...Like Changing the Air Filter and putting a performance Air filter on where you remove the factory Air Filter system....
Scott
Wrong. We changed the air filter and it voided the warranty (not the entire air filter system). I also know 2 people who changed their brakes, and their warranties were voided as well. Read your warranties carefully.
Posted by Danielle&Scott
How on earth did that void your warranty? I dont get that...Unless you put something in your engine that didnt belong there, and was causing the car to have a problem there is no way the dealer could void your warranty.
I buy a car from a dealer and I never bring it back to the dealer for service....I have had 2 new cars, and I souped up both of them....I have never had a problem with the dealer telling me I voided my warranty.
I worked for VW for 2 years and Ihave seen many souped up jettas, Gti's and Beetles and none of them had their warranties voided.
Oh and they cannot void your warranty for having your brakes changed...as Long as you are putting Brake Pads on that are like OEM....If they are performance brakes then they can but otherwise, no.
I would look into it if I was you
Scott
Posted by Danielle&Scott
You know the Recommended services are a scam right? The Dealers service department charges you $300 plus to do their recommended services when most of the time you dont even need to get them done.
Scott
Posted by JimmysBride
Posted by Danielle&Scott
You know the Recommended services are a scam right? The Dealers service department charges you $300 plus to do their recommended services when most of the time you dont even need to get them done.
Scott
REALLY?? You mean the yearly maintenance things (like every 20k miles or so) are not necessary?
I noticed that with my 2001 Jetta, after I brought it in for my 1 yr was when I started having all my 'problems'. With this one (the 2003), I haven't done those and I'm up to 20k miles and NO problems thus far (besides the center console clip again).
Posted by JimmysBride
Posted by jaibird
I have a 2000 Jetta. My center console clip broke, also, in the first few months of buying the car, my brakes have worn down quicky, the thing that 'catches' the trunk broke, my check engine light is 'stuck' on, and my window thingie has broken TWICE, even after they supposedly replaced it with the one that wasnt supposed to break. Even though I have had my share of problems, I still love the car, lol, I must be crazy.
My trunk thingie went also on my 2001!
AND I just got a recall thing in the mail today for my 2003 saying that there is a defect in some of the heated seats where it can malfunction and get really hot in one spot and damage things near it. They are fixing it for free of course but here we go again!![]()
I am currently leasing a 2004 VW Jetta and LOVE it. I am paying $202/month.
