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regulater problems have been
fixed for the 2003 model year
or can i expect my windows to
drop should i decide to get a
2003 gls1.8turbo despite all
the horror stories regarding the jetta i will take a chance
and see what happens. wish me luck everybody i will need it.
anyone else agree?
Anyway, everything is good on my car. Well, except that I hate the linty velour. I wonder if I can get VW to issue a recall on the velour cause it SUCKS.
ofering free tires for the life of your car with any new or used car purchase. now is this really a good perk? if i keep the car for 5 years and get 50,000 miles
out of the tires cuz i only drive about 10k a year so who wins here. i would rather have free oil changes for the life of
car. figure a good set of tires cost about 400.00 and 2500 for
oil change? 4 oil changes a year is 100.00. enough said. thank you
Not so on the Wrangler board. People there get on and share good stories. Apparently, Jeepers like company, too.
$30,000 for a VW????????
That's one expensive Rabbit!
Yet another reason to avoid the trendy, silly, large size specialty tires.
Thanks.
They had to order the seatbelt clips on the package shelf for my car, the black plastic that goes around them. They were there when I got the car, but they are gone now. Fortunately, I can pick these up and install them myself.
BTW: My doors make more noise when the weather is cool.
When you choose to search the body of the messages within one discussion, links to the relevant posts will be returned.
I just did a search for "window" here in the Jetta discussion and got several messages with "window rattles" (or similar) in the titles.
A search for "window rattles" may be more useful, I just wanted to see what I would get. And of course the more specific you are in a Search, the more potential hits you eliminate -- that's not always a good thing.
Anyway, it's worth a try....
They put tons of silicone lubricant on the rubber so the passenger window is covered too.
I've heard the same stuff like all VWs have these problems. If somebody knows the solution besides exercising the Lemon Law, please give us the detailed explanation. Thanks in advance.
Every MkIV has this issue. It will go away after a year - it did with my GTI. Eventually the rubber gets a bit worn and it won't stick as much.
You can use some tire dressing on it, or silicone spray, although it may not help.
Just turn up the stereo a bit and enjoy your GLI.
- Anthony
P.S. - if it seems like more of a rattle instead of a squeak, it could be the door pin rattling....
It is a good suggestion but it happens only with one door (passenger). Other doors are completely quiet even though they are sharing the same rubber part. I've looked through other people complains. Most of them are getting the noise from the passenger door.
All of my cars had a 4cyl/5sp combination.
The '85 gti was my first real car. I was only 17 and didn't really check the car out very well before I bought it. I owned it from 122000 to 175000 kms. All in all it was acceptable. The big stuff like engine, trans, suspension was good. It had some body rust problems, and some weird electrical gremlins but I bagged it hard for the duration and it never left me sitting.
The '88 jetta was my next car. It was a "slalom" edition; nice color, wheels, and interior. I owned this car from 144000 to 290000 kms. It was truly a great car. We lived in a rural area at this time and many of these kms were on gravel or dirt roads. Mostly,the repairs were shocks/struts, brakes, tires, clutch. All items that just wore out, not sudden failures. The car needed just one repair that was unexpected, when the airflow meter failed, but again, this car never left us sitting.
The next was the '92 jetta. I had this one from 57000 to 135000 kms. It was very good, but not like the '88. I had some electrical and some suspension problems. One of these electrical problems rendered the car undriveable. It should be noted that at approx 100000 kms, I started to modify this car. It ended up with aftermarket cam, intake, exhaust, suspension, wheels and tires. It was a load of fun and performed very well for the amount of cash put out. I had enough confidence in it to sell it to my wifes sister!
The current car is a '98 K2 edition jetta. I have had it for approx 5 mths, from 111000 to 127000kms. It is a very nice car. Loaded with options, very comfortable, good fuel economy and no problems to date.
Many of my friends have had vw's and have had horrible experiences that I have seen, not just heard of. I admit that vw's quality control has not always been the best but in the case of my 3 latter jettas, I only bought from original owners who had a complete file folder of repairs, warranty or otherwise. These 3 cars had not had a lemonish history and in my experience with any car this bodes well for their long term future. Conversely, if a car is poor from day 1, they tend to continue down that path. Vw's are probably no different.
I enjoy driving and drive hard, though not abusively. I maintain my cars well, and enjoy doing so. It seems that german cars in particular need more attention, but it is rewarded by a more involving driving experience than the typical japanese or american car can provide.
For what its worth, thats my story. sorry if its too long, but future postings will likely be more concise.
I really liked the New Beetle, except for its interior decor, looking a little cheaper inside than the Jetta does. My neighbor liked it so much, she bought a used 2000 model about a month ago.
I put 4000 miles on that car in the time I had it, even drove it from Maryland to Chicago, IL. It made for tight packing, but there was plenty of room for 2 tall adults to be comfortable.
What color is yours? Mine was white with grey "leatherette" interior.
I asked to drive with a tech and he did hear the dash rattle, door rattle and speaker rattle. I wonder how long they will have my car for? The Beetle is an automatic and so far I can't tell a difference between my 5 sp 2.0. My interior looks better though...IMHO.
It made me feel a little better that the tech heard all the noises, so now they can't come back and say they can't duplicate the noises.
We'll see though.....
I have gotten past all the rattles I had, so my car is running fine.
Oh, come on Paul. You know it's part of Mazda's warranty that you get a loaner when your car is in for service. Some dealers will give you one only if your car is there overnight, some dealers will give you one while you're getting an oil change. Depends on the dealer and the service writer. I can guarantee you one thing though: If a brand new Protege needed to be in the service department for a month, you'd get a free loaner. Didn't a VW dealer deny that your car had rattles? Since you've owned it, how long has your Jetta been in the shop? I don't want this to turn into a VW vs. Mazda war again, but you're being unfair. I cannot believe that last post of yours after all you've been through with your Jetta.
And one service writer at VW did deny hearing a rattle in the dash. Some peoples' ears are more sensitive than others', so that kinda makes sense.
Also, Mazda denied the problem with the radio, which once caused the car to be inoperable and have to be towed. Even though my car was brought into the shop on a Saturday afternoon and they were still open but couldn't get to my car until Monday, they still didn't offer me a loaner or rental car.
The rattles with my VW have been somewhat maddening. Had I been made to pay for a loaner/rental car for every time my car was in the shop, it would have made me alot madder (and poorer).
fish - my net thing in the trunk has pulled out too. need to get some superglue....