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Altough I am concerned about the auto transmission, it is becoming harder and harder to take it out of park. It seems as if it were stuck.
I apply the brake proceed to get out of park and it won't move. After a number of tries it finally works. I am contacting my dealership this week to bring it in for service. Has anyone come across this problem before?
Thanks.
It sounds like you might need that sensor adjusted or replaced, it shouln't be any big deal for the dealership to fix.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
Also, make sure you write a letter of complaint. VW has very poor service and hopefully if they get more letters they will finally do something about it.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
1) When the fan (for the heater/AC) is turned high, I can feel the vibrations on the brake pedal. Is that normal?
2) Are you supposed to feel little bumps on the roads AND the engine purr on the brake pedal? Is that what is meant by a "hard" suspension? In American and Japanese cars, you don't feel anything on the pedals.
Thanks. Please feel free to email any experience with the 2000 Jetta GLS to me: crashlander@hotmail.com
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
On your ride, "feel little bumps on the roads". Welcome to VW/Audi/BMW/etc concept on what driving should be. They believe in a firmer ride and steering. You're to achieve the "command-of-the-road" driving, not just sit in the car for a ride. They live by this principle so when you bought your Jetta you joined the club that believes in this driving control. Not all North Americans like this driving life style. Most prefer the more comfortable American or Japanese car with the less command-of-the-road driving and their o-hum body styles. But, there are a number of us who won't come back to American/Japanese cars because we now find them boring to ride in and drive. Man I could write a thesis paper on this. See on the road.
take it easy chief. That much partying sounds very good, but dont kill the car over it.
I have a '00 Jeta GL. This car is the sweetest. I did hit about 99mph on my car and was worried that I might over reve the engine, so i took the car to the dealer and he showed me in a test drive of one of their cars that if your engine reves over 6500 the car automaticly cuts it out so that you don't mess up the engine, so JOHNY
you did not mess the engine with that high rpm.
The manual is incorrect...apparently this was supposed to be a running change which was eliminated and the manual was never updated. I also have the Jetta 2000 GLS and don't have the cruise control light. And this topic was brought up in the VW Vortex forum with people wondering about this as well. I do not know of anyone who has the light...hope this helps!!!
The "break-in oil" is a non-detergent, factory fill oil that should be left in the engine until 5000 miles. In todays modern engines, there is much less breakdown of engine parts during the first 5000 miles and it is unnecessary to change out your oil earlier then the manufacturer recommends. Every engine is run on a dyno for the equivilent of approximately 100 miles before it is put in the car. This is not the "good ole days" when your engine shaved off visible flakes of metal from itself during break in, we've come a long way from that. In fact, while no one can actually prove that changing out your oil very early helps the engine, there is a lot of proof that changing it out early can cause leaking, seeping and your pistons not seating correctly.
Same goes with the change your oil every 3000 mies" rule. BMW, Audi, Mercedes, and VW all follow this basic schedule, with changes at 5000-7500 mile intervals. Unfortunately, Americans have been so brainwashed by OPAC that we think we need to change our oil at ridiculously small intervals, even though research to the contrary is everywhere.
All that said...it's your car and you should do what you feel is right.
Just my opinion.
Some people do believe in changing it befor the first 5,000.
Will TDI scoot me up the hills, can my neighborhood garage work on diesel engine,or I'm I married to the dealer? With diesel currently running $1.80/gal, is it worth it?
I'm leaning towards V6.
Did I hear a V6 TDI in near future?
So my question here is, is there anyone out there having to get their transmissions replaced as well after 2,000 miles. Any response would be greatly appreciated. Please send any information to me at mdhatter@home.com.
Thanks,
Todd
So my question here is, is there anyone out there having to get their transmissions replaced as well after 2,000 miles. Any response would be greatly appreciated. Please send any information to me at mdhatter@home.com.
Thanks,
Todd
As for getting up hills etc...no problem.You would be amazed at the TDI's performance. Acceleration at highway speeds etc. is also far better than diesel reputation would have you believe.
Your other question about service is another matter. It will be more difficult to find somebody other than the dealer who can work on engine related stuff for the TDI. But, the TDI has been around for several years now and there haven't been a whole lot of problems reported. Also, many Bosch certified service centers can work on the TDI.
Good luck.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
I'm seriously consider buying a new Bettle GL 2000 and have 2 important questions:
1)How much did you pay for yours? Is it still "red hot" and way above MSRP as the way it used to be ?
2) How is the car's reliability?Any problem ?Any serious problems ? How is the VW services ?
My email address is: nguyenchi@netzero.net
Your response and advise is greatly appriciated.
Thanks again.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
i have a 2000 tdi w/9k miles.
in o degrees, i had traveled 35 miles at 65 mph when it shut off. towed to dealer, called it fuel gel. warmed car in shop for 1.5 hours and re-started. put additive in and declaired it fixed.
4 days later, with additional fuel and additive it happened again. i was close to home so i had it brought there. it sat in my heated garage, i drained the water seperator, re-filled and re-started. added more additive. drove 4 days, and brought to dealer to check it out. could not find anything wrong, declaired it fixed. put in more additive, drove it home in sub-zero weather, 80 miles, with no problem. on my way to work the next day, at least 30 degrees warmer, at 65 mph, after driving approx 30 miles, it shut off again. towed to the nearest dealer, declaired it fuel gel, let it sit over night and re-started, declaired it fixed. it has now been at my dealer for 3 days and counting. dont know the status at this time. i am convinced that it is not fuel gel, but something else. when it stalled the first time, there was no fuel in the clear fuel line off of the filter, i accepted the gel theory, but the next two times fuel was visible and flowing when cranking, but engine would not fire. i have been to 3 dealers now, and none of them know much about the tdi. this is a learning experience for them as well.
i am driving their car right now, so i know they want to fix it and return it, so we'll see how it goes.
I would wait to see if you get used to it. If not the dealer can look at it.
Also, the clutch feels a bit different in shoes that are different. I drive 95% of the time in dress shoes. When I go to my cushioned running sneakers, there is quite a difference in feel.
Go to www.vwvortex.com, a VW only site. You should get more answers there.
Regarding the lurch when backing off the gas, that doesn't seem right to me. Watch it.
If you would head over to WWW.TDIclub.com you'll find allot of info on this subject. It's one of two problems, first it could be the diesel fuel or (2ed) a part in the fuel tank, a check valve I think, that has a whole going through it that's too small for gelling diesel. VWOA is aware of this because of the large number of towing they're paying for. To really bum you out the Canadians are not have the same problem. I personal think it's the fuel.
It's funny because I only started noticing these problems like a vibrating brake pedal after reading it on one of these forums. Oh Well!!!
I noticed that I can feel the engine vibration on the brake pedal. I don't feel it all the time. It's much more noticeable at some times than others. Is that normal?
And does the engine have a little ticking noise at rest?
To answer previous posts, this is what I noticed about my GLS 00 automatic.
There is a whining noise when accelerating.....mostly from rest, so it would be around the 25 to 40 mph range. And there's no cruise control light.
And, the transmission does have a delay from D to R, but none from R to D. If I don't wait for it, there is a strong lurch. I hope that's not damaging, but sometimes, it's so slow engaging from D to R.
Thanks for answering my questions.
Not sure about the ticking noise when engine is at rest. Never noticed it.....but that doesn't mean it's not there. Just not paying attention to things like that I guess.
Transmission does have about a 2 second lull when going from (P) or (D) to (R). Normal according to VW. But will bring this up to my service tech on my first call.
No cruise control light on 2000. Manual was never updated.
Hope this helps!!!
I have a '99 Acura TL and the ABS kicked in on the recent snow/ice mess we've had (rare for this area). Never had ABS before and it surprised me.
But that's what it did -- vibrated.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference