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Still have a vibration coming from the right rear tweeter. Dealer can't seem to hear it...of course. Its like a bad child who never gets caught. Anyone else experience this? Was it fixed?
-Jim
http://www.jettaownersclub.org
Pieces shouldn't be rusting on a car that new. Then the jackemo tried to blame the problem on me and said I ran something over. But I was thinking that if I ran something over that large, it would be big and I would remember doing it. Secondly, why weren't there scrapes on the bottom. And thirdly, why was the piece already rusted? I am never going to purchase a VW and to this day am still under dispute with the lemon laws, the company, and the dealership that we bought it at. E-mail me with any comments: bigdlnjoe@aol.com.
Thanks a lot.
Joe
Unless you are racing your car for a length of time, you do not need to cool down the turbo. Standard highway driving, even at higher speeds is fine and the car is built for it in mind, though some of the kids are buying turbo-timers anyway that automatically run your car for a few minutes and then shut it down unattended. Kinda silly if you ask me -- Unless you are seriously racing the car that is.
-Jim
http://www.jettaownersclub.org
-Nick
Karl Flaig
www.blue-guy.com, Driven By a Different Point of View
I have not noticed anything amuck. Please advise.
INKY
Good luck.
-Jim
http://www.jettaownersclub.org
http://www.bluelagoonjetta.com
After owning a extremely reliable '92 Geo Prizm for 8 years now, with hardly any problems, I'm a little frightened at the prospect of a new car that might actually (according to lots of owner comments as found on various websites, such as this one) leave me stranded on a highway or cost me lost of money in repairs, even during the first year of ownership.
What I want in a new car is 4 doors, unique (non-vanilla, flattened-egg shaped) styling that stands out, lots of luxury features (things I never had on my Prizm, like leather seats, automatic this and that), safety, and reliability - all for under $20,000. The Jetta has all of that, it seems, except for the reliability. My Prizm's been good to me, but is it worth replacing with a Jetta? What do you folks think about the reliability issue?
Unfortunately, I think my next choice would be the Civic... BUT IT'S SO BLAND!
Your requirements definitely out the bland Toyota and Honda products. I was impressed with VW as I have had only one problem with my Jetta 1.8T. The alignment was off (Goodyear tires) and the dealer was kind to quickly do a front end alignment no questions asked. Nice car check it out.
INKY
My husband is encouraging me to lease the car, which sounds kind of good to me for once. I think I could lease it for a couple of years. Then, if it hasn't given me any problems, maybe I'll purchase it then. If it has, I can trade it in for something else...."sigh"
The 2.0 has plenty of power and awesome low-end torque for good jumps off the line. And I have also driven a 1.8T and was not all that impressed. It's nice yes, but I didn't need a turbo or the need to buy premium fuel to feed it properly, or the need to pay for the extra maintenance. I love my 2.0!!!
-Jim
http://www.jettaownersclub.org
Don't just trust the opinions in here. Check out the stats on the cars and more importantly drive all three (2.slow, 1.8T and VR6).
Huppert
Any info would be appreciated! Z-man
I have 2001 VW Jetta GLS, and it has around 30,000 miles on it.
Today Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Says "Check" on the dash board) came on.
I checked the manual and it says some kind of engine malfunction (what a nice description!!!!!!!!!).
I called the dealer and he says it costs $90 to find the problem by doing diagnostic check.
Does anyone had this problem?
No wonder problems start as soon as warrenty expires?
Thanks in advance for any input.
-Jim