Volkswagen Jetta

"water pump failed, known issue. Happens around 100000 miles. Dealership wanted $1500, I did it myself and installed an aftermarket aluminum pump which should last longer."

"After they replaced the window seals in the drivers door twice, water is no longer sealed out of the door at the bottom of the window"

"Piece of underbody trim has come loose, needs replacing for $600. Have not done it."

"The clutch between the hybrid electic motor and the engine used for starting the engine was slipping and needed to be replaced. VW paid for 75% of the cost; but still maintains was not in the hybird electrical system warranty."

"Manual transmission clutch assembly failed due to design defects and had to be replaced with an upgraded clutch assembly Part Number with revised design. Issue was not due to clutch wear as corroborated by the dealership. Car was under powertrain warranty at the time, but Volkswagen refused to honor the warranty and forced out of pocket payment. Had to file a complaint and threat of legal action with the Michigan Attorney General and the Secretary of State, which prompted VW to reconsider and"

"Power alternated randomly between electric and gas motors. VW replaced the transmission free of charge. Car works great now."

"DISPLAY SCREEN WILL FREEZE ON "STATIONARY" WHEN CAR IS MOVING. IT WILL NOT SHUT-OFF UNTIL CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. I CAN NOT GET ANY INFO FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR THE FACTORY"

"Has had bugs that required visits to the dealer to fix. Is now working well"

"Phone pairing cut out for no reason. Menu to re-pair phone grayed-out the necessary selections to re-pair the phone. After shutting car off and restarting, phone pairing was back with no need to re-pair it"

"At about 50,000 miles, the ABS controller had to be replaced. The car's ABS, tire inflation, and brake system warning lights were illuminated and a trustworthy dealer replaced the unit at the cost of approximately $1500. There is no good reason for this to fail so early. The tire inflation indicator also seems to be overly sensitive or mal-programmed, illuminating after hitting bumps in the road although tire pressure is retained."

"Same thing that I answered before. BUT this one came from Boast VW , Bradenting, Fl. They said that breaks were OK"

"In 7 years and 100K I have fully replaced the brake pads, discs, and rotors (front and back) 3 times. They appear to rust out really quickly in Nova Scotia's climate according to the dealer."

"Car out of alignment and wearing the original tires unevenly. Do not remember hitting anything. Dealer had rotated tires but did not inform me of the uneven tire wear"

"Pump needed replacement. Would have been 1500 if we hadn't purchased the extended warantee"

"It was a recall"

"There was carbon buildup on the valves, which caused some of the spark plugs and coils to fail. The dealer had to pull the head and valves, clean the valves and replace the spark plugs and coils. I was told this is a common problem."

"These Direct inject engines are well known for having carbon buildup on intake valves. 71000 miles into owning, I get an ECM light and nearly completely loose power on I-5. Compute puts me into limp mode and I wait 2 hours on a Sunday night for a tow. The entire intake needs to be removed and the carbon needs to be scraped off. Car was in the shop for 3 days (during which they found a transmission oil leak) and ended up being pricey"

"Metal piece inside top part of engine (where you pour oil in) broke loose, damaged valvetrain, VW replaced valves and a lot of other parts in the top part of the engine. Happened at 35k mi"

"began to trip the fuel vapor recovery at gas stations. Anywhere I attempted to fuel up the pump would stop after only getting a gallon or two in. A local mecahnic was finally able to replace a part to fix the problem after many trouble shooting at various places."

"My daughter experienced both engine shut-down and excessive acceleration in dangerous situations -- on the freeway for the first, on busy city streets for the latter. It appears to be an engine computer problem but, even though supposedly fixed twice with new components, it is recurring now."

"Since having the timing belt replaced under a recall, the vehicle loses approximately 1qt of oil every 1-2 months. Have taken the car in to be serviced & found a pinched head gasket that occurred during timing belt replacement. However, that has not entirely corrected the issue. There is no dripping oil that I can detect (no oil stains left on the driveway.)"

"The key did not connect with the automatic engine start like it did not recognize it"

"Warranty replacement of Mechatronic unit (Volkswagen's term). Symptoms affected engine (ran rough) and hybrid system (at times woulld only use gas engine or only use electric motor)"

"Engine mis-fire on cylinder 2. Mechanic replaced spark plug at 55,000 miles. These parts typically do not go bad so soon."

"Transmission lugging"

"It tends to lurch when starting from a dead stop as the gas engine comes on, switching from battery to engine power."

"The clutch-pack in the Jetta Hybrid automatic transmission started to shift roughly at about 65,000 miles. It was replaced at about 70,000 miles under the extended warranty we had purchased with the car. Now, around 90,000 miles the replacement clutch-pack is showing early signs of rough shifting as well"

"Drivers door leaking"

"Door handle broke"

"Power mirrors never worked properly"

"Rear bumper panel started coming loose due to damaged body clips; repaired under warranty by dealer"

"Paint is chipping"

"Passenger side running board started showing signs of rust soon after purchase. My guess is that there was some body damage on the car when it was traded in and the dealership just painted over it for the sale."

"Throottle body failed and had to be replaced"

"One of the wheel speed sensors failed. The warning lights for "tire pressure" and "anti-lock brakes" came on. The VW dealership had to order parts that took two weeks to get. The car was usable during this period. The repair fee was reasonable, around $250."

"The radiator leaked so all the fluid came out of the car. This required a $1200 repair. The radiator had to be placed on another visit and that was an $1100 repair"

"Shortly after purchasing the vehicle exhaust smells were detected in the passenger compartment. The dealer was unable to locate the source of the smells. Two years later the dealer finally located the source of the smell--a failed gasket between the exhaust manifold and catalytic converter. Since the smell had been documented during the warranty period of the vehicle it was fully covered"