Volkswagen Jetta

"Brake light lamp"

"Digital screen went black"

"The heated seats failed about 400 miles within the 36,000 mile warranty, so I chose to take my 190,000 mile van on a roadtrip the next day to avoid going over the 36,000 miles. Warranty completely replaced it but it was a big inconvenience."

"During previous oil service, the dealer reported need for realignment. They wanted too much and Service Manager had already permanently damaged trust relationship. Took it to a nearby Firestone shop and paid for a lifetime alignment service at a reasonable price. Did the same with the battery (replaced it myself), and will do the same with the tires. I believe the alignment problem goes back to mediocre alignment work by body shop, after I was rear-ended."

"They broke and went flying out of the car"

"it stopped working at 40k miles and is t covered. y warranty. It cost $1750 to repair.the car also has bad air temp sensos a d whenthe a/cco.pressor blew, it blew other fuses also"

"has never cooled adequately. When brought in, they said that it was low on refrigerant (after 1 year). They filled it, still was not cool enough. They said that it was the best that the car can do. Since then, it has degraded again"

"It started throwing a code for the upstream O2 sensor heating circuit and idling a little rough at the end of a long (~200 mi) trip. After clearing the code the car started fine the next day but started running a little rough after it warmed up/got into closed loop. The next time I started the car it threw several codes for the upstream O2 sensor. Replacing the sensor remedied the issue. It hasn't had any issues since."

"The turbo blades broke under normal driving conditions. The dealer replaced the part."

"It was actually an intermittent failure of a sensor that monitors cam position, but the master computer put the car in limp-home mode, which changes throttle and shifting behavior, making it a broader category. In truth, using the tiptronic-type manual shifting overcame most of the drivability issues so I got where I needed to go, and while waiting for the part over a weekend, the issue did not repeat, so it might have been something I could have ignored until it did repeat. Since the car had over 110k miles on it at the time, I didn't think it was unreasonable to have this type of sensor fail, so I wouldn't ding VW on reliability for this, especially since limp home mode was quite manageable."

"The transmission slips in 1st gear causing the vehicle to jerk when accelerating from the stopped position. The electric engine has completely stopped working causing the vehicle to fully function on the gas engine alone."

"I was unaware that many VW models come with a radiator motorized damper that closes when cold and opens when it begins to warm up. I was rear-ended and pushed into another car, which most likely slightly damaged the damper. Body shop did not replace this part and it failed recently. The bandits at the VW dealership want almost $1000 to replace the part and I need to get it replaced to pass safety inspection. Service Manager was of no use and she permanently harmed the dealership's reputation. I'm looking into alternate repair shops that are more reasonable. I like the turbo power of the Jetta, but I hate the radiator damper problem."

"over the course of 2 years, this car has been in the shop 5 times because of different engine warning light alarms...MUTLIPLE different alarms and electrical issues."

"Loose drivers side visor"