Faults:

Radio (4 times)

Moon-roof leaked

Front seat broke

Windows fell into door

Battery died @ 1year

Exhaust Plate loose

Wiper Fluid nozzle broke

Interior peeled

Shift knob peeled (twice)

General Comments:

I have been in and out of the dealership for the first two years. I couldn't go two months without something going wrong.

Faults:

Turbo failed at 106,000. Repair estimated at $1700+.

Mileage has dropped from 49 on interstate to only 41 MPG.

Cruise sometimes didn't work.

Glow plugs light flashed on and off.

Radio and CD changer occasionally didn't work properly.

A/C smells musty.

Front ends 'groans' when going over bumps.

Engine loses power when cruising at highway speeds. If you turn the ignition on and off, it will get its power back, but for a few hundred miles if lucky. Dealer has been unable to diagnose this problem after two trips to dealer.

ABS failed at 32,000. Dealer replaced under warranty.

Door panel lights and A/C control lights failed. Replaced under warranty.

General Comments:

My VW was the worst car I have ever bought new. My 1998 Hyundai Accent was a more reliable car!

The power loss lasted for nearly 25,000 miles. The dealership was clueless. Last week the turbo began to squeal. Turns out a bearing failed.

Instead of paying the required $1700 to fix the turbo I bought a new car. The new turbo wasn't a sure fix for the power loss on the interstate (a possible electrical failure) or the blinking, flashing and generally possest nature of the cockpit lights, my CD player and the cruise control.

Faults:

When I first bought the car it seemed nice, but as months passed problems had been evolving.

The most recent problem was the windows, at about 30000 miles the passenger window started to scrape against the mechanism in the door and eventually the window just fell into the door frame. I am very fortunate that the warranty covered this.

As of now the transmission is starting to act up and shifts very hard even though I had it serviced recently.

As with every other Jetta I have come across the trunk net has broken because of very poor placement and poor construction.

General Comments:

The Jetta is a good looking affordable car that as you go on run into little problems, but for some people who are very unfortunate have bigger problems, there's always that chance.

Faults:

Today the transmission died. This car only has 37,700 miles and has had all scheduled maintenance. In fact, I just paid $600 to have a "thorough" 40K checkup a week before it died. Luckily, the auto technician was driving it when it quit, so the dealer was inclined to believe there was a problem.

The car would jolt at around 27RPMs, and I complained about this problem 4 times to the dealer--each time they said they "reset the codes" and it would be fine. Yesterday, the car wouldn't go in reverse, and we noticed it was making grinding sounds.

We also have electrical issues:

-They fixed the brake switch (recall)

-Radio has been replaced 3 times

-The left turn signal turns on the reverse lights

-The trunk release button doesn't work

-Cruise control quits when I signal to change lanes

-Brake light bulbs burn out with great frequency

-Car died after sitting in the summertime for 5 days without having been driven (dealer said the car alarm drained the battery)

And

-The armrest broke

-The knob to adjust the rear view mirrors broke

Both were made of cheap plastic. The dealer fixed the armrest, but said it would be $200 to replace the mirror knob.

General Comments:

I am totally displeased with this car. I give it a frowny face. I was very excited to purchase this vehicle and a true Jetta fanatic, and I'm truly never going to purchase another VW again. I've lost all trust in this company. My little Pontiac Sunfire ran circles around this heap--this expensive, halfway -through-the-loan-with-dead-transmission heap.