2000 Volkswagen Jetta VR6 6 cylinder from North America
Summary:
Fair to poor based on cost
Faults:
Glove Box
Numerous Check Engine lights
Interior paint is chipping
Sun Roof will not open.
Pretty much the same as everyone else above and the cost of repairs is very high.
One problem that has been repeated 3 times is the trunk lock. Replaced 2 times and doing this myself cost around $80 for parts. Basically, VW decided to design an electronic mechanism that uses a metal piece pressing against a plastic piece. You guessed right, the plastic piece continues to break and VW says that this is not covered even though I purchased this part from VW...twice.
General Comments:
Love the design and feel of the car, but I would never buy VW again. Purchased car based on quality and what I thought was a solid well made car. All VW needs to do is fix the flaws that are consistantly being reported and I'm sure their parts department could run a report on the most purchased parts over time. They would probably see "Glove box... we don't sell gloves... next item..."
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 31st December, 2007
7th Oct 2007, 11:10
If you had sludge in your engine, you probably didn't change your oil with synthetic oil and/or you waited too long between oil changes. Oil sludge in the 1.8T tends to affect the Passat much more than the Jetta, so you may have neglected it.