2000 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0 from North America
Summary:
A very expensive nightmare.
Faults:
Rear Oxygen Sensor
Front Oxygen Sensor
Passenger side window
Fuel Injector
Gar Tank Filler
Cup Holders
Center Console.
General Comments:
I do not recommend buying a Volkswagen unless you have a lot of money to spend on repairs. Volkswagen parts are expensive and not readily available at auto parts stores. I have not had so many problems with any other car I've owned with less than 100K miles on it. It's ridiculous. It seems that the problems I have had are fairly common with the Volkswagen Jetta and it doesn't seem that Volkswagen cares enough about their consumers to do anything about it. They continue to make defective cars purposely so they can make money on the back end for repairs. Most of the repairs that do need to be done have to be done at the dealerships because the on board computer needs to be reset.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 13th October, 2003
1st Jan 2004, 23:03
I own a 2000 Jetta VR6. As I read your comments, I couldn't believe the list of your problems, MANY of which I also encountered . My serpentine belt just went out on New Year's Eve 2004 and I discovered my water pump is shot. I already had the check engine light on for a fuel pump sensor relay. I've replaced various sensor's (some twice) on my Jetta VR6. My glove box has also broken, then I paid too much to have it fixed, and guess what - it's broke again. My tail lights burn out a lot as well. My dashboard lights flickered and totally went out on 12/31/1999, just about 7 weeks after I purchased this "car". As I type, I could go pull invoices and list more problems, but I think one reading this would get the drift on the dependability of my 2000 Jetta VR6. Of course, I'm only speaking about MY car and not all Jetta's out there, but the coincidences I shared with your comment provoked me to write.