2000 Volkswagen Jetta Transmission Problems

I PURCHASED A 2000 VW JETTA ON 6/16/10. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS & SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, IT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS: 2 FANS, ABS SENSOR WOULD COME ON & LOCK UP THE WHEELS, SO THE SYSTEM HAD TO BE UNPLUGGED, COOLANT SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, A TRANSMISSION REPLACED & A CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FOUND IT HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT PRIOR & 4 CYL PARTS WERE USED IN A 6 CYL VEHICLE, & THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF REPAIRS TO DATE ARE APPROX. $5,200 & I ONLY PAID $4,995 FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE CONDITION IT WAS IN. THE SELLER FAILED TO DISCLOSE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD UNDERLYING PROBLEMS AFTER I INQUIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE BUSINESS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLES THE BUSINESS HAS SOLD LIKE THIS. I HAVE THIS VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS MORE THAN I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT & WHEN I PURCHASED IT, THE SELLER WAS AWARE I NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO GET TO THE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT VERY QUICKLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10362521

Incident

Jul 23, 2010

Mileage

115,241 mi

I AM REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE IGNITION COIL PLUGS ON THE MODEL YEAR 2000, VOLKSWAGEN, JETTA. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE STALLING EVENTS AND CAR NOT STARTING UP AFTER UP OR BEING PARKED AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE IGNITION PLUS MALFUNCTIONING ON MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GL. AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE STALLING AND NOT STARTING WHEN IGNITION IS ACCELERATED, I HAVE ALSO I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND INCREASED BREAKING EFFORTS WHEN I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES OR LONGER - I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE OPERATED AT A REDUCED POWER. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT START UP FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND NERVOUS WHEN DRIVING - AND HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AND HAVE PAID FOR COSTLY REPAIRS. STILL TO NO AVAIL, IT KEEPS HAPPENING. TIRED OF THE VEHICLE - WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE A VOLKSWAGEN AGAIN! PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION MODULE ON VOLKSWAGEN JETTAS - YEAR 2000 PLEASE ASAP !!! I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE WORST PLACES WITH THE VEHICLE - WITH NO HELP TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10229591

Incident

Jun 2, 2008

Mileage

115,000 mi

CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON JETTA 2000. CLUTCH FAILED ON ME WHY DRIVING ON THE FL TURNPIKE ON SATURDAY 14, 2006. I WAS AT THE TOLL PLAZA AND WHEN I LEFT MY CAR WENT INTO GEAR AS NORMAL, WHEN I PUT IT IN 4TH GEAR I HEARD THE ENGINE REV HIGH BUT MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I COASTED OFF THE FIRST EXIT I SAW AND LUCKILY, KEPT COASTING RIGHT INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SENT OUT A TOW COMPANY TO PICK MY CAR UP. ON MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM ESSERMAN INTERNATIONAL AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT THAT I HAD SOMEHOW ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THEFT ON MY CAR AND THEY HAD DISABLED IT AND IT WAS FIXED. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE WHEN THEY TOOK MY CAR TO GET WASHED THE CLUTCH FAILED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR THE CLUTCH. TURNS OUT THEY ARE CHARGING ME 1800 DOLLARS BECAUSE THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO REPLACED, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10157632

Incident

May 14, 2006

Mileage

70,140 mi

2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA VR6 WAS IN THE SHOP FOR NEW TIRES AROUND 12/7 - AN ALIGNMENT TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 65000 MILES. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AT ABOUT 20000 FROM VOLKSWAGEN AND WAS RECENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. NOTHING UNUSUAL AROSE DURING THIS WORK. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY DRIVING HOME, AS IT HAD FOR YEARS PRIOR. ONE DAY LATER, THE CLUTCH ON THE VEHICLE FAILED SUDDENLY. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE WAS FIRST NOTICED BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS NO HAZARD. THE CAR WAS JUST BARELY DRIVABLE, AND LIMPED TO THE SHOP. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE PART SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR AT LEAST 100K MILES, AND THAT THE CLUTCH PARTS "FELL APART IN PIECES" ON OPENING THE CLUTCH. HE DESCRIBED IT AS A DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC, FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR WAS $900. DID NOT TAKE THE CAR TO VW BECAUSE OF THE VERY HIGH COST OF POST-WARRANTY REPAIRS. MY WIFE AND I (SOLE DRIVERS) BOTH HAVE LONG EXPERIENCE DRIVING STICK SHIFT VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED CLUTCH FAILURES ON PRIOR STICK SHIFT VEHICLES. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE CLUTCH GO OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME ON A '95 JETTA III GLS. I SUSPECT THE PART IS OF POOR QUALITY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144913

Incident

Dec 8, 2005

Mileage

65,000 mi

THE CAR TRANSMISSION STALLED ABOUT 4 TIMES. EACH TIME (4 TIME) I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VW DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE VW DEALERSHIP THEN THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED IT AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR IS $4000. ALSO, NO OTHER DEALERSHIP OR AUTO REPAIR SHOP HAS SERVICED THIS CAR EXCEPT MILLER VW. *NM

NHTSA ID

10100499

Incident

Sep 22, 2004

Mileage

120,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS LATER THE PART FAILED AGAIN. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE HAD RUN INTO A POLE AT A GAS STATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. THIS PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD TO BE RESET ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, REAR PADS, A/C WAS NOT COOLING, GLOVE BOX, POWER WINDOWS, CONSOLE, POWER SUNROOF, INTERIOR TRIM, STEERING/SUSPENSION, DRIVEABILITY, TRIM ELECTRICAL, SOUND SYSTEM, AND HEATING/COOLING. *SC THE CONSUMER DID NOT REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WHEN SHE HIT THE POLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10074085

Incident

Apr 15, 2004

Mileage

38,000 mi

MY FIRST AND SECOND GEARS HAVE BEEN SPORADICALLY GRINDING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THREE TIMES THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD IT. FOURTH TIME THEY HEARD IT, BUT WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HEAR IT WHEN I RETURNED FOR THE SERVICE. *MR

NHTSA ID

10073263

Incident

Jul 23, 2001

Mileage

14,166 mi

I HAVE A 2000 VW JETTA TDI THAT I PURCHASED NEW. THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 51,203 MILES. ACCORDING TO TOM SAPELAK, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE VW DEALER, THERE IS A RUBBER PIECE (MASS DAMPENER?) BETWEEN THE TWO PLATES OF THE FLYWHEEL. ON MY FLYWHEEL, THIS PIECE HAD 2.5" OF MOVEMENT, BUT THE SPECS INDICATED THAT IT SHOULD ONLY MOVE .1 MM. EVEN THOUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER THE FLYWHEEL, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY $1381.08 FOR A NEW CLUTCH KIT (CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING) AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE IT. I DO NOT BELIVE THAT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DRIVING HABITS. I HAD A 1985 VW GOLF DIESEL THAT HAD OVER 130,000 MILES WHEN I SOLD IT, AND I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH IN THAT VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND HAD A 1996 VW JETTA TURBODIESEL THAT HAD OVER 238,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE SOLD IT, AND WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH IN THAT VEHICLE EITHER. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT DRIVE MY CAR AND WE ARE NOT "HARD" ON CLUTCHES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10068281

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

Mileage

51,203 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. HE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FAIRLY NEW AND HAD ONLY 42,182 MILES ON IT, AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10052275

Incident

Jan 2, 2004

Mileage

42,182 mi

THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON A NON-REPEATABLE RANDOM BASIS. *LA

NHTSA ID

10052951

Incident

Dec 3, 1999

Mileage

250 mi

ALL MY TRANSMISSION MOUNT BOLTS HAVE FAILED. THE RIGHT MOUNT BOLTS FAILURE WAS NOTED WHEN HAVING MY TIMING BELT REPLACED AT 60K. THE FRONT MOUNT BOLTS WERE NOTED JUST PRIOR TO THAT WHEN I HEARD NOSES THAT SOUNDED LIKE MY CLUTCH WAS FAILING. IN THIS CASE THE FRONT BOLT HAD BEEN BROKEN. THE LEFT SIDE FAILURE JUST OCCURED, LEADING TO MY ENGINE TO DROP OUT AS I WAS MOVING. THE RESULT OF ONE BROKEN BOLT AND ONE DETHREADED BOLT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ORDER THIS HAPPENED. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT KILLED AS I WAS GOING SLOW WHEN IT HAPPENED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033297

Incident

Jul 19, 2003

Mileage

75 mi

THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN MY 2000 JETTA 2.0L NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE NEW VEHICLE AT 17,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED BUT I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER $1,700.00 WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE DEALER SAID IT WAS ABUSE AND IT WAS AWARE ITEM. TODAY AT 24,000 MILES THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BLEW OUT AGAIN AND I STILL HAVE NOT HERD FROM THE DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030801

Incident

Aug 3, 2003

Mileage

17,000 mi

BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. EPC LIGHT ACTIVATED AND CAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MECHANICAL BRAKE ON TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. FAULTY SENSOR REQURED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10030240

Incident

Jul 26, 2003

Mileage

22,500 mi

THIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION FROM DAY ONE HAS HAD CLEAR TROUBLES ENGAGING INTO REVERSE WITHOUT ENGAGING REVERSE FIRST, ALSO HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEARS IN HIGHER RPM RANGES 3500 RPM AND ABOVE...ALWAYS GRINDS WHILE SHIFTING. *AK

NHTSA ID

767558

Incident

Feb 13, 2002

VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHEN PUT ITTO GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013355

Incident

Jun 24, 2002

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND SEEMED TO HIT BUMPS HARDER, CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TIGHTENED THE FRONT END, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564200

Incident

Sep 21, 2001

IN OCT 2000 MY CAR OVERHEATED, I REPORTED THIS TO VW AND THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, I ALSO REPORTED A NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT LIKE A WHINING NOISE, THIS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, VW DID REPAIRS TO RING AND PINION GEARS AND DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS, NOISE SUBSIDED FOR A FEW WEEKS. THE WARNING: CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, REPORTED PROBLEM TO VW AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADD WATER TO RAISE COOLANT LEVEL. IN SEPT. 2001, I REPORTED AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE, VW DETERMINED COOLING SYSTEM HAD PROBLEM, REPLACED COOLANT FAN AND SECONDARY WATER PUMP, I ALSO REPORTED RETURN OF WHINING NOISE. CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT VW IN GLENDALE, CA SINCE 10/2/2001, DEALER HAS REPLACED LEFT FRONT AXEL AND DRIVE SHAFT, STILL WHINING, REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I PICKED UP CAR, DROVE 5 MILES AND CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND NOW DOES NOT RUN. RETURNED VIA TOW TRUCK TO VW DEALER IN GLENDALE, CA. VW REPLACING VALUE BOX ON 10/9/2001 TECHNICIAN SAID "IN MY OPINION THIS WILL NOT ELEVATE PROBLEM" CAR NOW HAS INTERMITANT PROBLEM WITH STAYING IN GEAR. TECHNICIAN ALSO REPORTED THAT VW JETTAS GLX WITH VR6 ENGINE HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND DEALER HAS REPLACED UP TO 4 TRANSMISSIONS IN ONE CAR IN SEVERAL CASES. VW DEALER AND VW OF AMERICA CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

753007

Incident

Oct 20, 2000

AFTER A 60 MILE HIGHWAY TRIP, THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY RETURNED TO HOME POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR, BUT UNABLE TO PUT IT IN GEAR. I NOTICED THE CLUTCH PEDAL HEIGHT WAS LOWER THAN THE BRAKE SO I PULLED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BACK OUT WITH MY FOOT. AFTER THAT, THE CLUTCH BEHAVED RELATIVELY NORMALLY THOUGH A LITTLE SOFT. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY RETURN TRIP 9/3/01. THE CLUTCH PERFORMS ACCEPTABLY DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING.*AK

NHTSA ID

751689

Incident

Sep 2, 2001

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 23 MPH, PASSING A COMBINE, SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. APPLIED BRAKES AND STOPPED PASSING PROCESS. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. DEALER HAD REPLACED NUMEROUS SENSORS.*AK

NHTSA ID

893035

Incident

Jul 16, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH AND WITH NO PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE LOST SPEED TO AROUND 20 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE BUT THE CONSUMER THINKS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION. *YH

NHTSA ID

892107

Incident

Mar 22, 2001

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAS NUMEROUS FAILURES IN DIFFERENT THINGS. RIGHT KNOW IT HAS HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSION IN 18 MONTHS, THIS LAST ONE IS FAILING AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

746226

Incident

Dec 7, 1999

TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND LEAKING.*AK

NHTSA ID

886206

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

SECOND QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED, SEE ODI ID #737218... NO RESPONSE OR ACTION TO DATE 02/12/2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

740793

Incident

Nov 10, 2000

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION. THEN AGAIN THE, REVERSE WAS NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME, AND TWO TRANSMISSIONS HAD BEEN REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

879106

Incident

Jan 26, 2001

WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR, TRANSMISSION GRINDS, 1ST,2ND,& 3RD GEAR SINCRO'S HAVE BEEN REPLACED W/ ONLY 5000 MILES ON NEW CAR. STILL SHIFTS HARD INTO 2ND GEAR & SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL INTO 2ND GEAR. APPERANTLY VOLKSWAGEN IS NOW SAYING THAT SYNTHETIC TRANSMITION FLUID IS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES GO BRIGHT AND THEN DIM, MAKES IT HARD TO SEE INSTURMENT PANEL AT NIGHT*AK

NHTSA ID

739009

Incident

Oct 15, 2000