Faults:

Lost power so resulted in changing 1st coil and then after 2months same problem and had to change the other 3.

Dashboard lights blinking on/off.

Computer light on/off when going over speed bumps.

Electrics melted in result melted my fuse box to a little ball.

Turbo now on its way out!!!

General Comments:

The car was good when it worked properly.

It looks good, but expensive to fix.

Wanted one when I passed my test, but don't think it's worth it now.

Faults:

Well for starters, I bought this car in November, and it was the car of my dreams I guess you could say.

Not even a month after buying the thing, the engine light went on. We got it fixed, and then about a week later, it was on again. We went back, and they looked at it for free, thank god. They could not find anything wrong with it, so from then on, I decided to ignore it, which seems to actually be doing good, considering it's been a year now, and nothing else has gone wrong. But what kind of car do you buy for 20 grand or more that's a piece of crap?

My brother bought a 2001 Jetta 1.8T, and it has done nothing but put a hole in his pocket.

My advice to anyone is VOLKSWAGENS SUCK. They may look nice, but like they say, never judge a book by its cover!

Faults:

Minor electrical problems have been the bane of this vehicle.

- headlights go out frequently

- brake lights have gone out more often than they should

- window motor on driver's side went out three times (covered by a recall)

- same on passenger's side, twice

- temperature gage went out

- mass airflow sensor went out (covered by a recall)

Also, the interior finish started to go early on, in small ways.

All of this has caused a great deal of irritation. Everything you've heard about Volkswagen customer service is pretty much true. There really isn't any.

General Comments:

Mechanically, the car has run beautifully and been extremely reliable. The interior is beautifully designed and this cute little car is a real joy to drive. It handles extremely well in wet weather and dry, and is just a solid little car all around. The problems I've had have been very irritating because in every other way, the car has been a highly reliable and pleasure.

Faults:

The first problem was my ABS system. Then after the dealer fixed it my brakes felt loose, so I had to get them bleed-ed.

All of my windows have had mechanical problems.

My 1st set of brakes wore off really fast.

My headlights, speedometer, and center console lights went out.

I find weird random parts that belong to my car on the floor of the car.

Once while driving I heard a huge bang coming from the bottom of the passenger seat. When I went to check it, I found that a huge spring had popped off from the seat. This soon happened to my driver's seat 2 months later.

While driving last year, my side rear view mirror cracked and popped off for no apparent reason. I didn't hit anything, and there were no other cars around.

The most recent problem happened 2 nights ago, when someone was changing lanes and almost ran me out of the lane. I went to honk the horn, and it didn't sound at all. That was extremely irritating.