2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS review from North America
"Don't Buy IT"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I have had issues since Day 1 I got this Jetta 1.8T
- both front door windows dropped: thankfully covered under warranty, dealer replaced the plastic hinges
- electric coil issues, covered through recall program
- middle handrest panel broken
- plastic coating on door handles peeling off
- front door seat springs came off, though does not impact the functioning of the car.
- after warranty expired, had a major AC issue, found out that one of the slow speed motors was faulty, spent some $600 to get that fixed (non-dealer location)
- engine light on for temp sensor, got that fixed by buying a part and getting fixed at non-dealer location
- engine light on for Bank 1 Cat Converter performing below threshold.. thankfully the light has gone out itself...
And lastly the problem that has just started 2 days back... the front map light, door light on right side is not switching off... panel shows as if the right front door is open all the time... even the car alarm went off by itself a couple of times in last 2 days... need to get that fixed now...
Can somebody tell me what could be wrong, or point out the fuses that I can take out so that the lights do not stay on.. I need to disable the fuse, so that I can at least wait till the weekend to have a mechanic look into it.
General comments?
Horrible car, horrible issues, dealers are worse who keep recommending that you should sell off a 6 year old Jetta.. c'mon, if the car is so bad that it cannot last for 6 years, no point in buying it at all.
Lesson: not going to ever buy a VW again... stick to Hondas and Toyotas, at least the repair work is cheaper..
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2002 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8T Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 76000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 76000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 10th September, 2007 |