2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS review from North America

Where do I begin???

Headlight out after 2 days of owning car.

Glove compartment handle pulled right off after 1 week of owning car.

There is a strange "griding noise" that happens often when I am driving slowly in traffic that is correlated to the transmission changing gears and actually makes the gas pedal vibrate. The dealer looked at it at least 3 times and could not replicate the problem. I have given up on the problem and it still happens after 2 1/2 years.

The check engine light came on and I had to replace a mass air fuel sensor.

2 weeks after the fuel sensor failed, my oil light started blinking. I drove the car right to the dealer and after looking at it they told me my oil pump was faulty (luckily for me still under warranty). Then the light started blinking intermittently again and when I brought it in they told me the sensor was broken. Then 2 months later, the light came on again, this time not blinking, but was on constantly. This time my car was in the shop for 2 1/2 weeks. Supposedly after looking at it, they couldn't even figure out what was wrong - they even had Volkswagon reps look at it. So instead they had a refurbished engine shipped from Germany and they replaced the entire engine. (once again, luckily for me this was under warranty)

Since my engine was changed, I have had a problem with the car locking while I am sitting inside. This weekend I even locked my keys in the car. Seems as if I have a faulty driver's side door sensor - it doesn't recognize that the door is even open because it locks when the door is open too. I still have to call the dealer to see if they can fix it, but I hate my dealer and really don't want to go back there.

I know there are more things I am missing, but these are the ones that I can think of right away.