Jetta Noises

20 messages, Last post on Nov 05, 2009 at 12:38 PM

You are in the Volkswagen Jetta Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

What is this discussion about? Volkswagen Jetta, Sedan

#19 of 20 Jetta "squeal" at startup by bizineer Nov 01, 2009 (2:59 pm)
I recently bought a used 2002 Jetta (manual, 2.0, with A/C) with 144k miles. It has started making a short (2-3 seconds) squealing noise at engine startup. The noise seems to come from just to the driver's side of the engine compartment. It only happens at start up and the volume and duration of the noise do change randomly, but only slightly, The check engine light is on and it gives a code that indicates that there is a misfire in the 4th cylinder (it has been reset 3 times and each time comes back with the same code). I do not have maintenance records for the vehicle. Any suggestions?
#20 of 20 Noise under the dash on passenger side by santiael Nov 05, 2009 (12:38 pm)
I have a 2007 Jetta with just over 27,000 miles on it. Recently I started hearing a noise under the dashboard on the passenger side, kind of like a grinding noise, like a bad stepper motor sound. I hear the noise only for a few seconds when I first turn the car on, regardless of whether the engine is on or not. I also hear the noise when I push the air recirculation button on and off, as well as when I put the car in reverse. Any ideas?