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#1 of 19 2002 VW Jetta 2.0 (A) NEED ADVICE! WILL DO ANYTHING111 by vwregretta Jul 25, 2006 (5:03 pm)
My 2002 jetta and I have nothing in common. Our relationship is going nowhere FAST, and the lemon layers don't think i have a case. I bought the car and applied for my IDIOT license in late January, only to have the engine light come on early may. It cost $800.00 for a piece of paper stating i need $8000.00 in work done. A NEW TRANNY!!! It remained in the shop from May to June, while I continuously fought with the dealer, warranty company, and manufacturer about who is responsible for the bill. While they were having it out, I'm trying to find a ride to the bank so i can make my car payment. YES. Clearly the $14,000 loan i just signed included a transmission, but i must have missed the fine print that says..........."parts don't have to function at all." I am now on my 3rd transmission, and even though the car runs now, i'm planning for the future by watching for signs of transmission rejection. Does anyone have some info? A word? Anything? Oh yeah, and the engine light never went off. Replies to this message: fish8 (Jul 26, 2006 6:49 am) vwregretta (Aug 18, 2006 11:08 am) ral2167 (Jul 26, 2006 5:08 am) jeffyscott (Jul 26, 2006 7:12 am) acheong (Aug 02, 2006 1:10 pm) and 1 more... vwregretta (Aug 18, 2006 11:11 am)
#2 of 19 Re: 2002 VW Jetta 2.0 (A) NEED ADVICE! WILL DO ANYTHING111 [vwregretta] by fish8 Jul 26, 2006 (6:49 am)
Replying to: vwregretta (Jul 25, 2006 5:03 pm) Fist of all, there are MANY discrepancies in your post. Maybe if you clear these up it will make more sense!!!   You said in one of your posts that the 2 trannies cost you 16,000+. ???? Please explain. How many miles are on your Jetta? You stated that you have a GLX with the 2.0 engine. That's completely impossible. The GLX never came with the 2.0 4 Cyl engine. Do you have the VR6 or possibly a 1.8t.   Did you have a private mechanic inspect the car prior to you buying it? You installed the 2 new trannies you purchased? Most work is covered by some sort of warranty, did you look into that possibility?   Lastly (for now), you paid $14,000 for a 2002 Jetta????? Replies to this message: vwregretta (Aug 18, 2006 11:08 am)
#3 of 19 Re: 2002 VW VENDETTA 2.0 (A) [vwregretta] by ral2167 Jul 26, 2006 (5:08 am)
Replying to: vwregretta (Jul 25, 2006 5:03 pm) i assume you bought the car used in january from a dealer. was it a VW dealer? did the car come with a warranty, or was it sold "as-is." not sure why this wouldnt be covered under warranty-- i thought drive-train issues had a longer warranty than the other stuff. Replies to this message: jeffyscott (Jul 26, 2006 7:12 am) acheong (Aug 02, 2006 1:10 pm) timmytorco (Aug 04, 2006 12:28 pm) vwregretta (Aug 18, 2006 11:11 am)
#4 of 19 Re: 2002 VW VENDETTA 2.0 (A) [ral2167] by jeffyscott Jul 26, 2006 (7:12 am)
Replying to: ral2167 (Jul 26, 2006 5:08 am) Yep, 5 years or 60,000 miles is the drivetrain warranty on VWs. Replies to this message: acheong (Aug 02, 2006 1:10 pm) timmytorco (Aug 04, 2006 12:28 pm)
#5 of 19 Re: 2002 VW VENDETTA 2.0 (A) [jeffyscott] by acheong Aug 02, 2006 (1:10 pm)
Replying to: jeffyscott (Jul 26, 2006 7:12 am) I have a 1999.5 2.0L Jetta with transmission problems. Alot of slipping when trying to move off. I've read so many bad things about these cars and wish I never bought mine. I don't know how anyone can say that these cars are good with so many people having problems with them. The parts are ridiculously expensive ... $1200 for a catalytic converter only because the stock converter has a downpipe attached to it. This just sounds like another way for VW to suck the money out of their customers.   When I had my Civic, parts were very reasonable and the car never had problems. I also hear stories of VW's being in the shop for like a month ... a month? Its a car ... not a spaceship. These cars should never be in there for more than a day if the parts are available.   Bottom line is that no one should buy these cars unless they like their wallet to be gouged! Replies to this message: timmytorco (Aug 04, 2006 12:28 pm)
#6 of 19 Re: 2002 VW VENDETTA 2.0 (A) [acheong] by timmytorco Aug 04, 2006 (12:28 pm)
Replying to: acheong (Aug 02, 2006 1:10 pm) Hey guess what, emissions devices are 10 year unlimited mileage coverage provided there is no physical damage. Ask around BEFORE buying a car, Automatic and VW are 2 things that should NEVER be together. I know. I work at a VW repair shop. If a salesman's lips are moving, he is lying. Ask around the service counter not the sales dept. for advice on what to look for. All it takes is a little research before buying a car to save a lot of $$$. Buying from some curber, or broker means you bought somebody's problem. If you buy from a VW dealer, most cars come with 2 year bumper to bumper 40,000km VW warranty. Instead of calling all our cars crap, get your facts straight. My Jetta has 449,000km on it. What a piece of crap huh?
#7 of 19 VW problems by p100 Aug 09, 2006 (11:10 am)
Just because you buy a VW with a manual transmission does not guarantee you will not have problems and get gouged by VW. There have been numerous clutch failures on 1.8 T cars and also on TDI cars due to dual mass flywheel grease leakage, ruining the clutch disc. Of course, VW, instead of admitting a design flaw and correcting the problem at their expense, ALWAYS blames the customer. If I lost a clutch at 2K miles and the manufacturer claimed that it was my driving habits, I would be mad too. And VW charges almost $ 2k to replace clutches with dual mass flywheels at the owner's expense.   Futhermore, I read numerous complaints about manual transmissions falling apart after just a few thousand miles. Where do they build these transmissions In China?
#8 of 19 Re: 2002 VW Jetta 2.0 (A) NEED ADVICE! WILL DO ANYTHING111 [fish8] by vwregretta Aug 18, 2006 (11:08 am)
Replying to: fish8 (Jul 26, 2006 6:49 am) no, i never had it inspected prior to buying. i'm an idiot. however, it was a friend from an AA meeting, whom i thought i could trust and never saw this coming. But to clarify things, the car has 68,000 miles now, but had 61,500 when i bought it. The price i was quoted for the first one was $8,000 all together. i had to fight to get the warranty and the dealer i bought the car from to pay for these expensive repairs-TWICE! They put 2 USED transmissions in the car over a 2 month time span because the car continued to slip with the new one. the shop i took the car to was the manufacturer in my area (not the place i bought it from).    Also, When the vin number is ran, (for example, my insurance company ran it) it comes back 2002 VW Jetta GLS (not X) 4D, and when i pop the hood, its clearly written on the block cover "2.0"   i hope this clarifies things, if you have any further advice or questions, please reply. It sounds like you know your stuff! Thanks, Lauren
#9 of 19 Re: 2002 VW VENDETTA 2.0 (A) [ral2167] by vwregretta Aug 18, 2006 (11:11 am)
Replying to: ral2167 (Jul 26, 2006 5:08 am) yes, i did. a honda dealer as a matter of fact. it was sold as-is but i purchased an extended warranty from a company that should be out of business by now. GUARDIAN!!! watch out for these scam artists.

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