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#41 of 122 Re: 1999 Jetta Wolfsburg won't start in wet, cold or on incline [diyer] by sjohnson2 Dec 10, 2007 (1:01 pm)
Replying to: diyer (Jan 06, 2007 12:46 pm) wonder if you ever figgured out your problem with stalling?? . have the same problem & am curious Replies to this message: ksthiebaud (Jan 11, 2008 2:41 pm)
#42 of 122 Rough Idle and stalls by glevien Dec 16, 2007 (12:15 am)
I just bought a 2001 jetta 2.0... I thought that I got a pretty good deal on it... it has only 45,000 miles on it... Anyway the day after I bought it the check engine light came on... I didnt think to much of it at first but the next day I noticed that the idle was running kinda rough.. like it was bogging out and then trying to catch back up... The tach would go down to about 200 rpms and then shake and come back up to about 900rpms.. then is started dying while I was sitting at a stop light or something... I took it to the deal and the said that the mass air flow sensor was bad.. so 350 dollars I am back on the road thinking all is fixed.... about a week later the check engine light is on again.. I put the scanner on it and now it say its running to rich bank one.. I dont know what to think. and now its starting to run rough and stall again.. I dont want to spend thousands of dollars trying to figure out what is wrong... Any ideas please????????? I bought it for my girlfriend and all I want is a safe reliable car...PLEASE HELP ME Replies to this message: 600kgolfgt (Dec 16, 2007 10:21 am) bpeebles (Dec 16, 2007 5:44 pm) glevien (Dec 16, 2007 6:18 pm) jonyjetta (Jan 19, 2008 8:11 pm) wolfsburg2001 (Mar 16, 2009 6:02 pm)
#43 of 122 Re: Also... [jeffyscott] by 600kgolfgt Dec 16, 2007 (9:58 am)
Replying to: jeffyscott (Dec 06, 2007 7:23 pm) Careful, there...she did not say what year her car is. I don't know when VW started using G12, but my kid's '97 was orginally G11 (not G12).   According to the Bentley Manual (covering 1993-1999 Golf/Jetta and 1995-2002 Cabriolets) right in front of me, VWs from early 1997 production (and on) SHOULD be used on all water-cooled VWs.   So unless she has a VW made before 1997, any antifreeze that is used other than G12 is an invitation for costly engine problems.... Replies to this message: jeffyscott (Dec 16, 2007 2:30 pm)
#44 of 122 Re: Rough Idle and stalls [glevien] by 600kgolfgt Dec 16, 2007 (10:21 am)
Replying to: glevien (Dec 16, 2007 12:15 am) I just bought a 2001 jetta 2.0...   Sorry to hear that...   1999 through 2002 model Jettas have proven to be quite problematic (especially if you have an automatic transmission model).   Other potential problems you may encounter:   - Falling windows (due to VW''s idiotic decision to use plastic rwindow etaining clips instead of metal ones).   - Coil pack problems due to cracking (replacement packs are very difficult to find - not to mention very expensive).   - Excessive oil consumption with the 2.0L engines beginning with the early 1999 models (not sure if the problem was corrected by 2001). This one baffles me - considering that the 2.0L engines from 1993-1998 were fairly robust (albeit underpowered).   - Automatic transmissions (mentioned before) - not a VW strong suit - particularly the Mexican-made units.   If I were you, I would cut my losses and get rid of this car...
#45 of 122 Re: Also... [600kgolfgt] by jeffyscott Dec 16, 2007 (2:30 pm)
Replying to: 600kgolfgt (Dec 16, 2007 9:58 am) So unless she has a VW made before 1997, any antifreeze that is used other than G12 is an invitation for costly engine problems....   Sometime during the 1997 model year is when they switched from G11 to G12. Some 1997s came with G11, my son owns one. It says right on the resevoir to use G11.   In any case, whatever it contained initially may no longer be in there. Some people foolishly flush out G12 and run on the cheap green stuff. If someone has done that, adding G12 would cause problems.
#46 of 122 Re: Rough Idle and stalls [glevien] by bpeebles Dec 16, 2007 (5:44 pm)
Replying to: glevien (Dec 16, 2007 12:15 am) A 2001 with 45K miles - this means you should NOT HAVE PAID for that MAF sensor. That dealership should have told you about the extended MAF warantee.   I would suggest you print out the above document and take it back to the dealersip and get a full refund of your $350 dollars.   It really irks me that dealerships can be so blantently deceitful. The extended MAF warantee has been around since November of 2003. Replies to this message: glevien (Dec 16, 2007 6:18 pm)
#47 of 122 Re: Rough Idle and stalls [bpeebles] by glevien Dec 16, 2007 (6:18 pm)
Replying to: bpeebles (Dec 16, 2007 5:44 pm) Thank you so much for letting me know that.. I was pretty upset to pay that money right away after buying a new vehicle... I will take that paper in and try to get a refund from them.. I have to take it in anyway since the check engine light is back on and is stalling out agian.. This makes me so mad... But thanks again for sharing that warranty info with me
#48 of 122 Car don't want to do anything by randy34 Dec 29, 2007 (1:31 pm)
Hi everybody,   I am going to explain my situation to see if someone can give me some direction of what to do. I have a 2001 Jetta 2.0L GLS. Today I noticed that the ABS (yellow) and Brake (red) lights were blinking while I was driving. After I noticed this I drove back home, turned off the car and when I tried to open the trunk with the beeper it did not do anything. I went inside to try to open it with the button by the door and nothing. I tried to start the car and nothing. The odometer and clock started to flash and all the different symbols in the panel were flashing randomly. Also a nonstop clicking sound started. I thought that maybe the battery was not making good contact, cleaned the poles but nothing changed.   I will really appreciate any advice.   Thanks!!!
#49 of 122 Re: jetta wont start [mccorcoran] by holt74 Jan 10, 2008 (6:39 pm)
Replying to: mccorcoran (Feb 13, 2007 6:30 pm) IT'S PROBABLY THE COIL ONE CHEAP FIX IS WD-40 IT WORKED REALLY WELL FOR ME AND IT SAVE ME MONEY UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED BUT I DID HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SPRAY THE WIRES AND COIL
#50 of 122 Re: 1999 Jetta Wolfsburg won't start in wet, cold or on incline [sjohnson2] by ksthiebaud Jan 11, 2008 (2:41 pm)
Replying to: sjohnson2 (Dec 10, 2007 1:01 pm) It sounds like the coil pack. I have a 2000 VR6 and had to have it replaced. If it is the coil pack and you don't get it fixed, your cat converter may go bad as well. I'm now shopping for a new car after spending over $500+ for the new coil pack only to find out my cat converter is shot (as well as the heater coil, water pump and various other parts). I believe there was a recall for this problem on 2001 models and newer. I have 135K on the car.

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