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167 messages, Last post on Oct 26, 2009 at 11:42 AM
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Replying to: trepine (Aug 21, 2008 9:43 am) I'm in Cincinnati. The dealer blamed VW and VW blamed the dealer for failing to live up to the warranty. Dealer won't do it without VW approval and VW won't do it because dealer says "outside influences" and thus the warranty doesn't apply. Seriously, as to outside influences, I was told heat and humidity, and the driver not driving the car enough. To be fair, the car did sit one week while she was at camp. Right. Anyway, they offered to replace one of the two rotors and I pay for the other and labor, a total of $207.00 out of pocket for me. I called Midas and they'll do the whole thing for less since I don't need pads. This "offer" was a "goodwill gesture" by the dealer, and VW recommended I take the offer. I didn't. The problem is that I have another VW, and the dealer has serviced that one, though no brake work (yet). The cars sit in the same driveway and are generally subject to the same conditions. I drive a little farther each day to/from work. However, the one with the new rotors (3642 miles) has the problems. Go figure. Clearly something is defective. I've owned a '68 bug, an '85 golf and now these two Jettas, and i've generally liked and enjoyed the cars. I have to rethink that now, and will certainly not use that dealer again, he who put the rusting rotors in and now won't replace them. I'll call the hotline. Will that do anything? I dealt with the "consumer advocate" already. Nice Fellow. Felt Bad Wouldn't Bend, recommended I take the deal. Spoke to his boss. Nice Fellow. Felt Bad. Wouldn't Bend. Recommended I take the deal. Not going to. Thinking about suing in small claims court. Thanks again for your advice. JTB |
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| i got the car fixed today and the rotors, brakes, and calipers are shot after not even 22,000 miles. this sucks | |
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OK I'm really confused. How can some people have 40,000 miles on their pads and still have some life let in them, while other say their pads are gone in less than 20,000??? I'm assuming no one is riding the brake, slamming on the brakes when coming to a stop.................you know regular easy driving. We just bought a Wolfsburg Jetta in July and I have noticed equal amounts of brake dust on the rims with both front and rears. The '03 Trail Blazer I'm driving has over 40,000 miles with the original brake pads front and rear. Also hardly any if any at all brake dust in the rear. If VW had a brake pad (rotor, or caliper) issue wouldn't it be found on most Jetta's and not just a select few??? Please help me understand this problem with the brake pads. |
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Replying to: ndmike88 (Aug 22, 2008 4:49 pm) |
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Replying to: ndmike88 (Aug 22, 2008 4:49 pm) JTB |
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Replying to: ndmike88 (Aug 22, 2008 4:49 pm) I'm the original owner of a 2002 GLX VR6. I put rear brake pads on at 95,000 miles. The fronts are still 70-80%.
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Replying to: dancerman (Aug 24, 2008 3:46 pm) 
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I have a 2003 Jetta GLS 1.8T. It has been a very good car. Always had dealer service from the original dealer. Last week I brought it in for its 50000 mile service. Dealer called me and said I need new brakes on the front and it would be $560. This car is driven by my wife and son so I had them do the work. All seemed ok they also told me I needed new tires and I made an appointment to have new ones put on. Well this morning, I was driving the car in stop and go traffic. I was creeping up on the car in front and hit the brakes. Nothing happened. Pumped them still nothing. Hit the car in front. I left the car on the side of the road and called the dealer to have it towed and checked out. I was not going to drive a car with bad brakes. The dealer takes it to the shop and finds nothing wrong. But earlier today I was not able to get the car to stop. I am thinking that either they did not bleed the lines correctly or some sort of debris was blocking the line preventing me from stopping. As of now they can find nothing in the computer and nothing in the repairs. Anyone have any ideas? Although I am now quite sure that I should have brought the car to a third party to check since I am sure the dealer "will find nothing they did" to cause the problem. I am really concerned about driving this car. In this instance I was going about 5 miles an hour. What if I was on the highway and this happened? Someone could have been killed.
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Replying to: ppro101 (Aug 26, 2008 12:30 pm) |
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Had to replace rear rotors and pads at 21,272 miles and less than 10,000 miles later I was told I need to do it again. The first time I filed a complaint, talked to VW comsumer bs advocate, and still had to pay for it. Today (after only 9,849 miles on the replaced rear rotors and pads), the service department told me I had to replace rotors and pads again and pay for it. I told them there was no way in hell I would pay for it and took my car out of there. I called VW consumer bs advocate and they told me that it is still under warranty. I'm waiting to hear back from the service department. I will post the results of this later.
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