A $520.00 Check
x
-
Search
-
Subscribe
-
Categories
-
Archives
- January 2010
- May 2009
- September 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
-
Meta
Subscribe by RSS
YupOldBull Said,
November 17, 2004 @ 7:07 am
A $520.00 Check – Just a reminder, the MkV Jetta is coming soon! They are much better than the MkIV!
I have had $12,000 in repairs in 48 months of ownership with my 2000 Jetta!
YupOldBull Said,
November 17, 2004 @ 7:18 am
A $520.00 Check – This might smack also.
After you have lived through what I have, you will have a right to make a comment like that!
Keep jumping in and saying there is a fix for that! Just what I want to hear! Fixes for 30 items. Great!
Dont they need VW advocates someplace else? If so, please go there.
That is as nice as I can say it.
Look this list over again. Hope it smacks a little.
2000 Jetta GLS 2.0 litre 5 speed
Air conditioning leak (after 1 week)
Rear defroster has two strands that dont work (after 3 months)
Cloth Front Floor Mats ripped out (3 times)
Replaced cloth mats with heavy duty VW rubber mats
Check engine light came on (4 times) (Coil pack failures?)
(2nd time engine light came on VW Dealership told me it would cost $100 to scope)
Rear brake pads wore out at 40k (front pads showed no wear?)
Rear rotors scored by premature pad failure.
Gear shift knob loose
2.0 litre engine burning oil (1 quart every 1,000 miles)
2.0 litre engine cylinder walls deglazed and new rings installed (didnt work)
Replaced Mass Air Flow sensor
Interior armrest soft rubbery coating (cosmetics) poor cleanability
Glove box hinge broke (3 times) Still broken.
Replaced Clutch (should /could go to 150k.replaced at 93k)
Seat belt recall from VW
Plastic undercarriage splash pan broke off
Only one heated heated mirror works
Brake light pedal switch recall from VW
Numerous calls to the VW #800 line (No help)
Replaced Coolant flange on engine (told these are known to break)
Sunroof broke
Armrest release pull broke (plastic hinge)
Warranty extension from VW on oxygen sensors
Replaced spark plug wires
Mystery rear window (Comes down 6 on its own)
Replaced engine vacuum hoses
Letter to Dealership, they get VWOA involved, both combined offer no help
Front of plastic cup holder falls off
Front windows crashed down inside of door (4 times)
2.0 litre engine burning 1 quart every 2,000 miles (over 45 quarts in 93k)
2.0 litre engine completely replaced
Temperature gauge sensor replaced (silent VW recall item)
Received Mass Air Flow sensor warranty extension from VW
Car wouldnt pass State inspection (replaced 2 oxygen sensors $360)
Received window regulator litigation notice
Dash light failure (works Ok for 2 weeks and then Off for 2 weeks)
Intermittent trunk light
Compensated by VW for oxygen sensors
Replace rear brake pads. 40k Front pads are fine (?)
Replace rear rotors.
Replace rear brake pads. 93k
Replace front pads. 93k
Over 20 trips to the dealership in 48 months.
There have been 76 Technical Service Bulletins issued on this vehicle.
297 Said,
November 17, 2004 @ 10:17 am
A $520.00 Check – That’s the speculation, yupoldbull, but something brought up only when the discussion concerns the MkIV problems in general. When it’s about a specific car, that doesn’t really help (which I’m sure you know as your reply smacks of parody).
ronster, glad you got reimbursed, yes $520 is better than nothing. What is the status of your car at this point?
Ronster Said,
November 18, 2004 @ 8:11 am
A $520.00 Check – .
297 Said,
November 18, 2004 @ 9:57 am
A $520.00 Check – Yeah, I’ve noticed this phenomenon in varying degrees on all DBW cars (my girlfriend’s Camry has a particularly horrible delay when I stomp the accelerator at idle).
Depending on the software and the particular car’s sensor sensitivity, the response to a sharp request for power appears to cause this delay. Musings behind this tend towards the software’s air/fuel calculations when a request for full power when at low RPMs causes confusion till it realizes what you want.
Most folks who notice this acutely are those who recently made the transition from drive-by-cable to drive-by-wire, but some cars show more hesitation than others, and that may be due to the sensor readings used by the ECU to make those calculations.
That, at least, is the discussion that makes the most sense to me.
297 Said,
November 18, 2004 @ 11:49 am
A $520.00 Check – That’s an odd delay. Happens several times a day but not all the time?
Any particular time? Like if the car has just been started? Or seemingly random?
yupoldbull, the post is about ronster’s car, not about VW’s reliability in general (god knows how many threads exist for that already), nor about your own troubles. Kindly go to those threads or start your own about your car if you really want to talk about either of those topics.
297 Said,
November 18, 2004 @ 12:07 pm
A $520.00 Check – Quick question, ronster: does this happen when you suddenly accelerate (either from cruising at constant speed or from a stop)? Does it happen when you press the accelerator when the RPMs are around 5000?
I think the dealer tells you it’s normal because of drive-by-wire, which could be the case if the delay occurs when you initiate acceleration at high RPMs. Another thing that may happen is if you have ESP, a sudden acceleration may be curtailed by the ESP system for a brief moment if it believes it detects loss of traction from a gear change.
I know I experience a delay in acceleration if I floor it from < 2500 RPM), that would be the DBW system being a bit slow on the uptake, as well.
But if it happens at other points, or happens at what appears to be random moments, then no, that would not be because it’s “”normal”". It may be an electrical glitch that causes a momentary loss of power. Some claim they got rid of this (along with randomly dimming headlights) by installing do-it-yourself grounding kits. I’m not sure if they solved their problems or if it would solve yours, though.
Ronster Said,
November 18, 2004 @ 12:23 pm
A $520.00 Check – .
ertspooh Said,
December 2, 2004 @ 4:25 am
A $520.00 Check – I have a 2000 Jetta. I’ve had to replace the water pump at 63K miles (resonable?), there have been 3 recalls, and just after my warrantee expired my catalytic converter went(79K reasonable?). This was, of course, after I brought my car to the dealer prior to the experation and they couldn’t find the problem (dealership issue). Also, my glove box broke last year. I may open it 6 times a year. I paid $100 to replace it. After the fiasco with the dealership about my converter, I vowed never to go to a dealerhip for service again. Well, my ‘new’ glove box recently broke. I contact VW America about the first one, they were ‘robots’. I contacted them about the second glove box, mentioning in the e-mail that it had been replaced last year and this seems to be a problem with workmanship. Of course my answer from them was the same, they’ll put it in my file. I can assure you, I will NEVER buy another VW and I can’t wait to get rid of this one. I’m just going to drive it into the ground. I doubt it’s too far from that now. Thanks for the soundboard.