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Question by Ciney
Submitted on 3/9/2004
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I brought a 2000 volkswagon jetta last August. Almost immediately after purchase, the alarm started going off for no apparent reason. Nothing touching or moving the car, the alarm just goes off. The car is standing still with ignition off when this happens. Can someone give me an idea how to fix this?

Answer by Blair Gordon
Submitted on 4/2/2004
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Same with me I have a 2000 and have had it in the shop over 25 times in 4 yrs w/o having 60,000 kms on it yet. Worst experience of my life this car..

Answer by Nesha
Submitted on 4/4/2004
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I bought a 98 VW Beetle in 1998 and it had electrical problems. Jettasare usually the ones with electrical problems thats why I bought the Beetle. My girlfriend bought the same car as you and her airbag exploded for no reason

Answer by Jami
Submitted on 6/21/2004
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I have a 200 Jetta and am having what appears to be electrical problem. ABS and Brake Light comes on anf flashes and beeps. Last volkswagon ever.

Answer by Corrine
Submitted on 7/10/2004
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I have a 2000 Passat turbo, 4 door, sun roof and this incredible deafining (occaisional ) vibration when I have one or some of the windows open. I think I can still hear it when they're all closed too. It is really annoying to not be able to open the sun roof or a window.

Answer by Kiki
Submitted on 8/7/2004
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I bought a 2000 Jetta and I think it is possessed! The alarm goes off randomly, and the battery dies every one or two weeks. I have called the Volkswagon hotline, but no one seems to help. I have literally spent thousands of dollars to correct this problem, but no one can find out what is wrong--even the dealer. It is in the electrical system, but the dealer can't find it and each time I bring it in, I am charged more money! Anyone have a solution?

Answer by Janet
Submitted on 9/27/2004
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I have a 2000 Jetta and I have problems with the car's transmission. It's jolts for no apparent reason. It only has 32,000 miles and has been in the shop 10 times!!!

Answer by lil lou
Submitted on 9/29/2004
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i am thinling of buying a jetta cuz its the luv of my life can you give me some ideas or pointers

Answer by Strat Man Dwight
Submitted on 10/27/2004
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On the original question, the computer or alarm module must be completely replaced, in the event that sensitivity is preset and not adjustable. For the person with the brake malfunction, it is the in line ABS module. Another costly electronic part. For the person with the sunroof. Too bad, all sunroofs produce that buffeting and wind turbulence event.

Answer by bug junkie
Submitted on 11/9/2004
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i am having trouble breeding my beetle and me passat to form a jetta can you help me?

Answer by Patrick J. Reilly
Submitted on 2/11/2005
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I have a Volkswagon Jetta GLX with 130,000 miles. best car I have ever owned. believe it or not the only problem I've had was with the Tensioner on the Timing Chain, and it was fixed by VW at no charge. I LOVE MY JETTA! All you guys with problems! All I can say is they must have been built on a weekend in Mexico!

Answer by Lady Jay
Submitted on 2/28/2005
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I bought a used 1999 jetta and no more than 2 1/2 to 3 months after I got it this guy hit me on the front driver side. After paying the local Volkswagon dealer $6,900 to repair my car. 4 weeks later the transmission went out totaling $2,200. Now I have a 1999 jetta wolfsburg edition, that I've spent $9,100 in repair costs that I've only had for 5-6 months. By the way the car only cost $7,988. Which buy the way out for four windows and a sunroof, only one window and the sunroof work.

Answer by kcm
Submitted on 3/5/2005
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If your VW was properly serviced by the manual, you would have had the brake system fluid completely replaced every 60000 miles with mineral based hydraulic fluid and the ABS sensor would not be on. Same thing happened to me. Basically this is from your fault.

Answer by Brian
Submitted on 3/28/2005
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Hi Corrine, it sounds like the treads on the tires could be a little aggressive...I'm not sure what this means exactly, but a friend taught me that aggressive treads tend to be very loud and can sound like a vibration...

Answer by Jayden
Submitted on 4/16/2005
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actually, i have a question for Nesha, how did the airbag just explode? im thinking of getting a jetta..... how reliable are they really?

Answer by supakev
Submitted on 6/21/2005
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The Jetta problem is caused buy the proximity sensors being to sensitive if you open the bonnet and look to your right there should be a back alarm box on the side of this is a turn knob turn this up or down and this increases or decreases the sensitivy. Oh and the passat problem happens on all cars well at least decent ones bmw mercedes etc its a buffer which occurs when to winds from two different pressures collide try opening the back window slightly this will help.

Answer by dlancaster1@aol.com
Submitted on 7/8/2005
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I have an 04 Jetta with 53K miles on it. It is starting to have such electrical problems... radio in SAFE mode, clock and miles resetting. The dealer tells me it is 3K miles out of factory warranty and my purchased 100K extended warranty will probably not cover it. My first and last VW....back to Toyotas and Hondas.

Answer by SQUID
Submitted on 8/20/2005
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CHECK THE HOOD SENSORS, I HAD TO UNPLUG MINE.

Answer by stub
Submitted on 10/28/2005
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I just purchased a 2000 jetta in october of this year 05 and my check engine light came on as of the 26th. I went online and found that there was a recall on the oxygen sensor and the brake light and hazard light switch. So I checked the Volks dealership and ask if this vehicle was worked for those they indicated yes. Well ok. I went to Auto Zone and they do free diagnostic checks for the check engine light problems. Had it done and it came up with two codes P0341-camshaft position sensor,P1580-electronic throttle monitor PCM overide. Well I say to myself it has 83000 miles on it.

Answer by Lauren
Submitted on 6/17/2005
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I bought a 2001 Jetta less than 3 weeks ago, and before I had it two weeks, my driver side door is shutting, but the car is not reading that it is shut. So my light has been on for over a week now and it has messed up my windows and hasn't let me lock my car with my keyless entry. Also my car dings when i drive it and even louder when i turn on my dashboard lights. Also, a couple days later my check engine light came on

Answer by andy
Submitted on 8/24/2005
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cheack the manifold system or the working for the windows and if that does work read the manual and then go through step by step

Answer by ed co
Submitted on 10/28/2005
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I have a 2000 passatt 50000 mi.same as (jami)(6-21-04) the brake lite and abs lights all flash dealer said $1000. to fix computer problem. last volkswagen ever for me to.

Answer by lily
Submitted on 11/1/2005
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I also have a Jetta, 2005. I bought it brand new off the lot paid cash in full! It is the worse car I have ever had. I love the look and the way it handles, but I have had soooo many electrical problems, they all started off with the radio and went-on from there to the brakes and the lights and the lights draining the battery. There has GOT to be something that can be done to them for this, I totally feel ripped off! I do not have money and I got the car after a death in the family and I thought I would have it for a real long time, before having problem!!! Why is it that Volkswagon gets away with this???

Answer by Sommer
Submitted on 11/2/2005
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Wow this is funny... I have a 2000 jetta and mine will just shut off for no apparant reason and then it wont turn over and start for about 30 mins and then it will start right up... We can't figure out whats wrong with it...

Answer by Samantha
Submitted on 12/31/2005
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i have a vw jetta...and its awesome!!

Answer by Dan
Submitted on 2/5/2006
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I have a 2000 Jetta also. The alarm goes off 3 or 4 times a day and night. The car is parked nothing around and it just starts going off. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this problem. Is there a screw for setting sensetivity of alarm. VW can't find any problem of course. It happens daily to the point where I wont lock the car at night so not to wake the whole street up.

Answer by Gene
Submitted on 2/6/2006
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I have a 2000 VW w/turbojet engine, less than 50,000 miles on it because it has been in the shop so many times: electrical system failure (2 weeks after purchase), catalytic converter (replaced 3 times), alarm system goes off w/o reason, etc. Other than that it's a great little car with a lot of "get up and go." The only thing that has saved me is the fact that the company gave me a 6 yr. warranty after the electrical system had to be replaced.

Answer by LoLo
Submitted on 3/9/2006
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I too have a 2001 Volkswagon Jetta VR6 and I have had all kinds of problems. I bought this car new and within the first two years I had to replace the brakes, I had an axle brake on me, my engine light is on constantly. I too will never again buy another VW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer by darren
Submitted on 4/13/2006
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1999 jetta wolfberg wipers seem to go on by them self can this be fixed cheap our will i have to take out a loan.

Answer by john
Submitted on 4/18/2006
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Yah i have had some trouble too... on my 1990 VW vento no one nows why my rpm tachometer sometimes goes down to 0 at the sametime oil light comes on! for 2 seconds then everything goes away like nothing happened besides that car drives ok anyone no why?

Answer by Babygirl
Submitted on 5/11/2006
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Hey. I bought a 2000 VW Jetta last year in May, and I just now got it somewhat fixed. Three days after I got the car it started over heating really bad. I put it in the shop and it was in there for a month. When I got it back I had it for about 2 1/2 weeks when it broke down again. So, it's been about a year since I've gotten to drive it. I just now kind of got it fixed. At least I know it wasn't just me.

Answer by olga
Submitted on 7/29/2006
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I just bought a 2000 jetta vr6 and i've only had it for a month and its been at the dealer getting fixed more than i've had it. My ABS light turned on about a week after i had boughten it, a weak later my coolent pipe bursted, exactly a weak and a half after i had gotten my car back from the dealership i had to take my car back because my engine light turned on...i needed a new transmission which is costing me because my dealearship doesn't cover it...so im in debt about 2,800 for the transmission alone. Never will i ever get another Volkswagon

Answer by Alex
Submitted on 9/27/2006
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I have a 2004 jetta 1.8 turbo and its the best car I had all my life with heated seats and tiptronic shifting and a new computer chip.Also a slide open sunroof and a pop open.

Answer by Barry
Submitted on 11/2/2006
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The flashing abs and brake light is the abs system going out. There is a loose wire in the pump computer that needs to be soldered back on. This will tell you how to fix it. http://passat-b5.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=296&Itemid=57 The get rid of the sound from the window or sunroof just turn the sunroof knob one or two clicks and it will stop. The alarm problem is common also. Check out www.vwvortex.com for the fix on that one.

Answer by Desiree
Submitted on 11/17/2006
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I have a 2000 Jetta that has nothing but problems as well. Electrical and mechanical. The latest is my front right axel and it has under 60,000 miles. Thought I bought a good car and so far I think I bought a car that really is a POS.

Answer by AnnieH4lf
Submitted on 11/19/2006
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A few weeks ago i bought a 2000 jetta....had MANY problems with the alarm system going off. I couldn't stop it, i couldn't turn it on...it was a mess. Not only that, but 2 weeks after purchasing it, my breaks went out, causing me to run a stop sign and a van came and took the whole front off of my jetta. Airbags did not deploy...scary,

Answer by yessie
Submitted on 7/16/2007
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I'm thinking about investing in a jetta. bad idea?

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