O2 Sensor problems of the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta

Starting on may 23,2003 I started taking my Jetta vr6 into the dealership due to the fact that the check engine (mil) light was on and occasionally while driving the car would die. I would drive at 40 mph or be at a stop sign and either way the car would just drop all power. I lost control of steering and everything else and would have to restart the car while driving down the road. The 1st time I was told that a 40,000-mile tune up would fix the situation. It occurred again after the tune about two weeks later, and I was informed that it was an O2 sensor and the mass flow sensor that has problems. They paid for the mass flow sensor and it's labor and I paid for the O2 sensor and it's labor. After the repair and replacement it occurred (with in the same week); they said it was another O2 sensor and they paid for the labor where I paid for the part. On the fourth visit, they said that it was the catalytic converter and one of the 2 O2 sensors that had already been replaced had gone bad again. They paid for both of these issues and assured me the problem was fixed. It wasn't the next time they told me it was the alternator. After much discussion I asked them to drive it and make sure as the alternator they wanted me to buy was $700. They called back a week later and said they were wrong it was the battery instead and that I owed them $125. I paid because I was too tired to argue anymore. That was on 8/9/03. On 10/6/03 the car died again. They are now saying it is the ignition switch and that it was causing the battery to drain (meaning to me, I may not have needed to purchase a new battery 2 months ago). They wanted me to pay for the part and half the labor because the car is out of warranty (only came with 2/24k). Starting to wonder what will they blame it on (and charge me for) next month. Car is currently at 48500.

I thought my first new car purchase (a 2000 Jetta vr6 GLS) was a lemon. I, like many others, have experienced several problems. Problems such as: - rear cup holders broken - middle/rear seatbelt locked, cannot be used - 02 sensors both replaced since mil light kept illuminating - mas sensor replaced (and later recalled) - both front windows have fallen to the "black hole" (and later recalled; including a recall to the recall b/c they went from metal clips to plastic or vice versa) - paint peeling from inside door handles - alarm system faulty on passenger side door (dealer told me that unless the car beeps at me, the alarm is not secured. So, I must lock the door. Stand by for 15 seconds, lock the door again and this time when the car beeps, the passenger door is secured. And, furthermore, (this is good - keep reading) I was told that if I drive too close to a jea bus, their bus computer systems are run on the same channel as my Jetta's computer system and sometimes being too close to a jea bus will cause my cars computer system to scramble). Computer system can be reset, and did you know that while resetting, vw can make your car beep in different patterns? that's probably a "feature"! - center console/armrest latch broken - large spring sits underneath my passenger side front seat - seat belt no longer click, indicating locked in position (dealer told me it still works. So, now I have to push it down and then tug on it, hoping that it really is locked -- if not, I may fly out that recalled window. ) - child restrain seat locks recalled - trunk lock wouldn't stay latched - front fender separating from body of car - grinds going into second gear (manual transmission) - when car is put into 1st gear, it waits a few second before it gets enough power to fully accelerate - brake dust covers alloy wheel, in just hours of cleaning drivers wanted. . . But they're all in the dealer waiting room!.

Air bag was repaired 5 times and spiral spring replaced - light still indicates malfunctioning system. Consumer states that brake light was inoperative and the electrical connectors were replaced, installed front heated oxygen sensor, install 6 disc cd changer, battery was replaced and wiring harness war replaced. Owner is no longer in possession of the vehicle.