Automatic Transmission problems of the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta

Car has problems shifting gear.

Transmission malfunctioned, fails to shift.

The contact owns a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact purchased a used car and, within the same week, it began to stall. The dealer could find no failures. She took the vehicle to another Volkswagen dealer and they gave her a list of all the failures. The list included the transmission, rattling in the engine, and the brake sensors. There are four different tires on the vehicle and each are the incorrect size. The contact stated that she does not have the money to repair all these failures. The failure mileage was 110,000.

When shifting from reverse to drive there is . 5 to 1 second delay to engage forward gear. At first it was barely noticeable but now it feels like 1 to 2 seconds pass before drive gear is engaged. When parking on a hill car rolls back.

Earlier this year, there was a recall for the brake light switch on my 2001 vw Jetta. The dealership replaced this. However, within the last month, the automatic shift lock (asl) has not allowed me to shift out of park on numerous occasions. Usually, I am able to wait a minute and the asl light will go off, or I turn off the car or fiddle with the steering wheel. However, three times this past week I have gotten stuck and have had to abandon the car temporarily. The last time, I was finally able to get it out of park and drive it to my local mechanic (I had an appointment with my dealership, but I couldn't get in for a week). He noticed that my brake lights were out again, and believes that the brake light malfunction may be related to the asl malfunction. This may explain why the electronic power control (epc) light turns on whenever the asl light turns on, as it indicates a problem in the electronics. The local mechanic is currently examining the problem.

When the consumer would start her car and try to put it in gear, it would not come out of park. This happened without warning. The dealer fixed it. The consumer was at dealer because of a recall and had them look at this at the same time. The consumer witnessed another make/model vehicle with a similar problem while at the dealer.

While driving 20 mph transmission jerked before shifting gears. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Consumer complained about a transmission problem. Transmission was replaced twice within the past 4 years. Check engine light came on every other week. Dealer was not helping with the existing problem. Vehicle was purchased new. But, it was one issue after another, and Volkswagen was very evasive in responding to the problems at hand.

Before I picked up the car- it needed a new fuel tank because the dealer was unable to put gas into the car. At 60,000 miles the crank shaft broke off and a new engine was installed. My driver side window fell down. Two plastic things keep falling out of the sunroof and I put them back up. Numerous oxygen sensors have been changed but my check engine light remains on. Finally, at 107,000 miles my transmission went out and vw refuses to help with any of the cost because it is out of the warranty.

While accelerating from either a stop or moving, the transmission occasionally will slip while shifting from 1st-2nd gear, regardless of either light or heavy throttle. This problem has proven elusive to duplicate on demand and has occured under various conditions, to include: light & heavy acceleration; moving & from dead stop; dry & wet roads; inclined (uphill) & declined (downhill) and various combinations of listed conditions. This started occuring around 29,000 miles and has continued on/off up to its' current 40,073 miles. Without being able to duplicate it for the dealer it will be a moot point to bring it in for diagnosis/repair, as they will "guess" the cause and charge me accordingly.

Car has just had the second transmission placed in less than 11,000 miles. I have had this car in the shop 17 times losing it each time at the least for 2 days and at the most for a week and a half. The dealership and vw refuse to provide any type of assistance with a rental car leaving me to rely on others for transportation or pay high rental costs. Every time the transmission goes out it begins to slip when going into gears and pounds into gears other times. I have also replaced several emission sensors and completely rebuilt the back brake system. These are just a few of the numerous problems. So far most of the parts have been replaced under warranty, but there has been several that I have had to pay for out of my own pocket. I bought a vw for its supposed excellent quality, but have obviously purchased a lemon.

The contact owns a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. Whenever the contact attempts to accelerate from a stop sign or light, the vehicle lunges and/or surges into the next gear. The vehicle takes a long time to shift from third to fourth gear and then drives normally. The current mileage was 170,594 and failure mileage was 50,000.

While shifting gear into reverse vehicle would not move on it's own. Consumer was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not resolve the problem.

The consumer states that while driving and with no warning, the vehicle jerked and lost power. Dealer notified. Mr the consumer states that the vehicle has had several transmissions replaced in a year-feels that the vehicle is a lemon. Scc.

I have had trouble with this Jetta from the first day I took ownership of the vehicle. The brake assembly has been replaced. The brake light switch has been replaced. Now I have just received a new transmission in my ten month old car. The car's transmission was reset three times before Volkswagen replaced the valve body. This procedure did not work and in turn endangered my life. I was trying to get on the highway when the car would not shift and was shuddering. I was almost hit by an oncoming 18 wheeled truck. I am scared every time I have to get back in this car. The transmission has been fixed, but not my trust.

Transmision does not shift correctly around third gear, the car will rev up then the car has a hard jerk. As for the engine the engine will kill any where at any time the hole car will just shut of driving or just sitting still. I feel very unsafe in this car!.

Intermintent problem shifting from first gear to second. Car would not shift therefore would not accelerate in traffic. Dealer replaced electrical part called a valve body. Car still did not work properly. Volkswagen reccomended complete transmission replacement which dealer performed. We have concerns over safety of this vehicle if this part should fail again. Is there statistical data available regarding failure of this part?.

Transmission replaced on February 8, and abs sensor replaced on February 21. Brakes had failed.

Often when accelerating, my automatic Jetta will seem to go into neutral, the engine will be roaring and the rpm will fly up into the red zone on the dail. This happens at speeds from 5 mph- 75 mph. It always occurs as I go to accelerate, otherwise I can find no other similarities of occurrences.

Transmission stopped shifting into 4th gear while driving throught city, called for tow to dealer. Dealer sair electrical problem. After auto traveled to ky while parken in carporte windshield cracked from lower drivers side upwards into drivers view about 8 inches. Delaer refuss to replace windshield immediately. Says that failure must be verrified by some one who is on vacation, will be gone week. Montgomery vw in elizabethtown ky, service manager reported that it was a stress crack, and that should not be driven as unsafe, dealer will not supply replacement auto, or anything till inspection, all this time I am without a new auto. This is not any way for customer service.

The gear was hard to shift out of park and the brake sensor needed to be replaced.