Check Engine Light On problems of the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta

The change in gears feels rough. It seems as if the gears are skipping or being forced. I was driving the vehicle and I went to accelerate the gas pedal pressed down but the car did not accelerate and the check engine light came on and started flashing. When accelerating the cars feels as if it is struggling.

I have my car at school in south bend indiana and it is stored outside. Early this winter the car started to idle very rough. If I tried to go too quickly after turning the car on I would get a flashing check engine light that read for a random cylinder misfire when the code was pulled. This happened several times. So I had to let the engine idle for at least 10 minutes so that it could try and warm up before I could go anywhere. In mid February I turned the car on in the afternoon and I noticed it was idling very rough. So I cracked the hood and there I saw sparks jumping from the beginning of the spark plug wires to the engine block. A mechanic confirmed what I suspected, that the coil pack was cracked and needed to be replaced. I did an online search and found that vw had issued a recall for vr6s that had problems with cracked coil packs. However, when I called them about it I was told that my car was not included in the recall. It was not the right engine model because they changed engine models half way through 2001 and my car was the old model. Despite the fact that I have the same problem with a cracking coil pack in a car of the right model from the same year they wouldn't do anything. These coil packs have been a problem for many vr6 owners as evidence from the extensive online forums. I don't understand how my car with the same problem and documented history as the 2003 recall isn't also covered in the recall. I have not had the coil pack repaired yet because it costs 500 dollars and I don't have that to spend right know.

2001 Volkswagen Jetta wolfsburg edition: cylinder 3 misfired due to a faulty coilpack. Coilpack was replaced, however cylinders 2 and 4 misfire. When the mechanic tested the coilpacks, they were working properly. Presently, random cylinders continue to misfire even though brand new coil packs are installed. This causes my vehicle to lose power and idle very rough. The check engine light continues to flash which is causing damage to my brand new cat converter.

The contact owns a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle intermittently stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact experienced failure identical to the one mentioned in the recall, although the VIN was excluded from the recall. The VIN and recall number were unknown. The failure and current mileages were 52,000.

During the past month I have had my car in 2 times for the same problem, check engine light, with engine sputtering and stalling periodically. The first time the coils and spark plugs were replaced (dealership claimed they were lose and black), second time they thought it was the battery, which was due to be replaced anyway. Now I am one week since the last service and the light has come back on with the same problem. If I depress the clutch for too long the vehicle may sputter and possibly stall, it stalled twice at traffic lights on my way to work, and when I take off I have to heavily accelerate or it just will not go at all. I am going to check the maf (mass air flow) myself to see if I can see anything, else it will be back at the dealership on Friday.

The car would increase/decrease speed inconsistently. Additionally, the exhaust system would smell horrible. The check engine light would be on/off intermittently and I took the car to the dealer for recall work. I was told that I needed to replace the ignition coil and that it was already done under another recall. Turns out that it wasn't done under a recall- I paid for it out of pocket after the recall was issued February 03 by Volkswagen. I called Volkswagen to find out if I could be reimbursed for the coils that I paid to install and was told that "my vehicle does not qualify for the recall. " the press release clearly states that"all Volkswagens equipped with the 2. 8l engine" qualifies. Now- I'm stuck. I need to pay for new ignition coils again and neither set qualifies for the recall. A web search has turned up many other consumers that are dealing with this same issue with vw. It's a safety hazard for those of us driving vw and others on the road with us. This is my fourth Jetta and may be my last based upon my experiences in getting this resolved.

We purchased our 2001 Jetta 1. 8l turbo wolfsburg edition in Jan of 2003 from a certified used vw dealer. When we drove off the lot, not 5 minutes later, the turbo seemed to fail and we began to lose power, epc light came on, check engine light came on. We immediately took car back to dealer and they fixed problem. Everything ran fine until sept 2003 our check engine light came on, shortly after we received notice that there had been a recall regarding ignition coils. We took our vehicle to a local dealership where they replaced the coils free of charge. This solved the light issue for a couple of months, then it came back on again, this time when idling fluctuating between 700 rpm and about 1500 rpm and stalling on occasion. We took the car to a local garage and they ran a diagnostics, cleared the failures to see if that solved the problem, which it did temporarily. . . Ever since we have been running diagnostics trying to determine why our check engine light keeps coming on, each time the problem is temporarily solved. At first the mechanic thought it was the airflow sensor, but once they looked closer determined it was a different problem. We have had corrosion removed, connections cleaned, and our lambda sensor replaced. Now our car continues to run and idle poorly and sporadically, the car stalls when you slow, the turbo works on occasion, losses power when accelerating, when car first starts it barely moves with accelerator floored, brakes are very sluggish, sometimes really having to push to get car to stop. No one seems to know what the problem is. Everytime we take it in multiple errors pop up, last time there was 17 fault codes, mechanic keeps going down the list of what to check hoping to find the problem. The bill just keeps getting bigger and nothing has been solved. Recently think that the original issue and current issues are one in the same as symptoms are becoming more similar. Help!.

Within the first month of owning my vw Jetta 1. 8l turbo, the check engine light has been on and off. Each time that I take it in to have the problem diagnosed something is repaired, but in a few days the light is back on and there is a new problem. I have already had thousands of dollars of work done on the car and nothing seems to help the problem. Recently, the check engine light has been on and the car will shake violently for about 2 minutes until the car is warmed up. If I try to drive the car before the shaking stops, it barely moves even if completely depressing the accelerator, and the brakes seem to lock up, nearly hitting other cars when parked in a parking lot. When the car does warm up it lurches forward but then seems to run just fine. I have had the recalled problems fixed as well as numerous other repairs, but I am concerned that this same problem keeps happening, and that I have seen this problem on several other websites.

Ever since I bought the car back in 2001, there has been numerous problem mainly with the check engline light. I bought the car brand new, and within the first few weeks I had minor problems that got fix and is fine now. Now my main issue is the check engine light, it been on and off ever since the first year I bought the car. We are in 2005 and I'm still having trouble getting rid of it. Usually when the check engline light comes on the car would sputter and shake and sometimes it would shut off. Sometimes when I'm driving the car would shut off on me in the middle of the streets. Thank goodness the time that it happened I wasn't on a busy road. When I first start up the car when the check engine light is on, the brakes seems to fail to work becauase I would have to step on it really hard to get the car to stop. After getting fix the light would reappear a couple weeks later. So I dont know what the problem is since all the times I did take it in they said it was the air mass flow sensor which they have replaced already. Tomorrow (4/1/05) I'm taking the car in again for the check engine problem because lately the problem has been worst. Now when I first turn on the car, I have to warm it up for a few mins before being able to step on the gas and go or else it'll shut down on me. Even with that the car barely moves then all of sudden it will jerk and drive on a normal speed. I had major service done on the car and the air mass flow sensor has been replaced twice. Tomorrow will probably be the third time and we'll find out what else is new. I doubt that the problem will ever go away because I been having the check engine light ever since I got the car and I own it for few years now and it still has not been fix. I honestly think I been sold a lemon, but speaking with the people at the vw dealer, they don't the issue is big.

Check engine light comes on while driving down the road. I have taken it to the dealer on 3 separate occasions for a total of 14 days in diagnostic. I have also taken it to a independant vw mechanic twice who tells me this is common. Nobody can find the problem. The diagnostic code is for glow plug malfunction. I have had replaced the temperature sensor, the glow plug relay, all 4 glow plugs as well as additional costs of diagnostic. The check engine light has come back on, it is still a glow plug malfunction. I have paid $800 for unnecesary repairs that the dealer tells me is the problem. This does not include the repairs on the door locks and wondow regulators, as well as the ac modulator, middle consul latch,glove box hinge, rear seat ash tray. This year of Jetta is a true lemon! if vw is unable to fix the problem then legal action will be required to recover my losses.

Check engine light stayed on, and vehicle stalled. Consumer took vehicle to dealer for check up, but the cause was undetermined.

Engine check light kept coming on. Consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer on several occasions, and they have made many attempts to rectify the problem. However, problem had not been resolved. Consumer had to call the dealer back just 35 minutes after picking up the vehicle from the dealer because the engine check light came right back on.

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.

Check engine light O2 sensor, mass air flow sensor.

The check engine light and the driver assisted light came on and remained on in my car. On my way to the dealership to have the car looked at, thr car completely shut down. The dealer repair facility ran the car on their diagnostic computer and said there were multiple faults. I was told that the car had a vacuum leak and it was allegedly fixed. I was also told that the light might come back on because of something else. This was on Thursday, November 6, 2003. While driving to work on Friday, November 7, 2003, the engine light came on again. This first "repair " cost me $133. 60. On my way home I stopped at the dealership and was told in essence something else might be wrong. Simply put, this is a relatively new car and should not have these kinds of problems. Through research on this site and others, I have found out that this seems to be a prevalent problem with the volkswagon jeeta 2001. As a consumer and a taxpayer, I demand that something be done. This problem with these cars is dangerous and could lead to a serious accident or death. I am also going to write to vw. However, I feel that there should be a full investigation of this matter.

The 2001 vw Jetta I purchased in April 2003 seemed to be a great car until the check engine light turned on and has been on since. I have taken it to a numerous amount of dealerships or "specialty" Volkswagen auto shops and noone is able to figure out why the light is on unless I pay them $600-$1500 to go in and diagnose more thouroughly. The computer on the Jetta putout a "fuel-injuection" problem and noone is able to tell me what exactly this could be. I continue to drive with the light on and was advised not to drive with the light on if it begins to flash. Very frustrating.

Shortly after purchase of the vehicle the engine began to sputter and shake with the check engine light illuminating, consumer returned vehicle to dealership to fix temperature regulator in the engine system, however after repair the vehicle's engine light illuminated and consumer lost all braking ability. The dealership and manual state that it is ok for the driver to continue to drive the vehicle with the check engine light on, but when light is flashing do not drive, the brakes and engine failure occurred without flashing lights for proper warning.

Vehicle stalls at any speed/ any time. Shortly after purchase engine check light came on. Taken to dealer who repaired. However, vehicle stalls on a daily basis, taken to dealer 6 times, cannot remedy problem.