general problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta

While the vehicle is in motion, it "jerks" or makes a shaking movement. While the vehicle is in motion, the "door ajar" light stays on although all doors have been opened and closed. While stationary, the vehicle brake light is not working. While stationary and in motion, the vehicle's check engine light stays on. The rear middle passenger seatbelt is not useable. The driver's door remains unlocked after pressing the "lock doors" button.

The shifter first locked up in heavy traffic, then later came completely loose in traffic. The vw parts departments said this problem has happened so much that no one within 200 miles had the parts in stock as they were sold out. Vw refused to cooperate with the better business bureau in resolution. The bbb told me to report to the NHTSA>.

Engine abruptly lost all power and turned off while driving down the street. No warning lights came on, and the car restarted and ran normally for 6 months. The same thing happened about 6 months later. 10 minutes after the second episode, mechanic wasn't able to find a fault code and drove it without the stall recurring.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the battery warning light. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000. Kmj.

My 2002 vw Jetta glx (automatic) has severe transmission problems. When accelerating, it hesitates and then pops into gear jerking the car. This is very alarming and dangerous, especially when I am on the road with other vehicles around me. I almost had several accidents due to trying to pull out in traffic but the transmission is so unreliable and slips thereby causing me to stall in oncoming traffic. Then, today the car would not go into reverse or neutral at all. I've seen so many transmission complaints about this year's model and it is so unfair for the consumer to be responsible for this expensive repair.

At a cold start, car is sluggish going into 2nd gear. Sounds like the engine is revving up at acceleration, but it will go no faster than 10 mph!! also I cannot reverse! the car must be warm (190 temp) in order to reverse and shift properly! ive read of other vws with similar problems.

On cool days (approximately 40 degrees fahrenheit and below), the automatic transmission starts out in emergency running mode in third gear. If car warms up sufficiently, the ignition can be turned off and restarted to get the transmission to work correctly. I have read many boards where problems very similar to this seem widespread and many have been forced to do costly repairs. A recall may be necessary for this issue.

I bought this car with 108000 miles on it, I began having problems with the car shifting from 2nd to 3rd; however now it has been getting worst. I have done tons of research and the issues seems to be a issue that is more of a recall issue than just one care issue. I also do not like how vw of America is just fluffing it off like it is all the owners faults. I also have read that many people have payed for the transmissions to be replaced and or fixed for over 5k and the issue comes up again, it would be nice if someone would take and look into this issue because many of us bought the car because they liked vw and will soon be getting rid of them as well as no longer buying from vw due to vw ignoring our complaints.

The waste gate air flow system to the tdi malfunctions causing decrease in engine compression. This problem is persistent and occurs when shifting from 4th gear to 5th at an rpm of 3000 to 3500. This could lead to a dangerous situation when passing a vehicle, the vehicle could lose 50% of its power and should an on coming vehicle be present it could lead to a serious accident. This is a persistent problem and the only way to reset the waste gate is to turn off the ignition and restart the engine where the problem goes away until the next occurrence. Vw was informed of the problem and they acknowledge awareness of the problem but since the vehicle is out of warranty they cannot replace the waste gate. Cost of repair - $850. 00 for the waste gate only.

Our Volkswagen Jetta developed transmission issues just after the warranty period ran out. The transmission jerks at low speeds, when you hit the accelerator. Mechanics have said there is no saying when this will conk out. The water pump also conked out recently. Replacing the tranny is about $6000. Replacing the water pump cost us around $900. I hear dealerships charge a lot more for this service. The Volkswagen Jetta is too expensive a car, for it to have such poor quality. Hope someone can help make them pay for ripping customers off in this way. This outrageous.

I bought my 2002 vw Jettatdi in 2004, during routine maintenance I described a hesitation in the transmission. They checked the transmission fluid and said it was "burned" and replaced it. I asked how it got that way and was told something got hot in there. That was it. Several years later and one more changing of the transmission fluid because it was burned, the car wouldn't automatically shift into 4th gear and would hesitate and surge forward. The mechanic replaced a sensor that tells the car to shift into 4th. It was fine for two weeks then, while driving 55 mph on the highway, the car jolted like I had hit something (which I did not because I looked)and decelerated quickly. I immediately pulled over and from that point on the car would go up to 20 - 30 mph then buck and decelerate to 5 mph. It kept repeating this as I tried to accelerate. 1st gear and reverse didn't work at all. When the car was being loaded to be towed the front wheels would not roll backwards with the car in neutral and the e brake off. The transmission company said the transmission had melted down inside. And it will cost $4000. 00 to rebuild the transmission. The way this happened was very dangerous; fortunately I was not passing another car or that there were no cars directly behind me or pulling out to cross traffic.

2002 Volkswagen Jetta 1. 8t transmission shifts irregular transmission problems.

The contact owns a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the transmission would jerk as soon as the vehicle was started. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred four times and he had to replace the transmission once prior to the most recent failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced again. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 120,000.

The clutch completely blew out on my 2002 Jetta vr6 at 27,000 miles on 8/25/2003. It is costing $966 dollars to replace the clutch (I will know the exact parts once I get it back from the service department). I was told by the vw dealership and vw of America that this is "normal wear and tear" and not covered by the warranty. I do not ride the clutch and drive all highway miles. The clutch was not ruined by "poor driving" or "city driving" despite what vw of America and the dealership is claiming. The clutch must be defective. I have done research on the internet and have found a number of people who have had this problem with vw Jetta standard transmission cars made during/after 1999 (the year vw remodeled their cars). These people have also had their clutch go out with 10,000-35,000 miles on their cars, were experienced drivers, and were forced to pay for the repairs. Also, when I did get my car back I asked for the parts that had been replaced (so I could have an independant mechanic look at them) and I was told that they had already been sent back to the factory. This leaves me with no way to determine what was wrong with the parts. Since then I have written vw demanding it find & return the parts or refund the repair costs.

This car has had too many serious problems to be limited to this small space. It is clearly a lemon. These problems substantially impair the use and value of the vehicle. The car received a new transmission yesterday after we had reported 3 previous times that there it remained in reverse after shifting into drive. Each time we were told it was unreproduceable and the complaint was never noted on the work orders. Finally, the dealership did relent and replace the transmission. We encountered the same type of treatment with the engine burning oil, and it wasn't until the engine ran completely out of oil, that the dealer would address the problem. The first time we had complained about the oil was 2 months after we had bought the car!!!.

3 engine coils have failed and have been replaced. Now the transmission is gone and they are replacing the whole transmission the left front door latch has failed too.

2002 Jetta with a safety recall- replaced brake light switch customer states that the dealership refused to fixed the recall* the vw service center and customer care informed the consumer the vehicle was out of warranty and they had no obligations to pay for towing or any other cost associated with the vehicle, including the last recall regarding the brake light switch that the consumer has replaced on 3 separate occasions. The consumers daughter had experienced the vehicle locking up as a result of the defective brake switch. The instrument panel failed and the consumers daughter was unable to read the panel. The consumer stated in the past, the trunk latch failed as well as a broken bolt on the transmission, the drivers side seat belt and the egr all had to be replaced. The door latch failed because the lock signal was not working. The consumer stated that he received a recall for his daughter's vehicle, this is the 3rd brake switch not to mention over $800 in unwarranted charges from the dealership. The consumer stated he was hoping that this classifies the vehicle as a lemon. The consumer stated would like dealership to review the over charges or buying the vehicle back.