Cooling Fan Problems of Volkswagen Jetta

I only have 37,000 miles in my car and was bought as certified car from vw dealer. Car makes engine noise while idling and diagnosis is that radiator cooling fan assembly needs to be replaced which costs $740. 00 per vw dublin, CA dealer. I cannot expect radiator fan to go out at such low mileage and I have seen so many threads on this issue / topic while googling. . . This seems to be an issue with vw Jetta or vw in general. Consumers cannot be held accountable or responsible to pay for such expensive repairs with only 37,000 miles driven and cooling fan failing. This has to be a design/engineering issue and needs to be recalled by Volkswagen.

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O ring transmissions leak, epc light, cooling fan.

The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta. When driving various speeds, the check engine light illuminated. The contact also noticed a leak in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to dealer where it was diagnosed that the cooling fan malfunctioned and the leak was a caused by faulty purge pressure sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 132,911.

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Sunrise v. W. Had my 2009 Jetta tdi in their shop yesterday, and after diagnostics informed me that I needed both cooling fans, and the intake manifold replaced. I have geico mechanical break down insurance. The adjuster only approved the replacement of the cooling fans. On the way home my check engine light came on, I heard a pop sound from the engine, and lost all of the cars power. This loss of power happened while traveling in traffic at about 30 mph. I believe the intake manifold failed, and caused the loss of engine power. The car was then towed back to sunrise v. W.

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One of the two large cooling fans in the front of the engine failed. The part must be replaced to prevent engine overheating. The part number is 6x0-959-445-f.

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The car was parked for two days without being driven. While it was parked, neighbors ran over to report it was smoking under the hood. We saw that there were flames coming out from underneath the front of the car. Fire department came, but fire had already extinguished itself. Fire department disconnected the battery ground and said the wires going to the cooling fan had set on fire. All of this was spontaneous. Engine was not on.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving 40 mph there was a warning light that illuminated stating there was a failure with the vehicle. She drove the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the light that illuminated was an engine light. He was told that the radiator cooling fan need to be replaced. The dealer replaced both fans for $975 at her expense. The fans were not under warranty or recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 39,400. Updated 12/7/10.

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I bought my brand new 2009 Jetta tdi on 5/28/2009 and 2 days later after I had only driven the car for 200 miles, the air conditioning stopped working when the car was sitting still. I opened the hood after I got to my destination to realize that the cooling fans were not working at all. They would not even come on to cool the engine. This occurred on a Saturday, and the vw dealer where I bought it was closing in an hour. Their master tech agreed to stay until I got there and he ran some tests on it, and told me he simulated a severe engine overheat and the fans still did not come on. He said the car could not be driven and it would have to stay at the dealer. He said the fan relay was faulty and would have to be replaced. Then Monday morning the service manager whom did not believe the master tech decided to drive my car with a non-functioning cooling system to see if he could replicate the problem. He called me to discuss the fact that the air conditioning worked while he was driving to which I said it will when you drive it, however, it does not work when your come to a stop because the fans do not turn on. He finally decided after a day of wasted tests to order the part. I finally got my car back today after they had it for 5 days of the first week I owned it. I am so glad I purchased the 100,000 mile warranty, because that sort of problem after 2 days of ownership does not say much for vw. Everything was covered under warranty, but I was still without my car for just shy of a week. Diagnosed part= cooling fan module failure.

Volkswagen Jetta 2002 cooling fan failure/ inoperative I've been trying to locate the problem for about 2 months with no luck and I also did research on the web and there are quite a few people that have this same exact issue someone please help.

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I have a piece of junk Volkswagen Jetta 1. 8t that is a lemon. At 64,000 miles the fan shorted out and caused some problems to the tune of $800. Then at 70,000 miles the air tubes melted making the car run terrible. That was another $600 dollars to fix. Now at 71000 miles the heating and cooling system stopped working along with other electrical components. I have had it talking to the dealer and constantly writing Volkswagen. There customer service sucks and they do not stand by their products. Thank you, george and laura bogdan.

Multiple failures of radiator fan, leading to multiple replacements; multiple failures/replacements of oxygen sensor and mass flow sensor; misdiagnosed replacement of catalytic converter; water leakage into interior of car; incidents starting occurring in 2004, latest in March 2008; number of failures is an average of 3 for each noted problem.

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My wife's 2002 Jetta station wagon turbo has been nothing but trouble. Only 30 k and today a $2,600 repair. Valve for air conditioner pump broke and sent metal fragments through the system necessitating replacement of ac pump. Cooling fan not working- that's $800. 00. Last repair was auto windows- idiot designers put in plastic components. My wife takes excellent care of her vehicle (oil change, etc. ) and this inferior bit of workmanship just costs her more money. She will shortly be dumping this piece of crap for Toyota corolla.

Check engine light during work out of state. Diagnosis at a service station indicated both electrical cooling fans had failed. I replaced them with aftermarket fans in order to drive the car home and immediately took to the dealer. Dealer replaced both fans and found the cooling temp sensor had been shorting out. I was charged over 900. 00 for the fans and told they were not covered since I had put aftermarket fans on the car. I offered to give the dealer the stock fans so they could verify they were not working but they refused. Given I did not cause the oem parts to fail and made no modifications to the car or it's wiring with the temporary fans I feel this should be covered. Also, a search of online vw user groups indicates the problem is very common, (hundreds of identical reports on one site). I was also charged for the oem cooling parts which had failed such as temp sensor, temp switch and fan control module. For the record, I called vw and requested a tow to service and was told I would have to drive the car in.

A/c fan siezed, causing enough heat to start a fire. The shroud, upper radiator modlings, a/c hose, hood insulation and paint were damaged.

The contact stated on 8-16-05 while driving on the highway the car died. Then it lurched forward, stopped and lurched forward again. This was the fifth time the car has been at the dealers. The first time the check engine light came on, and they replaced a fuel injector. The second time the abs light, the air bag light, and the check engine light came on. They installed a full distributor rail. The third time the engine overheated, and the air conditioner would not work . They replaced the battery and cooling fans. The fourth time the check engine light came on again, and they replaced a valve. This last time the dealer gave him a loaner car. They have not diagnosed the problem yet. The dealer called on Friday to tell him they would not pay for the loaner car.

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A defective cooling fan assembly making noise dealer notified and replaced unit at consumer's cost. Manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that part was not cover due to it being out of warranty. All professionals we have spoken with say these parts should not have failed at such low milage.

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