I was driving on the highway and i smelled burning plastic. i reached behind my back and burned my finger. i pulled off and looked and saw a hold and melted seat. the back of my coat was melted as well. i have taken it to a vw dealer to be inspected and it was caused by a wire shorting out. there is a case now open for me with vw. waiting to hear if they will pay to fix the seat.
Car is serviced at vw dealer every 10,000 miles. at 70,000 miles they tell me my rear side door hinges are rusted and need replacement at my costs. why would door hinges rust away? when it does rain when i open the rear doors, water does pour our the bottom of door.. poor german engineering design? 2nd problem: they tell me my emergency/parking brake cable, etc., is rusted away. another engineering problem? again i'd have to pay. 3rd problem: at 73,000 miles my rear hatch will not open. brought it in and they say it's the electronic part ...
Warm or cold engine. light throttle use similar to in town and highway driving conditions any gear (in manual transmission) around 10-40 mph steady speed and when transitioning from acceleration to coast to acceleration, and occasionally under hard acceleration car seems to "hiccup" or lose power and go through a throttle cut and follow on "confused" state (pulsing on and off the throttle) requiring the operator to let off the throttle until it stops being "confused". could cause accident due to inability to accelerate if needed or unexpected "hiccup" causing someone who is being tailgated to be rear ended. through ...
Overall the worst problem with Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen relates to ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Jetta SportWagen years that are prone to issues with these components.