Problems with 2000 Volkswagen Jetta ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Whenever driving engine would burn an excessive amount of oil. have taken vehicle at least 2 times to dealership, and mechanic indicated that oil burning was perfectly normal for jetta. no repairs were done to correct problem.*ak there was gel-like buildup on the oil cap and dipstick due to antifreeze or moisture mounting within the engine. the consumer intends to pursue lemon law if defects were not corrected. *yh

Jetta ran out of oil. continuously burns oil at a rate at or about 1 to 1 and 1/2 quarts per 1000 miles. dealer says problem is within the engine specs. from volkswagen. no such specs. can seem to be produced by either the dealer or the manufacturer. the dealer insists there is no problem and that i should expect to burn and replace 10 quarts of oil in between scheduled oil changes. car produces black smoke and now has 13,500 miles on it. *ak

Right front window failed to go up or down and the left rear window popped while closing due to broken lifters. the left front window fell into the door. the window regulator failed twice. *yh *cb

While driving and without warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over. dealer notified. ts the steering doesn't lock when the vehicle dies. the vehicle operates as if the cruise control is engaged. *jg

I have been having trouble with oil consumption with my volkswagen, jetta 2000. i have followed all warranty scheduled checkups, and have taken care of teh car in accordance with the manufacturer specifications. specifically, at one point, i discovered, between the warrranty checkups, that my car's, oil dip stick was absolutely dry. i reported this event to atamian volkswagen who told me that "2000 volkswagen are well known to consume oil". since then i have undergone oil consumption tests. it has been determined that my car consumes oil at a rate of 1 quart every 1500 miles. wv says that this complies with their specifications (the oil consumption rate is not stated in the owners manual).*ak

Vehicle was leaking water coolant and vehicle was at dealership. mechanic replaced the engine and transmission twice.*ak

Vehicle was purchased new in 2000. vehicle ran low on oil at 1500 miles. filed complaint about excessive oil consumption for a new vehicle. vehicle now has 66,000 miles and burns one quart of oil every 1000 miles. this has happened from the day of purchase. mechanic has stated that this is within specs, but may damage pollution control systems. i find numerous complaints on-line regarding this issue. *jb

Excessive engine oil consumption. he car consumed approximately 1 qt of oil per 1500 mi. taking into consideration this car had 8 miles when i lease it, and i drive under _x001c_normal driving conditions_x001d_ this engine oil consumption, for me, is totally unreasonable. if i would not refill the engine oil between oil change intervals (5000 mi), the car would consume 74% of its total engine oil, easily burning its engine. at the dealer suggestion i ended up trading this car yet for another jetta, also consuming oil. *ak

Dealers openly acknowlege problems with their map sensors on gas and diesel engines, but volkswagen of america internally refuses to recall this item. the same complaints are made about the very common relay 109 fuse failures, which volkswagenw is likewise putting off. please force them to recall these two items that have cost me plenty of out of pocket money, even though my car is under warranty. this is a rip-off of all consumers by vw of america and they need to be held accountable for their ignorance of these obvious problems! *ak

When driving at an undetermined speed check engine light appeared on the dashboard,then the vehicle stalled. consumer had informed the dealer about this issue. however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. *ak

Hit rock on highway puncturing oil pan. engine light did not come on and engine seized. *ak

Vw jetta gls. bottom is first date of problem. excessive fuel burning and alarm/light went on at 8,000 miles - resulted in blown head gasket @37,000 and check engine light continuously on. vw denies that even though it was serviced for the same problem so many times, the vehicle was not impaired. *jb

The car consumes an outrageous 700-800 miles per quart of oil, which the manufacturer claims is normal due to engine design. my complaint is the fact that this was not even hinted to the user or is written in the user's manual at the time of the sales. this could cause engine damage for customer, or on long distance trip, be a safety hazard. *ak

Vehicle experienced stalling/cutting off completely within 10 minutes or less after pulling off dealer's lot. vehicle was towed back to dealer for repairs. *ak