Problems with 2001 Volkswagen Jetta POWER TRAIN

Transmision does not shift correctly around third gear, the car will rev up then the car has a hard jerk. as for the engine the engine will kill any where at any time the hole car will just shut of driving or just sitting still. i feel very unsafe in this car!*ak

Upon starting the vehicle and putting foot on the brake to move into another gear the brake light illuminated. the brake appeared to lock the gear shift, and you could not get it to go into another gear. the shift will not come out of park. consumer took the vehicle to dealer to be repaired. *ak

Intermintent problem shifting from first gear to second. car would not shift therefore would not accelerate in traffic. dealer replaced electrical part called a valve body. car still did not work properly. volkswagen reccomended complete transmission replacement which dealer performed. we have concerns over safety of this vehicle if this part should fail again. is there statistical data available regarding failure of this part?

After driving for a while vehicle will not shift from 1st to 2nd gear . this never happens at first start.*ak *yd

Transmission replaced on february 8, and abs sensor replaced on february 21. brakes had failed. *ak

Automatic transmission makes high pitch sound on acceleration/ automatic transmission shifts erratic/ vehicle did not proceed forward on acceleration in drive position, remained idle. when attempting to put the car in park to verify if engine had shut off, shift handle locked up in the neutral position. after about 1 minute, free from neutral and put back into park position when shifting into drive, car jumped forward./ vehicle experienced difficulty in reaching speeds of 60 to 70 miles per hour. brought car in for inspection. other complaint was drivers seat moved too much. dealer to replace with new seat harnest. dealer attempting to replace transmission with new. i talked to vw assistant service manager and is telling me that they are not sure they have the right transmission. also admits that engine gears for transmission were faulty is the reason for the high pitch noise coming from engine compartment. i wish to exchange my vehicle with another. can you help me do this? *ak

Often when accelerating, my automatic jetta will seem to go into neutral, the engine will be roaring and the rpm will fly up into the red zone on the dail. this happens at speeds from 5 mph- 75 mph. it always occurs as i go to accelerate, otherwise i can find no other similarities of occurrences.

Car would make awful high-pitched howling noise at 40mph. thought it was road noise, dealer said might be driveshaft, changed drive shaft, still howled, changed transmission, now it seems to be ok. seems many other 2001 vw jetta's in the s.florida area experienced same problems because i saw many more jettas in the repair shop, and most of the vehicle owners i spoke to there said they were getting new transmissions put in. some were getting their 3rd and 4th changes. *ak

Transmission stopped shifting into 4th gear while driving throught city, called for tow to dealer. dealer sair electrical problem. after auto traveled to ky while parken in carporte windshield cracked from lower drivers side upwards into drivers view about 8 inches. delaer refuss to replace windshield immediately. says that failure must be verrified by some one who is on vacation, will be gone week. montgomery vw in elizabethtown ky, service manager reported that it was a stress crack, and that should not be driven as unsafe, dealer will not supply replacement auto, or anything till inspection, all this time i am without a new auto. this is not any way for customer service.