2004 Volkswagen Jetta

SEAT WARMER ON DRIVER'S SEAT IN 2004 VW JETTA WAGON OVERHEATED UNTIL IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. VELOUR SEATS SHOW IMPRESSION OF HEATING ELEMENT. I NOTICED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THAT IT WAS VERY HOT AND THE LAST TIME I USED IT I NOTICED A SMELL. I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND HAD IT DISCONNECTED BY A MECHANIC TO PREVENT A FIRE. *TR

CLICKING/POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWO TIME AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SOUND. DROVE TECH AROUND AND DUPLICATED SOUND FOR HIM. DEALERSHIP STILL STATED THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ALSO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME 50-55 MPH CLEAR NIGHT SMOOTH ROAD I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY SIGNS OF MY TIRE BEING LOW I HAVE VALVE CAPS THAT SHOW WHEN TIRE AIR PRESSURE IS LOW AND THEY ALL WERE GREEN THAN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED AT THE SIDEWALL LEAVING ABOUT 2-3 INCHES OF TIRE ON THE RIM AND THE REST WAS IN ONE PIECE BARLEY SITTING ON THE RIM THE TIRE WAS MADE BY NANKANG TOURSPORT 611 DOT 109N OTHER NUMBERS I FOUND ON THE TIRE WERE 517 2306 Z2C, N-2570-3L XR611 RADIAL 195/65 R15 9IH M+S TUBELESS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TIRE SEPARATED IT TORE MY ABS SENSOR WIRE AND IM NOT SURE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE MY ALIGNMENT IS NOW OFF AS WELL. *TR

AFTER DRIVING 800 HIGHWAY MILES FROM FLORIDA, WITH 400 MILES LEFT TO GO WE STOPPED FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND REFUSED TO RUN. WE ADDED A FUEL ADDITIVE AND MANUAL SHIFT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING AND GET IT HOME. ON AUG. 27TH WE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE CAR STALLED WHEN GOING UP A HILL APRROX. 500 FT FROM HOUSE. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON AUG. 28TH AND IS STILL THERE ON SEPT. 20TH. SO FAR THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL IN THE TANK AND THE FUEL FILTER, AND THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING SLUGGISH AND BUCKING. THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. NEXT THEY WANT TO TAKE APART THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2005 AND HALF JETTA DIESEL WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS THE CAR I DEPEND ON TO TAKE MY CHILDREN BACK & FORTH TO SCHOOL (A 20 MILE TRIP ONE WAY). *TR

THE RIGHT REAR HINGE ON THE TRUNK OF MY 2004 JETTA CRACKED ON A JOINT. THIS CAUSED THE TRUNK TO CLOSE IN AN IMBALANCED WAY. I RECENTLY CLOSED MY TRUNK AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TRUNK LID MADE CONTACT WITH THE BACK LIGHT (REAR WINDSHIELD) GLASS AND SHATTERED THE GLASS COMPLETELY. THE GLASS FELL INTO THE CAR CREATING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL VW DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE HINGE FIXED, THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON VW JETTA AND PASSATS AND THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SIMILAR FAILURES. I ALSO CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THAT THEY HAD AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF CLAIMS FROM VW OWNERS OF SHATTERED BACK LIGHTS (REAR WINDSHIELD) AFTER THE TRUNK LID WAS CLOSED BY THE OWNER. IF MY KIDS WERE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHATTERED WITH GLASS. BECAUSE MY CAR HAS OVER 50,000 MILES I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED VW CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS BASICALLY GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. I SAID THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT A MILEAGE BASED ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD FIX MY CAR, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED. *TR

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