Is your VW breaking down? Please respond if yes or no.?

Question 1
Is your VW breaking down? Please respond if yes or no.?...  I'm thinking of buying a 2011 Jetta but I'm worried about the maintenance fees. Could you comment on the reliability of your Volkswagen car?

(Right now I'm also considering the Honda Fit and the Nissan Versa.)

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1)   becuz its not a toyota - sameul

2)   Hi am an owner of a 2003 Jetta.

I bought the car in 2007 used.

The only problems I have had with the Jetta stemmed from a part that was on recall (the break switch) (when you press the break the thing that tells the car to stop, luckily I was in park when it fully stopped working...however I was at a red-light and the people behind me were quite perturbed)

Volkswagen fixed that for free....however the guy who towed my car ran over a piece of wood while driving my car on to his tow truck (didn't want to risk the break going out again)...I was pretty young and stupid and didn't have the VW people check it out right away...turns out it cracked my cooling system... that was $1700 to fix.

Volkswagen will suggest you do all maintenance through them which I would have to say isn't a terrible idea....the first time I got my oil changed it took the guys thirty minutes to figure out how to do it (something about VWs using two different sized screws), now they do it like a charm in 5 minutes or so....but now I moved from my hometown and had an oil changed done a couple months ago at a big company oil change place expecting they would be able to do it...it took a good 20 mins and they broke something that caused me to have an oil leak...

I went to a local mechanic to fix that and drive home to get an oil change...

Volkswagens are expensive to fix...but I have never had an mechanical problems that didn't stem from some human beings mistake...

I have been told if I want cheap repairs...buy american


I love my Jetta, but I think I will be going American in the future. - emily

3)   VW is the one of best cars in the world,and specially new cars are perfect,those drive VW are always satisfied with it,so good luck and have fun with your car. - lucky s

4)   2006 Jetta TDI (Diesel). I bought it just over a year ago at 50K miles. It has all the bells and whistles. Now I'm on 72K miles and not issues. Runs greats! However, I do all my own maintenance. I would highly recommend getting one. - Checker_J

5)   2011 Jetta and Golf are great cars... yes they do cost a little more to run than those shit ass american crap ! but hey thats why the american car makers are broke ass because they make boat anchors ! Maintenance fees are not that much more.... have you thought about getting quotes and comparing prices for maintenance ? Buy it, love it and take care of it and you will be fine... buy it , trash it and dont care of it you will end up in tears but that goes for any make of car.... its all in how you maintain and treat them.... me personally i like the 2.0T version it has lots of potential - mr VR6

6)   mine's been running fine for the past 29 years. honestly, if you want these things to be reliable, you NEED to keep up on the maintenance. VW's need slightly more maintenace than most Japanese and American cars, and the costs for this are a bit higher as well. if you think this is going to be a problem for you, then i highly suggest you buy the Fit. the smaller Hondas are virtually bulletproof, they need very little maintenace and they run forever. i have a '97 Civic with over 250,000 miles on it, it even has the original engine and transmission. - James Dean

7)   Let us see...A Fit/Versa is not even remotely in the same class of vehicle as a Jetta.

One looks at these cars for extremely different reasons, so get your head staright about what you need in a car before searching esoterica about maintenance.

BTW, my 2003 Jetta GLI, 24V VR6, 6 spd MT, is flawless at 145,000 miles

ASE Cert Auto Tech, since 1978 - sci

8)   i have a 2001 jetta and it runs great. i absolutly love it! - Sara

9)   Negotiate with the dealer for either a fixed price maintenance contract or free servicing for the warranty period
Push them hard as they do want to make a sale
Buy the VW - Barking_Dog


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Question 2
jetta engine help!!!?...  i will give as much detail as i can
its an 01 jetta 1.8t wolfsberg manual transmission with 98 thousand miles
oil changes have been made and i just recently put in new spark plugs and a new air filter
my problem is that over time my car has been idling wierd and would randomly die on me if rpms werent high enough, basicaly just when im not in gear. this randomly started happening about a month ago stopped ocuredd again then stopped happening and after i did all the maintenance i talked about it ran just fine. but just a few days after it started idling and dying again and its even worst. i let it warm up before driving it but it just idles crazy and is loud and just struggles to run unless its up to higher rpms. ive read that the throttle body might need to be cleaned out, a while back it threw up check engine lights saying it had a random misfire and from what ive heard online is that a dirty throttle body would cause it to stall during idle and cause random misfires. any help would be greatly appreciated
the plugs looked ok when i pulled them out just old but nothing stood out and the coil packs looked fine as well
from what ive heard ot sounds like throttle body , i asked my friend about it and he thinks it could be a vaccum leak

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1)   Have you tried simply having a mechanic check your idle speed? It might just be set too low. It can fall out of adjustment over time. - Elise

2)   First, when you changed plugs, where any fouled or different?
If so, the you might simply have a bad wire.
They start to short out more and more, from moisture, oil, etc.

But the throttle body is also likely.
The PVC throws up oil and water foam, and it collects on the throttle body.
The throttle body works by being heated and checking how cool the air has made it, so any insulator, like water and oil foam, totally screws it up.
Take it off first before spraying it clean, so that you don't get carb cleaner solvents down the engine.
If the PVC really throws a lot of foam, I usually have to lengthen the PVC tubing down to a metal can in the cold airflow, to act as a condenser and filter, to keep the water and oil out of the intake.

If nothing so far, then it could be the purge value or ERG, but let me know how it goes first. - Motorhead

3)   Open the air circuit from inlet to turbo and clean thoroughly. Particularly the air filter.
Check the fuel circuit, particularly the fuel filter. Set both circuits and keep the idle at around 1000 rpm max. It should be ok - tvl

4)   You already hit on one possible cause. Check all vacuum pipes for splits as well as all other hoses and connections, something is upsetting the balance. - L G

5)   Listen to your friend about the vacuum leak. Just start replacing them 1 at a Time! The need to be replaced anyway your car is almost 10.

ASE Cert Auto Tech, since 1978, 2003 GLI - sci


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Question 3
Whats a nice looking set of rims for a green 1999 jetta?...  pictures would be nice :)

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1)   There are 102 wheels listed for your Jetta. You can see them on your car, you can also change the car color to match your car. Have fun.... - pbleek

2)   The "American Racing Casino (Series AR383) Silver With Machined Face And Lip - 16 X 7 Inch Wheel" can never go wrong with these, will give your a edgier look just make sure you don't leave your vehicle unattended people might want to steel them. The ultimate goal with cars is to place less luxuries things unless you have a secure place to really store your car. Hope this helps mate, and may God bless you and your car. Sincerely Father Paris. - andrewparis930

3)   Stick with factory rims. If you go with anything else that's too flashy, people will think you're a punk and you'll be far more likely to be pulled over by the police. Same goes for tinted windows or blasting your music. - Dick Whitman

4)   The genuine VW Dakar rims are sensational - Barking_Dog


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Question 4
where would you fit a dixie horn to a 1973 beetle?...  

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1)   Shouldn't your question be "Why would you fit a Dixie horn to a 1973 Beetle?"

I mean, it's not exactly a great big 1970's Yank Tank with a 7 litre V8 now, is it?
Stick to what it has. I will pass MOT that way....... - Hairy Jim

2)   In my secret laborarory at Doggie Towers. - EvelynThe ModifiedDog.

3)   find herbie the love bugs horn its cooler or a 18 wheeler big rig horn - italianstalian9965


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Question 5
Whos side are YOU on?...  Okay so I'am 18 years old and I still dont have my liecence, my parents bought me a new car and they drive it everywhere! It doesn't feel like its my car. I dont want the milage to be all gone before i even get my liecence. It feels more like a family car because they drive it to places more than they drive there car. I understand picking me up from school so i can drive home but driving everywhere else even times when im not with them isnt ok with me. they trash my car with gum wrappers, coffee cups, 3 sets of glasses, who side are u on?? help please cause my mom threatons to take my car away because i try to talk to her about it and all she does is yell. please help asap!

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1)   they bought the car so they can do what they want with it. sorry buddy but its only fair. - Amy Lautner

2)   you're eighteen, finish school and leave. u sound pretty immature. Im on their side. you are still a kid, their property, they can do what they want with you. and its not like you even have a license so you cant use it. My parents would never buy me a car, at that age they wouldve been charging me rent! - Awyr

3)   I would never buy a new car for an inexperienced driver, because it will always get beat up by the mistakes a new a new driver always makes.

But you have not explained why you don't have your license yet?
Once you have your license, it sounds like all this goes away.
So then why not just do that?

Cars are good for about 200,000 miles, and the average use is about 12,000 a year, so it will take about 17 years to use up all the miles.
So stop worrying about it and just get your license. - Motorhead


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