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I hate volkswagen more than the Utah Jazz and Pheonix Suns combined

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by rockbox, Aug 5, 2003.

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  1. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    My goal in life now is to prevent anyone I come in contact with from owning a VW.

    Let me tell you my story. In 1999, my wife decides to buy a new car. She decides that she likes the VW jetta GLX (top of the line model). We spend almost 25K on this car. Since then we have had nothing but problems with it. Here are the list of problems.

    Within the first 5K miles, the sunroof and the airbag goes out. I should have sold it then.

    Driver side window goes out.

    Battery goes out.

    Greases oozes from the doors

    fuel pump goes out.

    passenger side window goes out.

    oxygen sensor goes out

    mass air flow sensor goes

    coolant pump starts to leak.

    instrument cluster goes out.

    Driver side window goes out again.

    Thermostat goes out.

    Battery goes out again.

    Now the engine goes out at 55K miles.

    Along with this problem, the car is a pain even when it isn't broken. You have to Super unleaded gas, it takes a special oil filter that cost over $10 which only VW sells. Only one oil change place in town does oil changes on them. And finally, the cup holders just suck.

    This is the worse car I've ever seen.

    Some other facts that I learned after I bought the car. Volkswagen has terrible customer service, their warranties devide in half if you sell the car, and they are consistently rated in the bottom five among auto makers in reliability by JD powers.

    They just suck. I will root for Karl Malone before I purchase a VW again. I hate them.


    :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
     
    #1 rockbox, Aug 5, 2003
  2. RocketMan Tex

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    You are not the first person I know to complain about VW.

    The cars my friends complain about the most are VW and Jaguar, and I will never buy either of them.
     
    #2 RocketMan Tex, Aug 5, 2003
  3. Faos

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    That sucks. Their new Touareg seems pretty sharp.

    [​IMG]
     
    #3 Faos, Aug 5, 2003
  4. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    There is one in my apartment. I looked and it is almost 50K all decked out. Why anyone would buy a VW for 50K is beyond me. You can buy an Escalade or Land Cruiser for that much.
     
    #4 rockbox, Aug 5, 2003
  5. Pole

    Pole Houston Rockets--Tilman Fertitta's latest mess.

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    Why didn't you have it taken care of under the Texas Lemon Law? You could be in a new car now.
     
    #5 Pole, Aug 5, 2003
  6. mateo

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    That sucks.

    My sis has a 2-year old Passat and its been a great car for her.
     
    #6 mateo, Aug 5, 2003
  7. Princess

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    That's not good!

    It's weird though because they have some of the safest cars around. :confused:
     
    #7 Princess, Aug 5, 2003
  8. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    The lemon law contrary to popular belief is there to protect the auto maker. The same problem has to happen multiple times within the warranty period, for you to have a claim. Since the warranty was only 24K miles, the lemon law doesn't really apply here.
     
    #8 rockbox, Aug 5, 2003
  9. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    According to whom? I'm not doubting you, I just haven't heard anything exceptional about their safety. Also, safety has no relationaship to reliability.
     
    #9 rockbox, Aug 5, 2003
  10. mrpaige

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    Well, when the cars don't run, they can't get into accidents, :)
     
    #10 mrpaige, Aug 5, 2003
  11. arkoe

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    Sorry to hear that you won't be getting your safety deposit back. ;)
     
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  12. Princess

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    Edmunds

    National Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

    These aren't for that model or year in particular but VW's get good crash test ratings.

    Yes, I know it has nothing to do with reliability, but you tend to assume that a good car is a good car. Or that German cars are good cars! ;)
     
    #12 Princess, Aug 5, 2003
  13. GreenVegan76

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    That sucks, dude. Car problems are the worst -- especially in new ones.

    I've owned nothing but VW, and never had any serious problems. Seem to be good, solid cars.
     
    #13 GreenVegan76, Aug 5, 2003
  14. Kam

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    what exactly is an oxgen sensor, and what does it do. I think I might need work on an oxygen sensor.
     
    #14 Kam, Aug 5, 2003
  15. Zion

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    Friend of a friend had reoccuring problems with the front window and ignition of his Passat. Anyway after several attempts to fix the problems he finally gave up and got rid of it. Apparently he is now suing either VW or the dealer, don't quite remember which one.
    I was thinking of getting a Jetta but his story really put me off.
     
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  16. Princess

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    I don't know exactly, but mine went out a dew months ago. Not much to get it replaced. I don't know exactly what it does. It does moniter the amount of oxygen in your exhaust, I think. It has to do with emissions and pollution I think.
     
    #16 Princess, Aug 5, 2003
  17. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    It regulates the amount of oxygen that gets into your engine. If it goes out you will get poorer gas mileage and in the long run may damage your engine. Your check engine light comes on if it goes out. It should cost about a few hundred bucks to fix unless its german, then it will cost a whole lot more.
     
    #17 rockbox, Aug 5, 2003
  18. rockHEAD

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    I have a friend who had a jetta... the entire electrical system kept shorting out, they never found the problem and just replaced the car for him.
     
    #18 rockHEAD, Aug 5, 2003
  19. Dr of Dunk

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    Everything I've heard in the past about Jetta's are that they're not very reliable vehicles.

    rockbox,

    You asked who would want to pay 50K for a VW? Wait'll they have their Phaeton out. It's their 70k luxury car. :D
     
    #19 Dr of Dunk, Aug 5, 2003
  20. Dr of Dunk

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    LOL! Good one...

    Kia's are pretty safe vehicles, too... or so they advertise anyway.
     
    #20 Dr of Dunk, Aug 5, 2003
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