Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving with the front driver’s side seat heate… |
| 2020-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE RECENTLY AND HAVE NOTICED A DISTINCT DIESEL SMELL WHEN IDLING OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. SMELLS… |
| 2018-08-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE KEPT OVER HEATING URNS OUT IT WAS THE COOLING SYSTEM I HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND I HAD TO REPLACE TH… |
| 2018-03-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE AND WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED TH… |
| 2017-01-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AROUND 35 MPH. SAW SMOKE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR SO IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE… |
| 2016-11-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WENT TO BUCKLE UP AND HEARD A NOISE. LOSS AT TENSION ON SEAT BELT. |
| 2016-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2015-12-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WATER PUMP AND BACK HOUSING THE COOLANT SYSTEM |
| 2015-09-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS SPORADICALLY WHENEVER THE FUEL GUAGE READS 3/8 OR LESS. BOTH MY VW CAR … |
| 2015-02-10 | SEATS | No | 1 | I OWN A 2000 VW JETTA. MY SON AND I WERE HEADING HOME AFTER A COLLEGE VISIT, HE TURNED ON HIS SEAT HEATER AND BEGAN TO… |
| 2015-01-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | BRAND NEW TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS TIRE WAS 7 DAYS OLD AND THERE WAS A TOTAL SIDEWALL FAILURE. LOO… |
| 2014-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T FUNCTION DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. SUBJECT OF TWO PREVIOUS RECALLS. *TR |
| 2014-04-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN MY JETTA LOST COMPLETE POWER. I MANAGED TO STEER OF THE ROAD, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AN TU… |
| 2014-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 VW JETTA 2.0 GLS AUTOMATIC. I WAS COASTING DOWN A HILL AND COMING TO A STOP. I STARTED USING MY BRAKES AND… |
| 2013-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER, TODAY WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT I'VE HAD REGARDING THE CLUTC… |
| 2013-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | HEAT SEAT CONTROL AT 5 ONLY AVAILABLE. AFTER A NUMBER OF TIMES STARTED BURNING SEATS. LEATHER IS MELTED. NO LONGER USE.… |
| 2012-11-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | FOUR NEW CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED ON MY 2000 VW JETTA. AFTER APPROX. 2 DAYS, ONE… |
| 2012-08-31 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NO LONGER STAYS IN A LOCKED POSITION, AND THE SEAT MOVES FREELY, SLIDING FROM BACK TO FRONT, MAKIN… |
| 2011-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND LIGHTLY BRUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING, THE BRAKE PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES FULLY, SLAMM… |
| 2011-04-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | HAD THE CAR CLEANED AND WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WOULD NO LONGER WORK. IT HASN'T WORKED SINCE. THE S… |
| 2010-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS WOULD IN… |
| 2010-08-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2000 VW JETTA BELONGING TO MY FRIEND [XXX], QUIT RUNNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SHE COASTED OUT OF THE WAY AND HAD OTHER DR… |
| 2010-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2000 VW JETTA ON 6/16/10. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS & SINCE I HAVE HAD… |
| 2010-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED THE VEHICL… |
| 2010-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN FAR ENOUGH TO WARM-UP THE ENGINE. MUST WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES--UP TO AN HOUR--BEFOR… |
| 2010-01-21 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WINDOW FELL SUDDENLY, DROPPING INTO DOOR. ALREADY HAPPENED TO PASSENGER SIDE DOOR YEAR BEFORE. THE … |
| 2009-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 2000 JETTA GLS VR6 HAS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON … |
| 2009-12-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OUR 2000 VW JETTA THE TIMING BELT THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SERVICED UNTIL 105K SNAPPED, DESTROYING THE … |
| 2009-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 VR6 JETTA AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COIL TWICE DUE TO THE DEFECTS OF THE IGNITION COIL CRACKING. I… |
| 2009-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MOST TROUBLESOME AND EXP… |
| 2009-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUM… |
| 2009-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY JETTA 03/2009 AND HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED AFTER ONCE I WOULD PULL… |
| 2009-03-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA I REARENDED A CAR AT 40 MPH MY FRONT BUMPER IS HANGING OFF AND SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK. VOLKSWAGEN… |
| 2009-03-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS VR6 AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS AFTER UNLOCKING IT WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. IT HAPPENS INTERMI… |
| 2009-03-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRAINING SYSTEM FOR THE SUNROOF WOULD BEC… |
| 2009-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA NEEDED A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL PAN AND GASKET. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS PART SHOULD… |
| 2008-12-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | MY 2000 JETTA IS LOCKING AND ARMING AUTOMATICALLY. RECENTLY, I OPENED MY PASSENGER DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND PUT MY 3 MO… |
| 2008-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE WORK. WHILE I… |
| 2008-10-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, GOT IT SATISFIED AND WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY BACK TO SCHOOL ON A BACK HIGHWAY. THE HOOD CAME C… |
| 2008-09-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING DEFECTS STILL ON WHEN ENGENEE IS OFF. *TR |
| 2008-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRE IN 2000 VW JETTA VR6, POINT OF ORIGIN AT IGNITION COIL PACK ON THE TOP LEFT-FACING SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *TR |
| 2008-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 2000 VW JETTA WAS BEING DRIVEN TODAY BY MY FIANCE ON 295 SOUTH IN RHODE ISLAND. HE NOTICED THE COOLANT LIGHT COME O… |
| 2008-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, THE CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, I REALIZE THE CAR IS OLD AND WAS BOUGHT AS IS IT STIL… |
| 2008-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE IGNITION COIL PLUGS ON THE MODEL YEAR 2000, V… |
| 2008-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 VW JETTA ALREADY HAVE HAD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE STALLING EVENTS AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE IGNITION COIL P… |
| 2008-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.8T. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY VW JETTA KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND LIGHTS UP AGAIN AND AGAIN. I… |
| 2008-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008, IT STALLS AND SHUTS DOW… |
| 2008-03-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VOLKSWAGEN 2000 JETTA UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. CAR HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL YET CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN … |
| 2008-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE IN… |
| 2008-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MY SISTER WAS KILLED IN A FIRE CAUSED BY A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. SHE FELL ASLEEP WITH THE CAR ON. THE CAR CAUGHT ON FI… |