2000 Volkswagen Jetta Lights Problems

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE BULBS BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND PRESENT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V584000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING DEFECTS STILL ON WHEN ENGENEE IS OFF. *TR

I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT DRIVING WITH MY ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WAS HIT IN THE REAR OF MY 2000 JETTA WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE WOMEN WHO HIT ME TOLD ME BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T ON. THANKFULLY BOTH THE BABY I AM PREGNANT WITH AND MY 1 YEAR OLD ARE OK BUT I HAD ALREADY BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2004. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KILL ME OR MY BABIES!! *NM

NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ANY RECALLS RELATING TO MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NO LONGER FUNCTIONS RELIABLY ON '00 JETTA WITH 70,000+ MILES; CAR DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED REPEATEDLY AND THEN ONLY WORKS INCONSISTENTLY, CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE- THERE IS AN APPARENT MALFUNCTION WITH BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND RELATES TO DESCRIPTIONS OF RECALLS ON 99-02 JETTA / NEW BEETLES. I CALLED VW REGARDING OPEN RECALLS FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH DEFECTS AND I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY RECALLS. WILL FOLLOW UP WITH LOCAL DEALER WHO WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM- I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY NHTSA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RETAIN MY RECEIPTS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR MATTERS RELATING TO THIS ISSUE AS IT SEEMS TO RELATE TO RECALLS: 03V-265 OR 04V-096 AND VW RECALL NO. N4. *NM

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON AFTER VEHICLE PARKED AND NO KEYS IN IGNITION CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN. PURCHASE NEW BATTERY WITHIN 2 DAYS NEW BATTERY DEAD. NOTICED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON WHEN CAR PARKED. THERE IS RECALL NHTSA ID #04V096000 FOR 2000 VW JETTA'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I AM TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RUNNING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V096000 REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT HAD RECALL 04V096000 REPAIRS ON BRAKE LIGHTS COMPLETED OVER A YEAR AGO, AND NOW THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

IN 2004, MY 2000 VW JETTA'S BREAK LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER REPLACED A SWITCH. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, VW WERE ISSUED A RECALL ON VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH WOULD EITHER FAIL TO TURN OFF OR FAIL TO TURN THE BREAK LIGHTS ON. VW REFUNDED THE AMOUNT I HAD PAID TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005, A DRIVER NOTIFIED ME AFTER A NEAR MISS AT AN INTERSECTION THAT MY BREAK LIGHTS WERE FAILING TO LIGHT. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THE SWITCH HAD FAILED, BUT SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL BECAUSE THE SWITCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DID NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THE BREAK LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE. *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MY JETTA 2000 VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LOCK (ASL) LOCKS WHEN PARK OR NEUTRAL. CAUSE TRAFFIC JAM. AFTER 30 MINUTES THE SWITH STARTED WORKING TEMPORARILY. IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT YET ANOTHER FAILURE OF THE SAFETY/SIGNALLING LIGHT SYSTEM ON MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. RECENTLY, MY REVERSE LIGHTS CEASED TO FUNCTION, REDUCING VISIBILITY WHEN BACKING UP AT NIGHT AND FAILING TO SIGNAL OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS BACKING UP. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM MYSELF BY CHECKING THE BULB AND FUSE. BOTH OF THESE "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEMS WERE FINE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE "REVERSE LIGHT SWITCH" HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH FOR ABOUT $100 AND THE PROBLEM IS NOW CORRECTED. I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN PART IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON THIS CAR, AND I STONGLY FEEL THAT THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY/SIGNALING LIGHT ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ON THIS CAR.

THE CONSUMER STATES THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

HAZARD SIGNALS FAIL TO BLINK OR FLASH. ON OCCASION, THEY FLASH A FEW TIMES THEN STOP.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY OVER A YEAR OLD WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED. *NM RECALL# 04V096000. *SC

THE TURN SIGNAL/CRUIS CONTROL HANDLE FELL OFF, PREVENTING THE OPERATOR FROM SIGNALING AN INTENT TO TURN. THE HANDLE WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY TO CAUSE IT TO FALL OFF OTHER THAN NORMAL USE. THE HANDLE IS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE OPERATOR IS UNABLE TO SIGNAL AN INTENT TO TURN.*AK

TURN SIGNAL ON MANY VOLKSWAGEN MODELS ACROSS MANY LATE 90'S AND EARLY MILLENNIUM MODELS (INCLUDING MY 2000 JETTA VR6) ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE. IT SEEMS TO BE A SHARED RELAY/FLASHER WITH THE HAZARD SYSTEM OR THE HAZARD SWITCH (BUTTON) ITSELF. *LA

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSED CAR TO LOCK IN PARK, AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

IN REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V096000 ONE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM SHOULD BE NOTED. I HAVE A 2000 VW JETTA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILS, AS IT DID ON MY CAR AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THE SHIFTER CANNOT BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THIS EFFECTIVELY LEAVES THE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED AND THE OWNER NEEDING A TOW. I THINK THAT ALL OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH REPLACED SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE SWITCH REPAIR AND TOWING IF APPLICABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. DAN ELIADES. *NM

WHEN TURN SIGNAL AND/OR HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS ARE USED AND LEFT IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE RATE AND WHICH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINK GRADUALLY "SLOWS". AFTER THE SIGNALS ARE LEFT ON FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS CEASE TO "BLINK" AND EVENTUALLY "FREEZE" AND ARE CONSTANTLY LIT. IF CAR WERE TO BECOME DISABLED, THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES, AND THEREAFTER REMAIN CONSTANTLY LIT, THUS RENDERING THEM USELESS TO WARN APPROACHING MOTORISTS OF A DISABLED VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZAED SWITCH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

HEADLIGHT SOCKETS HAVE MELTED 3 TIMES. TWICE ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND ONCE ON THE LEFT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE I USED NAPA AFTERMARKET HEADLIGHTS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I REPLACED THE RIGHT SOCKET AND HEADLIGHT WITH PARTS PROVIDED BY VW DEALER. IT STILL MELTED. IT LOOKS LIKE THE CONNECTORS IN THE SOCKET ARE NOT SIZED TO HANDLE THE CURRENT AND HEAT UP UNTIL THE PLASTIC AROUND THEM MELTS.

VW JETTAS. COMMON PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. 2000 AND NEWER YEARS. YOU SHOULD MAKE THEM ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL.*AK

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.*AK

EACH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS ANNOYING FOR A BRAND NEW CAR BUT THEY WERE FIXED. MY CONCERN IS THE OIL BURNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOOK ME SERIOUSLY UNTIL I THREATENED THEM WITH LEGAL ACTION BUT MY CAR IS STILL BURNING OIL. I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE ANYONE UNDERSTAND THAT A CAR ONLY ONE YEAR OLD SHOULD NOT CONSUME OIL LIKE THIS CAR IS DOING NOW. TWICE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH MY 9 MONTH OLD SON IN THE COLD WEATHER BECAUSE THE RED WARNING LIGHT FOR LOW OIL HAS COME ON AND BOTH TIMES I HAD NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THERE IS OBVIUOSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR BUT THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THEIR MECHANICS SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

TURN SIGNALS MADE A BUZZING SOUND, DEALER SAID THEY WERE FINE HOWEVER THEY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. *MJS

REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON AND CANNOT BE FIXED BETW. 2 DEALERS WHO IN TOTAL HAVE WORKED OVER 32 HOURS OF LABOR WITH OUT RESOLUTION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL HEADLAMPS DO NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD TO SEE A PERSON IN THE ROAD. THERE IS A DISTINCT LINE AT EYE LEVEL AND ABOVE THAT IS NOT ILLUMINATED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPURTUNITY TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR AFTER DARK. I HAVE CONTACTED CONSUMER RELATIONS SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THE CAR MEETS SAFETY STANDARDS. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM HOLDS THE DISTINCT POSSIBLITY OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. *AK