Re: 1998 GLX..too many repairs

[Mike Bosco <jettaglxis@yahoo.com>]

I am looking to buy a 97 or 98 Jetta GLX when I graduate this summer. 
Let me know how the VW Rep treats you. I bet your car was built on a
friday afternoon! Good luck.

Mike Bosco
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA




---Milind Gokhale <mig@EE.Princeton.EDU> wrote:
>
> I got my black 1998 glx early last year and have had too many
problems with
> it...the car has been in the shop for about 15 days in the last 11
months
> with new problems cropping up with alarming regularity...here's a
sample
> 
> 1. Wheel alignment - 2 visits
> 2. Keyless entry problems- 2 reprogrammed the keys, then replaced a
circuit
> board
> 3. Fuel indicator failed -replaced instrument cluster
> 4. Fuel indicator failed again- replaced another instrument cluster
and when
> they noticed that didn't work...
> 5. they replaced the fuel tank
> 6. I noticed very low oil-below the minimum and had to put in about 2
> quarts...this was about a month after the 5K service! they found a
> crankshaft seal leak...and had to work on the engine to replace the
seal
> 7. incidentally, while poking around, they also found Power steering
> reservoir leak…replaced the reservoir 
> 8. and more recently, the rear brakes squeak
> 9. and the fuel indicator still malfunctions
> 
> i certainly hope this is not normal for vw!!! i love the way the car
drives
> but these problems are making me very nervous about what's to come
after the
> warranty exipres. although my dealer has been very good about making
the
> repairs, even they are getting frsutrated with the number of times
my car is
> at the shop. i called vw customer service recently and they have
made an
> appointment for me to meet a factory representative at the dealers
next week. 
> 
> any advice/suggestions as to how i might handle the situation to my
best
> advantage? has anyone out there experienced a similar situation? 
> 
> thanks
> milind gokhale
> Milind Gokhale			Ph: (609) 258-4204 (off)
> Research Associate, POEM	    	  258-6688 (MBE lab) 
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> Princeton University
> Princeton, NJ 08540
> 
> 

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