RE: Known bugs in our VR6's with extended mileage

["jeff" <jjm@attbi.com>]

The mechanic that fixed my rear window listened to my squeak and thought it was a
bad bearing in one of the pulleys, rather than the belt (he looked at the belt and
said it looked good).  I'm not aware of any pulley mods.  He said it wasn't a big
deal and that I could have it fixed whenever I wanted (in other words, whenever I
have the money, because he said it could be expensive - lots of labor).


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of drupthop
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:42 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: RE: Known bugs in our VR6's with extended mileage
>
>
> Yeah, mine is a squeaker!
>
> Isn't' there a pulley mod that gets rid of the
> serp squeakiness, isn't it the serpentine belt?
>
> My moldings are all intact and hangin true although my rr
> window doesn't work and once I get my Bentleys manuals I
> will be pulling off the inside moldings and checkin it out.
>
> Drivers and pass side windows come down auto matically
> and then go up automatically as long as I wait until
> they are all the way down, still, it's a fun car to drive!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of jeff
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:25 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: RE: Known bugs in our VR6's with extended mileage
>
>
> I'm at 60k on my 98 GLX and so far all my side moldings have come off, my
> rear
> bumper is hanging down on the driver's side (broken bracket I think, with no
> apparent cause (i.e. I didn't hit anything and nothing hit me)).  The clip
> that
> held the rear window to the motor broke, costing me $300 to fix (I tried to
> do it
> myself but had to take it in).  The front driver's side window comes down
> automatically when I close it (I have to inch the window up incrementally
> until
> it's closed).  I've had a squeaky belt pulley almost from day one (but the
> dealer
> mechanics could never hear it while it was under warranty).
>
> P.S.  On a positive note, no coil pack problems.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> > Of drupthop
> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:05 PM
> > To: list@gti-vr6.net; jettaglx@igtc.com
> > Subject: Known bugs in our VR6's with extended mileage
> >
> >
> > So far I have read mention of a coilpack problem
> > and now the side moldings coming loose.
> >
> > What other mileage extended problems do these VR6's,
> > (Jetta specific if possible) cars have that I can look
> > forward to facing in the age, 70,k is only 5000 miles away?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > David
> > '98 Jetta GLX