2001 Volkswagen Jetta Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 10
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 10 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at a steady speed the accelerator pedal will depress by itself making the vehicle accelerate. The problem goes away when the brake pedal is depressed (so far). This started happening about a couple of months ago. It's done it maybe 4 or 5 times. *tr
ODI 10373668
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly began accelerating on its own. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The engine failed, which prevented a crash from occurring. The vehicle is currently being diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 109,000. Updated 11/25/08. *lj when the engine accelerated on its…
ODI 10247274
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Equipment · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility
I own a 2001 vw jetta gls vr6. Since i have owned this car i have had problems with it. I am a young woman in the military and am in full time school, so i don't have the money to run around and fix it as much as i have been forced to do. First my gas gauge went out three months after buying it $600(under warranty) then a month later o2 sensor $300(non warranty). Then it was the catalytic converter$1500(non…
ODI 10231433
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated when driving 5-25 mph on a gravel driveway, the cruise control engaged and the vehicle accelerated. This occurred when the vehicle hit any bump or pothole on 50-70 occasions. When the brakes were applied, the cruise control would disengage allowing the vehicle to slow. The service dealer and manufacturer were not alerted. Updated 02/06/07. *jb
ODI 10176026
Vehicle Speed Control
I was at a full stop at a red light waiting to cross a busy highway when suddenly. And without warning, the car started accelerating on its own. My first reaction was to push on the brakes harder. This did nothing. The car kept accelerating to such a rate that the back end started fishtailing around to the right. I have a cdl license and reacted by putting the car into neutral. This reaction definitely saved a major…
ODI 10111980
Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was pulling into an uphill parking spot and pressed the brake to stop. Instead, the car accelerated out of control and hit a concrete block wall, which caused the airbags to deploy and damaged the front of the car. The car then reversed itself and my wife had to pull the emergency brake to bring the car to a stop. *la
Crash reported
ODI 10065654
Vehicle Speed Control
When trying to acclerate vehicle would hesitate, causing a distracion to the consumer. Dealer has been notified. *ak *ts
ODI 10034033
Electrical System · Fuel Gauge System · Vehicle Speed Control
My speedometer started bouncing up and down. One second it would register 25mph the next it would register 100mph. It would do that frequently. The fuel gauge acted funny as well. It would move left and right. Finally the speedometer stopped working completely. The fuel gauge works ok now. I have read about what the problem is. The coolant migration system is faulty. The coolant bottle leaks fluid onto the…
ODI 10065855
Vehicle Speed Control
When pulling out into traffic the car will not accelerate, then suddenly starts to accelerate. The car stutters before taking off this has caused my wife to almost get into numerous accidents. We have taken it down to the dealership numerous times, the first time they said it was a clogged valve and they would order it and call me back when it was in stock. When i called them 2 months later they said we can schedule…
ODI 10019102
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Often when accelerating, my automatic jetta will seem to go into neutral, the engine will be roaring and the rpm will fly up into the red zone on the dail. This happens at speeds from 5 mph- 75 mph. It always occurs as i go to accelerate, otherwise i can find no other similarities of occurrences.
ODI 765292