2003 Volkswagen Jetta Suspension Problems

“While pulling to a stop at the end of my street I heard a loud bang. After getting out and inspecting the vehicle I noticed the right front spring had broken. I have not hit anything that would cause the spring to break. I am puzzled as to why this happened on a car with only 78,000 miles. The repair shop says this is the 6th Jetta or golf they have seen with this problem in the last few months. The car is a 2003 vw Jetta tdi. I am now out $450 to replace the springs?”

“I have had 27 things break or fail on my 03vw Jetta 1.8t. I bought the car used in 01/06 with 32,000 miles. After buying the car the first five mins the window shattered. First two months 2 tires blew out, front rim cracked, back tires out of alignment. Dealer paid to fix rim broke 2 weeks later the dealer paid fo used set of similar rims. Every light inside and out went out by 05/06 driver seat wont raise up cargo net in trunk falls apart dealer wont cover. Gas and trunk release buttons fell down inside of door. Radio stopped working front door speakers are shorting out. …”

“Bought a Volkswagen Jetta gls in 2003. Several things have had to be replaced. For example the glove box cover, wheel bearing. My mechanic told me that on most newer vehicles that wheel bearings do not require maintenance. My car has 74,000 miles. Last week I was driving and my malfunction indicator light started flashing and the car if going over 30 MPH cut out. There was a rotten egg smell. It immediately went to the dealership and they said the catalytic converter and 2 coils were faulty. They replaced the catalytic converter and ignition coils for cylinders 1&3 and cleared fault codes. …”

“The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced, the technician discovered that the noise barrier was rusting from the inside out. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 200,000.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta. While backing out of the driveway. There was a loud popping sound outside of the vehicle. The driver continued to travel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection. The technician stated the failure was contributed to the front passenger coil spring. The vehicle was repaired for the failure. The failure mileage and current mileages were 17,643. Bl updated 9/17/09 updated 09/18/09.”