And the rear hatch must be lifted via a puny half-inch-deep indentation, a grip maddeningly hidden for styling's sake. The recalcitrant rear headrests must be removed before you can fold the rear seats, yet there's insufficient headroom to yank two of them clear until the seats are raked well forward. The cargo bay would be even more appealing if it were easier to access. Beneath the floor are six useful storage bins, surrounding the full-size spare. The floor back there stretches 39.5 inches between the wheel wells and close to 64 inches from the driver's seatback to the cargo door - big enough to ingest an Ariens 911 mower. That makes it roomier than 10 wagons listed in our 2001 New Car Guide, including such standouts as the Audi A4 Avant, the BMW 3-series wagon, the Subaru Outback, and the Volvo V40. Not only does the wagon look great, but it also swallows 34 cubic feet of household miscellany and 71 cubic feet when the rear seats are flattened. These seemingly contradictory proportions nonetheless mesh. Yet it's also tall - taller than a dozen of its sport-wagon brethren. This new wagon is stubby - closer in length to the little Suzuki Esteem than it is to, say, the Ford Focus wagon. The GLX ups the ante with traction control, a sunroof, rain-sensing wipers, 16-inch wheels, and a leather-laden cockpit. Next year, an entry-level GL will appear, as will an optional 180-hp, 1.8-liter turbo in the GLS.Īll Jetta wagons are built at VW central in Wolfsburg, and all include, among other niceties, ABS, an eight-speaker stereo, side airbags up front, heated mirrors, and remote locking. And the $25,950 GLX, powered by the 174-hp VR6. showrooms in 2000 alone.įor 2001, two wagons are offered: the $19,150 GLS, with a 115-hp 2.0-liter four-banger. Not only because the Jetta is the bestselling European car here but because it's VW's top seller as well, with 144,853 of the little buggers rolling out of U.S. In the past few months I have changed the fuel filter, purge valve, cleaned the air filter (it is a neuspeed cone filter), and also done the cooling system components mentioned earlier.This is the first Jetta wagon in America, and it's a large deal. I am lost here!! I will be tracing the wiring from the sensor tomorrow and checking my grounds all over but I have no idea what this problem is. I changed the sensor no problem, started it up and let it run in my driveway and it shut off again after about 2 minutes. They got it to shut off finally and it displayed a problem with the Cam Position Sensor or wiring to the cam position sensor. I took it to the dealer again and they took it in to see if they could make it shut down again but they would have it hooked up to the scanner the whole time to see what is going on. Then I drove it to work and home on Friday and it ran fine, then Friday evening it started shutting off again. They told me there were no codes stored so he said he would flash the computer and reprogram it to see if it helps. I took it to the dealership the next day and it didn't shut down at all on my way there and we couldn't get it to happen at all at the shop. So after that it didn't do it again all the way home. Then it did it again about 500 feet down the road. Then I go to get on the highway and it shuts down again and this time will not start until I wait for about 5 minutes. This happened for the next 5 stops and then cleared up.
It turned over fine but just wouldn't catch. I couldn't start it for about 30 seconds. On the way home on the Wednesday it shut off on me at the first stoplight I hit. I drove it to work and back Monday and Tuesday (work is about 110 KM's round trip) and then to work on the Wednesday. I was a bit nervous of the arc issue with the alternator but the car started up and ran fine. I finished all the work on a Sunday and had it all back together.
I dropped a screwdriver while I was working and it hit the alternator and arced it out to the block.
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While I was fixing the issue (which was a ruptured oil cooler hose) I changed the crack pipe and thermostat. I have to give the WHOLE story here so forgive me if it gets long winded! I had a coolant leak near the crack pipe so I had to remove the front end to get at the area.