My 06 jetta tdi only had 120k on it and is at the dealer flat cam dealer wants 3800 for parts and labor but i get a new timming belt COME ON VW WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE FIX IT! I was told by the manager that they used faulty cams in the 05 and 06 tdi's and have a updated cam thanks vw. O by the was if you had a passat tdi the warranty was extended HOW ABOUT THE JETTA'S VW? if you have a problem with this in a 05 or 06 call vw at 1800 822 8987 ask for Ivan tell him mr youngblood sent ya!
Yeah, idk what the weather was like there but because of the higher combustion point of Diesel due to parrafin you're better off using the glowplugs. In winter here I half turn the key a couple times just to get the glow plugs going. People who start up immediately in this kind of engine risk seriously fucking their cylinders / block. The most cricual part of any diesel's running is the start up.
Did you put gasoline in this car jesus christ!!!!! You should read the rear of your car TDI not GDI and if your ignorant fucking friends or you can figure out why the gas knozel wont fit into your or the big sticker thats SAYS DIESEL FUEL ONLY then your a ill person
this is why I will never buy a used diesel again. 99% of people don't know a fucking thing about them. You cant drive a diesel car and treat it like a gasoline car, in cold climates you need to run additives, need to give the glow plugs proper time before starting, and dont turn the car off immediately after running it hard. And especially need to keep the revs down, diesels dont like revs.
I own a 1996 Passat TDI. Never had many issues with this car. It has aged of course and normal stuff....has been very reliable over the years. Yes..true if the glow plugs lights come on they MUST go off before you even think about starting the car.
@GarrettKeetley the light comes on but the glow plugs do not, the light on the dash is for a number of things, if you have a headlight out itll flash, if the pipe to the inter cooler is disconnected itll flash, if you have a vag com plugged in itll flash.so when you see it come on when you first turn the key, its just a systems check. the only light that you should wait for is the imobalizer light, if it doesn't go out your not gonna start no matter how long you crank
@KkF00 ok, your a fool.. what are you basing that on? how many years have you owned and or worked on VW's? how much do you know about diesel?
Ive been working on them my whole life! and I can tell YOU from EXPERIENCE that NOT all VW's are like this! yes, there are lemons out there but that applies for any and all car manufacturers. if you get the work done right, those cars will last for years and years! we have 1 thats over 16 years old and still kicking.
@KkF00 lol, right. do you have any idea how retardedly ignorant you sound? also, it's THE YEAR 2010, for christ's sake, LEARN THE FUCKING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR AND YOU'RE
p.s. there's a reason why general motors had to have billions pumped into it just to keep it alive. volkswagen doesn't seem to have that problem. just sayin'.
did you wait for the "wait to start" light to go out? no, you tried to start it like a gas engine, this is your mistake. it doesn't matter how new the car, every small diesel engine needs the glow plugs to start at all ambient air temperatures.
@williamtword the chime is for the door, seatbelt and diagnostics. there is a LIGHT on the dash that tells you if the glow plugs are warming up or not :P
@williamtword hmm.. I wonder it theres a setting in the computer for that :P I am able to check and change most anything on the newer ones with my VAG-COM
Diesels need only air and fuel to run, nothing more. Glow plugs help considerably to start but aren't technically required. from the sound, it's probably the injectors (Thank the EPA for the problematic diesels these days)
@mysqueeker wrong, if the temperature is above 5 C the glow plugs are not needed and will NOT glow.its not like a cummins or some other large diesel, this is a 4 cylinder 130 HP TDI
i hope the car was hot or the glow plugs were hot. if not then no shit its gonna be hard to start. i couldnt see the glow plug light though, not sure where it is in the cluster.
If the engine was hot It's your starter motor (a known issue in thoose engine), since when it's hot the engine has more compression and need more energy to crank..
just replace the starter motor and you will be fine ;)
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My 06 R32 did the same thing. The dealership never figured it out and ended up taking the car back and giving me my money back after more than a year of problems.
i wish i could kill the guy that sold me vw , too bad he is my friend and he bought the car cheap from a desperate seller, who didn't want any more to do with the car , he sold the with 68000 mile car for $ 1500 , i wouldn't keep the car for free
your car doesnt start because you have either no idea how, or no motivation to take care of it. diesels need thorough and regular maintenance. and kladivous you are retarded because modern diesels DO use glow plugs
Man you are right about the glow plugs. I know one butthead you killed 9 set in 6 month because he wouldn't wait a moment or two. It sound much like it retard.
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If it weren't for their loyal fan base and their cheap prices,VW would have been banned from the US years ago. VW's are about as bad as YUGO's.People who like VW's don't know what a good car is. A Huffy bicycle is more reliable than a VW. VW is road trash.
jetta's are reliable if you go by the schedule's maintenance. they're not hard cars to live with, and they give you a much higher feeling of quality then some vanilla flavored toyotas or hondas.
look at the side of your driver side door and see if its made in mexico if it is get ride of it sorry to say i love vw's but i had the same problem with my bug and it was made in mexico and they would not warrenty the engine
If its pump duse then there is a fuel pump in the tank and you need to verify its operation. I had the pump go in my 05 golf and its very similar to failure mode in a gas engine. Noise and delayed starting till eventual failure. I wouldn't fault the car, maybe the dealership, vw dealers are hit and miss, something that vw is working on, filtering out the hippies from the 60's who bought dealerships and still have them and run them like they are stuck in the 60's. Get a different dealer.
Ever get 'er started? It was probably an air leak. Was it working the day before? Alot of times charging up the battery and cranking it over and over until it works the air out, she'll fire up.
if you can prove that it has been takin into a vw dealership four times or more and the problem has not been fixed and the car is still in its basic warranty then you need to hire your self a lemon law attorney my mercedes did this and i was able to get mercedes to buy it back.
VW's are good, but not without problems. Bulb blowing continuously is a sign of over voltage. I have noted though that VW's do eat bulbs, for whatever reason, i seem to replace bulbs more frequently than any other car i have owned.
my dodge ram is notorius for eating bulbs so much that the truck makes a little chime that sounds and tells you a bulb is out and go buy another mexican light bulb
used to work for volkswagen, could be the tandem pump, injector seals or bad diesel a would say cos volkswagen don't take well to crap diesel, was gonna say a 109 relay but she's gettin fuel of some description.
@4myeuro for the first time in the day or at any time after the car has sat for over 1 hour.. you should use glowplugs.. I have a 2006 VW Jetta TDI myself, and I find that that works really good
Do they have EGR valves? That was what was up with the Saab (which isn't a VAG engine but it could be worth checking), cleaned the valve and it was all good.
and eveyrone claims these cars are made in germany there not there made in mexico ever hear the chime on the earlier jettas the 1998 jetta that gives you a clue on where they were made.
I once owned a 1993 Jetta that I purchased new. It was my first and LAST VW! My Jetta was riddled with many quality control problems, mechanical problems, electrical problems and fuel injection problems. I got rid of it a few years later with just 20K on the odometer. I never once owned a vehicle as inferior as that Jetta.
Its not a fuel pump. This shit is all over the net!! Hold the key!!!!! i bet a million it will start!!!!! Alot of tdi have a problem with the light going out too soon. Just wait longer start hold key!! doesnt work turn key off back on wait a bit then hold key!! atleast 15 senconds! Let me knw if it works!!
boybreda, ever driven a benz from the late 90s? Those are anything but unreliable. The only thing unreliable here is your opinion - its also baseless. I just test drove a 2009 tdi, and I'm buying one ASAP - the car's a beast
TRUE THAT. The last good mercedes was made in 1994. Yeah they cost a bit to repair but they last forever! The prior to 94 models were tanks, the introduction of the C class marked mercedes demise. 190E, 500E, 300E, all the diesel models were awesome! They had their qwirks but you are right MERCEDES FROM LATE 90'S WERE ANYTHING FROM UNRELIABLE! Oh and good luck with your jetta!
I have watched both of your videos and all I can see is that you are not letting the car pre-heat. In a diesel, you have to let the glowplugs or whatever they are using now warm up with the key in the on position. There should be a light that goes off when it is ready to start. Check you manual, happy motoring!
The light goes off (it is located on the left)...I have been trying to start my cas for atleast 30 minutes prior to this video (please read my channel for more information)...I live in southeast Texas and the temperature was always over 70 degrees when I first started to have the problem.
hahha you are luck that is all the issue that you have had, go to tdiclub(dot)com and look under the a5 jetta, if this is a stick shift, then you will have MUCH worse things than the glow plugs. oh like i dont know, a clutch that fails and then a trans that shatters all due to poor design, then vw trys to blame it on the driver even at 300 miles
That is awful...a car should be in perfect condition for awhile no matter the driver...What is upsetting about my car is that I would be ready to go somewhere and it wouldn't start. It has taken anywhere from 10 minutes to 4.5 hours to start.
Finally after 30 minutes of trying...I just picked it up the day before from the dealship. I has been to the dealership 6x since August. It has sometimes taken up to 4.5 hours to start.
The glow plug light is the first light to go off. It is on the left side. Please read my channel. Also, this video was taken 30 minutes since first my first initial try to start the car. I was trying every 15 minutes to start it. I just picked it up from the dealership the day before.
You must allow the glow plugs to warm up before the engine will start. Turn the key and wait for the glow plug light to go off, then turn the key the rest of the way to start. If you just want to hop in and go, get a gas car. Have your dealer check your glow plugs and preheater if the problem continues, but I've started VW diesels down to -31F before without a problem, just allow it to warm up gently. No full throttle till the engine cold light is off.
Following your logic, you should stay away from Japanese cars too because they were engineered by the former Empire of the Sun. If you don't know what that means, you're a juvenile without a clue. TDI's are waaaaay more reliable than Hundas.
ladyyymadonna: I have owned two tdi's. 126K driven on the first one and 4K on the second. Total problems (problem...) was a rattle in the rear passenger door. A lemon is possible form any auto mfr, although, this is the first lemon tdi I know of (if it in fact even is).
Uh...Mazda's are great cars. VW's are very reliable. This person is just an idiot and doesn't know wbout the glow plugs. It takes longer to start a TDI.
excuse me, but the glow plug light goes off...the dealership even told me that the glow plugs are fine...I live in Southeast Texas where the weather should not effect the glow plugs...read my channel before you start calling people names and look for the glow plug light in the video
I do appologize. I actually live in North Texas, so I know that weather isn't a factor! You very well may have gotten a lemon. See if the dealer will buy the car back, but they will only let you buy another VW.
Thank you! I have filed for a lemon. I love the car and it's diesel mileage (42miles/gallon). However, it has been in the shop 6x since August for not wanting to start.
Six times?! You are patient as a saint. When a car is still not fixed after ~4 times back for the same issue, it's time for Mr. Lemon Lawyer. He will sue their eyes out. With little or no effort on your part they will 1) Buy it back and 2) Pay his bill
If they give you one more lick of problems, seriously, get a lawyer. My friend tried everything with his bad BMW X5 and not until he got a lawyer did all of it get resolved.
Sadly six times doesn't get VW's attention...I do have a lawyer involved now. She was actually surprised I didn't have a new one after the 4th tow in. The 6th time it was in the shop was for a defective fuel pump that was placed into the car in August '07 or that is the reason...but the first time they told me that the diesel was containmented, then I had it towed in 2 days later after picking it up.
I'm a first grade teacher...so I try to be very patient.
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My 06 jetta tdi only had 120k on it and is at the dealer flat cam dealer wants 3800 for parts and labor but i get a new timming belt COME ON VW WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE FIX IT! I was told by the manager that they used faulty cams in the 05 and 06 tdi's and have a updated cam thanks vw. O by the was if you had a passat tdi the warranty was extended HOW ABOUT THE JETTA'S VW? if you have a problem with this in a 05 or 06 call vw at 1800 822 8987 ask for Ivan tell him mr youngblood sent ya!
gyoungblood75 1 month ago
Yeah, idk what the weather was like there but because of the higher combustion point of Diesel due to parrafin you're better off using the glowplugs. In winter here I half turn the key a couple times just to get the glow plugs going. People who start up immediately in this kind of engine risk seriously fucking their cylinders / block. The most cricual part of any diesel's running is the start up.
pwnstrrr 1 month ago
Darwin Award
wokeupthismorning100 7 months ago
MUERTE A LOS DIESEL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xabimmm 8 months ago
Did you put gasoline in this car jesus christ!!!!! You should read the rear of your car TDI not GDI and if your ignorant fucking friends or you can figure out why the gas knozel wont fit into your or the big sticker thats SAYS DIESEL FUEL ONLY then your a ill person
aaronpourazar 9 months ago
sounds like you don't know how to maintain a diesel. Don't bash vw for your mistakes.
UltimatelyMegaSheep 9 months ago 2
thats why i dont trust any newer vehicle to begin with. all these shitty parts they put on them
satansaudio666 9 months ago
this is why I will never buy a used diesel again. 99% of people don't know a fucking thing about them. You cant drive a diesel car and treat it like a gasoline car, in cold climates you need to run additives, need to give the glow plugs proper time before starting, and dont turn the car off immediately after running it hard. And especially need to keep the revs down, diesels dont like revs.
Obsidian1985 11 months ago
Cool. U dont need a xmass tree... Take Jetta into room
qazdesign 11 months ago
moron needs to learn how to use a car his glow plus have got to be worn out if thats how he always starts it
yavin99 1 year ago 2
I own a 1996 Passat TDI. Never had many issues with this car. It has aged of course and normal stuff....has been very reliable over the years. Yes..true if the glow plugs lights come on they MUST go off before you even think about starting the car.
craig9843 1 year ago
Hey dummy, you NEED TO WAIT FOR THE GLOW LIGHT TO SHUT OFF. Stupidity never ceases to amaze me.
EarlGraphite 1 year ago
HOLD THE KEY UNTIL THE ENGINE CATCHES! Have you read your owner's manual on starting a TDI?
CosmicTDI 1 year ago
you have to wait for the vehicle to glow the diesel first. otherwise you will never get it started.
mysqueeker 1 year ago
WAIT FOR THE GOD DAM GLOW PLUG LIGHT TO GO OUT~!~~~~
sausagenmuff 1 year ago 2
ive always heard, that even number of volkswagens always have problems, ive never really heard of a volkswagen of an odd year having issues, odd
stinsmeister 1 year ago
@GarrettKeetley the light comes on but the glow plugs do not, the light on the dash is for a number of things, if you have a headlight out itll flash, if the pipe to the inter cooler is disconnected itll flash, if you have a vag com plugged in itll flash.so when you see it come on when you first turn the key, its just a systems check. the only light that you should wait for is the imobalizer light, if it doesn't go out your not gonna start no matter how long you crank
shopan3000 1 year ago
All VW's are like this. Your an idiot for buying it.
KkF00 1 year ago
@KkF00 ok, your a fool.. what are you basing that on? how many years have you owned and or worked on VW's? how much do you know about diesel?
Ive been working on them my whole life! and I can tell YOU from EXPERIENCE that NOT all VW's are like this! yes, there are lemons out there but that applies for any and all car manufacturers. if you get the work done right, those cars will last for years and years! we have 1 thats over 16 years old and still kicking.
shopan3000 1 year ago
@KkF00 lol, right. do you have any idea how retardedly ignorant you sound? also, it's THE YEAR 2010, for christ's sake, LEARN THE FUCKING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR AND YOU'RE
lookitsthescenekid 1 year ago
@KkF00 you prob drive a cobalt.
sausagenmuff 1 year ago
@sausagenmuff
A 1997 Chevy S10 ZR2, but thanks. I'd still drive a cobalt over a jetta anyday.
KkF00 1 year ago
@KkF00 well that just proved right there that you know nothing about cars.
that and your American lol
sausagenmuff 1 year ago
@sausagenmuff
I know nothing about cars because I drive a chevy? You sound as bias as me. That, and your canadian LOL
KkF00 1 year ago
@KkF00 ...sooo, being canadian is an insult? :D
p.s. there's a reason why general motors had to have billions pumped into it just to keep it alive. volkswagen doesn't seem to have that problem. just sayin'.
standardwolfsburg 1 year ago
@KkF00 GM over VW anyday? Have fun with cobalt reliability.
orochimaruisugly 1 year ago
honestly? r u trollin or wat?
13Blaster31 1 year ago
did you wait for the "wait to start" light to go out? no, you tried to start it like a gas engine, this is your mistake. it doesn't matter how new the car, every small diesel engine needs the glow plugs to start at all ambient air temperatures.
jimster1211 1 year ago
@williamtword the chime is for the door, seatbelt and diagnostics. there is a LIGHT on the dash that tells you if the glow plugs are warming up or not :P
and for anything above 5C they will not warm.
shopan3000 1 year ago
@shopan3000 yea i know that. I know someone who has one and it never starts until the seatbelt chimes stop dinging. Idk why.
williamtword 1 year ago
@williamtword hmm.. I wonder it theres a setting in the computer for that :P I am able to check and change most anything on the newer ones with my VAG-COM
shopan3000 1 year ago
@williamtword we own 2 TDIs and neither of them require you to wait :P
is the one you speak of a VW?
shopan3000 1 year ago
check your mass air flow sensor, the immobilizer, crank sensor, do a compression test, and I can almost guarantee you will find the problem ^_^
shopan3000 1 year ago
I would be SO upset if this was happening to a new car. Bummer. :-(
dmzelda203 1 year ago
you will be towed every time you will start like that
jovr6 1 year ago
Diesels need only air and fuel to run, nothing more. Glow plugs help considerably to start but aren't technically required. from the sound, it's probably the injectors (Thank the EPA for the problematic diesels these days)
mbm670 1 year ago
turn key to acc. wait 10 seconds then start. i bet it will fire right up.
mysqueeker 1 year ago
@mysqueeker wrong, if the temperature is above 5 C the glow plugs are not needed and will NOT glow.its not like a cummins or some other large diesel, this is a 4 cylinder 130 HP TDI
shopan3000 1 year ago 2
:))) get a gus man !!
bohgdan 1 year ago
i hope the car was hot or the glow plugs were hot. if not then no shit its gonna be hard to start. i couldnt see the glow plug light though, not sure where it is in the cluster.
adb140275 2 years ago 3
If the engine was hot It's your starter motor (a known issue in thoose engine), since when it's hot the engine has more compression and need more energy to crank..
just replace the starter motor and you will be fine ;)
mosquiton001 2 years ago
My mum is driving a VW Golf (Rabit) 1.4 75 HP..... that car has always problems too....
Siegburg61 2 years ago
@Siegburg61 yeah, they havent made that car in over 20 years! this is completely different lol, theyve come a long way since then
shopan3000 1 year ago
gee. maybe if you turn the key over for more than 2 seconds at a time. it wanted to go but you quit right away.
creamyfilling102 2 years ago
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My 06 R32 did the same thing. The dealership never figured it out and ended up taking the car back and giving me my money back after more than a year of problems.
Never buy a VW!!!!!
Kevin3935 2 years ago
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my brother wants to buy a 2006 Jestta TDI for 5,000 dollars with 48,000KMs, do you think this is good and will not give us many problems?
ToOlOGT22 2 years ago
@ToOlOGT22 depends where, what condition its in, where the maintenance has been done and if it has been accident ed or not.
but it should run without any trouble. personally I would aim for a 200-2004 or a 2007-2010 those 2 years have issues :P
shopan3000 1 year ago
I bet you the lift pump is bad tell the dealer to check the fuel filter housing to see if its dry and if it is bingo lift pump.
2000jeepsahara 2 years ago
i wish i could kill the guy that sold me vw , too bad he is my friend and he bought the car cheap from a desperate seller, who didn't want any more to do with the car , he sold the with 68000 mile car for $ 1500 , i wouldn't keep the car for free
rayray2001111 2 years ago
I will buy it from you for $1500 anytime... email me!
P8121 2 years ago 2
after spending 2000 on an engine i will try to get 3000 for it i can send pics
rayray2001111 2 years ago
sounds good. email me through youtube
P8121 2 years ago
dream buddy.... :)
athamatham 2 years ago
Hell yeah, I'd take an 05.5+ TDI jetta any day for $1500-$3000
P8121 2 years ago
my friend with a Golf TDI 130hp sold his car after just 8 months for disperation,how many problems! poor guy...
UNBOXINGCAR 2 years ago
The 'Glow plug' light does go out before the key is turned. The car must have bad fuel and/or a blown glow plug fuse!?
VOLKSN8R 2 years ago
your car doesnt start because you have either no idea how, or no motivation to take care of it. diesels need thorough and regular maintenance. and kladivous you are retarded because modern diesels DO use glow plugs
MANproducts 2 years ago 4
Man you are right about the glow plugs. I know one butthead you killed 9 set in 6 month because he wouldn't wait a moment or two. It sound much like it retard.
pigwigpa 2 years ago 2
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If it weren't for their loyal fan base and their cheap prices,VW would have been banned from the US years ago. VW's are about as bad as YUGO's.People who like VW's don't know what a good car is. A Huffy bicycle is more reliable than a VW. VW is road trash.
dstarks80 2 years ago
lol, well said!
fast55chev 2 years ago
jetta's are reliable if you go by the schedule's maintenance. they're not hard cars to live with, and they give you a much higher feeling of quality then some vanilla flavored toyotas or hondas.
philpayne80 2 years ago 2
Why do you stop cranking when it's just about to start?
itsbojan 2 years ago 32
read my channel for more information
maureennv 11 months ago
its either the lift pump or fuel filter. our tdis hardly ever have problems.
2000jeepsahara 2 years ago
look at the side of your driver side door and see if its made in mexico if it is get ride of it sorry to say i love vw's but i had the same problem with my bug and it was made in mexico and they would not warrenty the engine
1fordhater 2 years ago
the jetta and new beetle models are assembled in Mexico.
krunkindian1 2 years ago
If its pump duse then there is a fuel pump in the tank and you need to verify its operation. I had the pump go in my 05 golf and its very similar to failure mode in a gas engine. Noise and delayed starting till eventual failure. I wouldn't fault the car, maybe the dealership, vw dealers are hit and miss, something that vw is working on, filtering out the hippies from the 60's who bought dealerships and still have them and run them like they are stuck in the 60's. Get a different dealer.
Gromitdog1 2 years ago
They don't use glow plugs. My guess is bad fuel, fuel filter clogged. It's not turning over; not getting fuel. Change filter, drain water.
nwgafan 2 years ago
OF course they use glow plugs! It's a diesel.
Spyster007 2 years ago
Below a certain temp yes they do.
bmtimv 2 years ago
Modern diesels don't use glow plugs. some use a heater block in the air intake.
kladivous 2 years ago
The Jetta is a modern diesel and it uses Glow Plugs. you would be hard pressed to find a Modern Diesel passenger car that didn't use glow plugs.
Spyster007 2 years ago
haha... WRONG!
DUBK53 2 years ago
fuel filter?
den9 3 years ago
From Germany vw jetta 2003 tdi wagon
MaXCoDeR3333 3 years ago
If it was from the US it was built in Pueblo, MEX
bmtimv 2 years ago
maybe you can use the starter for more than 2 seconds
bmtimv 3 years ago
my thoughts as well
dieselholicpullteam 3 years ago
Ever get 'er started? It was probably an air leak. Was it working the day before? Alot of times charging up the battery and cranking it over and over until it works the air out, she'll fire up.
warkilla 3 years ago
if you can prove that it has been takin into a vw dealership four times or more and the problem has not been fixed and the car is still in its basic warranty then you need to hire your self a lemon law attorney my mercedes did this and i was able to get mercedes to buy it back.
ilovenissan 3 years ago
Lovely German engineering. My dad's 2006 Jetta TDI is always in the shop for repairs and always blowing bulbs every month.
silverboyzzz 3 years ago
VW's are good, but not without problems. Bulb blowing continuously is a sign of over voltage. I have noted though that VW's do eat bulbs, for whatever reason, i seem to replace bulbs more frequently than any other car i have owned.
Gromitdog1 2 years ago
Not new VW's.
maxou5757 2 years ago
my dodge ram is notorius for eating bulbs so much that the truck makes a little chime that sounds and tells you a bulb is out and go buy another mexican light bulb
hemiram04 2 years ago
used to work for volkswagen, could be the tandem pump, injector seals or bad diesel a would say cos volkswagen don't take well to crap diesel, was gonna say a 109 relay but she's gettin fuel of some description.
saxosmasher 3 years ago
well if it is a diesel. you have to wait to start im sure. LOOK NEXT TIME.
howyabin25 3 years ago 3
these have glow plugs i dont think hes waiting for the glow plug light to go out
jayguy173 3 years ago 20
+1 he cranks it over right away.
mx730md 2 years ago
@jayguy173 Ya that is what i was thinking
killeremail 1 year ago
@jayguy173 read my channel for more information
maureennv 11 months ago
@jayguy173 aren't they "no-wait" start-ups? Even though they are diesel, i think with the new TDI's you are able to just get in and turn the key.
4myeuro 8 months ago
@4myeuro for the first time in the day or at any time after the car has sat for over 1 hour.. you should use glowplugs.. I have a 2006 VW Jetta TDI myself, and I find that that works really good
airplanepilot18 7 months ago
i personally own a mk4 1.8t and ran into a few weird problems its a 05 with only 93km or about 53m
VaNdAlL04 3 years ago
seems like a hit or a miss with V-dub i think
VaNdAlL04 3 years ago
Do they have EGR valves? That was what was up with the Saab (which isn't a VAG engine but it could be worth checking), cleaned the valve and it was all good.
Thoooooms 3 years ago
i would bet that someone put gas in your jetta..it takes diesel..
sounds like a fuel problem..had ours for 3 years. works good till husband did just that.
bunyanbabe 3 years ago
i also bought a lemon, worst car ever!!
cooly111 3 years ago
love the TDI!!!!!!!!!!!!
HENRIKVGN 3 years ago
damn!! my 2000 passat 1.9 TDI stars perfectly and your new jetta doesn't work. this is crazy!!!
niklovu 3 years ago
you can tell its about to start if you crank it just a 2-3 second more
s172mch 3 years ago
It won't start if you don't put on your seatbelt and blockheater at 35 below.
DrBongWater 3 years ago
let the glow plugs do there work before you try to start it.
suprazuki 3 years ago
and eveyrone claims these cars are made in germany there not there made in mexico ever hear the chime on the earlier jettas the 1998 jetta that gives you a clue on where they were made.
1993MercuryCougarXR7 3 years ago
Most of the parts are made in Germany.
WAKeele 3 years ago
i know that but VW ripped u off and that sounds like a fuel problem.
1993MercuryCougarXR7 3 years ago
They didn't rip me off--my Jetta TDI is the best car I've ever owned!
WAKeele 3 years ago
heheh Jettas are cool but i prefer to stick to my CDI C-Klasse maybe in 6 months ill decide to get a Jetta.
1993MercuryCougarXR7 3 years ago
And South America I belive....
dieseldawg2 3 years ago
if its lemon contact Consumer Affairs or BBB also holding the started a little longer try checking the plugs :)
JettaJ1 3 years ago
Ive got one and its the greatest car of 40 I've owned.
2005fz10 3 years ago
hold the key until the RPMs hit at least 600
Alprazolam 3 years ago
I once owned a 1993 Jetta that I purchased new. It was my first and LAST VW! My Jetta was riddled with many quality control problems, mechanical problems, electrical problems and fuel injection problems. I got rid of it a few years later with just 20K on the odometer. I never once owned a vehicle as inferior as that Jetta.
300palms 3 years ago
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vw sucks! so does honda and general motors
toyotaeatsgmhondavw 3 years ago
AAAAAHHHHHHH HOLD THE KEY FOR LONGER!!!! Sorry it's been a long day
fafluga 3 years ago
trying hold the key longer when starting it up
snowglobe380 3 years ago
This is so frustrating! Let it crank a while and it will start! Don't release the key until you see the RPM's come up to about 600 or so.
shdoug 3 years ago
Chances are that your '50-A fuse for the GLOW PLUGS' on the firewall has broken, it's a .50 cent part!
VOLKSN8R 3 years ago
No they are not junk,you just dont understand why people like them.
jogga123 4 years ago
No they are not junk,you just dont understand why people like them.
jogga123 4 years ago
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German cars are junk.
dougdangger 4 years ago
dougdangger, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE JUNK NOT GERMAN CARS!
DENNISTHARAPPER 3 years ago
dougdangger, your mom's snatch is junk
NJRJC 3 years ago
Its not a fuel pump. This shit is all over the net!! Hold the key!!!!! i bet a million it will start!!!!! Alot of tdi have a problem with the light going out too soon. Just wait longer start hold key!! doesnt work turn key off back on wait a bit then hold key!! atleast 15 senconds! Let me knw if it works!!
2500mike 4 years ago
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It's a German car; you should have known that those cars are very unreliable!
boybreda 4 years ago
you mistook german for american buddy.
jettamk5 4 years ago 5
lol
sterlingnobles 4 years ago
dude, I think you forgot to take your medication
alfaromeo 4 years ago
are u stupid??:))))
DENNISTHARAPPER 3 years ago
boybreda, ever driven a benz from the late 90s? Those are anything but unreliable. The only thing unreliable here is your opinion - its also baseless. I just test drove a 2009 tdi, and I'm buying one ASAP - the car's a beast
NJRJC 3 years ago
TRUE THAT. The last good mercedes was made in 1994. Yeah they cost a bit to repair but they last forever! The prior to 94 models were tanks, the introduction of the C class marked mercedes demise. 190E, 500E, 300E, all the diesel models were awesome! They had their qwirks but you are right MERCEDES FROM LATE 90'S WERE ANYTHING FROM UNRELIABLE! Oh and good luck with your jetta!
fearthedreadlox 3 years ago
maureennv please contact me, i sent my info in a message to you. my 2006 VW Jetta TDI Lemon has only 13k miles on it!
mr5ohman 4 years ago
my does the same thing and is on the wrecker now to momentum. same story with the other dealer - bad fuel gave me a lemon smelling sample...
mr5ohman 4 years ago
I have watched both of your videos and all I can see is that you are not letting the car pre-heat. In a diesel, you have to let the glowplugs or whatever they are using now warm up with the key in the on position. There should be a light that goes off when it is ready to start. Check you manual, happy motoring!
Bimmersnob 4 years ago 2
The light goes off (it is located on the left)...I have been trying to start my cas for atleast 30 minutes prior to this video (please read my channel for more information)...I live in southeast Texas and the temperature was always over 70 degrees when I first started to have the problem.
maureennv 4 years ago
@maureennv
Did you fix it? What was the problem?
Cipry16 1 year ago
definitely a fuel pump..
MorePOwerplz 4 years ago
hahha you are luck that is all the issue that you have had, go to tdiclub(dot)com and look under the a5 jetta, if this is a stick shift, then you will have MUCH worse things than the glow plugs. oh like i dont know, a clutch that fails and then a trans that shatters all due to poor design, then vw trys to blame it on the driver even at 300 miles
qazwas202 4 years ago
That is awful...a car should be in perfect condition for awhile no matter the driver...What is upsetting about my car is that I would be ready to go somewhere and it wouldn't start. It has taken anywhere from 10 minutes to 4.5 hours to start.
maureennv 4 years ago
it was trying to start
willysjeepparidon 4 years ago
Finally after 30 minutes of trying...I just picked it up the day before from the dealship. I has been to the dealership 6x since August. It has sometimes taken up to 4.5 hours to start.
maureennv 4 years ago
The glow plug light was not on when she started the car. Her point is legit.
mrivera1 4 years ago
The glow plug light is the first light to go off. It is on the left side. Please read my channel. Also, this video was taken 30 minutes since first my first initial try to start the car. I was trying every 15 minutes to start it. I just picked it up from the dealership the day before.
maureennv 4 years ago
You must allow the glow plugs to warm up before the engine will start. Turn the key and wait for the glow plug light to go off, then turn the key the rest of the way to start. If you just want to hop in and go, get a gas car. Have your dealer check your glow plugs and preheater if the problem continues, but I've started VW diesels down to -31F before without a problem, just allow it to warm up gently. No full throttle till the engine cold light is off.
nadieselgirl 4 years ago 3
hold the key on longer its a diesel leave the key on longer to let the glow plugs warm up duh
willysjeepparidon 4 years ago
ohh and it dous matter where they are made because a product from france is alot better than a product from china
jgjgjgj1 4 years ago
Following your logic, you should stay away from Japanese cars too because they were engineered by the former Empire of the Sun. If you don't know what that means, you're a juvenile without a clue. TDI's are waaaaay more reliable than Hundas.
vipervnm 3 years ago
vw's are shit hondas are much more reliable
jgjgjgj1 4 years ago
haha thats a funny joke jgjgjgj1
burntchicken66 4 years ago
its not a joke because most vw atleast in north america are made in mexico while hondas in north america are made in canada and the usa
jgjgjgj1 4 years ago
i doesnt matter really where they are made, because they were engineered by smart people who make cars that have QUALITY. unlike japenese junk.
burntchicken66 4 years ago
ohh you mean NAZIS who killed countes amounts of people
jgjgjgj1 4 years ago
jgjgjgj1: What a simple idiot. The Nazi party of 1931-1945 has something to do with this 2006 car? Maybe Hitler is hiding in the trunk?
xfxfxfxfxfxfxfxfxfxf 4 years ago 2
That is really crappy Maureen. I have thought about Volkswagon's before, but after this I will not consider it. Mazda's are not good either.
LOVE YA!
ladyyymadonna 4 years ago
get a lambo :D
burntchicken66 4 years ago
ladyyymadonna: I have owned two tdi's. 126K driven on the first one and 4K on the second. Total problems (problem...) was a rattle in the rear passenger door. A lemon is possible form any auto mfr, although, this is the first lemon tdi I know of (if it in fact even is).
xfxfxfxfxfxfxfxfxfxf 4 years ago
Uh...Mazda's are great cars. VW's are very reliable. This person is just an idiot and doesn't know wbout the glow plugs. It takes longer to start a TDI.
perfoodleschnitz 4 years ago
excuse me, but the glow plug light goes off...the dealership even told me that the glow plugs are fine...I live in Southeast Texas where the weather should not effect the glow plugs...read my channel before you start calling people names and look for the glow plug light in the video
maureennv 4 years ago
I do appologize. I actually live in North Texas, so I know that weather isn't a factor! You very well may have gotten a lemon. See if the dealer will buy the car back, but they will only let you buy another VW.
perfoodleschnitz 4 years ago
Thank you! I have filed for a lemon. I love the car and it's diesel mileage (42miles/gallon). However, it has been in the shop 6x since August for not wanting to start.
maureennv 4 years ago
It's great to see people finally waarming up to clean diesels. 42 MPG is great!
perfoodleschnitz 4 years ago
Thank you for being a kind Texan!
maureennv 4 years ago
Six times?! You are patient as a saint. When a car is still not fixed after ~4 times back for the same issue, it's time for Mr. Lemon Lawyer. He will sue their eyes out. With little or no effort on your part they will 1) Buy it back and 2) Pay his bill
If they give you one more lick of problems, seriously, get a lawyer. My friend tried everything with his bad BMW X5 and not until he got a lawyer did all of it get resolved.
fenderstratguy 4 years ago
Sadly six times doesn't get VW's attention...I do have a lawyer involved now. She was actually surprised I didn't have a new one after the 4th tow in. The 6th time it was in the shop was for a defective fuel pump that was placed into the car in August '07 or that is the reason...but the first time they told me that the diesel was containmented, then I had it towed in 2 days later after picking it up.
I'm a first grade teacher...so I try to be very patient.
maureennv 4 years ago
If VW's are so bad, what is keeping my 95 with 490 000 km running? Luck.
Cyberpete99 2 years ago 5
You replaced everything, thats why
gardnerbm 2 years ago
Your right! Except the block, head and turbo. They will go soon, just a mater of time.
Cyberpete99 2 years ago
Luck.... and money
99gsx4g63t 2 years ago