***The OFFICIAL*** What do you NOT like about YOUR MK4(s)?

[CPW12]

i don't like jolf43

[rawkusmode32]

i don't like jolf43

[u_dizzy_2]

Sometimes if im lucky when I go to start it the alarm goes off

I thought I was the only one with the random locking and alarm

[Zach!]

i don't like jolf43

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[bluewolfy]

I thought I was the only one with the random locking and alarm

I guess not its really funny when I leave at 6 am and it goes off in the garage

[u_dizzy_2]

I guess not its really funny when I leave at 6 am and it goes off in the garage

That's gotta be loud! I'll have the driver door open, toss my keys on the seat and go open my hood or something and 5 seconds later she locks herself. I've learned to keep the keys on me or the door open if possible.

[bluewolfy]

That's gotta be loud! I'll have the driver door open, toss my keys on the seat and go open my hood or something and 5 seconds later she locks herself. I've learned to keep the keys on me or the door open if possible.

Ya same here, I can never tell when its going to do it so the key is always with me

[davedanger401]

FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, and most of the other stuff mentioned above.. especially the kids who drive them. the need breed of vw owners is... ummm...

[Unktone]

The factory in gauge clock dosen't keep accurate time, the armrest, and select interior items coated with easily scratched cheesey paint stuff

YEAH!! I installed a stereo in my gfs tdi before I got my gli, and was super careful yet scratched it up anyways lol....eff that cheesy ****.

[Unktone]

03 GLI

Armrest...wtf were they thinking? I am 5' 11" with big hands and it is still uncomfortable to shift w/ that armrest...it's ok, but....not solid. Also, seats...anyone who works out knows that your lats are too big to fit...gotta let one in and one out lol.

The weight...granted the car always feels nice and solid, and when you use thing like the vents and controls they don' feel like cheap pieces of ****, and neither does the dash, but...3k? dang. Plus all the noise it makes for being so solid.

First gear....could be like...slightly longer. I know that this is short-sighted most likely, and I also try and stay below 4k rpm for my commute all week, but damn, seems like they could have made it SLIGHTY longer...not like it's losing torque by the end of it.

[dylanneon]

the puny little turbo, and the factory pcv lines that rot and crack all the time!

[fastinradford]

1.8t vacuum system.

limited 6sp options.

immobilizers.

here we got a 90hp diesel 5sp that had 90hp and 5sp

europe got 110hp, 6sp, 4motion, that got better mileage. Might be an imperial to us gallon, but still, come on.

[newbiedubbin]

rattling center console
reflex silver
cup holders
5x100

[JayDD007]

12v shifter rod
rattles everywhere
stock garbage speakers
stock ride height
cup holder placement
glove box hinge
all the soft rubber that looks like **** if you ever so gently scratch it by accident
how the center of the 4 spoke steering wheel fades to blue
tons more...but i wouldn't trade her for anything

[theguy831]

the lack of 24v 4mo jettas

[slakr7555]

-FWD
-No factory HID's
-Rear beam
-Soft touch is the most retarded thing ever imagined
-Glove box design is a close 2nd
-Armrest designed by a handicapped 7 yr old
-CRAYON SCENTED INTERIOR!!!!!!!
-PLASTIC ERRYWHERE!
-Factory tune blooooooows
-1.8t will muck up even the best oil
-ASR is a waste of time
-etc.

[Freddy24]

The **** is with the door locks... I cant even figure out a pattern in mine...

[Tiny Voices]

The outside door handles that are so difficult to pull people think the car is locked when it isn't.
seat heaters that burn you alive in your car because the door locks broke and you can't get out.
CV boots
coilpacks
anything electrical in the car at all
catalytic converters
o2 sensors
MAF

[Chauncey Wellington III]

wheel bearings

what about them?

they suck dick

[MÄDDNESSS]

the fact that they came with Cassette players.

whats this "soft touch" ya'll speak of? what does that mean?

['03gtibrowneye]

crappy plastic interior parts.
pcv system components
most of all ..SAI

[MÄDDNESSS]

most of all ..SAI

THIS!

['03gtibrowneye]

THIS!

my brain is going to explode with this issue. any help would be appreciated here

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...CEL-code-P0411

[FALCNT3RM1NAT0R]

stock garbage speakers
stock ride height
cup holder placement
glove box hinge
all the soft rubber that looks like **** if you ever so gently scratch it by accident
and currently dealing with faulty clutch hydraulics.

made it to 126k without ever having any work done, other than oil, so im happy with the durability

[alemac1]

150bhp from an engine WITH a turbo.. the fact that no matter what engine a mk4 has they slapped the GTI badge on basically anything that wasnt a 1.6 haha.

my other moans are from modifying the car, so i guess they dont count haha

[MÄDDNESSS]

Suspension Geometry.

mk4 look, body lines, ect..

[veedubbed45]

Also, the headliners and the fabric on the doors. ALL GARBAGE!

so true! you touch the headliner with fresh washed hands and it gets dirty! not to mention the poor adhesion to the material behind it ex) door cards

[veedubbed45]

YEAH!! I installed a stereo in my gfs tdi before I got my gli, and was super careful yet scratched it up anyways lol....eff that cheesy ****.

the kid that had my car before me must of let a lot of chicks with theyre nails done drive cause everything has little c shapped nail marks on it and the plate by the key...WOW...either he was challenged or needed some hair around the key hole. it looks like he tried every little spot around the hole! how hard is it to look and put the key in the only hole there!!???!!!

[veedubbed45]

the fact that they came with Cassette players.

whats this "soft touch" ya'll speak of? what does that mean?

next time ur in ur car look at the door pull/switch cover, back plate for the heat/a/c controls, area around the light switch as well as other areas. If there are any scratches etc you'll notice its coated with this rubbery paint coating stuff, which is the "soft touch" why they put this on here who knows, what was wrong with the same colored plastic underneath it?

[Mafiamike954]

cheap center console materials, crayon smell, car part prices, not back seat leg room..

[NWarty]

the fact that they came with Cassette players.

I bought my Jetta in 1999. Yes, tapes were still listened to back then and this cool thing called a CD Changer that I had installed in my trunk from the dealer.

Go and watch the "Synchronicity" VW commercial on youtube.


As for my hatelist:
- MAF's
- O2 sensors
- door lock module
- window regulators
- broken cupholder
- broken glovebox hinge
- softtouch plastic
- airbag sensors
- Fuel door motor (first year problem)
- Seat springs falling out
- Poor design of cupholder placement on early models
- No recirculation on climate controls in certain modes
- oil consumption on early 2.0's.
- Rear seat cramped
- 01M

[Mr. Watson]

That they never made AWD Jetta's and GTI's for the US

[jininkanjm]

the fact that if you want to debadge them you have to get body work done

[SirSmokeAlot]

wheel bearings

they suck dick

that peeling interior trim
the armrest is a POS

plastic headlight lenses

rear beam kinda blows

i don't like jolf43

agreed, that kid is usually a complete douche, when he isnt trying to b!ow homeless men....

I guess not its really funny when I leave at 6 am and it goes off in the garage

My car alarm has been randomly going off, has me pretty about it...

the fact that if you want to debadge them you have to get body work done

rattling center console
reflex silver
cup holders
5x100

dude, reflex silver and 5x100 made your list of design flaws?? You sir are dumb

[CameronA]

100% made in europe haha

clear coat that won't pit on my bbs rx ii's