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Chart based on 16 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
Engine not specified
84000 mi
US $765
Strange & weird. My car guy, who is very good, was puzzled and concerned.
Rear passenger door lock would sometimes not unlock with rest of doors. Dealer recreated issue and replaced lock box in door.
113300 mi
US $69
Rear liftgate would not latch when door was closed. Replaced latch myself
32000 mi
Driver door appeared to be hanging low. Dealer inspected and confirmed that the door was coming loose from the car. They resecured the door.
5000 mi
Rear hatch release mechanism self-destructed and fell down into the hatch. Was 1300 miles from home; dealer ordered parts air freight and fixed it in 30 minutes the next day.
18000 mi
center rear seat belt stuck. had to be cut and replaced.
1200 mi
flat fixed
1800 mi
dead battery.
push started the car(manual transmission) and drove to the dealer.
charging system checked with no trouble found.
took the car for a long drive; the problem has not happened again.
21000 mi
drivers door did not lock using the key fob(remote). faulty door latch was replaced.
24000 mi
drivers door would not lock
10000 mi
Front passenger door would catch while opening intermittently. During 10,000 free maintenance I mentioned and dealer lubed all door latches; problem fixed.
30800 mi
Rear door latch broken, possibly by too much force used to open.
Replaced tailgat struts. Paid by VW diesel owner compensation card.
14200 mi
LF Door latch required adjustment
40300 mi
Gasket in the firewall repaired which led cold air into the passenger room. The replacement seal was ordered but not installed because the installation would have been a 2 day job. attempted to fix faulty casket in firewall, replamenet part arrived faulty, new part is ordered
front passenger side and rear driver side door locks not locking/unlocking so they were replaced; rear driver side door window disconnected from mechanism that raises and lowers window so they replaced clip
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