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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / November 20082002 Jetta GLX VR6 Transmission Problem
My Jetta GLX VR6 Automatic has been hard shifting from 2nd to 3rd at slow speed, approx. 25mph. This only happens when I go from a stop to driving. As the Jetta begins it shifts from 1st to 2nd fine, then from 2nd to 3rd it revs up the RPMs and hard shifts, and then no problem shifting into drive. This only happens at slower speeds. Once I’m going, no problem, even if I accelerate hard. Does this mean I need a Tranny, or could there be another easier fix? Please help, I am desperate to find an easy solution. Thanks 8O  SignaturePosted at author's request, using moderated http://www.AutoBoardz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.AutoBoardz.com/2002-Jetta-GLX-VR6-Transmission-Problem-ftopict250256.html Is it still under warranty? (Original owner would have 100K miles AFAIK) Have the codes read to see what faults are occuring.. A vag-com tool might be needed for this. ;-) Might be an internal problem with the Valve Body, a Vehicle Speed Sensor (which also might be located internally on yours), or a wiring issue. Did you ever have any water entering the interior of your car? > My Jetta GLX VR6 Automatic has been hard shifting from 2nd to 3rd at > slow speed, approx. 25mph. This only happens when I go from a stop to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Tranny, or could there be another easier fix? Please help, I am > desperate to find an easy solution. Thanks 8O Well, thank you for your response. What is AFAIK? Does this mean there is a 100k powertrain warranty? I hope this is a small problem and I don’t have to replace the trans, but it feels like it’s slipping when this rev-up and hard shift occurs. Anyway, you’ve been a great source of info. Thanks > Is it still under warranty? (Original owner would have 100K > miles AFAIK) [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > am > > desperate to find an easy solution. Thanks 8O Yes AFAIK (As Far As I Know) You will have a 100,000 mile warranty on that transmission if you are the original owner. Is the mileage under 100K? Are you the original owner? Good luck with this! Signaturelater, (One out of many daves) > Well, thank you for your response. What is AFAIK? Does this mean there > is a 100k powertrain warranty? I hope this is a small problem and I [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > am > > > desperate to find an easy solution. Thanks 8O Isn't the standard powertrain warranty 6 years / 50K miles? On Nov 18, 9:51 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1nos...@pleasehotmail.com> wrote: > Yes AFAIK (As Far As I Know) > You will have a 100,000 mile warranty on that transmission if you are the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Good luck with this! From the VW website: Here's how our warranty compares with some others out there.* Manufacturer Basic Powertrain Volkswagen 3 year / 36,000 mi. 5 year / 60,000 mi. Mazda 3 year / 36,000 mi. 5 year / 60,000 mi. Nissan 3 year / 36,000 mi. 5 year / 60,000 mi. Toyota 3 year / 36,000 mi. 5 year / 60,000 mi. Honda 3 year / 36,000 mi. 5 year / 60,000 mi. Ford 3 year / 36,000 mi. 5 year / 60,000 mi. BMW 4 year / 50,000 mi. 4 year / 50,000 mi. Mercedez-Benz 4 year / 50,000 mi. 4 year / 50,000 mi. Volvo 4 year / 50,000 mi. 4 year / 50,000 mi. I believe that the 2002 VW models were the last VWs with the 10 year/100K powertrain warranty. Then VW cut it down considerably. :-( Isn't the standard powertrain warranty 6 years / 50K miles? On Nov 18, 9:51 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1nos...@pleasehotmail.com> wrote: > Yes AFAIK (As Far As I Know) > You will have a 100,000 mile warranty on that transmission if you are the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Good luck with this! I'm always looking at the simple things: Have you had a trans. flush lately? Is the weather getting colder where you live? Have you considered synthetic, high-grade trans. fluid? I havn’t had the tranny flushed, and I live in Calif. It has gotten colder, but not below 50 degrees. I want to flush the tranny, but want to find out what the problem is first. I do quite a bit of work on vehicles, so do you think it is wise to attempt this myself? Everything I hear is "take it to the dealer" > I'm always looking at the simple things: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > trans. > fluid? > I havn’t had the tranny flushed, and I live in Calif. It has gotten > colder, but not below 50 degrees. I want to flush the tranny, but want [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > trans. > > fluid? With transmissions, especially electronic-shifter automatics, "take it to an expert" is the only way to fly. The ways you can screw it up are many and varied. Nor is it likely that you have the equipment required to do a proper flush. The fluid you leave behind will be that fluid that inevitably contains the most garbage. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA The JF506E 5-speed transmission is made by the Japanese company JATCO. Sounds like the clutch (and/or brake band, if any) responsible for 2-3 shifts are slipping if the RPMs go way up. Otherwise the accumulator may not be doing its job, but doesn't sound like it's the case. That's why I'd do more frequent ATF changes and filter/strainer changes as well (< 20K miles) starting when new. I'd drop the pan, clean it, inspect the wear particles (amount, types), replace the filter/strainer. And then refill with HIGH MILEAGE ATF. The HM ATF is thicker and has more friction modifiers and seal conditioners. If this doesn't improve it then you already know what's next. > I havn’t had the tranny flushed, and I live in Calif. It has gotten > colder, but not below 50 degrees. I want to flush the tranny, but want > to find out what the problem is first. I do quite a bit of work on > vehicles, so do you think it is wise to attempt this myself? > Everything I hear is "take it to the dealer". The Castrol High Mileage ATF appears to meet the VW G052 990 standard. However, the 09A was also in the Valvoline MaxLife Merc/Dex ATF "application guide", but not on their website. So I'd go with castrol High Mileage after verifying VW G052 990 is for the 09A/Jatco JF506E.. http://www.castrol.com/liveassets/bp_internet/castrol/castrol_usa/STAGING/local_ assets/downloads/p,q/pds_HM_ATF.pdf Valvoline: http://www.nordiques.com/pieces/images/cataloguepdf/applicationhuiletrans.pdf VW TL52162 (Note: this is yellow) MaxLife ATF (Note: this is red) > I havn’t had the tranny flushed, and I live in Calif. It has gotten > colder, but not below 50 degrees. I want to flush the tranny, but want > to find out what the problem is first. I do quite a bit of work on > vehicles, so do you think it is wise to attempt this myself? > Everything I hear is "take it to the dealer". |
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