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4.5 out of 5 stars

It's Never Gonna Die

knoxgrassdealer, 07/22/2010
2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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I bought my 1.8t 4dr in early march with 100,000 miles, and I've put it through the works. I'm 19 year old so I'm not the slowest driver, the second day i had it i crashed the hell out of it. I'm not sure how but the air bags didn't deploy, and i was able to drive away with ease. I had to replace many parts including doors, windows, wires. Very easy work considering the dept of it. Since, I've put over 8,000 miles on it and my girl friend had smashed more windows out lol. But overall whenever i get more money I'm definitely gonna consider buying another one. Excellent performance, Decent fuel economy, Kinda small, Big trunk! ;) Great car..

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5 out of 5 stars

Driver Found

sonkota4, 02/08/2003
2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I love my VW Jetta GLS. It is a fun car that handles well and looks great. This is my fourth VW Jetta that I have owned and I believe this one is the best by far.

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2 out of 5 stars

Stay away from 2002 Jetta

Eric, 05/02/2009
2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8T 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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VW Jetta is not worth a dime. Problems since day 1. Water pump froze up causing timing belt to jump an d ruin engine. 1 Year later water pump froze up again. Constant electrical glitches and other mysterious items. Local VW dealer won't even look at if for less than $120. I would highly recommend staying away from these vehicles. They look nice; however, the quality is garbage.

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1.63 out of 5 stars

Run, this is not for you!

Cindy , 02/09/2003
2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS VR6 4dr Sedan (2.8L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

With only 42,000 miles on the car it has been in the shop 5 times for the transmission. Talk about a lemon and YES I am checking on the lemon law.

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Never Buy This car or a VW Ever

prusso, 06/14/2008
2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8T 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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My car is at about 85k and I have had way too many problems with this vehicle. It is by far the worst vehicle I have ever had and I will never buy a VW ever again. I have had to replace the water pump at 62k, the alternator went out, I was just told I needed to replace the catalytic converter, the ect sensor and an addition 2 grand in fixes for a total of 3,200. I had some boots and a cb join that were cracked and leaking that was about 1000 bucks. By far the most unreliable vehicle I have had and hated everything about it. I ripped off the bumper 3 times because it always would catch on the curb because there is no guard on there. Don't buy this car.

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