I made a thread the other day about lack of heat on the passenger side vents of our 2014 Jetta SE. I made it to the dealer today and they called back and confirmed what I was afraid of, bad heater core. I asked why it would go bad on a relatively young car with low miles, his response was "well, the car IS 5 years old and YOU have NEVER changed the coolant". He is right, but I made it a point to tell him that a coolant change is NOT recommended in the manual or by VW anywhere near our mileage.
I am a proponent of preventative maintenance. All services on our vehicles are done on time, or early. Maybe I would have done this by now if it was easy to DIY like my Accord. Oh well, will most likely be doing 3 year coolant changes on our VW's from now on. Live and learn.
The Jetta is at the dealer over the weekend, most likely the work will be done early next week. Heater core replacement and coolant change are in order.
I did ask for a loaner since my wife is in the hospital and my time is already stretched thin. Thankfully the dealer worked it out for me to have one. It's a 2019 Jetta SE. I'll post a review on it later. I was entertaining the idea of trading the 2014 Jetta in on a new R-line or SE if the repair bill was going to be hefty, but with our current situation I decided that wasn't the most responsible idea so we will hold on to him, "Silvester" as my wife and I call him, for a while longer.
Hopefully this will be the last repair for a WHILE. Water pump at 38K miles, radiator fan at 48K, wheel speed sensor at 49K and now heater core around 55K.
I am a proponent of preventative maintenance. All services on our vehicles are done on time, or early. Maybe I would have done this by now if it was easy to DIY like my Accord. Oh well, will most likely be doing 3 year coolant changes on our VW's from now on. Live and learn.
The Jetta is at the dealer over the weekend, most likely the work will be done early next week. Heater core replacement and coolant change are in order.
I did ask for a loaner since my wife is in the hospital and my time is already stretched thin. Thankfully the dealer worked it out for me to have one. It's a 2019 Jetta SE. I'll post a review on it later. I was entertaining the idea of trading the 2014 Jetta in on a new R-line or SE if the repair bill was going to be hefty, but with our current situation I decided that wasn't the most responsible idea so we will hold on to him, "Silvester" as my wife and I call him, for a while longer.
Hopefully this will be the last repair for a WHILE. Water pump at 38K miles, radiator fan at 48K, wheel speed sensor at 49K and now heater core around 55K.