Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (1996)

174 consumer complaints on file.

#749406July 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EVERY SUMMER ESPECIALLY DURING 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE MOVES TO HIGHEST SETTING AND OFTEN TIMES VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF TO COOL DOWN. VEHICLE WILL STARTS AGAIN AFTER COOLING DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ONLY DURING HOT SUMMERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893051July 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A CRACK IN VALVE BODY WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO BURN OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748388July 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL PROBLEMS HAVE REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891871July 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS LEAVING AN INTERSECTION AND WAS TRAVELING 15MPH ON A WET PAVEMENT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SLID AND HIT ENBANKEMENT CURB. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890690June 19, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED AND CAUSED ALARM TO GO OFF, POWER WINDOWS NOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED LOCK SYSTEM WHICH HELPED FOR AWHILE. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, AND THIS TIME MECHANIC LOCATED ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT HAD FUSED TOGETHER UNDER DASH AND WERE CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889819June 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN STEPPPING ON BRAKES AIR CONDITIONER FAN COMES ON. THIS MAY ALSO HAPPEN WHEN STEPPING CLUTCH PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887657May 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, AND UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER WHICH CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882420March 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 33-34 MPH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880953February 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN WET CONDITIONS OR WHEN GOING OVER WET SURFACES. VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ VACUUM SENSORS, AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880705February 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. WOULD MAKE WHINNING NOISE, FLUID WOULD BE LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR IT. CLAIMED WOULD WORK FINE. TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP, AND VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559487February 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740493February 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ELECTRIC WINDOW OPERATORS ON THIS VOLS JETTA HAVE FAILED ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. IN THE CASE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW THE MECHANISM FAILED WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALER ADMITS THAT THESE MECHANISMS FAIL REGULARLY BUT VOLKS USA REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE FAILURE. SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HE OR SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS WINDOW MEHANISM HAS FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE. VOLKSWAGEN USA REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE MATTER OR TO MAKE PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR THIS DESIGN FAULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878084January 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT BUCKLE BROKE OFF AFTER CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS INSTALLED IN MIDDLE. IT DID NOT PROPERLY HOLD CSS, AND CSS TIPPED OVER. IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH IT MAY HAVE CAUSE INJURIES TO CHILD. MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT ONLY USED FOR CSS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738717January 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHERE THE CAR WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS(2ND-3RD, 3RD-4TH ECT.). I HAVE HAD THE CAR GO THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SEVERAL TIMES WHICH REVEALED THAT AN ADJUSTMENT HAD TO BE MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THESE ADJUSTMENTS SEEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN THE CAR WILL SLIP BACK INTO POOR SHIFTING MODE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND VW OF AMERICA CLAIM THAT THESE DIAGNOSIS' ARE NOT CONSIDERED FAILURES BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEREFORE REPLACEMENT IS NOT WARRANTED. IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT FOR ME TO HAVE THESE ADJUSTMENTS MADE PERIODICALLY. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING PERMENANTLY CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877227January 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
BOLTS THAT HOLD AXLE IN PLACE ON DRIVER'S SIDE TO WHEEL HAVE FALLEN OFF. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738331December 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION TURNED WITH KEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875516November 27, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AND THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE 7 TIMES INTO A DEALER, AND EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT, BUT NEVER FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736642November 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY CAR HAS HAD CONTINUED WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR PROBLEMS BEGINNING 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IN JULY 1996. SIX TIMES THE WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE WINDOWS IN THE CAR WHICH DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I CONSIDER THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SHOULD THERE EVER BE PASSENGERS SEATED BY THOSE WINDOWS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE, AND THE DOORS DID NOT WORK THERE WOULD NOT BE A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735065October 24, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WITHIN 4 MONTHS BOTH REAR WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED.THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM W/VOLKSWAGEN. THE PART IS NOW MADE OF PLASTIC. IT SEEMS THIS DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR AT LEAST REPLACED WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED. THE COST OF THE PART IS $108.00 THROUGH VOLKSWAGON DEALER. THAT IS WITHOUT LABOR CHARGES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873203October 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
A DEFECTIVE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY MAKING NOISE DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED UNIT AT CONSUMER'S COST. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVER DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK ALL PROFESSIONALS WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH SAY THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILAGE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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