Volkswagen Jetta Complaints

10,351 consumer complaints on file.

#807954January 22, 1997
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
ONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE NOV. 27, 1995 AND THE REPLACEMENT JACK HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. PLEASE EXPLAIN . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807690January 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, TO STOP VEHICLE USED THE PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513951January 14, 1997
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
JACK RECALLED, REPLACEMENT JACK HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807468January 10, 1997
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
HAD RECALL ON VEHICLE FOR THE JACK; DEALERSHIP HAS SAID PART ON BACK ORDER FOR A YEAR (NHTSA RECALL NO 95V05400). STILL WAITING FOR PART. DONALDSON'S, 516 567 9200, ST JAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513556January 9, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
BRAKES REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807131January 6, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
OWNER STATES THAT SHE HAD DRIVETRAIN PROBLEMS, HER FRONT AXLE BROKE OFF IN TRAFFIC WHILE SHE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. SHE ALSO NOTES THAT SHE DID HAVE WORK DONE ON DRIVETRAIN BEFORE AND THAT DEALERS TOLD HER THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN HUMAN ERROR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807174January 6, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UP A HILL OR ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITH OUT WARNING THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. OWNER NOTES THAT VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES AND DEALERS CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806754December 26, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE IN TRAFFIIC AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT AT LESS THEN 5MPH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SEVERELY BURNING THE DRIVER'S FACE AND NECK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#806496December 17, 1996
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S DOOR ASSEMBLY LATCH MECHANISM IS BROKEN, DOOR WON'T SHUT, PREVIOUS DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, OWNER TIES UP DOOR, NOT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806431December 16, 1996
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER WENT OUT TO GET INTO CAR AND ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP . *AK DEALER STATED WIRING NEEDED REPAIRED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806264December 12, 1996
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
AT A LOW SPEED WENT OVER A PATCH OF ICE AND HIT A POLE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805789December 2, 1996
WHEELS:HUB
LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805443November 21, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING 38 TO 40 MPH THE GEARS ARE HARD TO SHIFT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805102November 15, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW OUT, RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805123November 15, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN AN ACCIDENT AT 12:00 POSITION AT 30-35MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#804888November 13, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
OWNER DROVE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER THAT RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. WATER GOT INTO AIR INTAKE THEN TO ENGINE. VEHICLE REFUSED TO RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. OWNER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC OF THREE OTHERS W/SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511146November 7, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL WIRES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FUEL INJECTION VENT SPARKED/IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804535November 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 35MPH, VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#999999999October 29, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DASHBOARD REFLECTS INTO WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803770October 21, 1996
CHILD SEAT
CONSUMER HAD CHILD SAFETY SEAT ATTACHED TO THE LAP SEAT BELT, THE LATCH CAME APART WHILE CONSUMER TURNED A CORNER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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