Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (1999)

349 consumer complaints on file.

#839185June 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#838945June 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING T VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838621May 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING 35-40 MPH UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, IT WILL DOWNSHIFT ON FLAT SURFACE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838450May 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835902May 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT & BROADSIDED VOLKSWAGEN.DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INVESTIGATOR & VOLKSWAGEN PERSONNEL INSPECTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE BELOW THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#836179March 26, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835215February 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FROM A GREEN LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE RED LIGHT, STRICKING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WHERE NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NOT PROTECTING PASSENGER AND *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#702652January 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY. MIL AND GENERATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK TWO TRIES TO START ENGINE AGAIN, THEN VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN A WEEK AND A HALF. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831913December 7, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELT DISENGAGED OR UNBUCKLED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED COMPLETE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WHICH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE BUCKLE CONTINUES TO UNLOCK. *AK.ET.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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