Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (1999)

349 consumer complaints on file.

#720916April 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PAN CRACKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859101March 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, SPARK PLUGS MELTED. HEAD GASKET AND SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, FRONT AXLE WAS BENT. WHEN CONSUMER DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858725March 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IT WAS RAINING AND CONSUMER SLID INTO REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR AT 25MPH. HOOD BENT AND CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPAIRED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858752March 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORTMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719967March 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STILL HAS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE THEY BEGAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719930March 10, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS HANDS FOR 6 WEEKS. THEY HAVE ALL BUT SAID THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THEY HAVE TOLD US FOR 2 WEEKS THAT THE PART IS BEING SHIPPED. WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE WORD OF THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREMENDOUS PROBLEM, VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. THANKS DMF. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719868March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HIT DIP IN ROAD AT LOW SPEED, CHAFED OIL PAN WHICH CAUSED A ONE INCH SPLIT IN OIL PAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719518March 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHEN ON THE SLIGHTEST GRADE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, IT TAKES 3-5 SECONDS TO ENGAGE AND EVEN AFTER IT ENGAGES IT WILL ROLL FORWARD. I ALMOST HIT A MOTHER AND CHILD WALKING INFRONT OF THE CAR WHEN IN A PARKING SPACE, THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE PLUNGED INTO A POLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719068February 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857137February 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED ON AN INCLINE OR WHEN THE SURFACE IS NOT LEVELED, AND WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL ROLL ABOUT 2-3 FEET. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, PROBLEM REPAIRED. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550946February 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO BE AJAR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856688February 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND LOSS OF COOLING AT THE SAME RATE, WHICH COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE/FIRE AND AIR POLLUTION. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, GEAR SELECTION AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION ARE SLOW TO RESPOND TO INPUT. DEALER SAYS THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856724February 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LEFT FRONT BRAKES GRABBED. OTHER THREE FAILED TO WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES. EACH TIME BRAKES WERE REPLACED/REPAIRED. ALSO, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A DEER ON LEFT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. FRONT GRILL WAS CRUSHED. INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718323February 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE CENTER OF THREE LANES AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE CENTER LANE. SHORTLY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE A TRACTOR TRAILER STRUCK THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE TOTALLY DESTROYING THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856177February 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DRIVER WENT TO PASS VEHICLE WHEN PEDAL GOT STUCK , VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE IT, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEAR. SUDDENDLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESUMED POSITION AND VEHICLE ACTED AS NORMAL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550712February 3, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURE:BODY, TIRES
ALARM LED IS NOT FLASHING ON DRIVER'S DOOR. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856098February 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 25 MILES. FRONT DISC ROTORS WORE OUT. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES CAR SHOOK TERRIBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550629February 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POSSIBLE TREANSMISSION FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE GOING INTO A MODE WHERE IT REMAINS IN 3RD GEAR AND WILL NOT GO INTO OVER-DRIVE. THE RPM'S ALSO BECOME SPORADIC. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718079January 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 91 ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 21ST WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE EXIT AND THINKING THAT I MAY NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH DIESEL ADDITIVE, I NURSED IT TO A TRUCK STOP AT THE BASE OF THE EXIT AND ADDED ENOUGH ADDITIVE FOR 75 GAL. AFTER 3 MINUTES THE CAR DIED AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. IT WAS TOWED TO A VW DEALER AND THEY CONTACTED VW. THE VW REP SAID THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT AND DIRECTED THE DEALER TO DRILL OUT THE CHECK VALVE ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON WEDNESDAY THE 19TH AND DROVE IT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY, I HAD DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR ON INTERSTATE 91 AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I COASTED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND THE CAR STALLED. ONCE AGAIN IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. IT WAS TOWED TO GENE LANGAN VW IN GLASTONBURY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER CANNOT SAFELY NEGOTIATE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I SPOKE WITH VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 21ST, THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GETTING HUNDREDS OF CALLS ABOUT THE 1999 DIESELS JUST DYING AFTER PROLONGED PERIODS OF DRIVING. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN JUST MY VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 JETTA DIESELS. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717211January 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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