Volkswagen Jetta Complaints

10,351 consumer complaints on file.

#741868March 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
HAD WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED 3 TIMES ON DRIVERS SIDE AND ONE TIME ON PASSENGER SIDE WITH IN A 22 MONTH PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881928March 2, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE INSTALLING A CSS ALL REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES AND ANCHORS WERE PULLED OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741599February 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PLEASE CHECK INTO OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR POSSIBLE RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881619February 27, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT ANCHOR BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881629February 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND TIRED TO STEP ON GAS TO GO, RADIATOR EXPLODED, AND THROUGH RADIATOR WATER ENTERED INTO VEHICLE BURNING PASSENGER, AND FLOODING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL NUMBER 92V050000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#881432February 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER FEELS THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT DEALER CAN'T FIND. ONCE WHILE TURNING A CORNER VEHICLE DIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785316February 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
CONSUMER STATES THE HEATER CORE EXPLODED WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU, ANTIFREEZE LEAKED THROUGH THE VENTS AND RADIO COMPARTMENT ONTO THE FLOOR WITH PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE, ONE PERSON WAS BURNT WITH RADIATOR FLUID, RADIO SHORTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#881064February 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 8, AND ABS SENSOR REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 21. BRAKES HAD FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741279February 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX CREAKING SUSPENSION NOISE 3 TIMES. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, OR FIX IT. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. EXTERIOR NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, HOLES IN ROAD, AND WHEN TURNING RIGHT, OR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNING RIGHT. DEFINITELY NOT AN INTERIOR CREAKING NOISE. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY B/C DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM IS A SUSPENSION ISSUE. PLEASE HELP GET THIS FIXED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741281February 21, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
INNER SIDEWALLS ON 3 OF 4 TIRES HAVE SPLIT - 2 OCCURRED WHILE NOT DRIVING AND THE OTHER OCCURED AT LOW SPEED. THEY HAVE ALL FAILED IN LESS THEN ONE MONTH. I HAVE THE THIRD FAILED TIRE AND THE FORTH ORIGINAL. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF DAMAGE AROUND THE SPLITS. THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST OCCURANCE BUT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO.*AK (TIRESIZE: 185/60R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185/60R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880934February 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING IN SNOW AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, BRAKES FROZE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *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
#741211February 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS GONE OUT ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. THE COST IS AT LEAST 250.00 PER WINDOW TO FIX. I RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741248February 20, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
BUMPER PULLED LOOSE (ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF) FROM MOUNTING BY CEMENT PARKING SPACE STOPPER WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880835February 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD SIDE AIR BAGS AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741137February 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ENGINE CONSUMES ABOUT 1+ QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,500 MILES. FRONT ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES, WHILE BRAKE PADS ARE LESS THAN 50% USED. REFRIGERANT IN AIR CONDITIONER GONE AT AROUND 30,000 MILES WITH NORMAL USE IN MILD CLIMATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741068February 17, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER CAME OUT WITH KEY! DEALER REPLACED, AS WELL AS REPLACING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK. I WAS CHARGED LABOR AND PARTS. APPROX $110 . COMPLAINED TO VW OF AMERICA (CUSTOMER SERVICE) TOLD THAT LOCKS TO THEIR KNOWNLEDGE NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM! CAR OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY $ ARRANGEMENT WITH ME. I HAVE REVIEWED NHTSA RECORDS FOR 95-6 JETTAS. SUM TOTAL OF AT LEAST 15 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD DOOR LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEMS. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET LOCKED OUT OF CAR SOMEWHERE FAR FROM HOME! HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE CAR EITHER AGAINST THEFT! VW SHOULD AT LEAST FIX AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS NO CHARGE LOCK CYCLINDERS SHOULD NOT COME OUT, WHEN YOU LOCK OR UNLOCK YOUR CAR! THE LOCK CYLINDER MECHANISMS ARE FAILING UNDER NORMAL USAGE. THANK YOU FOR ATTETION TO THIS MATTER.*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
#740915February 15, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CLEAR FUEL LINE WAS RUBBING ON CORNER OF AIR CLEANER. THE RUBBING CAUSED A HOLE TO WEAR THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. DIESEL FUEL WAS SPRAYED ONTO THE ENGINE (NO FIRE). THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC, IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AND BROAD-SIDED, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559642February 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE DASH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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