Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (1995)

220 consumer complaints on file.

#829563December 1, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DOOR LOCK FROZE, NOT OPENING W/KEY. WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN & THEN MAKING CLICKING NOISES WHEN TRYING TO ROLL WINDOW BACK UP. NEEDED TO PULL WINDOW UP BY HAND. AIR CONDITIONER MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNED ON. WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO STRESS. RECEIVED RECALL FOR NOOD LATCH, BUT UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS. PAINT IS CRACKING. RADIO GOES OUT. VW SAYS THAT THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT, BUT HAVE NOT HELPED REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831514December 1, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVLEING AT 35MPH AND HAD AN FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831341November 25, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALLS 98V195000 AND 98V160000. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE, PARTS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830615November 12, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V160000) IN MAIL. CALLED DEALER. INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE HOOD LATCHES. WILL NOTIFY WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE OCTOBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830620November 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 98V195000 & NOTIFIED THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE & WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542515November 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830517November 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V195000 FOR THE BRAKES. CALLED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS FOR THE BRAKES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. WOULD LIKE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMPLAINT FOR NO BRAKE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830535November 10, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
RECALL # 98V160000 VW/HOOD LATCH; CONTACTED DEALER YESTERDAY FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN A ONE MONTH. RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 10/15/98. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER NOT SURE WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. SAME SITUATION EXISTS FOR A RECALL FOR BRAKE LINING FAILURE THAT OWNER HAS ALSO RECEIVED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542483November 9, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830368November 9, 1998
INTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. ALSO AT 40,000 MILES BRAKE SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830299November 6, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING LIGHTS BLEW OUT, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. THE SMOKE WAS WHITE AND SMELLED OF BURNT WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829567October 27, 1998
AIR BAGS
WHENEVER DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON & STAYS ON UNTIL MOTOR IS SHUT OFF. HAD CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829597October 27, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHEN DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH MAY POP OPEN. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, AND THE HOOD LATCH OPENING WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED THE DEALER ,AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PART FOR THE HOOD LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542261October 27, 1998
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542295October 23, 1998
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SUNROOF GUIDE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829411October 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V195000) IN THE MAIL. CALLED DEALER. INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CALLED MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED PARTS MAILED TO DEALER. SO FAR DEALER SAYS NOT PARTS ARRIVED. WILL NOTIFY OWNER WHEN THEY DO ARRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700039October 23, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED 4 TIMES 10/4/96 REPAIR COST 57.00 31K MILES 3/24/97 0.00 40K MILES COVERED UNDER PART WARRANTY 9/19/97 200.00 50K MILES 10/15/98 NOT REPAIRED YET. 70K MILES I TELEPHONED VW REQUESTING THEY COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. VW REFUSED TO LET ME KNOW IF OTHER JETTAS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A HIDDEN WARRANTY EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829352October 22, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL (#98V160000) (MFG. RECALL #UC) & NOTIFIED DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CALLED MANUFACTURER & TOLD PARTS MAILED TO DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO RECEIVE PARTS FOR HOOD LATCH. BEEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT THREE TIMES. RADIO FAILED. CLUSTER HOUSING REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALARM COMPUTER REPLACED. HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED.DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR BUTTON REPLACED. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829216October 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE,THE LEFT WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE AXLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND FIXED THE WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829176October 19, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR MOULDING IS CRACKING, ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING . DEALER NOITIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE FOUNED AT THIS TIME. *AK THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IS NOW GETTING WORSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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