Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (1998)

192 consumer complaints on file.

#748456July 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY EXPLODED WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE, I'VE DETERMINED THAT THIS MAY BE A LARGER PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891957July 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED OPERATING ON 05/13/01/ DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED OPERATING ON 07/03/01. CONSUMER CAN HEAR MOTOR, BUT WINDOW IS STUCK IN DOOR. DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747046June 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE FAILED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE CABIN ALONG WITH FUMES. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR DID NOT HAVE PARTS IN STOCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888070May 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AND KEY MOVED ALL HEAD LIGHTS TURNED OFF BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL WIRES SHORTING OUT THROUGH IGNITION SYSTEM. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID JUST TO MOVE KEY AND HEAD LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744653April 27, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
OUT OF 3 NEW TIRES, 1 COMPLETE BLOWOUT ON INTERSTATE, 2 REPL. SDWL LEAKS. VALVE STEM REPLACEMENT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: MDULJPHR09 TIRESIZE: 205/50R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744524April 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST REPORTED TO GOSSETT MOTOR CARS ON 05/06/98, AND HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM EVER SINCE. CRUISE CONTROL HAS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY THREE TIMES AND FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. GOSSETT MOTOR CARS SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744438April 24, 2001
TIRES
BLOWOUT OF LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT. FIRST OCCURRED 0800 21 APR 01 ON INTERSTATA 64 WEST NEAR RICHMOND VA. SECOND LATER THAT SAME DAY ON INTERSTATE 95 SOUTH NORTH OF RICHMOND. IN BOTH CASES BELT SEPARATION OCCURRED. NO PUNCTURE. HOLES IN SIDEWALL. I TOOK THE ONE TIRE I SAVED TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE HAD A DEFECT RESULTING IN BELT SEPARATION. WEAR ON THE TIRE EVEN THO IT HAD 50000 MILES WAS OVER 20% TREAD LEFT. I WOULD NEVER HAVE EXPECTED TWO BLOWOUTS IN ONE DAY PARTICULARLY WITH THE TREAD AS GOOD AS IT APPEARED. THE TIRES WERE STATE INSPECTED IN LATE JANUARY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 195/60/R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/60/R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886233April 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CONSUMER COMES TO A STOP THERE WAS SURGE INSIDE OF ENGINE AND VEHICLE WANTS TO MOVE ON ITS ON.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON ONE OCCASION COMING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE AND CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON BRAKE SO SHE WOULD NOT MOVE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744106April 16, 2001
AIR BAGS
RECURRING ISSUE - AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS LIT AFTER STARTING. TAKES DEALERSHIP A LONG TIME TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. WE HAVE LOST OVER 2 WEEKS OF USE OF THE VEHICLE SO FAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885840April 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT END CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002207April 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TOTAL FAILURE OF LIGHTS AND DOOR BUZER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884138March 26, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
SYSTEM THAT WARNS CONSUMER WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IT STAYS ON SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884022March 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
BATTERY FAILED TO HAVE AN ACID RELEASE HOSE. ACID HAD DRIPPED ONTO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR & ATE THROUGH IT. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING FLUID, POWER STEERING, AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742531March 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY LIGHTS UP ON DASH. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE TACHOMETER EXHIBITS VERY HIGH RPMS. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY REPLACED LATE FALL OF 2000 (REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW ONE). THIS TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED IN JAN. 2001 AND WAS AGAIN REPLACED WITH A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW IN MARCH OF 2001 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS AGAIN LIGHTING UP AND THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT. VW WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WHILE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. WE OFFERED TO TAKE BLUE BOOK VALUE AS TRADE IN ON A NEW JETTA. MY CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742376March 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ERRATIC, DELAYED SHIFTING BETWEN ALL GEARS. AFTER 2ND DIAGNOSIS REVEALED PROBLEM, A RESISTOR WIRE($8.50) WAS INSTALLED . PROBLEM FIXED, BUT AT A COST OF $128.00 TO ME. *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
#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
#879499January 31, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING HEARD POPPING SOUND AND STEERING WHEEL MOVED UP, LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN. *AK THE DEALER INDICATED THAT CONTROL ARMS WERE BACK ORDERED NATION WIDE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557361November 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE BATTERY EXPLODED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556623October 31, 2000
TIRES
THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR, TWO TIRES EVENTUALLY WENT FLAT, ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT AND THE FOURTH TIRE EXPERIENCED BELT SEPARATION. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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