Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (1998)

192 consumer complaints on file.

#858046March 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNDER THE DASH FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BEFORE LOCAL FIRE DEPARMENT ARRIVED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550717February 4, 2000
TIRES
ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, REAR LEFT AND REAR RIGHT TIRES BLEW OFF WHILE ON THE ROAD. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856086February 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30-35 MPH WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IMPACT ALSO CAUSED SEAT BELTS NOT TO RETRACT. *AK CONSUMER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#855938February 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHEN TRYING TO PUT AUTOMOBILE IN REVERSE IT POPS OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLS BACKWARDS, DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE IT IS IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550253January 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL AND IGNITION CABLE THAT HAD SHORTED OUT DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERMITTENT ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853819December 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE PART ON THE LEFT SIDE RAIL THAT WAS NEEDED THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT MANUFACTURE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715289November 26, 1999
TIRES
2ND BLOW-OUT ON RELATIVELY NEW CAR, BOTH W/GOODYEAR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES, ONLY ONE PRIOR BLOW-OUT IN OVER 400,000 MILES AND 42 YRS OF DRIVING( DOT NUMBER: MKHCFJDR37 TIRE SIZE: HR1956014 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549486November 12, 1999
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDEWALLS CONTINUALLY LOOSING AIR DUE TO CRACKING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713849October 25, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURES. TRUNK LID CAUSES ALARM TO BE TRIGGERED; SETTING OFF ALARM HORN AND LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713234October 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE SUSPECT. THESE TWO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN INTO THE DEALER, BUT THE WINDOW, EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED, CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713273October 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SHORTLY AFTER BUYING CAR I NOTICED IT WAS USING EXCESSIVE OIL, IN THE WORST INSTANCE IT USED APPROX. A QUART AND A HALF IN 1500 MILES. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE AND BOTH SAID IT WAS NORMAL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE NEVER HAD OR HEARD OF NEW VEHICLES USING SUCH AN AMOUNT IN SO LITTLE MILES. ALSO HAD A PROBLEM AT 14000 MILES WITH A THROTTLE SURGE ON THE MORNING STARTUPS. TACH WOULD READ VARIOUS RPM'S WHILE THIS WAS OCCURING. THEN WHEN I WOULD START TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY THE ENGINE WOULD STILL SURGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO "BUCK" VIOLENTLY! THIS CONDITION IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE IT IS TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING AT 41000 MILES AND HAS TAKEN OVER 6 DAYS IN THE SHOP WITH NO DIAGNOSIS. DEALER THOUGHT THE TIMING BELT WAS THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAD STRECHED SO FAR OUT THE TIMING COULDNT BE RESET. I WILL PAY TO HAVE THE TIMING BELT REPLACED BUT THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. IN 1998 VOLKS WAGEN RECCOMENDED THAT ON THE DIESEL ENGINE THE TIMING BELT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 60000 MILES BUT THE RECCOMENDATION HAS CHANGED FOR THE YEAR 2000 TO 40000. THIS CHANGE HAS TO BE DUE TO EARLY MALFUNCTION PROBLEMS WITH THE BELT BUT VOLKSWAGEN DENIES ANY PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT COVER THE BELT UNDER WARRANTIES EITHER. IF THE TIMING BELT BREAKS WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY , IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING AND OR BRAKES NOT TO MENTION IF IT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. THIS ENGINE HAS BIG PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED... THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713196October 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711793September 22, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE CAR HAS A REOCURRING PROBLEM WITH A MILDEW SMELL IN THE A/C SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS SPRAYED DISINFECTANT IN THE VENTS AND WAS GOING TO DISASSEMBLE AND CLEAN THE UNIT. THE REGIONAL VW REP. HAD SAID THAT SPRAYING WAS ALL THEY WERE GOING TO DO. HOWEVER, THERE IS A FLYER AT THE DEALER, PUBLISHED BY VW OFFERING AN OPTIONAL SERVICE TO ACRYLIC COAT THE EXAPORATOR. I FEEL THAT VW KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, AND WHILE I AM UNDER WARRANTEE, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE TO ME. VW DOES NOT AGREE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM EXISTING WITH BACTERIA LADEN WATER (LEGIONAIRES DISEASE, ETC). I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TREATED FOR A FUNGAL INFECTION ON MY TORSO THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELATED OR NOT, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF SKIN PROBLEMS IN MY 36 YEARS. THE SMELL IS HORRIBLE, AND I DON'T THINK A NEW CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM.. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847679September 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#609465September 8, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609575September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609678September 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH-CENTERING SPRING FELL OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609734September 8, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER PIPE EXPLODED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900288September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOUD BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710805September 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FIRST INCIDENT WITH GEAR SHIFTER HAPPENED IN MARCH 1999 WHEN IT POPPED OUT OF FIRST, THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE GEAR SHIFTER RATTLED IMMENSELY. THE SECOND TIME, IT HAD BEEN HARD TO GET INTO FIRST AND THIRD GEAR AND WAS POPPING OUT OF FIRST GEAR IN PARTICULAR. PRIOR TO HAVING THE CAR FIXED, IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY DURING A STORM. THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY INTO A TREE. VOLKSWAGEN ADJUSTED THE SHIFTER (WHICH THEY ADJUSTED INCORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE). THE THIRD TIME, (WHICH IS NOW) IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT IN FIRST GEAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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