1995 Volkswagen Jetta

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  VOLKSWAGEN HAS TWO ONGOING RECALLS (SEPTEMBER 1998): CHECK/REPLACE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE AND CHECK/REPLACE HOOD LOCK ASSEMBLY. I CANNOT FIND A LOCAL MARYLAND VOLKSWAGEN DEALER THAT WILL PERFORM THE RECALL WORK ON A SATURDAY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OPEN FOR SERVICE. THEREFORE, IN ORDER FOR VEHICLES OWNERS TO GET THIS WORK PERFORMED, MOST OWNERS WILL HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK. ALTHOUGH THE RECALLS ADDRESS AN IMPORTANT SAFEY ISSUE, THE DEALERS ARE NOT PROVIDING REASONABLE MEANS TO CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES CHECKED OR REPAIRED. MANY VEHICLES MAY GO UNCHECKED OR UNREPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICE. I COMPLAINED TO VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-822-8987. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERS ARE INDEPENDENT FROM VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA. I WAS ONLY OFFERED PHONE NUMBERS OF OTHER DEALERS WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS.

• 12/30/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CONSUMER HAS OWNED TWO 1995 JETTA MODELS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED DOOR LOCK FAILURES, THE LOCK ASSEMBLY HAS COMPLETELY COME OUT OF THE DOOR HANDLE, RESULTING IN DOOR OPENING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON ONE OCCASION. MJS

• 12/30/1998· AIR BAGS

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 12/26/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE IN TRAFFIIC AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT AT LESS THEN 5MPH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SEVERELY BURNING THE DRIVER'S FACE AND NECK. *AK

• 12/23/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  FIRST DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKED THEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER VEHICLE.

• 12/23/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE FAILED WHEN THE KEY TURNED IN THE CYLINDER, MAKING THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE METAL PART OF THE CYLINDER WHICH COME SINTO CONTACT WITH LOCKING MECHANISM INSIDE THE DOOR IS MADE OF VERY SOFT ALUMINUM, WHICH CAN BEND/BREAK OFF VERY EASILY. *AK

• 12/21/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE LOST POWER AT A COLD START. SEVERAL DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT LOSS OF POWER WILL OCCUR WHILE DRIVING OR PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.*AK THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. *NM

• 12/18/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS ON MY WAY BACK TO GALVESTON FROM HOUSTON (ON I-45) WITH MY SPOUSE AND A TEN MONTH OLD SON IN OUR 95 VOLKWAGEN JETTA GLX VR6. AFTER CROSSING THE LAND BRIDGE, I SUDDENLY FOUND A DENSE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY VENTILATION PORTS AND A DIFFERENT SMELL STARTED COMING. I COULD HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT IT MUST BE THE HEAVY DEW (HUMIDITY) ADSORBED ON THE WINDSHIELD. THEREFORE, I SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF THE HEATER BUT THE SITUATION BECAME WORST. THE CAR WAS WITH A SPEED 55 MPH. I SENSED THE DANGER IN CONTINUING TO DRIVE AND I PULLED OVER, OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE CRASHED. I WAS TOO SCARED AS MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I ALSO SAW THAT THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THEN I REALIZED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT MUST HAVE GONE WRONG. I CLEANED THE WINDSHIELD AND SLOWLY REACHED HOME AS I WAS VERY CLOSE TO GALVESTON. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE FOR ME. I THANK GOD THAT NOTHING WRONG HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY, I CONTACTED THE AUTO MECHANICS TO ASK WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TO ESTIMATE THE COST TO FIX IT. HE TOLD THE HEATER CORE BROKE AND REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY. I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THE PRICE. HE ADVISED TO BY PASS THE HEATER. SO I DID. NOW, MY CAR IS WITHOUT HEATER. IN THESE COLD DAYS I CAN''T TAKE MY FAMILY OUT ANYWHERE. I HOPE MY EXPERIENCE WILL HELP THE OTHER DRIVERS IN THE STATES SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO ARE DRIVING SIMILAR CAR AS MINE. I ALSO HOPE THAT THE PART WHICH FAILED ON MY CAR WILL BE RECALLED AND GET FIXED. I PRAY NOBODY SHOULD GET IN THIS KIND OF SITUATION AND MENTAL STRESSES I WENT THROUGH. *JB

• 12/18/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  A PEDESTRIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FROM UNDER A CAR PORT ONTO THE STREET, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE STARTED FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BENEATH THE DASH. THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT.*AK

• 12/17/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DRIVER'S DOOR ASSEMBLY LATCH MECHANISM IS BROKEN, DOOR WON'T SHUT, PREVIOUS DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, OWNER TIES UP DOOR, NOT FIXED. *AK

• 12/16/2005· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING A 1995 VW JETTA ABOUT 40 MPH. IN AN INSTANT, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH STEAM AND I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. THERE WAS ALSO STEAM COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD VENTS WHICH WAS VERY DISTRACTING. I HAD TO BRAKE VERY QUICKLY AND HOPE THAT I DID NOT CRASH OR RUN OFF OF THE ROADWAY. I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS AND SAID THAT THE HEATER CORE HAD RUPTURED. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE SINCE THE ENGINE CANNOT BE COOLED BECAUSE THE COOLANT WILL NOT STAY IN THE SYSTEM, I.E. IT LEAKS OUT VERY FAST. I DID NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIR AS OF 12/16/2005. *NM

• 12/16/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW MOVES ERRATICALLY OR OPPOSITE OF DIRECTION INTENDED, CAN CLOSE ON HAND ACCIDENTLY. *AK

• 12/09/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. HAPPENED TWICE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AS A RESULT. PH WIPER MOTOR AND SWITCH REPLACED. *TT

• 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION, POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

• 12/05/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I BOUGHT MY JETTA III GLS IN 1995 BRAND NEW. WITHIN A YEAR THE MOLDING ON THE DOORS STARTED PEELING OFF AND EVENTUALLY FALLING OFF. THE DEALER SENT IT TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT GLUED AND IT NEVER STUCK. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR YEARS WITH ONE MOLDING MISSING. I HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE POWER WINDOW MOTORS AND PARTS. FAILURE OF THESE POWER WINDOWS ARE CONSISTANTLY FAILING ONE AFTER THE ANOTHER. I HAD SMOKE AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND FAILING BLINKERS WHICH WERE BOTH RELATED. I REPLACED THE BLINKER SYSTEM AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THE LOCK FREEZE EASILY IN COLD WEATHER AND I HAVE HAD THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK COMPLETELY FALL APART WHILE UNLOCKING THE CAR. THE SEAL ON FRONT WINDSHIELD IS WEARING AWAY CAUSING LEAKING OF RAIN AND THIS WILL BE FIXED WITH $100 RESEALING OF WINDSHIELD. RUSTING IS OCCURRING UNDER CAR AND ON UNDERSIDE OF DOORS, VW SAID IT MUST BE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT TO BE COVERED (WOULDN'T THAT BE BIGGER PROBLEM IF IT OCCURRED FROM THE INSIDE??). THE OIL SEAL IS LEAKING. THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MIDDLE CONSOLE WAS PERMANENTLY LOCKED AND DEALER TOOK IT LOCK OUT SAYING IT WAS BROKEN. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID CONTAINER HAS BROKEN TWICE. THIS IS ALL WITH 85,000 MILES. THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH JETTA BUT WINDOW MOTORS AND MOLDING ARE BY FAR TWO MAIN PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED WITH A RECALL, ASK ANY JETTA OWNER. *NM

• 12/04/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  LOCK CYLNDERS FELL OUT OF BOTH THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS,LEAVING CONSUMER WITH NO WAY TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/04/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AT 70MPH WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/01/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V160000). DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER. SAME ENTRY AS REF NO. 829508. *AK *ML

• 12/01/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVLEING AT 35MPH AND HAD AN FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/01/1998· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 11/29/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WENT TO LOCK THE DOORS AND THE LOCK CAME OUT WITH THE KEY.

• 11/29/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALL WINDOWS BUT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FAIL TO OPERATE. THEY DID WORK WHEN PURCHASED AND THEN FAILED ONE BY ONE.

• 11/27/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON 11/25/95. TT

• 11/26/2003· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS ENTERING THE CURVE WHEN ROADS ARE WET. *LA

• 11/26/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  LOCKS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. *LA

• 11/25/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALLS 98V195000 AND 98V160000. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE, PARTS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. *AK

• 11/21/1996· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING 38 TO 40 MPH THE GEARS ARE HARD TO SHIFT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/15/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW OUT, RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. *AK

• 11/15/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  IN AN ACCIDENT AT 12:00 POSITION AT 30-35MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/12/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/12/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 11/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 11/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

• 11/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/09/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. ALSO AT 40,000 MILES BRAKE SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE.*AK

• 11/09/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  BRAKE LINE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

• 11/08/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  THERE WERE PROBABLY MANY 1995 LEMONS FOR JETTAS, BEING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW DESIGN. MANY OF THESE FLAWS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. PARTS FOR THIS CAR ARE RARELY FOUND ANYWHERE BUT THE DEALER, INCLUDING BRAKES.

• 11/07/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ELECTRICAL WIRES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FUEL INJECTION VENT SPARKED/IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

• 11/07/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  IN A 11:00 POSITION AT 30MPH PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 11/06/2000· VISIBILITY

  THREE OF FOUR WINDOWS GET STUCK. THEY WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. HAVE TO PUSH BY HAND. NOW ONE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS SHATTERED.*AK

• 11/06/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/04/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 35MPH, VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER

• 10/30/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT END HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/27/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHENEVER DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON & STAYS ON UNTIL MOTOR IS SHUT OFF. HAD CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS.

• 10/27/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 10/27/1998· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION.

• 10/23/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ONGOING / INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DECLINING FROM A HILL OR AT A STOP PROSITION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 10/23/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THREE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED.

• 10/23/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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.