1996 Volkswagen Jetta

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

• 12/30/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 28 TO 30 MPH INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/29/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN BY CAR TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW FIXED TWICE, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW ONCE, TAILPIPE FELL OFF WITH NO WARNING, NOW FRONT LEFT WINDOW IS BROKEN, DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE IS THAT WE DON'T USE THE WINDOWS THAT MUCH. DEFECTIVE FAN BELT.

• 12/29/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY GRIND AND SQUEAK, AND THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. ALSO, HOOD LATCH NEEDS TO BE FIXED DUE TO THE HOOD FLYING UP WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD BLIND THE CONSUMER. *AK

• 12/29/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RECALL 98V160000/ CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR THREE MONTHS, PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WILL NOT INSPECT HOOD LATCH OR BOLTS UNTIL PARTS ARE IN. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/28/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SMELLED SMOKE FROM INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM REAR. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND GETTING OUT NOTICED GAS TANK HAD FLAMES COMING OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND NOT CONCERNED.*AK

• 12/28/1998· VISIBILITY

  REPORTED MY DEFECTIVE WINDOW MOTOR PROBLEM TO VW DEALER--THEY CHARGED ME $65 TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME I HAVE A DEFECTIVE MOTOR ASSEMBLEY. IT WOULD COST $269 ON TOP OF THE $65 TO DIAGNOSE THE OBVIOUS. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SEVERAL 1996 JETTA OWNERS AND THEY ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS!!

• 12/27/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION TURNED WITH KEY. *AK

• 12/21/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON OCTOBER 7TH, 1997 MY 1996 VW JETTA GLS WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WITH 28,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME THE STARTER WENT BAD AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STARTER. THE DEALER HAD PROVIDED THE STARTER TO ME IN GOODWILL AND I JUST PAID FOR LABOR. ON JUNE 1ST, 1998 MY CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START WITH 42000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS BAD AGAIN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER AND THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY BELIEVED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THE STARTERS GOING BAD. THE WARRANTY ON THE STARTER WAS 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES WHICH HAD RUN OUT ON ME. I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, I FILED A GRIEVANCE WITH VW AND THEY DENIED MY CLAIM TO REGAIN SOME OF MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE I WAS ON MY THIRD STARTER IN 2 YEARS. ON DECEMBER 14, 1998 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A SCREACHING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THE DEALER STATED TO ME THAT THE STARTER WAS BAD AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AGAIN SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WITH 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD ASKED WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM THIS TIME AND THEY TOLD ME I MIGHT BE HOLDING THE KEY TO LONG WHICH TO ME MEANS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AGAIN. IN TWO YEARS I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER 4 TIMES. I HAVE PAID APPROXMIATELY $1178.15 TO REPLACE THE STARTER 4 TIMES AND I HAVE NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS FIXED.

• 12/17/1998· VISIBILITY

  RIGHT/REAR WINDOW NOT WORKING. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. DID NOT HAVE PART. I COULD NOT GET TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN PART CAME IN. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR BASIC SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PUT A WINDOW MOTOR IN, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.

• 12/12/1996· VISIBILITYCrash

  AT A LOW SPEED WENT OVER A PATCH OF ICE AND HIT A POLE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 12/05/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  FREEZING DOOR LOCKS, BROKEN WINDOW REGULATORS, INABILITY TO USE AFTERMARKET DISC BRAKE PADS AND OTHER ITEMS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED BY VW IN "TECHNICAL BULLETINS" BUT CUSTOMER MUST PAY FOR THEIR ERRORS. I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFO. ABOUT THIS IF CONTACTED. CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURER ERRORS (ACKNOWLEDGED BY MANUFACTURER.)

• 12/04/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, 1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS, FROM THE STORE, I NOTICE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY THERMOSTAT STARTED TO GO BACK AND FORWARD LIKE IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL, THEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF MY VENTS INSIDE OF MY CAR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE, THAT SMOKE(WHITE SMOKE) CAME FROM INSIDE MY CAR, SO I STOPPED THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD, BUT NOTHING WAS BURNING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOLD MY HUSBAND ABOUT THIS AND WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS GONE OR WAS BURNED OUT. I THEN ASKED HIM HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO GET IT FIXED AND HE STATED THAT THIS COULD BE A COSTLY JOB. I NEEDED MY CAR FIXED SO I TOOK IT TO A EUROPEAN SPECIALIST AUTO SHOP AND THEY FIXED IT FOR A COST OF $800.00 PLUS TAX!!!!! THIS WAS OUTRAGEOUS, BUT I NEEDED TO GET IT FIXED. WHERE CAN I CALL TO GET MY REFUND??? THIS IS ENTIRELY A LOT OF MONEY!!!!! *NLM

• 12/02/1996· WHEELS

  LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

• 11/27/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AND THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE 7 TIMES INTO A DEALER, AND EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT, BUT NEVER FIXED. *AK

• 11/26/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT ALLOW KEY TO TURN ALL THE WAY. THE SWITCH WOULD WEAR OUT OVER TIME OF USAGE. TS

• 11/25/1997· EQUIPMENT

  A MOLD IS GROWING IN THE A/C EVAPORATOR COVER. MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED TO DEODORIZE VENT SYSTEM. *AK

• 11/20/2000· VISIBILITY

  MY CAR HAS HAD CONTINUED WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR PROBLEMS BEGINNING 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IN JULY 1996. SIX TIMES THE WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE WINDOWS IN THE CAR WHICH DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I CONSIDER THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SHOULD THERE EVER BE PASSENGERS SEATED BY THOSE WINDOWS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE, AND THE DOORS DID NOT WORK THERE WOULD NOT BE A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.

• 11/20/1998· TIRES

  TIRE ROLLED OVER A NON-JAGGED BRANCH AND SIDEWALL BLEWOUT.

• 11/18/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONSUMER HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS/POWER DOOR LOCKS AND THE SIGNALS. THE DEALER REPAIRED ALL OF THE DEFECTS, BUT THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE WINDOWS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN, AND THEY WANTED THE CONSUMER TO COVER THE FEE. *AK

• 11/16/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  BOTH RIGHT SIDE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES FAILED. MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE FAILURES. ONLY QUESTION ASKED BY MANUFACTURES REPRESENTATIVE WAS HOW MUCH MONEY HAD I SPENT ON PREVIOUS DEALER MAINTENANCE. WHEN INFORMED THAT I HAD NOT HAD THEM PERFORM THE 30,000 MILE CHECKUP HE TOLD ME SINCE I HAD NOT SPENT MONEY WITH HIS DEALERSHIPS HE WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDE SPENDING ANY MONEY ON ME. I HAD NOT HAD THE DEALER PERFORM THE 30,000 MILE CHECK BECAUSE I HAD THE ENGINE SET TO SPECIFICATIONS BOTH PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE 30,000 MILE MARK BECAUSE THE ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT HAD MADE IT NECESSARY TO HAVE EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THOSE TIMES. I COULD SEE NO REASON TO HAVE THE 30,000 MILE CHECK DONE ADDITIONALLY. I HAD CHECKED THE VEHICLE VISUALLY FOR THE BALANCE OF THE 30,000 MILE ITEMS MYSELF. AND YES I AM QUALIFED TO CHECK THE OTHER ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ENGINE.

• 11/16/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND KNOCKING NOISE. ALSO, MOTOR BURNED IN THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW WOULD'NT GO DOWN OR COME UP, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. *AK

• 11/14/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CYLINDERS CAME OUT WITH THE KEY. THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING AND CAME OUT! I CAN NO LONGER LOCK MY CAR OR USE THE KEY TO GET INTO IT. I HAVE TO LEAVE IT UNLOCKED AND CLIMB IN THROUGH THE BACK SEAT.*AK

• 11/13/1995· STEERING

  TENSIONER BELT BROKE, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT

• 11/12/2002· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AND COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR JG *JB

• 11/07/2010· STEERING

  I OWN A 1996 VW JETTA GLS AND MY CAR SMOKES FROM MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I WILL BE DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE WHITE SMOKE POURS OUT OF THE COLUMN. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY HEADLIGHTS BEING ON BUT THEN NOTICED IT DOING IT WITHOUT THEM ON. IT EVEN DOES IT WHEN THE CAR IS OFF! THIS I FEEL AND MY FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM IS A FIRE HAZARD AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CALLED A VW DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME HE FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD OR IT COULD CAUSE MY BREAKS AND OTHER THINGS ON MY CAR TO FAIL. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 65 AND MY CAR CAN JUST DIE. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ALL SAID THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT COULD BE . IN MY CASE NOTHING LEADS UP TO THIS HAPPENING IT JUST HAPPENS RANDOMLY AT ANYTIME WITH OR WITHOUT MY LIGHTS ON OR BLINKERS BEING ON. THIS IS STILL AN UNKNOWN CAUSE BUT VERY SCARY, EVEN SCARIER KNOWING ITS NOT JUST MY CAR. *TR

• 11/05/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER FLATBED. THE TRACTOR WAS HAULING HAY,ONE OF THE HAY BLOCKS FELL IN THE LANE IN WHICH TRAILER WAS TRAVELING, CAUSING A REACTION TO TURN INTO THE GRASS AREA INTO THE GUARD RAIL. MR HAMILTON WAS NOTIFIED FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT HIS CAR WAS TOTALED. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/04/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE HOOD LATCH ON SEPT. 2, 1998. THE PARTS FOR THAT RECALL HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE SINCE THE DAY THAT THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/04/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLING SYSTEM/RADIATOR HOSE DEFECTIVE.

• 11/01/1999· VISIBILITY

  SUN ROOF AND WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED.*ET

• 10/29/1999· VISIBILITY

  MY WINDOWS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED. I AM THE ONLY PERSON IN MY CAR. VW WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE BACK WINDOWS ARE RARELY USED AND HAVE ALSO FAILED. THE FAULTY PARTS ARE ALWAYS MOTOR AND REGULATOR. THIS REPRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME. I AM A FREQUENT USER OF A RIVER "FERRY". BAD WINDOWS ARE DANGEROUS IN THIS SITUATION. I HAVE RECEIVED TO HELP FROM MY DEALERSHIP OR VW. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY, HELLER HODGE-MOORE

• 10/27/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR THE HOOD LATCH. MANUFACTURERS RECALL#1H24Q3 AND NHTSA RECALL#98V160000. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVALIBLE. *AK *SLC

• 10/27/1997· VISIBILITY

  MANUAL WINDOW CRANK FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· STEERING

  GEAR BOX POPPING OUT OF GEAR.

• 10/27/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FAILED.

• 10/24/2000· VISIBILITY

  WITHIN 4 MONTHS BOTH REAR WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED.THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM W/VOLKSWAGEN. THE PART IS NOW MADE OF PLASTIC. IT SEEMS THIS DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR AT LEAST REPLACED WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED. THE COST OF THE PART IS $108.00 THROUGH VOLKSWAGON DEALER. THAT IS WITHOUT LABOR CHARGES.*AK

• 10/24/1997· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,SEATS

  INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, FRONT END VIBRATES AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT/PASSENGER'S SEAT CAME OFF THE TRACK/ STEEERING WHEEL BOLT CRACKED TWICE, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING/WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TWICE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY OTHER MONTH DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK

• 10/21/1996· CHILD SEAT

  CONSUMER HAD CHILD SAFETY SEAT ATTACHED TO THE LAP SEAT BELT, THE LATCH CAME APART WHILE CONSUMER TURNED A CORNER. *AK

• 10/19/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  UPON DEPRESSING THE FOUR-WAY FLASHER SWITCH, USUALLY ONLY ONE TURN SIGNAL BLINKS, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, ONLY THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BLINKS, AFTER DEPRESSING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, THE FOUR-WAY FLASHERS WILL WORK NORMALLY. *TT

• 10/17/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A DEFECTIVE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY MAKING NOISE DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED UNIT AT CONSUMER'S COST. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVER DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK ALL PROFESSIONALS WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH SAY THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILAGE. *YH

• 10/16/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S DOOR DROPS WHEN OPENED, PROBLEM WITH SHEET METAL INSIDE DOOR, TOLD BY DEALER METAL IS NOT CORRECT SIZE TO CARRY WEIGHT OF DOOR; DROPS 1/4 INCH, RATTLES INSIDE WHILE DRIVING; ALSO, ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK *SLC

• 10/14/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND VEHICLE NEEDED REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND BRAKE SHOES. THE WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING, AND THE BRAKE SHOES CRUMBLED WHEN REMOVED FOR REPAIR DONE BY CONSUMER SINCE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

• 10/14/2000· VISIBILITY

  3 OF 4 WINDOWS DON'T WORK. MOTOR BURNED OUT ON RT FRONT, REGULATOR BURNED ON LFT FRONT, RT REAR DOES NOTHING. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST UPWARD OF $800 TO FIX. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734295

• 10/14/2000· VISIBILITY

  3 OF 4 WINDOWS DON'T WORK. MOTOR BURNED OUT ON RT FRONT, REGULATOR BURNED ON LFT FRONT, RT REAR DOES NOTHING. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $800 TO FIX.

• 10/12/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  IGNITION WAS STICKING.DRIVING AT 55 GOING TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON,THERE ARE NONE. PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF AND KEEP RESTARTING.WIPERS THE SAME. BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR. TOLD IGNITION STICKING.REPLACE AT MY COST. NEVER TRIED WHILE DRIVING BUT EXPERIMENTED AT A STOP. IF CAR IS RUNNING AND YOU LIGHTLY TOUCHED IGNITION...CAR WOULD SHUT OFF.THIS I ASSUME WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. I WAS QUITE A FEW CUSTOMERS WERE BRINGING IN THEIR CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM.

• 10/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 1996. I IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN MANY TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER THE 24 MONTH WARRANTY WAS UP I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND REAR CALIPERS AND PADS. I ARGUED WITH THEM (VW AMERICA) AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE PROOF OF THEM SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG FOR 2 YEARS AND THEN OUT OF A SUDDEN I NEEDED OVER $500. WORTH OF WORK.*AK (TIRESIZE: 15 INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 INCH )

• 10/11/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS CAR IS A BIG FAT SOUR LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

• 10/06/1998· EQUIPMENT

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/06/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER FROM BEHIND BECAUSE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AND THE ONCOMING VEHICLE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS STOPPING. *AK

• 10/05/1999· VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR DOES NOT FUNCTION. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS ASSESSED BY THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST $350 TO FIX THE MOTOR. THE MOTOR WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE DOOR UNTIL WE DECIDE WHEN OR HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER. IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THE COST SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND IS OFTEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A CHECK-UP. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLIED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

• 10/01/1998· EQUIPMENT

  AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED.