1999 Volkswagen Jetta

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

• 12/27/2005· STRUCTURE

  VW JETTA'S (1999 AND LATER): DRAIN SYSTEM ORIGINATING AT SUNROOF HAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT RESULTS IN WATER BACKING UP INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. IN SEVERE STORMS, THE CAR WILL BECOME INUNDATED WITH WATER. *NM

• 12/17/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE AIMED INCORRECTLY. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR NIGHT TIME OPERATION. DRIVER CANNOT SEE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD TO DRIVE PROPERLY. FIRST IT WAS ONLY ONE LIGHT, NOW SINCE DEALER HAS REPAIRED, PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH OTHER HEADLIGHT. *AK

• 12/15/2004· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. TIRE WAS CHANGED, BUT THE TIRE LEANED INWARD INTO THE VEHICLE. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

• 12/15/2003· SEAT BELTS

  I OWN A 1999 1/2 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST OF MY OWN. THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS THE BUCKLE WHERE THE BELT GETS INSERTED INTO. I WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW IF SEATBELTS HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY WITH CARS. IF NOT, DOES THE VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HAVE A HISTORY OF SEAT BELT FAILURES? THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/15/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. MECHANIC ORDERED PART & CONTACTED OWNER. AFTER ARRIVING, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

• 12/12/2005· VISIBILITY

  IN MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AND NOW ANOTHER HAS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A VERY SHODDY PRODUCT FROM WHAT USED TO BE A GREAT CAR COMPANY. I'VE BOUGHT THREE VW'S BUT NEVER AGAIN. SHAME ON VOLKSWAGEN! *JB

• 12/12/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS NOT BLINKING AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL ID NUMBER: 04V584000 WHICH CALLS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH, HOWEVER THE 1999 NEW JETTAS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *NM

• 12/12/2004· SUSPENSION

  MID-1999 VOLKSWAGEN INTRODUCED THE JETTA IV SERIES. THE COILS SUSPENSION SPRINGS ON THE 4-CYLINDER TDI DIESEL ARE TOO TALL AND TOO SOFT, LEADING TO EXTREME OVER STEER AND BODY ROLL IN CURVES AND EXTREME INTOLERANCE FOR WIND TURBULENCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CREATED BY NATURE, TRACTOR TRAILERS AND (EVEN) SMALL CARS. THIS IS (NEARLY) AN ADMITTED DEFECT, AS VOLKSWAGEN OFFERS A SPRING UPGRADE KIT FOR 4-CYLINDER JETTAS IN ITS AFTERMARKET CATALOG! NESTLED RIGHT THERE BETWEEN THE CUSTOM KEY FOBS AND FLOOR MATS! FURTHERMORE, REVIEWS OF THE 2005 MODEL REVEAL A COMPLETE OVERHAUL TO THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I HAVE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH STIFFER AND WIDER TIRES, TO NO AVAIL. THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO TASK ON THIS ISSUE. I AM REPORTING TODAY, AS IT IS ONLY MODERATELY WINDY AND (YET) I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING STABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS COULD BE AN UNDETECTED FACTOR IN MANY INCIDENTS.*JB

• 12/11/2006· SEATS

  THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER WILL NOT TURN OFF. WHILE THE KNOB THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT HEATER IS SET AT 0 (OFF), THE SEAT HEATER REMAINS ON. THE PROBLEM BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO WITH IT JUST BEING WARM, BUT IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY HOTTER. IT IS GETTING SO HOT THAT THE LEATHER SEAT IS BURNING AND TURNING BLACK AND BROWN. VW HAS HAD RECALLS ON SIMILAR MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT FIX MY CAR UNDER SIMILAR RECALLS. *NM

• 12/10/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT CAUSED A CHAIN OF REACTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 12/08/1999· VISIBILITY

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE IGNITION RUNNING REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/07/1998· SEAT BELTSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELT DISENGAGED OR UNBUCKLED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED COMPLETE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WHICH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE BUCKLE CONTINUES TO UNLOCK. *AK.ET.

• 12/06/2006· STRUCTURE

  MY SON'S 1999 VW JETTA GLS VR6 -- AND APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER JETTAS THROUGH MODEL YEAR 2006 IDENTIFIED ON WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG-- HAVE BEEN SEVERELY WATER DAMAGED AFTER RAIN STORMS. IN MY CASE, IT FIRST HAPPENED ON 13 OCTOBER 2005, BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW IN THE COWL-VENT/FRESH-AIR INLET SETUP THAT ALLOWED WATER IN, FLOODING THE CAR FROM UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE; ALL CARPETING AND PADDING WERE COVERED IN RED AND BLACK MOLD REQUIRING TOTAL REMOVAL, CLEANSING, AND REPLACEMENT (NOTE: NOT ANY OTHER VEHICLE IN MY CUL DE SAC, INCLUDING MY 1998 VW PASSAT, ABSORBED 1-DROP). VW OF AMERICA PAID FOR THE RESTORATION, WHICH I GRACIOUSLY THANKED THEM FOR DOING. ONE YEAR LATER, AGAIN AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM, WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR ON 27 NOV 06, THIS TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND LEFT REAR PASSENGER SIDE CARPETING WERE FILLED WITH WATER (NOTE: AGAIN, NOT A SINGLE CAR IN MY 80-HOME SUBDIVISION LET 1-DROP OF WATER INSIDE, INCLUDING MY NEW 2006 PASSAT, MERCEDES, FORDS, HONDAS, TOYOTAS, BUICKS, MIATAS, CHRYSLERS, BRONCOS, HIGHLANDERS, VOLVOS, AND 2-CADILLACS). I TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, JUST AS A NUMBER OF OTHER VW OWNERS HAD ALSO DONE, AND NOTIFIED CORPORATE VW OF AMERICA THAT I WAS AGAIN ASKING FOR RELIEF FROM THE $800 CARPET REPLACEMENT. THIS TIME, SO FAR, THEY HAVE REFUSED ANY REIMBURSEMENT -- IN SPITE OF SOME 178 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME DESIGN FLAW BEING POSTED IN EVER INCREASING NUMBERS ON, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CARSURVEY.ORG WEBSITE. I, MY USAA INSURANCE COMPANY, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER VW JETTA OWNERS ASK THAT A RECALL BE IMPOSED TO RESOLVE THIS DESIGN FLAW; UNRESOLVED, IT CREATES A HEALTH HAZARD, MECHANICAL RUST DAMAGE, AND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS (THE RADIO SOUND STOPPED WHILE I WAS EN ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP!). *NM

• 12/05/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REPORTING UNKNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES SYSTEMS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN ARE APPLIED IN SUDDEN STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/05/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  NO SUMMARY

• 12/04/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN IN PREPARATION FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN. I TURNED ON MY SIGNAL, AND SLOWLY BEGAN TO HIT MY BRAKES. AS I HIT MY BRAKES, IT BEGAN TO TO ENGAGE AND THEN I FELT A "POP" IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HIT THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR. MY ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR FAILED AND I HIT A PARKED CAR AT 30MPH. MODERATE DAMAGE DONE TO PASSENGER FRONT AND QUARTERPANEL OF CAR. DOOR WEDGED INTO CAR BRAKING SOME GLASS ON PASSENGER SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHATSOEVER. I HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH MY HEAD AND SPIDERED THE GLASS UPON IMPACT. IMPACT JOLTED THE CAR IN SUCH A WAY, IT SNAPED MY INSIDE MIRROR OFF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*AK

• 12/03/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE BLINKER ON MY CAR IS FAILING. IT IS IN THE UNIT ON THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER TURNING A CORNER IT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. WHEN DRIVING IT WILL DROP DOWN AND COME ON SOMETIMES. IT SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANT TO COME ON AND I HAVE TO PUSH IT HARD. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999.5 VW JETTA. I HAVE READ ON THE FORUMS ALSO THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

• 12/03/2001· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WARNING THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED HAS SHOWN UP ON DASHBOARD SINCE SUMMER OF 2000. WE HAVE TAKEN CAR IN TWO TIMES AND IS NOW DUE FOR ANOTHER SERVICE JOB, AND LIGHT TO ENGINE CHECK IS STILL ON FOR PAST SIX MONTHS. DEALER SIMPLY SHRUGS THEIR SHOULDERS. COST A FACTOR TO REPAIR? WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE LAST SUMMER (NOW DECEMBER 2001) IF ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS, WE WOULD NOT KNOW FOR LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON. BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER TO BE SAFE DRIVING. NO HELP FROM DEALER.*AK

• 12/03/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO BROKEN BOLT. DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/30/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION ON MY JETTA TAKES LONG TO SHIFT ## VIN PASSED ## VOLKSWAGEN,JETTA,1999 ## *KB

• 11/30/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT 12000 MILES ROTORS WERE WARPED AND GLAZED. THEN, 14000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE ROTORS BECAUSE THIS IS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/28/2001· SEAT BELTS

  MIDDLE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. AFTER LOWERING AND RAISING THE REAR SEAT THE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT RELEASE.*AK

• 11/26/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY FRIEND HAD AN AUTOMOBLE ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AND HIS CAR'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY HE DID HIT THE GUARDRAILS HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED HE WANTED ME TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ABOUT THIS HIS CAR WAS A VW JETTA '99 I'M SURE THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THIS WRECK . *AK

• 11/26/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL PACK ON VW JETTA, '99 NEW BODY. HINTS OF FAILURE BEGAN LONG BEFORE CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP BUT DID NOT WARRANT A SERVICE. (IE, JERKS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE DURING HEAVY RAIN) AFTER ROAD TRIP, PROBLEM GREW IN SEVERITY, BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE, AND REALIZED COIL PACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *LA

• 11/25/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS. WHICH IT CAUSES THE WINDOWS NOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT WAS DESIGN PROBLEM. TS

• 11/24/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE LAMPS WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY ON 11/22/2009 AND ON 11/23/2009 THEY CEASED WORKING. CHECKED WITH NHTSA TO SEE IF OPEN RECALL WAS OPEN NONE BUT WANTED TO MAKE KNOWN THE ISSUE SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RECALLS IN THE PASS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

• 11/24/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE TRAPPED IN THE SEAT, CONSUMER ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN MAKING A NORMAL OR GRAUDAL STOP, THE BRAKES TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

• 11/21/2001· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR PANEL. DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR. *AK

• 11/21/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  AFTER THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR 3 HOURS THE VEHCILE SPONTANIOUSLY COMBUSTED. VW HEADQUARTER IS BEING VERY SHADY WITH THE CAUSE OF INCIDENT. THERE IS NO FRONT END TO VEHICLE BUT THE BATTERY IS STILL INTACK. NOT CAUSED BY BATTERY EXPLOSION. UNKNOWN HOW CAR CA

• 11/18/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL BURNING (ONE QUART) EVERY 750 MILE.; DEALER NOTIFIED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. SEEKING NHTSA FOR INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/18/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/16/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  O2 SENSOR(S) WENT BAD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WARRANTY PERIOD. *AK

• 11/15/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,TIRES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OIL LIGHT CAME ON 2000 MILES AFTER OILCHANGE/BURNING OR LEAKING EXCESSIVE OIL,AND OIL LEVEL LOW. PASSENGER'S WINDOW MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, RESULTING IN WINDOW FALLING DOWN,. ALSO, ENGINE REVVED HIGH/ LIGHT SWITCH ON INTERIOR LIGHT FELL OFF/ FRONT RIGHT MICHELIN TIRE BLEWOUT, AND HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY. DEALER KEPT REPAIRING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER CONTACTED VW CO, AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER, BUT NEVER DID. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE WAS A LEMON. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/13/2001· VISIBILITY

  THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. 2 FRONT WINDOWS JUST FALLING DOWN DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER, OTHER MOTORIST AND CHILD OCCUPANTS.*AK

• 11/13/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 60MPH HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THEN ATER PUMP SEIZED & CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. PULLED OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS THE WATER PUMP WHICH SHEARED OFF THE TIMING BELT & DAMAGED THE VALVE HEAD. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED EXCEPT FOR THE CLICKING NOISE THAT WAS STILL THERE. *AK

• 11/05/2002· VISIBILITY

  RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHEN POWERING IT DOWN AND THEN BACK UP. POWER MOTOR SOUNDS AS IF IT IS STILL WORKING, THEREFORE SUSPECT THE MECHANICAL CLIPS HOLDING THE WINDOW TO THE POWER MOTOR MUST HAVE FAILED. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WINDOW CLIPS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IN FACT, ON NOVEMBER 5, 2002 VW.COM WEBSITE WAS SHOWING A PRESS RELEASE EXPLAINING THAT WINDOW CLIPS WERE FAILING, AND VW WOULD BE SENDING LETTERS OUT TO 1999-2002 VW OWNERS ABOUT REPAIRING/REPLACING THE WINDOW CLIPS WITH REDESIGNED CLIPS (NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PART RECALL, BUT ONLY A LETTER TO OWNERS). IN ADDITION, MY FRONT RIGHT WINDOW OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT POWER ITSELF FROM OPEN TO FULLY CLOSED (IT STOPS HALF WAY). ASSUME THIS IS WELL KNOWN "POWER WINDOW VOLTAGE REGULATOR" PROBLEM THAT VW IS CURRENTLY COVERING THE REPAIRS FOR (BUT I CAN NEVER GET THE FAILURE TO REPEAT ITSELF WHEN I BRING IT INTO THE DEALERS SO THEY WONT AGREE TO TELL VW IT IS BROKEN UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY WITNESS THE FAILURE). ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769315. *AK *JB

• 10/29/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP AND INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/28/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND A REAR COLLSION BY HITTING A DITCH AT 40-50 MPH. VEHICLE SPINS ON TWO OCCASION AND HIT THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 10/27/2003· POWER TRAIN

  PIN IN TRANSMISSION COMING OUT, CAUSING LEAK, REPLACED TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH DISK, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROWOUT BEARINGS. VW HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS SECOND OWNER. ORIGINAL WARRANTY 100,000 OR 5YRS. DEALER STATED THEY NEVER SAW A PIN WORKED ITS WAY OUT THAT WAY. THEY THOUGHT VW SHOULD HAVE COVERED PROBLEM. MILLEAGE AT TIME 68,299 . *AK

• 10/24/2000· SUSPENSION

  FRONT BUMPER HAS BEEN PULLED LOOSE TWICE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS WHILE BACKING FROM DRIVEWAY. THERE IS ALSO TRANSMISSION GUARD SCRATCHES. FIRST INCIDENT 10/29/99, CURRENT INCIDENT 10/09/00.CONTACTED VW U.S. CUSTOMER CARE CENTER (1-800-822-8987) CASE # 732875, WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A "DEFECT" PROBLEM. I DISAGREE. FRONT SUSPENSION AND BUMPER DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/22/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  CAR ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

• 10/22/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BOTH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAVE FAILED IN MY CAR AFTER THE INITIAL WARANTEE EXPIRED. SYMPTOMS OF EACH FAILURE WAS A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING SIMILIAR TO STALLING THE ENGINE, BEING POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC.TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM" FOR BOTH ITEMS. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THESE TWO COMPONENTS ARE DEFECT IN DESIGN. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS, SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND SOME INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD/SEEN THE SAME PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY. REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE HAVE BECOME EXPENSIVE AT $750+ FOR EACH OCCURANCE. IF YOU COULD PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION I MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE I WOULD BE GRATEFUL.

• 10/21/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 40MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.** *JB. *AK

• 10/21/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE ON I-95 BETWEEN TWO EXITS THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND PUNCTURED A WHOLE IN THE GAS TANK. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE THAT MUST HAVE RUN OVER SOMETHING. *AK

• 10/17/2007· STRUCTURE

  FRONT BUMPER TOO LOW, GETS CAUGHT AND DETACHES FROM BODY OF CAR. *TR

• 10/16/2008· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW REGULATOR GOING BAD. RESEARCHED YOUR SITE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. JUST PURCHASED CAR USED AND WAS UNAWARE OF PROBLEM AND OF COURSE IT IS TOO LATE FOR ANY EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECONCILED REGARDLESS OF TIMEFRAME. *TR

• 10/14/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT. VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN, CASUING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. ALSO, WHEN SLIGHTLY OPENING REAR WINDOWS, VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. *AK

• 10/13/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT (GOING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH) WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS ONW TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR. (I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE.) THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND IT JUMPED A CURB, CROSSED OVER AN ISLAND OF GRASS, A PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK AND LANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO WAY STREET AND FINALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY, THRE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR VECHICLES IN MY WAY; OTHERWISE, A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS AND BASCIALLY BLAMED IT ON DRIVE ERROR. I ALSO CALLED VOLKSWAGEN. VOLKSWAGEN STATED THAT SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NO OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE INITIAL ONE. (I, OF COURSE, WAS CONVINCED THAT SOMEHOW I HAD CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I READ THE OTHER INCIDENTS IN THIS DATABASE. *AK

• 10/12/2000· EQUIPMENT

  DEFECTIVE RADIO INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE CAUSES BUZZ SOUND AND ENGINE FEEDBACK THAT WOULD INDICATE GROUNDING PROBLEM. *YH

• 10/11/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE SAFETY FEATURE KEEPS CAR FROM BEING SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THIRD TIME FOR REPAIR. *AK