1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

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.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL (#98V160000) (MFG. RECALL #UC) & NOTIFIED DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CALLED MANUFACTURER & TOLD PARTS MAILED TO DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO RECEIVE PARTS FOR HOOD LATCH. BEEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT THREE TIMES. RADIO FAILED. CLUSTER HOUSING REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALARM COMPUTER REPLACED. HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED.DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR BUTTON REPLACED. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. *YH

WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE,THE LEFT WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE AXLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND FIXED THE WHEEL. *AK

DOOR MOULDING IS CRACKING, ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING . DEALER NOITIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE FOUNED AT THIS TIME. *AK THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IS NOW GETTING WORSE. *YH

WHEN LOCKED THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER CAME OUT OF THE CAR. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO TIMES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR, CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT THE LOCKS BACK, AND THE KEY STUCK IN THE LOCK. DEALER CONTACTED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS HOME NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD. THE WIRES STARTED SPARKLING & THEN FLAMES APPEARED. VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO PUT FLAMES OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OR COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SMOKE FOR NO REASON. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SMOKE WOULD BE COMING FROM INSIDE STEERING COLUMN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLE. WAS INFORMED IT WAS TEST DRIVEN, BUT ODOMETER SHOWED IT WAS NOT DONE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY FRONTAL IMPACT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS WIDE OPEN. A HARD ACCELERATION FORCES THE THROTTLE CABLE/BRACKET ASSEMBLY TO CATCH ON THE HOSE CLAMP LEAVING THE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ALARM GOES OFF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED YESTERDAY. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AGAIN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK