1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

MAJOR GAS LEAK ON RECENTLY PURCHASED (USED) 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ALSO NEEDED REPAIR TO LEFT FRONT SHOCK TOWER, CAUSES AND REASONS FOR NEED OF REPAIR UNKNOWN. *NLM

THE VEHICLES SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COIL WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE THAT VW/AUDI RECALLED VARIOUS VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY/DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS AND THAT THE COILS EXPERIENCED HIGHER THAN NORMAL FAILURE RATES. CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. * MR *AK *NLM

CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HAVE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT $1000 ON VARIOUS IGNITION RELATED REPAIRS AT THE DEALERSHIP. PART OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TRUNK CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT ABOUT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR RECEIVED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND HIT ALL 3 AIRBAG SENSORS. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOY AND IT WAS A TOYOTA.

WHEN I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY AND AT TIMES I CAN STILL BE ROLLING BACK AN ADDITIONAL 2-3 FT. ALSO MY VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE W/O ME TOUCHING THE GAS. I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND AT TIMES THIS WILL NOT WORK. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN I BRAKED AND MY JETTE ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE MAKING IT HARD TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY IN INCLINING WEATHER WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *TT

MY CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES SINCE LATE NOVEMBER. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A CRACKED VACUUM HOSE. THE SECOND TIME (WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF FIXING THE FIRST PROBLEM) IT WAS THE MASS AIR METER. THE THIRD TIME, IT CAME ON 5 HOURS AFTER I WAS REAR-ENDED JANUARY 6TH BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE SERVICEMAN I SPOKE WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE HAS NOTICED THAT THIS MODEL SEEMS SENSITIVE, CAUSING THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON SO FREQUENTLY. I'M FRUSTRATED THAT NONE OF THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY AND WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THESE OCCURRENCES.

I WAS TRAVELING WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15-25 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO CAN IN FRONT, ALTHOUGH MY HOOD AND BUMPER WAS DENTED. ALSO, MY DRIVER''S SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. NOT THINKING ANYTHING OF IT, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE'WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I SAW A FIRE HAD IGNITED BY THE DRIVER''S SIDE SEAT BELT'(THIS STATEMENT WAS MADE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE AT THE TIME) WITHIN 10 TO 15 MINUTES, WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE ENTIRE CAR BURNED UP. I CONTACTED VW AFTER SEEING THE RECALL ON YOU WEBSITE AND NOTIFIED THEM THAT NO ONE HAD EVER CONTACTED BE ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT SINCE THE CAR WAS ALREADY 3 TO 4 YEARS OLD. I''VE PASSED ON ALL THE INFORMATION TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HOPING THEY WILL SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM VW.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DECREASE SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. PH