1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR THAT HOLDS WINDOW IN PLACE FAILED, AND CAUSED WINDOW TO SLAM DOWN INSIDE DOOR PANEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED REGULATOR GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

POWER WINDOWS AND REAR CENTER SEATBELT FIRST FAILED WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS BUT SAME COMPONENTS CONTINUE TO FAIL IN THE SAME FASHION. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE DRIVER OR PASSEBGER WINDOW WILL FALL INTO THE DOOR AND CANNOT BE RAISED UNTIL THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED. THE REAR CENTER SEATBELT PERIODICALLY RETRACTS TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT RELEASE MAKING IT UNUSEABLE UNTIL THE DEALER REPAIRS IT.*AK

VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT SEEM TO THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF STATE DRIVING HOME WITH YOUR CHILDREN ON I75 IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER WHILE SNOWING AND YOUR WINDOW FALL'S DOWN. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU CANNOT STOP TO CALL FOR HELP FOR THE FACT YOUR IN AN UNFAMILIAR PLACE AND YOU DO NOT FEEL SAFE, SO YOU PROCEED TO DRIVE ON A HWY. WITH YOUR WINDOW DOWN FOR TWO HOURS WHILE SNOWING. MY KIDS WERE SO COLD WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME, WHICH I FIND RIDICULOUS THAT WE HAD TO EXPERIENCE THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT YET STILL AN ADDITIONAL THREE MORE TIMES. IT IS WELL KNOWN ON THE INTERNET OF COMPLAINTS OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR BEING A DEFECT AND IT'S IN THE MARKET FOR PAYING CUSTOMERS TO BE INCONVENIENCED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. NO YET HAS VOLKSWAGEN COMPENSATED THE TIME AND INCONVENIENCE THIS HAS CAUSED VW OWNERS. I ONLY WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE MY PURCHASE OF THE AMOUNT OF OCCURRENCES I WOULD BE DEALING WITH ON REPAIRS, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED A VOLKSWAGEN. I WILL DEFINITELY EDUCATE ANYONE I COME IN CONTACT WITH ON WHAT THEY WILL BE FACED WITH IF THEY PURCHASE A VOLKSWAGEN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AT NIGHT RIGHT HEADLIGHT FLICKERED. THEN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. AT THE SAME TIME ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER DETERMINED WIRING LEADING TO HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *TS

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE BATTERY BLEW UP UNDER HOOD. COULD NOT GET HOOD UP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD PLUGGS UP WITH A BUILD UP OF CARBON AND OIL SLUDGE TO THE POINT WHERE CAR CANNOT SAFELY REACH FREEWAY SPEEDS TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY. VW HAS PAID FOR THE REPAIR ONCE AT 40000 MILES AFTER I COMPLAINED OF THE 1600.00 REPAIR BILL. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED 3 MORE TIMES AT MY EXSPENCE. IT IS NOW NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN AS I CANNOT REACH SAFE SPEEDS TO SAFLY MERGE ONTO FREEWAYS AND AM SCARED OF BEING HIT FROM REAR. THE PROBLEMS IS FROM EGR GASES AND CCV OIL MIST MIXING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH CREATES SLUDGE THAT BUILDS UP AND PLUGS UP THE AIR FLOW TO THE CYLS.*AK

THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WENT OUT AFTER THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THEY WANT $550.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WHICH I BELIEVE IS THEIR PROBLEM THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 JETTA, AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT AT NO COST A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH VW AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER OR RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE. *AK

AT FIRST START VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. CONSUMER DOES NOT RECALL IF GEAR WAS STILL IN PARK OR IN DRIVE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE HARD AND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK

I PURCHASED MY '99 JETTA NEW. AFTER APPRX 7 DAYS THE AIRBAG WARNING ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THEY DID GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, BUT AFTER A WEEK IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK A SECOND TIME, AND THIS TIME THE KEPT IT FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY DECIDED IT WAS A SESOR, THEN CHANGED THEIR MINDS AND SAID IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS. AFTER 2 WEEKS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. SEVERAL MECHANICS WARNED ME AGAINST DRIVING IT WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, CITING A POSSIBLE DEFECT. THE LIGHT STAYED OFF UNTILL ABOUT THE 20,000 MILE MARK. IT WENT ON AND I TOOK IT IN, THEY FIXED IT WITHOUT MUCH EXPLAINATION. NOW AT 54,000 IT IS ON AGAIN. I AM WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE DEFECT WHICH MIGHT PREVENT MY AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BEFORE NOW, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE ONLY COST WAS TIME AND EFFORT. NOW I MUST PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, A RENTAL CAR AND TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT REPAIRED, ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE SAME THING WITH LITTLE HELP FROM VOLKSWAGEN OR THE DEALER. I WAS HOPING TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR, WIRE HARNESS OR THE AIRBAG ITSELF. THANK YOU.*AK

THE WINDOW IN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR INTERMITENTLY ROLLS DOWN WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING OCCURS AT 9.5 MPH. THE SWITCH TO CONTROL THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS FAILED. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO ROLL BACK UP IS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND ROLL IT UP BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK. NLM