1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

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

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

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

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.

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO APPARENT CAUSE- DEALER REPLACED. FUEL FILLER DOOR WOULD NOT OPERATE- DEALER CHARGED $13 TO OPEN THE DOOR SO THAT IT COULD BE FUELED AND PROVIDED AN ESTINATE OF REPAIR FOR $100+. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAUGE PROPERLY. ESPECIALLY FROM STOP SIGNS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. THE DELAY CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV AND THE CAR TO START WITH A JERK AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THERE IS ALSO A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT WHICH ADDS TO THE FRUSTRATION AND DANGER THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO CHECK THE PROBLEM FOR A FEE OF $69 ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS WELL WITHIN THE POWER TRAIN COVERAGE THAT VW PROMISED WHEN THEY SOLD THE CAR.

THIS IS THE FOURTH FAILURE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (NEW) IN 1999. THE DEALER HAD WORKED WITH VW ON THE LAST FAILURE TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER THE SENSOR HAS FAILED AGAIN. CLEARLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL SINCE THE DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURE. THE LAST TIME IT FAILED, THERE WAS ABOUT A ONE MONTH DELAY IN HAVING THE SENSOR REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER.*AK

THE OIL IN ENGINE IS BEING CONSUMED VERY QUICKLY. WHEN I TAKE CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3,000 - 5,000 MILES, THE OIL IS USUALLY SO LOW IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON DIP STICK. THE OIL IS SIMPLY BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE. YOU CAN SEE THE OIL RESIDUE ON THE ENGINE.*AK

BOTH WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. INFANT WAS IN BACK SEAT BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED.*AK

FAILED PART AFTER CAR HAD BEEN IN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER FAILED ON FREEWAY, COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD COVER THIS, THEN RIPPED OFF BY DEALER IN CHICAGO WHER CAR JUST DIED ON THE DAN RYAN WITHOUT ANY WARNING.*AK

ENGINE TRANSMISSION LIGHT FAILED AFTER 3 MONTHS, BOTH WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO DOOR, FRONT BUMPER HAS BEEN TORN OFF, ANTENA AND OTHER PLASTIC OBJECTS AROUND CAR HAVE FALLEN OFF,ABS SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, COVER FOR GAS TANK WILL NOT OPEN (I HAD TO PRY IT OPEN), CUP HOLDERS AND MIRROR COVERS HAVE BROKEN, INSIDE OF CAR STARTED TO BUBBLE AFTER 6 MONTHS, BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC. ALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN SAN ANTONIO COULD SAY WAS THAT I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO MANAGE CAR. I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO TAKE A CLASS IN OPENING THE GAS COVER. ODDLY ENOUGH, MOST OF THESE THINGS STARTED TO BREAK AFTER MY TWO YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALL THEY HAD TO SAY WAS THAT "WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS". I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE