1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR GLASS FELL DOWN DUE TO FAILURE ON GLASS SUPPORT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO OVER MILEAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

3 OXYGEN SENSORS BLEW UP AT DIFFERENT TIMES LESS THN 1 MONTH APART. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RUN MOVE OR START. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT HAD A BURNING SMELL AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. IT WAS $500.00 FOR THE 3 OXYGEN SENSORS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER STATED OXYGEN SENSORS WERE SENSITIVE.`*AK

CAR ACCELERATED FROM 5 MPH UNTIL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT.BRAKE DIDN'T WORK.THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. DEALER INSULTED DRIVER INSTEAD OF A FOLLOWUP. *AK

WE BAGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR WITHIN WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT, IT WAS SHIFTING OUT TO HARD AND SLIPPING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO CROWN VOLGSWAGEN IN BIRMINGHAM, AL IN APRIL 2001 WE WERE NOT SATISFIED AND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO QUALITY VOLGSWAGEN IN TUSCALOOSA, AL WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR DDROVE NORMAL FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH THEN WE BEGAN NOTICING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ON 06-24-2001 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN ONLY GOING INTO DRIVE AND NO OTHER GEARS. ALSO ON MAY 11, 2001 THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED AND CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WE HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACING IT. ALSO ON 06-20-2001 THE WATER/FLUID LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD WE ALSO HAD THIS FIXED. WE WOULD DESPERATELY LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU CONCERNING THIS COMPLAINT. ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN OFFER US WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU - MARTHA PARE. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP AND SUDDENLY IT PLUNGED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. MOTOR STILL WORKED, BUT PIECES OF PLASTIC WERE BROKEN OFF ON INSIDE OF THE DOOR. DEALER STATED CLIP HAD STRESS SIGNS THAT CAUSED THEM TO COLLAPSE.

WINDOW ARMS SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING ON A 2.5YR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 50K MI. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO FOURTH GEAR WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND WILL KICK OUT OF FOURTH GEAR INTO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE ,AND PERFORMED PROBLEM REOCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR FIRST AND LATER ON ADDED A PARALLEL CABLE. *YH

VEHICLE CONSUMES MORE OIL THAN REQUIRED, CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE BURNS ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 TO 1500 MILES. DEALER IS WAITING ON VOLKSWAGEN FOR A FIX. AFTER READING OTHER NTSB COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO OTHER VW OWNERS I FIND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT VW IS HOPING WILL BLOW AWAY. ADDING OIL TO A NEW CAR EVERY 1000 TO 1500 MILES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AS A CONSUMER. WHAT IS VW DOING ABOUT THIS?*AK

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THE RELAY 109 HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO VW'S ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE ISSUED A TECH TIP ON THEIR WEBSITE TO DEALERS. MY DEALER REPLACED THE WRONG PART AND CHARGED ME FOR IT. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO TEST IT BEFORE THEY REFUND MY MONEY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, IN TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU ARE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A ROAD AND YOU SEE CARS COMING YOU HOPE THEY SEE YOU AND DON'T RUN THROUGH THE BACK OF YOU. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND VW IS IGNORING IT. IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL INJECTION, THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THESE TOO. THE TDI ENGINE IS GETTING CLOGGED (THEY DON'T KOW WHY) AND CAUSE THE FUEL INJECTOR TO FAIL. MY DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MINE FOR A WEEK. PART IS ON BACK ORDER. VW IS NOT RESPONSIVE.*AK