1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN IN PREPARATION FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN. I TURNED ON MY SIGNAL, AND SLOWLY BEGAN TO HIT MY BRAKES. AS I HIT MY BRAKES, IT BEGAN TO TO ENGAGE AND THEN I FELT A "POP" IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HIT THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR. MY ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR FAILED AND I HIT A PARKED CAR AT 30MPH. MODERATE DAMAGE DONE TO PASSENGER FRONT AND QUARTERPANEL OF CAR. DOOR WEDGED INTO CAR BRAKING SOME GLASS ON PASSENGER SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHATSOEVER. I HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH MY HEAD AND SPIDERED THE GLASS UPON IMPACT. IMPACT JOLTED THE CAR IN SUCH A WAY, IT SNAPED MY INSIDE MIRROR OFF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*AK

AFTER THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR 3 HOURS THE VEHCILE SPONTANIOUSLY COMBUSTED. VW HEADQUARTER IS BEING VERY SHADY WITH THE CAUSE OF INCIDENT. THERE IS NO FRONT END TO VEHICLE BUT THE BATTERY IS STILL INTACK. NOT CAUSED BY BATTERY EXPLOSION. UNKNOWN HOW CAR CA

OIL LIGHT CAME ON 2000 MILES AFTER OILCHANGE/BURNING OR LEAKING EXCESSIVE OIL,AND OIL LEVEL LOW. PASSENGER'S WINDOW MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, RESULTING IN WINDOW FALLING DOWN,. ALSO, ENGINE REVVED HIGH/ LIGHT SWITCH ON INTERIOR LIGHT FELL OFF/ FRONT RIGHT MICHELIN TIRE BLEWOUT, AND HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY. DEALER KEPT REPAIRING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER CONTACTED VW CO, AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HER, BUT NEVER DID. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE WAS A LEMON. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THEN ATER PUMP SEIZED & CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. PULLED OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS THE WATER PUMP WHICH SHEARED OFF THE TIMING BELT & DAMAGED THE VALVE HEAD. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED EXCEPT FOR THE CLICKING NOISE THAT WAS STILL THERE. *AK

FRONT BUMPER HAS BEEN PULLED LOOSE TWICE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS WHILE BACKING FROM DRIVEWAY. THERE IS ALSO TRANSMISSION GUARD SCRATCHES. FIRST INCIDENT 10/29/99, CURRENT INCIDENT 10/09/00.CONTACTED VW U.S. CUSTOMER CARE CENTER (1-800-822-8987) CASE # 732875, WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A "DEFECT" PROBLEM. I DISAGREE. FRONT SUSPENSION AND BUMPER DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT (GOING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH) WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR. (I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE.) THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND IT JUMPED A CURB, CROSSED OVER AN ISLAND OF GRASS, A PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK AND LANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO WAY STREET AND FINALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY, THRE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR VECHICLES IN MY WAY; OTHERWISE, A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS AND BASCIALLY BLAMED IT ON DRIVE ERROR. I ALSO CALLED VOLKSWAGEN. VOLKSWAGEN STATED THAT SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NO OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE INITIAL ONE. (I, OF COURSE, WAS CONVINCED THAT SOMEHOW I HAD CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I READ THE OTHER INCIDENTS IN THIS DATABASE.*AK

DEFECTIVE RADIO INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE CAUSES BUZZ SOUND AND ENGINE FEEDBACK THAT WOULD INDICATE GROUNDING PROBLEM. *YH

THE SAFETY FEATURE KEEPS CAR FROM BEING SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THIRD TIME FOR REPAIR. *AK

CEASED WATER PUMP, SHEARED TIMING BELT, AND DAMAGED VALVES CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL ON INTERSTATE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE ON VACATION AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE BUMPER CAME OFF OF THE ONE SCREW THAT WAS HOLDING IT INTO PLACE AND THE BRACKETS CAME OUT MAKING IT UNSECURE. THE BUMPER LAY ON THE GROUND AS I PROCEEDED INTO THE PARKING LOT, SCRATCHING ON THE ASPHALT AS I HAD TO PULL IN TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. WENT TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE THE MAN WHO TEMPORARILY FIXED THE BUMPER TOLD ME THAT VW'S HAVE UNSECURE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS, AND THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.*AK