1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER CAME OUT WITH KEY! DEALER REPLACED, AS WELL AS REPLACING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK. I WAS CHARGED LABOR AND PARTS. APPROX $110 . COMPLAINED TO VW OF AMERICA (CUSTOMER SERVICE) TOLD THAT LOCKS TO THEIR KNOWNLEDGE NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM! CAR OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY $ ARRANGEMENT WITH ME. I HAVE REVIEWED NHTSA RECORDS FOR 95-6 JETTAS. SUM TOTAL OF AT LEAST 15 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD DOOR LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEMS. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET LOCKED OUT OF CAR SOMEWHERE FAR FROM HOME! HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE CAR EITHER AGAINST THEFT! VW SHOULD AT LEAST FIX AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS NO CHARGE LOCK CYCLINDERS SHOULD NOT COME OUT, WHEN YOU LOCK OR UNLOCK YOUR CAR! THE LOCK CYLINDER MECHANISMS ARE FAILING UNDER NORMAL USAGE. THANK YOU FOR ATTETION TO THIS MATTER.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE CYLINDER LOCK HAS COME COMPLETELY OUT OF TH DOOR. THE TRUNK LOCK IS UNWORKABLE AND JUST FLOATS AROUND WHEN TRYING TO UTILIZE IT. DEALER HAS STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, ENTIRE WHEEL FELL OFF AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, CONSUMER HIRED AN INVESTIGATOR TO STUDY THE ACCIDENT, HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 303-661-0638, HE BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKE ROTOR DISC FROZE, HE NOTED EVEIDENCE OF BURN WITH THE AXLE BENT AND SNAPPED RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

THREE OF FOUR WINDOWS GET STUCK. THEY WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. HAVE TO PUSH BY HAND. NOW ONE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS SHATTERED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT END HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DECLINING FROM A HILL OR AT A STOP PROSITION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

IR BAG LIGHT SENOR REMAINED O.; DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS UP HILL, ON FLAT ROAD OR SHIFTS THREE TIMES JUST TO GET TO 30 MPH, VEHICLE HAD A FULL TUNE UP, NEW OXYGEN SENSOR AND NEW TRANSMISSION STILL WILL NOT DRIVE SMOOTHLY.*ET

THE TIRE THAT FAILED WAS A REPLACEMENT INSTALLED ON 3/14/98 AND IT HAD ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A GOODYEAR DEALER FOR A LEAKING PROBLEM ON 8/21/2000. THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED ON 9/27/2000 WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT ON HIGHWAY 97. THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THEN I COULD HEAR IT THUMPING THE WHEEL WELL AS THE TREAD CAME OFF. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY, WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE CAR. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, I OBSERVED THAT THE ENTIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FOM THE SIDEWALL ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE AND THE INTERIOR SIDE WAS 50% SEPARATED. THIS DAMAGE OCCURED WITHIN 50 YARDS OF MY FIRST AWARENESS OF A PROBLEM TO THE TIME I STOPPED. I BRAKED GRADUALLY TO LEAVE THE ROAD AT A SAFE SPEED. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS HOLE OR DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL TREAD SURFACE. I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE BASED ON THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. I ALSO FEEL THAT I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE SURVIVED WITHOUT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I INTEND TO PURSUE THIS INCIDENT WITH THE TIRE DEALERSHIP AND/OR GOODYEAR FOR REPLACEMENT OR COMPENSATION OF THE FAILED TIRE, AT NO FURTHER COST TO MYSELF. I WOULD BE GLAD TO DISCUSS THIS INCIDENT AND I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT TAKE PICTURES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY IF THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A LARGER PRODUCT FAILURE INVESTIGATION.*AK (DOT NUMBER: JDR046 TIRESIZE: 195/60R14)

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1995 VOLKSWAGEN, JETTA, BUT BOUGHT USED, TIRE SIZE P19560R14, ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED, PROPER AIR PRESSURE ETC. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. SEP 16, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK