1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

HAVE APPT TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED 2/22/00. DEALER IS WHERE PURCHASED, NOT REPAIR DEALERSHIP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

DOOR LOCK CYLINDER IS FAULTY, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO STICK AND NOT OPEN. DRIVER HAS TO ENTER CAR FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED DOOR LOCK CYLINDER 4 TIMES, AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS SEEMED TO SHORT OUT. NOW THEY COME ON SOMETIMES IF IT IS COLD, BUT GO OFF ONCE THE CAR STARTS TO WARM UP. WE DRIVE WITH A SMALL FLASHLIGHT ON THE LEDGE OF THE ODOMETER SO WE CAN TELL HOW FAST WE ARE DRIVING. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE FROZEN, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE KEY CANNOT BE INSERTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE LOCK, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE KEY GOES IN BUT DOES NOT TURN.

CONSUMER HAS OWNED TWO 1995 JETTA MODELS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED DOOR LOCK FAILURES, THE LOCK ASSEMBLY HAS COMPLETELY COME OUT OF THE DOOR HANDLE, RESULTING IN DOOR OPENING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON ONE OCCASION. MJS

ALL WINDOWS BUT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FAIL TO OPERATE. THEY DID WORK WHEN PURCHASED AND THEN FAILED ONE BY ONE.

THERE WERE PROBABLY MANY 1995 LEMONS FOR JETTAS, BEING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW DESIGN. MANY OF THESE FLAWS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. PARTS FOR THIS CAR ARE RARELY FOUND ANYWHERE BUT THE DEALER, INCLUDING BRAKES.

THE ENGINE HAS AN OIL LEAK DUE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS COULD EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE THE MASS AIRFLOW CENTER. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET.

EGR VALVE FAILED. OIL ACCUMULATED IN AIR INTAKE SYSTEM, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT CLIMB HILLS. OIL CONTAMINATION MAY HAVE LED TO PREMATURE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY).

BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE FIRST (LEFT) FAILURE HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED WITH PLENTY OF WARNING SOUNDS. THE SECOND (RIGHT) FAILURE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RESULTING IN WHEEL SEPARATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAVE OFFERED AN EXPLANATION OR APOLOGY FOR NOT INSPECTING ALL WHEEL BEARINGS AFTER THE FIRST PREMATURE FAILURE.

FOLLOWING APPROXIMATELY TWO DOZEN VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A CORRECTION, NOTHING WAS FOUND. AT ONE POINT AN AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OFTEN TIMES A HESITATION WILL OCCUR WHEN I'M ACCCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC OR ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB A HILL OR MOUNTAIN. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR VERY ROUGHLY WHILE CLIMBING A HILL/MOUNTAIN.