1999 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

I OWN A 1999 1/2 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST OF MY OWN. THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS THE BUCKLE WHERE THE BELT GETS INSERTED INTO. I WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW IF SEATBELTS HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY WITH CARS. IF NOT, DOES THE VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HAVE A HISTORY OF SEAT BELT FAILURES? THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IGNITION COIL PACK ON VW JETTA, '99 NEW BODY. HINTS OF FAILURE BEGAN LONG BEFORE CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP BUT DID NOT WARRANT A SERVICE. (IE, JERKS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE DURING HEAVY RAIN) AFTER ROAD TRIP, PROBLEM GREW IN SEVERITY, BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE, AND REALIZED COIL PACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *LA

PIN IN TRANSMISSION COMING OUT, CAUSING LEAK, REPLACED TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH DISK, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROWOUT BEARINGS. VW HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS SECOND OWNER. ORIGINAL WARRANTY 100,000 OR 5YRS. DEALER STATED THEY NEVER SAW A PIN WORKED ITS WAY OUT THAT WAY. THEY THOUGHT VW SHOULD HAVE COVERED PROBLEM. MILLEAGE AT TIME 68,299 . *AK

PAINT ON REAR BUMPER OF 1999 VW JETTA'S CHIP & PEEL OFF ON MOST VEHICLES. REDUCES THE RESALE VALUE & APPEARANCE OF THE VEHICLE. *LA

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR RUNS ROUGH WHEN WET. HAS ALWAYS. BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAY IT IS THE IGNITION COIL PACK. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE DAY AFTER SERVICE IS COMPLETED ON THE WAY TO WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. BRING IT BACK IN AND AFTER ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC HOOK UP AND ANOTHER $72 LATER NOW THEY SAY THERE ARE 2 MORE FAULTS. THE IGNITION WIRES NEED REPLACING AND THE LONG TERM FUEL TRIM IS RUNNING LEAN. I DO SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FIND OUT VW HAS HAD IGNITION COIL PROBLEMS AND HAD RECALLS ON 2001 AND 2002 MODEL YEARS AFTER A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. I CONTACTED VW BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AND THE PROBLEMS VW HAS HAD WITH THE IGNITION COIL PACKS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME. GO FIGURE. A COMPANY WHO HAS HAD THESE VERY SAME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH OTHER MODELS AND YEARS ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH VW SERVICE, BOTH AT THE DEALER AND THERE HEADQUARTERS FOR NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AND FOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS AN ATTORNEY WHO IS DOING A CLASS ACTION INVESTIGATION INTO THE IGNITION COIL PAK PROBLEM. IT IS GG&D, GIRARD, GIBBS, AND DE BARTOLOMEO. THEY ARE BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND HAVE A WEB SITE. YOU CAN EMAIL THEM IF YOU'VE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR IGNITION COIL PACK NEEDING REPLACING. I THINK IT IS HORRIBLE THAT VW WON'T ADMIT OF ANY LIABILITY IN THIS MATTER ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'VE HAD A CLASS ACTION SUIT ALREADY FOR OTHER YEARS. IT IS JUST TOO COINCI

POWER WINDOWS ARE WINDING DOWN BY THEMSELVES AND HAPPENED TWICE (10/3/03-10/04/03). I GO OUTSIDE AND ALL THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. IF SOMEONE STEALS MY CAR , THEN VW WILL HAVE TO BUY BE ANOTHER! *LA

FIRST: COIN HOLDER BROKE, NEXT, THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER THAT, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT. THE HEAT GAUGE GOES ON THE "I WILL WORK WHEN I WANT TO, AND I WON'T WHEN I DON'T" ATTITUDE. SPEAKING OF FRONT END BUMPERS, I'VE HAD MINE REPLACED AND FIXED 3 TIMES, STUPID ME, SHOULDN'T I KNOW BY NOW NOT TO GET SO CLOSE TO THOSE PARKING CURBS. NEXT, IT STARTED USING OIL, EVERY 1000 MILES, 1 QT, WENT TO DEALER, GAVE ME RUNAROUND, MECHANIC STANDING BY LISTENING, TOOK MY SIDE, REPLACED RINGS, SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SITE SOONER SO I COULD TELL YOU ALL THIS.FIXED. MAYBE, HOPE. NOW, CAR DIES ON HIGHWAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON ABOVE SPEEDS OF 50+, MOMENTARILY, AND THEN STARTS AGAIN. THE DRINK HOLDER HAS NOW BROKEN, SON HAS TO PUT AA BATTERY ABOVE CASSETTE TO HAVE SOUND COMING FROM ALL SPEAKERS. EMERGENCY FLASHERS STARTED MAKING CRACKING NOISES, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS?, NOT MY VW. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING 1 MONTH AGO. WENT TO MECHANIC TODAY, HE SAYS COMPRESSOR. HAVE YOU PRICED A COMPRESSOR? $840. DEALER ONLY PART,GO FIGURE, AREN'T THEY ALL. WIPERS ARE NOT GOOD, REPLACED 2 TIMES. SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE POWER WINDOWS AND AUTO TRANS. I READ WHAT SOMEONE WROTE, "I LOVE MY CAR". IT'S A [XXX] SHAME ISN'T IT ,THAT WE PUT THIS MUCH CONFIDENCE INTO A CAR DEALER TO BE THIS DISAPPOINTED. ALL VW JETTA'S SHOULD READ "MADE IN MEXICO" EMBLAZENED - I DON'T KNOW WHERE. IF CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED, POST HERE. I GOT A LEMON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B

1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*MR WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE REVERSE SYNCHRO FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A 10 YEAR/100,000 WARRANTY, BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM *JB

VEHICLE'S ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING AND THE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS REDUCED FROM 60 MPH TO 20 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO LAUNCH AN INQUIRY. *NLM *JB

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. DEALER DID ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE. CONSUMER HAS DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER SAFETY ISSUES IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: MAIN COMPLAINT 1. FAILURE OF WINDOW REGULATOR, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE - SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH SIDE 2. THE CAR IS A 1999 AND I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE ONCE IN 2000 (BLEW UP) AND ONCE RECENTLY (8/2003) AND NOW STARTER MOTOR AND ALTERNATOR ARE FAILING. SOMETIMES THE GAS GAUGE WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, SOMETIMES THE KEY LOCK/ALARM WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T AND HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY - ALL PROBLEMS SINCE 2000. THE CAR IS KNOWN TO LOCK/UNLOCK ITSELF. THE FENDER LINER AND FRONT GRILLS FELL OFF IN 2000. THE SUNROOF COVER AND THE SUNROOF HAVE BOTH FAILED ONCE. THE GAS TANK COVER FAILED TWICE. THE FRONT CLUTCH DROPPED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT 24500 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WORK WITH ME ON EXPENSES ($600 TO FIX). THE VW SYMBOL ON ALL 4 TIRES HAVE FALLEN OFF (ONLY IN PLACE WITH ADHESIVE).*AK

ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WITH NO WARNING. LOST POWER ASSISTED STEERING. *AK

ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WITH NO WARNING. LOST POWER ASSISTED STEERING.*AK

FOR THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE CRACKED AND BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT ON VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS UNAWARE OF WAY IT KEEPS OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR *CB

CONSUMER NOTICED THE EPC LIGHT CAME WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOESN'T NOT READ THE CORRECT SPEED THAT VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR AND WILL NOT COME UP.*AK

REGULATOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE AGAIN. RECENTLY REPAIRED CUP HOLDER FELL APART AGAIN. CAR SELF-LOCKS (LOCKS ME OUT OF MY CAR BY ITSELF) PLUS I PAID FOR NUMEROUS OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS LISTED BY OTHERS. VOLKSWAGEN NEVER TAKES CARE IF THEIR KNOWN PROBLEMS. CONSUMERS NEED TO GET TOGETHER & FILE CLASS ACTION SUITS!!!! *AK

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE CEL ILLUMINATED INDICATING A FAILURE OF SAME. AFTER SOME TESTING, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING APPROXIMATELY 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN ARCING. REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT SIGNAL BULB DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP ON THE BULB. ALSO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY. RIGHT OUTER CV BOOT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING GREASE ON 5/22/2002 AND AGAIN ON 4/29/2003; IN BOTH CASES IT WAS REPLACED. BATTERY DIED ON 3/10/2003. ON 7/9/2002, THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK IN ITS RETRACTOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON 10/1/2001, THE DRIVER'S FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POWER FAILURE ON DOOR LOCKS AND ALARM. *NLM

THE AUTO UP FEATURE OF MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME, THE WINDOW DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. INSTEAD, IT AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER IN FARGO ND DURING THE TWO YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD ON THE CAR. THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL RECALLS/ AND SEVERAL PROBLEMS: DOME LIGHT, VANITY MIRRORS, EMISSIONS PROBLEMS, ETC... *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH: THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS, INTERIOR TRIM HAD COME LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE PASSENGER VANITY MIRROR LIGHT DID NOT SHUT OFF, THE CUP HOLDER WAS JAMMED AND HAD BROKEN, THE DRIVER WINDOW SOUNDED AS IF AIR WAS COMING IN THE VEHICLE, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HINGES HAD BROKEN, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE RADIO WAS TURNED OFF, THE SENSORS NEVER SEEMED TO WORK, THE OIL DIPSTICK HAD GIVEN ABNORMAL READINGS(SHOWING LOW WHEN OIL WAS JUST CHANGED), THE LEAN OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT BUT STAYED ON, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE WHICH ENDED AFTER THE REPAIR(THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON). *SCC *JB

I HAVE A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. ON MARCH 24, 2003 MONDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING WITH IN THE CITY IN SAN RAMON, CA AND SUDDENLY WITH A NOISE MY CAR STOPPED. MY ENGINE WON'T START AT ALL AFTER THAT AND IN THE END I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW MY CAR. AAA TOWED MY CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTO CENTER, WHERE AFTER THE COMPLETE INSPECTION "BOB AUTO TECH" TOLD ME THAT THE CRANK SHAFT OF MY CAR WAS BROKEN. I WAS SHOCKED AND SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT, AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY ME BY REGULAR SERVICING AND OIL CHANGE AND ALWAYS AT VW AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS/WORKSHOPS. I ENDED UP PAYING UP BILLS WORTH $3194.82 FROM MY POCKET AS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE INSURANCE ALSO. I WOULD KINDLY REQUEST YOU TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND HELP ME WITH MY DISTRESS AND FINANCIAL PAIN. *NLM

ALL THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW (FIRST FRONT, THEN 1 WEEK LATER REAR) REGULATORS FAILED. CAR WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AT TIME. COST ME ALMOST $1,000 THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER STATED THE WIPERS WERE INCOMPATIBLE. THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER SPEED IN WARM WEATHER. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR, THE LOCKING MECHANISM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED, THE METAL TRIANGLE PIECES ON THE DOORS HAD BEEN REPLACED, THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED FROM PURCHASE, AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPERS. (NO RECALL FOR WIPERS) MR SCC *JB

MAJOR GAS LEAK ON RECENTLY PURCHASED (USED) 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ALSO NEEDED REPAIR TO LEFT FRONT SHOCK TOWER, CAUSES AND REASONS FOR NEED OF REPAIR UNKNOWN. *NLM

THE VEHICLES SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COIL WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE THAT VW/AUDI RECALLED VARIOUS VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY/DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS AND THAT THE COILS EXPERIENCED HIGHER THAN NORMAL FAILURE RATES. CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. * MR *AK *NLM

CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HAVE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT $1000 ON VARIOUS IGNITION RELATED REPAIRS AT THE DEALERSHIP. PART OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TRUNK CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT ABOUT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR RECEIVED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND HIT ALL 3 AIRBAG SENSORS. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOY AND IT WAS A TOYOTA.

WHEN I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY AND AT TIMES I CAN STILL BE ROLLING BACK AN ADDITIONAL 2-3 FT. ALSO MY VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE W/O ME TOUCHING THE GAS. I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND AT TIMES THIS WILL NOT WORK. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN I BRAKED AND MY JETTE ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP.

THE IGNITION COIL FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE MAKING IT HARD TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND LOSE CONTROL. *AK

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY IN INCLINING WEATHER WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *TT

MY CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES SINCE LATE NOVEMBER. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A CRACKED VACUUM HOSE. THE SECOND TIME (WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF FIXING THE FIRST PROBLEM) IT WAS THE MASS AIR METER. THE THIRD TIME, IT CAME ON 5 HOURS AFTER I WAS REAR-ENDED JANUARY 6TH BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE SERVICEMAN I SPOKE WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE HAS NOTICED THAT THIS MODEL SEEMS SENSITIVE, CAUSING THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON SO FREQUENTLY. I'M FRUSTRATED THAT NONE OF THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY AND WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THESE OCCURRENCES.

I WAS TRAVELING WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15-25 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO CAN IN FRONT, ALTHOUGH MY HOOD AND BUMPER WAS DENTED. ALSO, MY DRIVER''S SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. NOT THINKING ANYTHING OF IT, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE'WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I SAW A FIRE HAD IGNITED BY THE DRIVER''S SIDE SEAT BELT'(THIS STATEMENT WAS MADE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE AT THE TIME) WITHIN 10 TO 15 MINUTES, WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE ENTIRE CAR BURNED UP. I CONTACTED VW AFTER SEEING THE RECALL ON YOU WEBSITE AND NOTIFIED THEM THAT NO ONE HAD EVER CONTACTED BE ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT SINCE THE CAR WAS ALREADY 3 TO 4 YEARS OLD. I''VE PASSED ON ALL THE INFORMATION TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HOPING THEY WILL SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM VW.

CALIPERS WERE STUCK ON AND RUINED THE BACK LEFT ROTOR ON MY VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DECREASE SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. PH

WHILE DRIVING SHOCKS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE A HARD BOUNCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS. *AK

CAR BURNS AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN EVERY OIL CHANGE - SERVICE DEPT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL - OIL FILLER CAP IS FULL OF YELLOW "FOAM" - OIL PRESSURE LIGHT RECENTLY CAME - CHECK OIL LEVEL AND FOUND IT NEEDED 2 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL - SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT CAUSED A CHAIN OF REACTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

REPORTING UNKNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES SYSTEMS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN ARE APPLIED IN SUDDEN STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS. WHICH IT CAUSES THE WINDOWS NOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT WAS DESIGN PROBLEM. TS

RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHEN POWERING IT DOWN AND THEN BACK UP. POWER MOTOR SOUNDS AS IF IT IS STILL WORKING, THEREFORE SUSPECT THE MECHANICAL CLIPS HOLDING THE WINDOW TO THE POWER MOTOR MUST HAVE FAILED. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WINDOW CLIPS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IN FACT, ON NOVEMBER 5, 2002 VW.COM WEBSITE WAS SHOWING A PRESS RELEASE EXPLAINING THAT WINDOW CLIPS WERE FAILING, AND VW WOULD BE SENDING LETTERS OUT TO 1999-2002 VW OWNERS ABOUT REPAIRING/REPLACING THE WINDOW CLIPS WITH REDESIGNED CLIPS (NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PART RECALL, BUT ONLY A LETTER TO OWNERS). IN ADDITION, MY FRONT RIGHT WINDOW OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT POWER ITSELF FROM OPEN TO FULLY CLOSED (IT STOPS HALF WAY). ASSUME THIS IS WELL KNOWN "POWER WINDOW VOLTAGE REGULATOR" PROBLEM THAT VW IS CURRENTLY COVERING THE REPAIRS FOR (BUT I CAN NEVER GET THE FAILURE TO REPEAT ITSELF WHEN I BRING IT INTO THE DEALERS SO THEY WONT AGREE TO TELL VW IT IS BROKEN UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY WITNESS THE FAILURE). ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769315. *AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND A REAR COLLSION BY HITTING A DITCH AT 40-50 MPH. VEHICLE SPINS ON TWO OCCASION AND HIT THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 40MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.** *JB. *AK

CONSUMER ON BEHALF OF DAUGHTER. IN MAY, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JG

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD CAME ON.THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $700.00 TO REPAIR . I WAS INFORMED THAT WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION.THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CRASHED AND IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT VW SHOULD ADDRESS AND REPAIR.R.*AK