1999 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

OIL PAN CRACKED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, SPARK PLUGS MELTED. HEAD GASKET AND SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, FRONT AXLE WAS BENT. WHEN CONSUMER DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE . *AK

IT WAS RAINING AND CONSUMER SLID INTO REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR AT 25MPH. HOOD BENT AND CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPAIRED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORTMATION.

TRANSMISSION STILL HAS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE THEY BEGAN. *AK

THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS HANDS FOR 6 WEEKS. THEY HAVE ALL BUT SAID THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THEY HAVE TOLD US FOR 2 WEEKS THAT THE PART IS BEING SHIPPED. WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE WORD OF THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREMENDOUS PROBLEM, VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. THANKS DMF. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

HIT DIP IN ROAD AT LOW SPEED, CHAFED OIL PAN WHICH CAUSED A ONE INCH SPLIT IN OIL PAN. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHEN ON THE SLIGHTEST GRADE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, IT TAKES 3-5 SECONDS TO ENGAGE AND EVEN AFTER IT ENGAGES IT WILL ROLL FORWARD. I ALMOST HIT A MOTHER AND CHILD WALKING INFRONT OF THE CAR WHEN IN A PARKING SPACE, THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE PLUNGED INTO A POLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED ON AN INCLINE OR WHEN THE SURFACE IS NOT LEVELED, AND WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL ROLL ABOUT 2-3 FEET. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, PROBLEM REPAIRED. *AK.ET.

REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO BE AJAR. NLM

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND LOSS OF COOLING AT THE SAME RATE, WHICH COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE/FIRE AND AIR POLLUTION. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, GEAR SELECTION AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION ARE SLOW TO RESPOND TO INPUT. DEALER SAYS THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL. *ML

LEFT FRONT BRAKES GRABBED. OTHER THREE FAILED TO WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES. EACH TIME BRAKES WERE REPLACED/REPAIRED. ALSO, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A DEER ON LEFT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. FRONT GRILL WAS CRUSHED. INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE CENTER OF THREE LANES AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE CENTER LANE. SHORTLY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE A TRACTOR TRAILER STRUCK THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE TOTALLY DESTROYING THE VEHICLE.*AK

DRIVER WENT TO PASS VEHICLE WHEN PEDAL GOT STUCK , VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE IT, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEAR. SUDDENDLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESUMED POSITION AND VEHICLE ACTED AS NORMAL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ALARM LED IS NOT FLASHING ON DRIVER'S DOOR. YH

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 25 MILES. FRONT DISC ROTORS WORE OUT. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES CAR SHOOK TERRIBLY. *AK

POSSIBLE TREANSMISSION FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE GOING INTO A MODE WHERE IT REMAINS IN 3RD GEAR AND WILL NOT GO INTO OVER-DRIVE. THE RPM'S ALSO BECOME SPORADIC. NLM

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 91 ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 21ST WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE EXIT AND THINKING THAT I MAY NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH DIESEL ADDITIVE, I NURSED IT TO A TRUCK STOP AT THE BASE OF THE EXIT AND ADDED ENOUGH ADDITIVE FOR 75 GAL. AFTER 3 MINUTES THE CAR DIED AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. IT WAS TOWED TO A VW DEALER AND THEY CONTACTED VW. THE VW REP SAID THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT AND DIRECTED THE DEALER TO DRILL OUT THE CHECK VALVE ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON WEDNESDAY THE 19TH AND DROVE IT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY, I HAD DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR ON INTERSTATE 91 AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I COASTED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND THE CAR STALLED. ONCE AGAIN IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. IT WAS TOWED TO GENE LANGAN VW IN GLASTONBURY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER CANNOT SAFELY NEGOTIATE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I SPOKE WITH VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 21ST, THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GETTING HUNDREDS OF CALLS ABOUT THE 1999 DIESELS JUST DYING AFTER PROLONGED PERIODS OF DRIVING. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN JUST MY VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 JETTA DIESELS. THANK YOU. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE AIMED INCORRECTLY. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR NIGHT TIME OPERATION. DRIVER CANNOT SEE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD TO DRIVE PROPERLY. FIRST IT WAS ONLY ONE LIGHT, NOW SINCE DEALER HAS REPAIRED, PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH OTHER HEADLIGHT. *AK

GAS GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. MECHANIC ORDERED PART & CONTACTED OWNER. AFTER ARRIVING, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE IGNITION RUNNING REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO BROKEN BOLT. DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE TRAPPED IN THE SEAT, CONSUMER ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN MAKING A NORMAL OR GRAUDAL STOP, THE BRAKES TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL BURNING (ONE QUART) EVERY 750 MILE.; DEALER NOTIFIED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. SEEKING NHTSA FOR INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE ON I-95 BETWEEN TWO EXITS THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND PUNCTURED A WHOLE IN THE GAS TANK. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE THAT MUST HAVE RUN OVER SOMETHING. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT. VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN, CASUING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. ALSO, WHEN SLIGHTLY OPENING REAR WINDOWS, VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. *AK

THE CAR BOTTOMS IN THE FRONT-RIGHT SIDE OUT WHEN 4 PASSENGERS ARE IN THE CAR AND YOU TRAVEL OVER RELATIVELY SMALL BUMPS IN PAVEMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THIS NEW CAR (APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS). THE WEIGHT OF THE OCCUPANTS WAS NO MORE THAN 600 POUNDS, AND THE SPEED AT THE TIMES OF INCIDENT WERE ALL UNDER 30MPH. AT THE CARS 10,000 CHECKUP, I ASKED THE DEALER TO INSPECT, AND HE REPORTED THAT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE HAS RESULTED TO THE SUB-FRAME. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. AT ALL TIMES, THE CAR WAS OPERATED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (DAYLIGHT, LOW SPEED, WITHIN VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS, AND ON NORMAL PAVEMENT). I NOW AM SCARED TO DRIVE WITH 4 PASSENGERS. IS THIS POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE CAR IS A DIESEL AND THEREFORE WEIGHS MORE? HAVE YOU HEARD OF THIS COMPLAINT? THANK YOU.

THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND IT PUNCTURED THE OIL PAN, ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AFTER BEING REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER . THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS BURNS OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER HAS REPLACED ONE HEADLIGHT SOCKET, AND OTHER HEADLIGHT IS CURRENTLY NON-FUNCTIONAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNNG, ENGINE FAILED, AND CONSUMER LOST POWER. CONSUMER WAS IN THE THIRD LANE, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN . ALSO, ENGINE VALVES DROPPED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE ENGINE ON THE OTHER SIDE WHILE IN MOTION, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS ISNPECTED THE VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AIRBAG LIGHT COMES AND SHUTS DOWN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

UPON FOLDING REAR SEAT DOWN, THE MIDDLE SAFT BELT LOCKS IN PLACE AND BECOMES INOPERABLE. I'M AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH 1999 JETTA THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH DRIVER PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR. VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPHILL, CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISI0N, IMPACT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. ABS BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN BUT NOT STOP. SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN A HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING WINDSHIELD. ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING T VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 35-40 MPH UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, IT WILL DOWNSHIFT ON FLAT SURFACE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT & BROADSIDED VOLKSWAGEN.DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INVESTIGATOR & VOLKSWAGEN PERSONNEL INSPECTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE BELOW THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FROM A GREEN LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE RED LIGHT, STRICKING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WHERE NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NOT PROTECTING PASSENGER AND *AK

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY. MIL AND GENERATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK TWO TRIES TO START ENGINE AGAIN, THEN VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN A WEEK AND A HALF. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELT DISENGAGED OR UNBUCKLED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED COMPLETE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WHICH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE BUCKLE CONTINUES TO UNLOCK. *AK.ET.