Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Volkswagen Jetta.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1989 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, VIN WVW PA01G4KW724572. I HAD A LEAK OF MY HEATER CORE (PER A NON-VW MECHANIC). THE NH… |
| 2003-04-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL (92V-050000) ON THE HEATER CORE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR T… |
| 1999-11-02 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL# 92 V 050-000 RECEIVED. APPOINTMENT MADE AND LATER ON WAS INFORMED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER … |
| 1999-10-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORD IS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE INTO & OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE & THE DRIVER / PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD CAUSIN… |
| 1998-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE IS WITHOUT FRONT LAP BELTS. IT DOES HAVE SHOULDER BELTS. DOES THE MANUFACTURER REQ… |
| 1996-10-15 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | ANTIFREEZE LEAK. |
| 1996-03-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD |
| 1995-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TOOK CAR IN FOR FUEL RECALL. GOT CAR BACK AND THEY SAID RECALL WAS DONE AND IT WAS NOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-10-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL WORK ON THE HEATER CORE. THEY RETURNED THE CAR SAYING WORK WAS DONE AND IT WAS NOT. PLEASE DESCR… |
| 1995-05-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE, WAS PARKED FOR 20 MIN. FUEL LINE CAUGHT FIRE. TT |
| 1995-03-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITHOUT LAP BELTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. TT |
| 1995-03-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | FUEL HOSE LEAKED, RESULTING IN A FIRE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (92V-058.001). *AK |
| 1995-02-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE LINKAGES ACCELERATE; CAR ACCELERATE ONLY IN COLD WEATHER DEALER CHANGE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CAR IS STILL DOIN… |
| 1994-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THREE SEAT BELTS ARE BROKEN AND THE TWO FRONT ONES ARE SPLITTING AND WILL SOON BREAK. |
| 1993-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | SHE HAS HAD THE RECALL LETTER FOR THREE YEARS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RESPOND TO HER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1901-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1989 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. CONSUMER WANTS DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DISCONNECTED. CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE WOULD LIKE THE DRIVERS … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL- LAP BELTS WERE TO BE INSTALLED. *AK |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT CONTAIN LAP BELTS, POTENTIAL HAZARD. |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS NO LAP BELTS AND THE SHOULDER BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. IF DOOR COMES OPEN DURING CRASH THERE WOU… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I DO NOT HAVE SPECIFICS ON ANY OF THE 5 RECALLS LISTED BUT WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON HOW TO PROCEED. NO SAFETY DEFECT … |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | MFG RECALL HEATER CORE; RECALL NEVER PERFORMED W/INVOICE DOCUMENTING ANOTHER NUMBER AND PROCEDURE. ROY RIOX, WESTBORO M… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF. CAN'T OPEN DOORS FROM OUTSIDE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER HAS TO USE ROPE TO TIE THE DOORS SH… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CARBON MONOXIDE IN BLOODSTREAM OF DRIVER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FRONT LAP SEAT BELTS. ONLY A SHOULDER HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR IS PROVIDED. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT HAVE WAIST BELTS; SHOULDER BELTS ONLY, WHICH I UNDERSTAND MAY BE AGAINST REGULATIONS. THE MANAUF… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN TEMPERATURE IS 5 DEGREES F OR LOWER (COMMON IN MINNESOTA) THROTTLE WILL STICK OPENLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGH… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | SEAT BELT 2-POINT SYSTEMS FAIL IN CRASHES. |