Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Volkswagen Jetta.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | 2025 HRS: TRAFFIC WAS GENTLE, WITH TRAILERS ON THE RIGHT AND SMALLER CARS AND TRUCKS PASSING ON THE LEFT THAT DAY. I WA… |
| 2004-06-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES VEH… |
| 2003-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 1 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE HEATER CORE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN A BOILING SOUND WA… |
| 2001-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, MY CAR WILL JUST "DIE" WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. I HAVE BEEN IN ALMOST 2 ACCIDENTS NOW BECAUSE OF IT… |
| 2000-11-04 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER COIL BURSTED AND COOLIANT CAME INSIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP WASN'T AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT S… |
| 1999-09-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHEN STARTED VEHICLE HEARD A NOISE, SMELLED SMOKE, AND VEHICLE LURGED FORWARD. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN REAR END CO… |
| 1998-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THROUGH T… |
| 1998-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | SHIFTING CABLE CONTINUES TO EITHER BREAK OR COME LOOSE FROM TRANSMISSION HOUSING. |
| 1998-01-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE WRAPPED AROUND GAS PEDAL CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO STICK. |
| 1998-01-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE TRHOTTLE CABLE TANGLED CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK TO FLOOR. |
| 1997-08-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HEAVY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS, BLINDING THE OCCUPANT WHILE DRIVI… |
| 1997-01-10 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION LEFT TO WARM UP, WATER/ HEATER/ DEFROSTER, WAS TURNED ON, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 15 MIN… |
| 1996-12-12 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, CAUSING … |
| 1996-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVNG DOWN THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD, CONSUMER PULLED OFF HIGHWAY, … |
| 1996-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE TWICE. *SD |
| 1996-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | IDLE SPEED SURGES/STICKS. *DH |
| 1996-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVES WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *SD |
| 1995-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE. TT |
| 1995-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STARTER REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO INTERMITTENT STALLING/ VEHICLE NOT STARTING. *SKD |
| 1994-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD |
| 1994-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW |
| 1994-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH STARTER OVERHEATING, AND CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. CONSUMER LEARNED OF A SERVICE B… |
| 1993-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE TIMING BELT BREAKS ANNUALLY WHICH CAUSES ENGINE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE TO SEIZE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAN … |
| 1993-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL STUCK, CAUSING SURGE IN ACCELERATION. *DH |
| 1992-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE FROM NEW ( WITHIN 5 DAYS OF DELIVERLY) HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE WARRANTY PROVIDED FOR REPLACEMAN… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY AND FINALLY STALLED COMPLETELY, WITH NOT WARNING. |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR END MISALIGNED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS FREQUENTLY, AND DEALERS HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, POSSIBLE FAULTY AIRFLOW SENSOR. DEALERS HAVE BEEN… |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR AXLE IS MISALIGNED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 2 | DURING REAR IMPACT 20-25MPH, SHOULDER HARNESS DRIVER/PASS. SIDE FAILED TO RETRACT, ALLOWING OCCUPANTS TO IMPACT WITH IN… |