Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-08 | 96V128000 |
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP DESIGN HAS THE ACTUAL PUMP SITTING IN A PLASTIC HOUSING WITH RUBBER SEALS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM T… |
| 2007-03-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. I NOTICED THE RED LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF (NOT NOTICEABLE … |
| 2005-11-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Yes | 1 | WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE (1994 VW JETTA) THE HOOD LATCH BROKE AND HOOD DETACHED FROM LOCK FLEW UP CRACKING MY WINDSHI… |
| 2004-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25-55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2003-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WIRES ARE BURNED OUT INSIDE DASHBOARD PANEL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE FURNISH ADD… |
| 2003-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH CABLE. *LA |
| 2002-12-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE. HAS HAD TO REPLACE 4X. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WAS… |
| 2002-07-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND … |
| 2001-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | BLOWER SWITCH GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. ACTUALLY BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE DASH AND MELTED TH… |
| 2001-05-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-04-23 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR WINOW INOPERATIVE/REPAIRED 3 TIMES IN PAST SAME PROBLEM-REGULATOR. *AK |
| 2001-02-01 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | INNER SIDEWALLS ON 3 OF 4 TIRES HAVE SPLIT - 2 OCCURRED WHILE NOT DRIVING AND THE OTHER OCCURED AT LOW SPEED. THEY HAVE… |
| 2000-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE DASH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS |
| 2000-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT DETERIORATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE TIMING BELT FAILURE DAMAG… |
| 2000-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL HARNESSES (3) FAILED CAUSING FIRE.*ET |
| 1999-12-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD ASSEMBLY WAS UNDER RECALL AND REPLACED, BUT NOT FIXED, STILL CANTOPEN HOOD. *AK |
| 1999-11-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *… |
| 1999-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER … |
| 1999-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | PRIOR TO RECALL (98V-160) THE FRONT HOOD CAME OFF AND SMASHED IN THE FRONT WINDOW WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN OBSTRUCTI… |
| 1999-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO MSUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT. WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED DAS… |
| 1999-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN PUTTING OIL IN. |
| 1999-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR STARTS FROM STOP NORMAL, THEN GOES INTO NEUTRAL. WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO BE BUMPED FROM BEHIND TWO TIMES. NO INJURIE… |
| 1998-11-04 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND A CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS IN THE REAR SEAT, IN A SEAT BELT. FORCE CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO B… |
| 1998-11-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE OIL PAN. WHILE DRIVING SMELLED FUEL, AND THE OIL LEAKS FROM … |
| 1998-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED 60 DAYS AGO, AND THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1998-10-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AFTER 60 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTING THE DEALER. … |
| 1998-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT AND OTHER … |
| 1998-09-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | RECALL 98V160000; WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, THE HOOD SNAPPED, FLEW UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, HOOD … |
| 1998-09-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE HOOD LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE DOESN'T WORK, CAUSING THE HOOD TO POP OPEN. CONTATCTED DEALER… |
| 1998-09-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH GETTING DEALER TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO HOOD LOCK/ HOOD LATCH ; BOLT SEC… |
| 1998-09-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MFR. RECALL PERTAINING TO REAR BRAKE LINE; THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON PA… |
| 1998-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS |
| 1998-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM VOLKSWAGEN FOR THE REAR BRAKE LINE, BACK IN JUNE THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED … |
| 1998-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | ON TH LEFT SIDE ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, NEAR THE BACKREST ADJUSTER KNOW, THE WELD THAT CONNECTS THE MAIN LEFT SIDE SUPPOR… |
| 1997-12-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE SEAT TO GO BACKWARDS. THE METAL FRAME THAT HOLDS… |
| 1997-12-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUNROOF ASSEMBLY FAILS TO OPERATE. IT WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OR IMPROPER TRACKS. IT ALWAYS MAKES … |
| 1997-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED AND UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. VEHICLE ALWA… |
| 1997-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HESITATES/STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK |
| 1997-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPPED, VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED TO … |
| 1997-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, FIRST IT BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN; CONSUMER THEN NEEDS TO PULL O… |
| 1997-07-08 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | JACK UNDER RECALL, HAVE NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT PART. |
| 1997-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *MJS |
| 1997-05-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AT 24000 MILES. FOUND NO LEAKS AND THE SYSTEM WAS RECHARGED. SIX MONTHS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. |
| 1997-04-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK STICKS. |
| 1997-01-10 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | JACK IS DEFECTIVE, REPLACEMENT NOT YET RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER. |
| 1996-12-16 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WENT OUT TO GET INTO CAR AND ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP . *AK DEALER STATE… |
| 1996-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | OWNER STATES THAT SHE HAD DRIVETRAIN PROBLEMS, HER FRONT AXLE BROKE OFF IN TRAFFIC WHILE SHE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. S… |
| 1996-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR ROTOR CRACKED. *AK |
| 1996-10-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | OWNER DROVE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER THAT RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. WATER GOT INTO AIR INTAKE THEN … |