Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Volkswagen Jetta.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-14 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2008-01-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAR RESTARTS A… |
| 2007-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 1 | DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BURNING COOLANT STARTED SPEWING ON MY LEGS, I NEARLY LOST CONTROL, WHEN I PULLED OVER I NOTICE… |
| 2007-06-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WELL, I' HAD SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 1995 VW JETTA III. FIRST, I HAD TO PUT 2 NEW STRUTS PLUS A WHOLE NEW EXHA… |
| 2007-06-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Yes | 1 | HOOD OPENED WHILE DRIVING REAR BRAKE LINE FAIL |
| 2007-06-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL IN HOT WEATHER. *TR |
| 2007-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE VW JETTA 1995. VW IS AWARE THAT HEATER CORES ON ALL JETTA'S FROM 1990-1998 HAVE A POORLY MANUFACURED HEATER… |
| 2007-01-25 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE ON 95 JETTA GL III BROKEN. SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY PART WITH MANY, MANY VERIFIED COMPLAINTS. VWOA SHOULD ISS… |
| 2006-09-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAD A COMPLETE BLOWOUT WHERE THE WHOLE TIRE RIPPED AWAY FROM THE TIRE WALL. THE TIRE HAD BEEN INSTALLED LESS THAN 24… |
| 2006-09-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | 1) THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD JUST… |
| 2006-07-04 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | (1) I WAS OPERATING THE WINDOW NORMALLY AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AND I WAS U… |
| 2006-01-02 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | EACH TIME SOMEONE USES THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT, THE BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE BELTS REMAIN LOOSE AND CANNOT … |
| 2005-12-11 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING A 1995 VW JETTA ABOUT 40 MPH. IN AN INSTANT, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH STEAM AND I COULD NOT … |
| 2005-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY BACK TO GALVESTON FROM HOUSTON (ON I-45) WITH MY SPOUSE AND A TEN MONTH OLD SON IN OUR 95 VOLKWAGEN JET… |
| 2005-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 1 | DRIVING EAST ON I-70 ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF FRISCO, CO, THERE WAS SUDDENLY THICK WHITE STEAM COMING OUT OF MY VENTS, FO… |
| 2004-12-19 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WELL LETS START WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS, I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 1998 AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDOW MOTORS FOR EAC… |
| 2004-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING SMOKE TO COME OUT FROM THE A/C VENTS. THE CON… |
| 2004-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE LOST POWER AT A COLD START. SEVERAL DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT… |
| 2004-02-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS |
| 2003-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | A PEDESTRIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FROM UNDER A CAR PORT ONTO THE STREET, A… |
| 2003-05-06 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS ENTERING THE CURVE WHEN ROADS ARE WET. *LA |
| 2003-03-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT.*JB |
| 2003-02-07 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH SCC |
| 2003-02-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | LOCKS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. *LA |
| 2002-09-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DAMAGE ON ESTIMATE CURRENTLY, MILEAGE IS APPROX. 41000, INS. CO. CONTACTED AND CLAIM FILED. TS |
| 2002-08-19 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUNROOF BRACKET BROKE, IT WAS MADE OFF WHITE METAL, RESULTING IN SUNROOF BEING INOPERATIVE. HAD TO REPLACE SUNROOF *AK |
| 2002-08-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ENGINE FAN STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED ENGINE TO LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURT… |
| 2002-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. HAPPENED TWICE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILE… |
| 2002-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE D… |
| 2002-02-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD BLOW A FUSE WHENEVER WIPERS WERE USED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OR LESS. DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WE… |
| 2001-07-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR 30 DAYS, CONSUM… |
| 2001-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | MASTER COMPUTER ORIGINALLY BLOWN 4/15/00, MILEAGE 93,000. REPAIRED AND REPLACED 5/00. BLOWN AGAIN 4/01/01. 11 MONTHS… |
| 2001-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THIS IS THE THIRD DISTRIBUTOR INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTOR FAILED AT 24K. THAT WAS REPLACED UND… |
| 2001-02-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | BACK LIGHT IN DISPLAY OF INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS GONE OUT. WHEN DEALER CONTACTED, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, T… |
| 2001-01-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS GONE OUT ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. THE COST IS AT LEAST 250.00 PER WINDOW TO FIX. I RESEARCHED … |
| 2000-12-28 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS CANNOT BE OPERATED BY REAR SWITCHES OR BY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SWITCHES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AN… |
| 2000-12-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER DOOR IS MISALIGNED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FEEL FREE T… |
| 2000-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, ENTIRE WHEEL FELL OFF AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, CONSUMER HIRED AN INVESTIGATOR TO STUDY THE ACCIDENT, HIS… |
| 2000-11-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER CAME OUT WITH KEY! DEALER REPLACED, AS WELL AS REPLACING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK… |
| 2000-11-06 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THREE OF FOUR WINDOWS GET STUCK. THEY WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. HAVE TO PUSH BY HAND. NOW ONE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER … |
| 2000-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE CYLINDER LOCK HAS COME COMPLETELY OUT OF TH DOOR. THE TRUNK LOCK IS UNWORKABLE AND JUST FLOATS AROUN… |
| 2000-09-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE THAT FAILED WAS A REPLACEMENT INSTALLED ON 3/14/98 AND IT HAD ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A G… |
| 2000-09-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHERE TO START? PROBLEM WITH THE LOCK CYLINDERS, WHICH BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS BLOWN OU… |
| 2000-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | IR BAG LIGHT SENOR REMAINED O.; DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. … |
| 2000-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING COOLING SYSTEM TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, HEATER CORE WILL NEED… |
| 2000-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | FIRST NOTICED WHEN A/C FAILED TO EMIT COOL AIR. DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, HEAVY TRAFFIC; THEN TRAFFIC STARTS MOVING, SME… |
| 2000-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS UP HILL, ON FLAT ROAD OR SHIFTS THREE TIMES JUST TO GET TO 30 MPH, VEHICLE HAD A FULL TUNE … |
| 2000-02-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY INTO THE CAR AND VW CLAIMS THAT IT IS NOT THEIR… |
| 2000-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | HAVE APPT TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED 2/22/00. DEALER IS WHERE PURCHASED, NOT REPAIR DEALERSHIP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN … |
| 2000-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE COMMENCED TO LOSES POWER. ALSO, OIL LEAKAGE DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER… |