Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Volkswagen Jetta.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AGGR… |
| 2008-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 VW JETTA GLS AND MY CAR SMOKES FROM MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I WILL BE DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE WHITE … |
| 2008-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE VDO ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER "TOTAL" ODOMETER READING CROSSED FROM 299,999 MILES TO 300,000 MILES . . . T… |
| 2007-07-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL (12 MINUTE DRIVE) AT NIGHT AND THE AIR COMING FROM THE VENTS SMELLED FUNNY, LIKE COOLANT. I TU… |
| 2006-06-22 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | DT*:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THERE WAS STINGING/BURNING SENSATION TO THE CO… |
| 2006-01-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | ON JANUARY 12, 2006, AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AN OPAQUE WHITE GAS WAS QUICKLY RELEASED FROM MY … |
| 2005-09-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON SEPT 2, 2005 AND SEPT. 6, 2005, UNDER TWO CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING QUICK ACCELERATION WITH MODERATE LOAD (TWO ADULTS … |
| 2005-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | IN LATE FEB 2005 PURCHASED A 1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (WHICH WAS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE) AND IN (APPOX) SEPT 2005 WHIL… |
| 2005-03-25 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE RUPTURED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO SPILL OVER THE DRIVER'S FEET. THIS EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FO… |
| 2004-12-23 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A PUFF OF SMOKE AROSE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND I LOS… |
| 2004-09-22 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT SIDE WINDOWS WERE NOT GOING UP AND DOWN AT WILL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND … |
| 2004-09-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE REAR SIDE WINDOWS OF MY JETTA HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. *JB |
| 2004-06-02 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | JUST PURCHASED MY FIRST VW JETTA. MAY BE MY LAST VW PERIOD. MY WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. AFTER RESEARCHING T… |
| 2004-05-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WELL, ITS AN OLD CAR YES AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY SEVERE MALFUNCTIONS EXCEPT ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY LATCH MECHANISM ON THE CAR… |
| 2004-01-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | 1996 VW JETTA - DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 0 C OR 32 F. THIS MATCHES TECHNICAL SERVICE BUL… |
| 2003-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HEAD LIGHTS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESUL… |
| 2003-12-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED DURING A COLLISION. THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED AND PAINTED. THE PAINT FUMES ARE … |
| 2003-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, 1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS, FROM THE STORE, I NOTICE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN… |
| 2003-07-27 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL FELL OF WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 2003-05-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-04-13 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. SHE SAID THAT IN 2003 HER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND AL… |
| 2003-04-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ONE OWNER AUTOMATIC JETTA, THREE TIMES. MY LAST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLA… |
| 2003-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND VEHICLE NEEDED REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND BRAKE SHOES. THE WHEEL CYLIN… |
| 2002-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS A LEMON THE ENGINE SEIZED WHEN THE CAR HAD NOT EVEN REACHED 60,000 MILES DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HUN… |
| 2002-10-09 | STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE STEERING IN THIS 1996 JETTA IS JUST HORRIBLE, NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. IM TOLD THERE IS SOMETHING ON… |
| 2002-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 HOURS CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS FOUND OUT THAT FIRE WAS SHOOTING FROM UNDE… |
| 2002-08-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | SINCE I HAVE HAD MY 1996 VW JETTA GLS, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL FOUR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BROKEN. I HAVE SPOKE… |
| 2002-08-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 2-3 MPH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NO INJURIES.*AK |
| 2002-07-31 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ALL FOUR WINDOWS BROKE IN MY VW JETTA GLS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, AS THAT WAS WHAT I COULD AFFORD. WHEN THE FIRST T… |
| 2002-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | EACH TIME IT RAINS HEAVY ENOUGH FOR WATER TO SPLASH UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN DRIVING (IE A PUDDLE; SPLASH FOR ANOTHER VE… |
| 2002-06-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD FLEW OFF, BREAKING WINDSHIELD . DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-05-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHEN LOCKING PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ENTIRE CYLINDER FELL OUT. UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR.*AK |
| 2002-03-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FRONT DOOR LATCHES FAIL TO OPERATE, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR.*AK |
| 2001-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SMELLED SMOKE FROM INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM… |
| 2001-11-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CYLINDERS CAME OUT WITH THE KEY. THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING AND CAME OUT! I CAN NO LONGER LOCK MY CAR OR USE THE KEY TO… |
| 2001-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ALL PROBLEMS HAVE REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK |
| 2001-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THERE IS A CRACK IN VALVE BODY WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO BURN OUT.*AK |
| 2001-06-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS LEAVING AN INTERSECTION AND WAS TRAVELING 15MPH ON A WET PAVEMENT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SLID AN… |
| 2001-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERY SUMMER ESPECIALLY DURING 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE MOVES TO HIGHEST SETTING AND OFTEN TIMES VE… |
| 2001-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN STEPPPING ON BRAKES AIR CONDITIONER FAN COMES ON. THIS MAY ALSO HAPPEN WHEN STEPPING CLUTCH PEDAL. *AK |
| 2001-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED AND CAUSED ALARM TO GO OFF, POWER WINDOWS NOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO REPL… |
| 2001-02-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 33-34 MPH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED AT T… |
| 2001-01-30 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ELECTRIC WINDOW OPERATORS ON THIS VOLS JETTA HAVE FAILED ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. IN THE CASE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW T… |
| 2001-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. WOULD MAKE WHINNING NOISE, FLUID WOULD BE LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC TRI… |
| 2001-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT BUCKLE BROKE OFF AFTER CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS INSTALLED IN MIDDLE. IT DID NOT PROPERLY HOLD CSS,… |
| 2000-11-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | IT SEEMS THAT ON A VERY RAINY DAY OR A DAMP DAY THE CAR STALLS OR DOESN'T START AT ALL. I GET A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT T… |
| 2000-10-20 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WITHIN 4 MONTHS BOTH REAR WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED.THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM W/VOLKSWAGEN. THE PART IS NOW MADE … |
| 2000-10-11 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 3 OF 4 WINDOWS DON'T WORK. MOTOR BURNED OUT ON RT FRONT, REGULATOR BURNED ON LFT FRONT, RT REAR DOES NOTHING. DEALER… |
| 2000-10-11 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 3 OF 4 WINDOWS DON'T WORK. MOTOR BURNED OUT ON RT FRONT, REGULATOR BURNED ON LFT FRONT, RT REAR DOES NOTHING. DEALERSHI… |
| 2000-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | A DEFECTIVE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY MAKING NOISE DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED UNIT AT CONSUMER'S COST. MANUFACTURER NOTIFI… |