Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Volkswagen Jetta.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-07 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | A 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GT, EQUIPPED WITH FRONTAL AIRBAGS WAS IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE USE OF AFTERMARKET PARTS, WHICH… |
| 2010-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT WAS AT NIGHT RAINY AND COLD. I TURNED ON THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER BECAUSE MY CAR WINDOWS AND WHOLE INSIDE OF CABIN … |
| 2009-10-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN IN HIGH RPM, IF YOU HIT THE BRAKE IT SLOWS THE CAR DOWN A LITTLE BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCEL… |
| 2009-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER IN ANY OCCASIONS DOES NOT MARK THE SPEED BUT IF IT MARKS THE MILES THAT ARE COVERED AND IT DOEST TURN O… |
| 2008-04-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE HOOD BECAME UNDONE WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEED AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A LARGE OBSTRUCTION OF VISION INC… |
| 2007-04-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING UNTIL NO LONGER RUNNING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION, … |
| 2007-01-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL SHIELD FAILED THAT PROTECTS THE FUEL TA… |
| 2006-11-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | REPLACED IGNITION COIL FOR THE THIRD TIME IN AS MANY YEARS!! ELECTRIC WATER PUMP REPLACED. EATER CORE EXPLODED A COU… |
| 2005-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THERE WAS A LOSS OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTING. ALSO, THE WINDSHIEL… |
| 2005-07-30 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE PARKING MY 1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO BACK IN LATE JANUARY 2005, MY HEATER CORE LEAK ALL OVER MY PASSENGER FLOOR, A… |
| 2005-07-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I FEEL LIKE MY JETTA IS A DEATHTRAP. IN THE FOUR YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT, I HAVE HAD FOUR OF THE POWER WINDOW MECHA… |
| 2005-07-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THIS IS ANOTHER OF THE MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER WINDOWS IN VOLKSWAGEN CARS. CURRENTLY, MY FRONT PAS… |
| 2005-03-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DT: THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WHEEL HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR PROTECTOR SHIELD. WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE HOO… |
| 2005-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | 'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FOR VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1997 INSTALL PROTECTIVE SHIELD IN RIGHT REAR WHEELHOUSING. *BF THE CONSUMER … |
| 2004-12-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FOR VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1997. *BF THE DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. *NM |
| 2004-12-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T... CAN'T LOCK DOORS ON DRIVER SIDE WITH MY MASTER KEY, CAN ONLY… |
| 2004-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1997 JETTA WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST 1997 IN CANADA. IN 1997, THE ELECTRIC MOON ROOF AND THE ELECTRIC WINDOW H… |
| 2004-10-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER A CASUAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVE ( IN MY 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ) AT MODERATE SPEEDS I PARKED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 … |
| 2004-10-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *NM THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRA… |
| 2004-09-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE MOTOR. THE CAR RAN VERY ERRATICALLY AND STALLED A NUMBER OF TIMES. … |
| 2004-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER'S 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS HAD MULTIPLE COMPONENT FAILURES. **NAR** *NM THERE WAS AN ENGINE COOLANT LE… |
| 2004-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW MY 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GL HAS FAILED TO START.BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT A… |
| 2004-06-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF, AND THE BRAKE DRUM SPLIT IN HALF. CONSUMER W… |
| 2004-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A SMOG CHECK POINT TEST. THE ENGINE … |
| 2004-04-15 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A PARKWAY DOING APPROX 55MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL COMPLETELY OFF OF THE CAR CAUSING… |
| 2004-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, OPENED T… |
| 2004-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING INTO REVERSE; DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO AND OUT OF REVERSE AND SECOND GEAR,… |
| 2004-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE CRUISE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT ENGAGEMENT. (WHEN THE SET BUTTON IS PRESSED, THE CRUISE DOES NOT ENGA… |
| 2004-01-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON THE SNOW ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL. THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DE… |
| 2003-10-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHIFTS ROUGH BETWEEN LOWER GEARS, AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR. THE TRANSMISSION … |
| 2003-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHEN IT IS TOO COLD OUTSIDE. DEALER SAYS THAT TH… |
| 2003-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THE 1997 JETTA USED IN 2000. SINCE THEN IT HAD IT'S IGNITION CHANGED (NEW KEY TO START ENGINE). THE THIRD ST… |
| 2003-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TH IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HAS BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED ON MY 1997 JETTA TWICE. *AK |
| 2003-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN SITTING AT LIGHTS. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 DAYS PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND.*AK |
| 2003-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN. *AK |
| 2003-07-17 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 3 OUT OF THE 4 WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 1997 VW JETTA HAVE GONE BAD WITHIN THE PAST 9 OR SO MONTHS. I SEARCHED THE NHTS… |
| 2003-07-16 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDOW WOULD FALL INSIDE THE DOOR WHEN TRYING TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2003-05-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 1 | SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT , I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WINDOWS, EVERYONE… |
| 2003-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR ON MARCH 5, 2003 AND AFTER 2-3 DAYS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! I MADE MORE THAN SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAV… |
| 2003-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PAST YEAR: AUTO DOOR LOCKS FAILED, COULD NOT OPEN EITHER FRONT DOOR; TRANSMISSION FAILED, EXHAUST SYSTEM RUSTED OUT, HE… |
| 2002-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF FUEL TANK DUE TO FAILED SEAL FOR FUEL SENDING UNIT. |
| 2002-08-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE 97 JETTA USED IN OCT. 1999. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THEN IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED… |
| 2002-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | POWER DOORS ARE MALFUCNTIONING, UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURT… |
| 2002-07-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CHECKED DRIVE TRAIN AND WHEELS… |
| 2002-07-02 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH PASSENGERS POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN INSIDE DOOR. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK |
| 2002-04-17 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE CAME OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING 35MPH. THE WHEEL BEARING AXLE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO… |
| 2001-11-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JETTA WAS EVALUATED AT VW REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TESTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS OVER THE LAST 4 WORKING DAYS. ELECTRICAL AND FUEL… |
| 2001-09-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 1997 VW JETTA GL IN NOVEMBER OF 1999. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO GIVE ME A … |
| 2001-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE BATTERY EXPLODED AS CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH |