Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-23 | 03V156000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 9,811 | — | Details |
| 2002-01-25 | 02V026000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 487,284 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag Warning Light On |
| 2017-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES' ANTI THEFT HAD WENT HAYWIRE. WENT TO START, BEEP SOUND WENT OFF. THEN WAS LOCKED INSIDE CAR. WITH THE ALA… |
| 2016-04-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TO YO PROXIES FOUR INNER IM ASSUMING TIRE BANDS? FAILED CAUSING A BULGE ON THE INER PART OF MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT T… |
| 2013-05-08 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | LATE IN APRIL, 2013 I INSTALLED A PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM ON A 1998 VW JETTA TDI. THE CONTROL ARM WAS PURCHASED FRO… |
| 2011-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE THE FRONT SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE. BOTH FRONT DOORS WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR … |
| 2010-12-17 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND SUSTAINE… |
| 2010-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REQUEST FOR COMPLETE CONSUMER COPIES RE SAFETY REPORT ON 1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. *TGW |
| 2010-06-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT RELEASE OUT OF P… |
| 2009-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 VW JETTA GL AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE NOW BECAUSE, I AM TOLD, VW INCREASED THE TORQUE… |
| 2009-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AREA AROUND GAS INTAKE PIPE. VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1998. *TR |
| 2008-10-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEC… |
| 2007-09-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE 1998 VW JETTA--I PRESENTLY HAVE THREE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WHICH DO NOT GO UP OR DOWN. TWO OF THEM HAVE PREVIOUSLY … |
| 2007-06-10 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE WINDOWS IN THE DOORS ARE FALLING DOWN AND NEEDING THE MECHANISM REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OF THE DOORS SO F… |
| 2006-06-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CROSSED THE HIGHWAY AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. T… |
| 2006-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIKE OTHERS, I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION COIL REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, OF COURSE. I HAVE ALSO HA… |
| 2006-04-04 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLX SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDO… |
| 2006-03-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 1998 JETTA GLX. ANOTHER WINDOW REGULATOR DEFAULT. I'M ORIGINAL OWNER, THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. BACK PASSENGER W… |
| 2006-02-14 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 1998 VW JETTA FOR MY DAUGHTER. GOOD CAR FUN TO DRIVE BUT ONE DAY AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER … |
| 2006-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | GLOW PLUG CONTROL UNIT FAILS ON 1998 VW JETTA TDI, BUT THERE IS NO PART FOR THE LAST 5+ MONTHS AVAILABLE FROM VOLKSWAGE… |
| 2005-08-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 VW JETTA GLS. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED A WINDOW REGULATOR AT A COST OF $450, NOW THE REMAINING 3 HAVE F… |
| 2005-08-18 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | IT WAS RAINING. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON. WHITE SMOKE CAME UP FROM MY STEERING COLUMN FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. WHAT… |
| 2005-08-04 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY SAME VEHICLE, ALL HAPPENED THE SAME WAY. EACH TIME A DIFFERENT WINDOW. … |
| 2005-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | 1. DRIVING 2. LIGHTS WENT OUT, FAN WENT OUT AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. |
| 2005-04-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | (1) FIRST, THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO ACT STRANGE. WHEN USING THEM THEY FLASHED, PAUSED, THEN CONTINUED TO FLASH. LATE… |
| 2005-03-30 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PASSENGER… |
| 2005-01-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED/REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEN I REPLAC… |
| 2004-11-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE POWER WINDOWS ON MY 1998 VW JETTA III FAILED. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS OCCASION 4 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD MY CAR. CURRE… |
| 2004-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NO… |
| 2004-09-19 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WINDOW FAILURE, FALLS INTO DOOR. 1998 VW JETTA. LEAVING A FRIENDS HOME THE DRIVERS REAR WINDOW JUST DROPS INTO THE DO… |
| 2004-09-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE TE… |
| 2004-08-13 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDOWED LOWERED ABRUPTLY AND WOULD NOT RAISE UP. 4 YEAR OLD SON IN CARS… |
| 2004-08-04 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICL WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS EARLIER REAR DRIVER… |
| 2004-06-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR I… |
| 2004-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE POWER RETURNED IN ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES. SHE CAL… |
| 2004-05-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTA… |
| 2004-05-18 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE ALREADY HAD 3 REGULATORS REPLACED, NOW I NEED ONE MORE REPLACED AND HAVE ANOTHER WINDOW REGULATOR ON IT'S WAY OU… |
| 2004-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY EXPLODED WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE. HOOD DAMAGED, BATTERY ACID RELEASED. *AK |
| 2004-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 VOLKSWAGON JETTA, WOLFSBURG EDITION. I'VE BEEN STRANDED A TOTAL OF 6 OR 7 TIMES (LOSING COUNT) ON THE INTE… |
| 2004-04-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | SWAY BAR WAS PUT IN UPSIDE DOWN, OBVIOUS DEFECT. *AK |
| 2004-04-02 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS COMPLETLY STOPPED WORKING. STUCK IN "UP" POSITION. TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. |
| 2004-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE E BRAKE LIGHT, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED. TODAY THIS PROBLEM HAS INCLUDED THE HEATER FAN… |
| 2004-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY CAR IS GETTING WORSE. THE FIRST TIME IT MALFUNCTIONED WAS ON A COLD AND SNOWY NIGHT. I WAS D… |
| 2004-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. RETURNED TO REPAIR SH… |
| 2003-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WITH THE CAR RUNNING, THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS … |
| 2003-10-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT P… |
| 2003-09-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING RIGHT REAR WHEEL LUGS:NUTS CAME OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTRO… |
| 2003-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE COOLANT OVERFLOW BOTTLE MIGRATED UP THE ELECTRICAL LOW INDICATOR SENSOR WIRES, CAUSING DAMAGE … |
| 2003-08-13 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | THE LOCKING LUG NUTS END PIECES ON MY 98 JETTA BROKE OFF ON ROUTINE TIRE ROTATIONS. THE DEALER WAS INITIALLY UNABLE TO… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 98 JETTA TDI ENGINE BLEW APPROXIMATELY 11,000 PAST ITS WARRANTY. THIS WOULD BE THE EQUIVENT OF 5 MONTHS DRIVING AT … |
| 2003-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION COIL PROBLEM .DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |