Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-17 | 99V251000 |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 67,076 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS ON MY JETTA. I CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO 4 REPAIR SHOP AND N… |
| 2013-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CAB… |
| 2011-11-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY JETTA TAKES LONG TO SHIFT ## VIN PASSED ## VOLKSWAGEN,JETTA,1999 ## *KB |
| 2011-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VW VEHICLE IS PROGRAMMED TO CRIPPLE THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND SPEED IN CASE OF AN EPC FAULT. ANY FAULT CAUSING A R… |
| 2011-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999.5 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS VR6, ALWAYS GETTING DTC CODES OF P1117, P0140, P1198, P1472, P1435, P0102, P0343, P1421.. … |
| 2010-10-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, REAR MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS BECOME TIGHTENED TO THE POINT THAT IT WON'T RELEASE. IT SEEM… |
| 2010-07-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | IN MY 99.5 VW JETTA GLS THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT HAS TIGHTENED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A REPAIR SHOP … |
| 2010-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON RT. 495 NEAR EXIT 19, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND I FELT MY SPEED CONTINUE TO INCREASE. I … |
| 2009-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LAMPS WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY ON 11/22/2009 AND ON 11/23/2009 THEY CEASED WORKING. CHECKED WITH NHTSA TO SEE IF … |
| 2009-10-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM IS LOCATED IN THE SEAT IN AN INA… |
| 2009-07-18 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VW WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK IN TO BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. *TR |
| 2009-05-26 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED, EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER LEA… |
| 2009-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT SYSTEM EXTERNAL LEAK WAS FIXED, HOSES REPLACED AND CONNECTOR THAT ATTACHES TO ENGINE WAS REPLACED ALSO. LEAK CO… |
| 2009-01-19 | SEATS | No | 1 | IN OUR 1999 JETTA, OUR PASSENGER SEAT WARMER CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND BURNED THROUGH MY HUSBAND'S JACKET. I REPORTED TO VOLK… |
| 2009-01-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | RECENTLY MY 1999 VW JETTA PASSENGER'S SEAT BACK CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING FROM INSIDER THE SEAT BACK, THE SEAT AND MY HUSBAN… |
| 2009-01-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT HAS HEATED SEATS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE… |
| 2008-10-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDOW REGULATOR GOING BAD. RESEARCHED YOUR SITE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. JUST PURCHASED CAR USE… |
| 2008-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAK IN COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING MIGRATION TO WATER PUMP, HEATER CORE, AND ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. HAVING TO REPLACE ALL … |
| 2007-11-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE BLINKER ON MY CAR IS FAILING. IT IS IN THE UNIT ON THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER TURNING A CORNER IT WILL NOT AUTOMA… |
| 2007-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR MIDDLE SHOULDER BELT OF MY 1999 JETTA IS CONSTANTLY BROKEN. EVERY TIME I FOLD THE MIDDLE SEAT DOWN IN THE BACK… |
| 2007-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SET OVERHEATED, MELTED 10-15 W… |
| 2007-03-06 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999.5 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IV GLS. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO … |
| 2007-01-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THIS IS A FOLLOW-ON OF MY NHTSA COMPLAINT #10175337, BECAUSE TODAY, I EXPERIENCED A THIRD WATER INGESTION INTO MY SON'S… |
| 2007-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ABOUT EVERY 2,000 MILES, THE ENGINE IN MY 1999 MK IV VOLKSWAGEN JETTA STARTS TICKING, AND I CHECK MY OIL, AND IM A QUAR… |
| 2006-12-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | FRONT BUMPER TOO LOW, GETS CAUGHT AND DETACHES FROM BODY OF CAR. *TR |
| 2006-12-11 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER WILL NOT TURN OFF. WHILE THE KNOB THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT HEATER IS SET AT 0 (OFF), THE SEA… |
| 2006-11-27 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY SON'S 1999 VW JETTA GLS VR6 -- AND APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER JETTAS THROUGH MODEL YEAR 2006 IDENTIFIED ON WWW.CAR… |
| 2006-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 99 JETTA PASSENGER VEHICLE. T… |
| 2006-06-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. A NHTSA RECALL, #06V183000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE V… |
| 2006-06-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 1999 VW JETTA, STANDARD TRANSMISSION. I WAS INFORMED BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERA… |
| 2006-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAKING FROM COOLANT RESERVOIR BOTTLE WIRING CONNECTOR CONTAMINATES THE WIRING HARNESS. *NM |
| 2006-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1999 JETTA'S OIL PAN THREADS WERE STRIPPED AND DRAIN PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS *NM |
| 2006-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BEGAN OIL CONSUMPTION STUDY MAY 2006 BUT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE PRIOR AND PRESENT. THIS IS A COPY OF SOME INFORMATIO… |
| 2006-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS IS MY SCENARIO: EACH 3,000-4,000 MILE OIL CHANGE, OFTEN THERE WAS NO REGISTER ON THE DIP STICK OF MY JETTA. JETTA… |
| 2006-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS ENTIRE SCENARIO IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR, I HAD HOPED TO KEEP, AS I AM TOLD THAT VW'S CAN WELL NEAR TO THE 200,00… |
| 2006-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ''PART 3 OF ORIGINAL COMPLAINT--I PHONED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION IN MICHIGAN, MARGARET THERE TOLD ME THAT THEIR P… |
| 2005-12-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY AIRBAG LIGHT CHECKED, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CLEAR IT. IT WAS CLEARED, THEN POP… |
| 2005-12-11 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | IN MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AND NOW ANOTHER HAS BRO… |
| 2005-12-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS NOT BLINKING AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL ID NUMBER: 04V584000 WHICH CALLS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF T… |
| 2005-10-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | Yes | 2 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO SAFETY RECALLS 06V183000 AND 99… |
| 2005-09-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CAR ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB |
| 2005-09-23 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JETTA OLD BODY STYLE. 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH 2. 0 LITER ENGINE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 1998. … |
| 2005-09-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VW JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. SHE STARTED HAVING … |
| 2005-07-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE PARKING LIGHT SWITCH IS LOCKING UP. THE CAR IS STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHI… |
| 2005-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | No | 0 | 1999 VOLKSWAGEN DEVELOPED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH WIRING AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER… |
| 2005-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | FITZGERALD OF ANNAPOLIS FAILED TO REPLACE THE STRETCH BOLTS WHEN THEY CHANGED THE TIMING BELT AT 40K MILES. AT 130K MIL… |
| 2005-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | COMPLAINT REGARDING RECALL WORK APPOINTMENT. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WORK WOULD BE CO… |
| 2005-02-14 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE A TENDENCY TO BREAK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE PLA… |
| 2005-02-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 1999, VOLKSWAGEN, JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION. FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN; BACK DRIVER'S … |
| 2005-01-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THREE OUT OF FOUR DOOR LOCK ALARM SENSORS WENT BAD WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WHEREAS WHILE… |