Volkswagen / Jetta / 1999
1999 Volkswagen Jetta problems
Owners have filed 488 complaints about the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 17.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 17.4%.
Complaints488
Crashes44
Fires11
Injuries38
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility 17.4% · 85
Engine and engine cooling 17.4% · 85
Electrical system 9.2% · 45
Power train 6.4% · 31
Air bags 6.4% · 31
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.9% · 29
Vehicle speed control 5.5% · 27
Structure 5.3% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 44 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire and 38 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Volkswagen Jetta in this data, 1999 sits 13th by complaint volume. 2009 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 14 in the last three years against 14 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 70,419 miles.
In owners' own words
Front passenger's side window has been a constant problem . I have talked to several people who have had their regulators replaced numerous times . This is my third time and each time I 've had to pay to get it fixed. Volkswagen will not admit there is a problem . It's a problem when you have no way of keeping rain out of the car . I have had other probems with this car which I don't have time to write about . Visibility
This is a known problem by Volkswagen. This is the 4th time my window regulator has broken. The last time I spoke with vw and they said they acknowledge there is a problem. The last time my window fell, I was in a parking lot and a "crazy" person came running towards my car yelling the the police were going to get him. As I quickly tried to roll up my window, it broke. I was extremely upset and sped away. Visibility
Just bought this used car and after using the window twice, the regulator broke. According to Volkswagen, this is a reoccuring problem and there is not prevention against it. I'm from wi and can't have a broken window in the middle of winter. Plus when I cannot do business in il anymore because my window doesn't work and it is too cold out to be driving like that. Visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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