Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000277239 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2000
Consumer's City: ELKINS PARK Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSA81HOWM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This car has been a pain in the a-- almost since purchase. the most serious problems have involved what seems to be defective wiring with respect to the electric windows. these have been repaired 3 times since the first incidence cited above,to the tune of $250, the last time being 6 months ago. now i am told that it needs a new motor assembly to the tune of $650 parts and labor! other assorted door electrical problems. other problems have been: door moldings falling off (this must be an inherent problem with '98 jettas, because i've noticed that most of those that i see on the road have missing moldings). both front tires blew out within 2 weeks of each other after an inappropiately short usage. much lower gas mileage that originally promised. most of these problems started well within warranty.