FaultScore

1994 Volkswagen Jetta body problems

10 of the 167 complaints about the 1994 Volkswagen Jetta are about the body and structure — 6% of everything reported for this model year.

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10

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Door 7 70.0%
Frame AND Members 1 10.0%
Trunk LID 1 10.0%
Hinge AND Attachments 1 10.0%

Body & Structure across every Volkswagen Jetta year

1994 10 3.4%
1995 11 3.7%
1998 14 4.7%
1999 26 8.8%
2000 21 7.1%
2001 43 14.5%
2002 19 6.4%
2003 12 4.1%
2005 12 4.1%
2006 25 8.4%
2007 11 3.7%
2009 16 5.4%
2010 19 6.4%
2011 20 6.8%
2013 15 5.1%
2019 22 7.4%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Beaufort, SC

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK PROPERLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED, WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN.*AK. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY, WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE HOOD WILL NOT OPEN, THE CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM THE HOOD LATCH. THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN THE CABLE AND WIND DEFLECTOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE RADIO HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT.

NHTSA complaint #8003938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beaufort, SC

STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK PROPERLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED, WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN.*AK. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY, WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE HOOD WILL NOT OPEN, THE CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM THE HOOD LATCH. THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN THE CABLE AND WIND DEFLECTOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE RADIO HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT.

NHTSA complaint #8003938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Millbrae, CA

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #747072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Louisville, KY

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #784379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Streamwood, IL

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #784589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Louisville, KY

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #784379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Belmar, NJ

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #543291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Farmingville, NY

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

IN COLD CLIMATE THE POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTED, CAUSING THE LOCKS TO BE IN A "LOCKED POSTION," AND WON'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK DEALER 3 TIMES, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #820342 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cleveland, OH

STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

TRUNK LOCK STICKS.

NHTSA complaint #516430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Reston, VA

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FOR REAR DOORS FAILED DUE TO FAILED VACUUM HOSE.

NHTSA complaint #503138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1994 Volkswagen Jetta problems

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