1999 Volkswagen Jetta window and wiper problems

VISIBILITY

VW WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK IN TO BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.

NHTSA complaint #10277474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY

WINDOW REGULATOR GOING BAD. RESEARCHED YOUR SITE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. JUST PURCHASED CAR USED AND WAS UNAWARE OF PROBLEM AND OF COURSE IT IS TOO LATE FOR ANY EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECONCILED REGARDLESS OF TIMEFRAME.

NHTSA complaint #10245649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I OWN A 1999.5 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IV GLS. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO RECALL THEM. THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE ISSUED A 7-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE PART. I HAVE HAD TO GET THE REGULATOR REPLACED ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TWICE, DUE TO WINDOW FALLING INTO DOOR. THIS WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW (WHICH I HARDLY EVER USE) HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. I AM NOW OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME $500 TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND $500 I DO NOT HAVE ON A PART THAT IS KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED TO BE FAULTY. THIS DEFECTIVE PART POSES SEVERAL DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES. FOR EXAMPLE I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH PLASTIC WHERE THE WINDOW SHOULD BE TO SECURE THE CAR FROM WEATHER AND INTRUDERS. I CAN HARDLY SEE THROUGH IT; THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IT IS A HUGE BLIND SPOT. IF THERE IS AN ATTACKER I CAN NOT SHUT THE WINDOW. I CAN NOT SECURE THE CAR. IF THE WEATHER WAS BAD DRIVING WOULD BE DIFFICULT. SOMETIMES THE FAULTY REGULATORS MAKE THE WINDOWS STUCK CLOSED. IF THERE WAS A WRECK SOMEONE COULD GET TRAPPED INSIDE. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON VOLKSWAGEN TO DO A FULL RECALL ON THIS PART. EVERYONE WHO HAS A RECENT VOLKSWAGEN HAS EXPERIENCED THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT FOR VOLKSWAGEN NOT TO RECALL THIS.

NHTSA complaint #10184355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

IN MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AND NOW ANOTHER HAS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A VERY SHODDY PRODUCT FROM WHAT USED TO BE A GREAT CAR COMPANY. I'VE BOUGHT THREE VW'S BUT NEVER AGAIN. SHAME ON VOLKSWAGEN!

NHTSA complaint #10144986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JETTA OLD BODY STYLE. 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH 2. 0 LITER ENGINE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 1998. THE CAR HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM; 4 WINDOWS FELL DOWN DUE TO FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS AND OR HOLDING CLIPS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEALER, WHO OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OFFERED 4 TIMES .THEY REPAIRED THE WINDOWS 4 TIMES. CUSTOMER STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #10137434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

1999, VOLKSWAGEN, JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION. FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN; BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR. PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION COULD REPRESENT A HAZARD SHOULD THERE BE A WRECK AND THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE LET DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WAS A SECURITY RISK, NOT ONLY FOR BEING ABLE TO SECURE THE CAR, BUT FROM SOMEONE BEING ABLE TO ENTER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. VOLKSWAGEN HAD A SERVICE ORDER TO REPAIR THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE MECHANISM IN THE LATE MODEL 1999 CARS AND LATER, BUT IT DID NOT COVER THE EARLY 1999 MODELS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEFECTIVE PARTS. NEITHER THE DEALER ON LORAIN AVENUE IN NORTH OLMSTED CLEVELAND, OHIO NOR VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA WILL REPAIR THE DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER.

NHTSA complaint #10118762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

MY 1999 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW MECHANISMS. 3 OF THE 4 WINDOWS HAVE FAILED FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN, AND VW WILL ONLY COVER THE FRONT 2 WINDOWS.

NHTSA complaint #10088463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON 5 OCCASIONS. TWICE ON THE SAME TWO WINDOWS AND NOW TWO DIFFERENT WINDOWS ARE DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10087941 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA complaint #10087337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT GO DOWN DUE TO BAD REGULATOR AND POSSIBLE MOTOR. THIS IS THE 4TH WINDOW TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. INOPERABLE WINDOW, COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF ANY PERSON(S) IN VEHICLE. EXAMPLE:IN CASE OF FIRE THEY MAY NOT GET OUT, EXAMPLE : IN CASE OF ASSAULT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROLL WINDOW UP.

NHTSA complaint #10086076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 1999 1/2 VW JETTA BROKE TWICE, AND DEALER CHARGED $87.00 FOR PART THAT MAY LAST ANOTHER 2,000MILES. PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR GOOD.

NHTSA complaint #10082789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

DRIVERS WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WHILE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR CHANGING OIL, FILTER, ETC. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN THOUGH INSPECTION OF THE FAILED PART CLEARLY INDICATES INADEQUATE DESIGN......PLASTIC CLIPS FAILED RELEASING THE CHANNEL GUIDES AND ALLOWING THE WINDOW GLASS TO FALL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.

NHTSA complaint #10079028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT WAS A NICE DAY SO I HAD THE FRONT WINDOWS OPEN PART WAY. WHEN I HIT THE EXPRESSWAY, I DECIDED TO PUT THE WINDOWS UP. WHEN I HIT THE SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW, I HEARD THE SOUND OF PLASTIC BREAKING. I LOOKED OVER AND SAW THE PASSENGER WINDOW FALL INTO THE DOOR. I DROVE HOME AND REMOVED THE PANEL TO FIND A COUPLE OF BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED VOLKWAGEN YET, BUY APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10074634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I OWN A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2 OCCASIONS. A QUICK SURVEY OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10072970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

BOTH MY PASSEGER SIDE WINDOW AND THE REAR WINDOW OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK - I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I CAN NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10065755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY HEADLIGHTS, DASHLIGHTS, HEATER/DEFROST, ALL WENT OUT AND MY E-BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. DO TO THE CONDITIONS AND THE COLD, MY WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP EXTEMEMLY QUICKLY AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE, ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. I FIGURED OUT LATER ON, THAT BY MOVING THE IGNITION SWITCH AROUND, EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS DUE TO MY MILITARY SCHEDULE. I AM DEPLPYED RIGHT NOW AND AM PLANNING TO CONTACT THE DEALER IN FARGO AS SOON AS I RETURN.

NHTSA complaint #10062053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

POWER WINDOWS ARE WINDING DOWN BY THEMSELVES AND HAPPENED TWICE (10/3/03-10/04/03). I GO OUTSIDE AND ALL THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. IF SOMEONE STEALS MY CAR , THEN VW WILL HAVE TO BUY BE ANOTHER!

NHTSA complaint #10041230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: MAIN COMPLAINT 1. FAILURE OF WINDOW REGULATOR, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE - SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH SIDE 2. THE CAR IS A 1999 AND I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE ONCE IN 2000 (BLEW UP) AND ONCE RECENTLY (8/2003) AND NOW STARTER MOTOR AND ALTERNATOR ARE FAILING. SOMETIMES THE GAS GAUGE WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, SOMETIMES THE KEY LOCK/ALARM WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T AND HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY - ALL PROBLEMS SINCE 2000. THE CAR IS KNOWN TO LOCK/UNLOCK ITSELF. THE FENDER LINER AND FRONT GRILLS FELL OFF IN 2000. THE SUNROOF COVER AND THE SUNROOF HAVE BOTH FAILED ONCE. THE GAS TANK COVER FAILED TWICE. THE FRONT CLUTCH DROPPED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT 24500 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WORK WITH ME ON EXPENSES ($600 TO FIX). THE VW SYMBOL ON ALL 4 TIRES HAVE FALLEN OFF (ONLY IN PLACE WITH ADHESIVE).

NHTSA complaint #10033051 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR AND WILL NOT COME UP.

NHTSA complaint #10028718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

REGULATOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE AGAIN. RECENTLY REPAIRED CUP HOLDER FELL APART AGAIN. CAR SELF-LOCKS (LOCKS ME OUT OF MY CAR BY ITSELF) PLUS I PAID FOR NUMEROUS OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS LISTED BY OTHERS. VOLKSWAGEN NEVER TAKES CARE IF THEIR KNOWN PROBLEMS. CONSUMERS NEED TO GET TOGETHER & FILE CLASS ACTION SUITS!!!!

NHTSA complaint #10025992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE CEL ILLUMINATED INDICATING A FAILURE OF SAME. AFTER SOME TESTING, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING APPROXIMATELY 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN ARCING. REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT SIGNAL BULB DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP ON THE BULB. ALSO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY. RIGHT OUTER CV BOOT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING GREASE ON 5/22/2002 AND AGAIN ON 4/29/2003; IN BOTH CASES IT WAS REPLACED. BATTERY DIED ON 3/10/2003. ON 7/9/2002, THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK IN ITS RETRACTOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON 10/1/2001, THE DRIVER'S FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #10023910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

THE AUTO UP FEATURE OF MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME, THE WINDOW DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. INSTEAD, IT AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER IN FARGO ND DURING THE TWO YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD ON THE CAR. THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL RECALLS/ AND SEVERAL PROBLEMS: DOME LIGHT, VANITY MIRRORS, EMISSIONS PROBLEMS, ETC... *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH: THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS, INTERIOR TRIM HAD COME LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE PASSENGER VANITY MIRROR LIGHT DID NOT SHUT OFF, THE CUP HOLDER WAS JAMMED AND HAD BROKEN, THE DRIVER WINDOW SOUNDED AS IF AIR WAS COMING IN THE VEHICLE, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HINGES HAD BROKEN, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE RADIO WAS TURNED OFF, THE SENSORS NEVER SEEMED TO WORK, THE OIL DIPSTICK HAD GIVEN ABNORMAL READINGS(SHOWING LOW WHEN OIL WAS JUST CHANGED), THE LEAN OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT BUT STAYED ON, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE WHICH ENDED AFTER THE REPAIR(THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON). *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10022531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHEN POWERING IT DOWN AND THEN BACK UP. POWER MOTOR SOUNDS AS IF IT IS STILL WORKING, THEREFORE SUSPECT THE MECHANICAL CLIPS HOLDING THE WINDOW TO THE POWER MOTOR MUST HAVE FAILED. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WINDOW CLIPS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IN FACT, ON NOVEMBER 5, 2002 VW.COM WEBSITE WAS SHOWING A PRESS RELEASE EXPLAINING THAT WINDOW CLIPS WERE FAILING, AND VW WOULD BE SENDING LETTERS OUT TO 1999-2002 VW OWNERS ABOUT REPAIRING/REPLACING THE WINDOW CLIPS WITH REDESIGNED CLIPS (NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PART RECALL, BUT ONLY A LETTER TO OWNERS). IN ADDITION, MY FRONT RIGHT WINDOW OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT POWER ITSELF FROM OPEN TO FULLY CLOSED (IT STOPS HALF WAY). ASSUME THIS IS WELL KNOWN "POWER WINDOW VOLTAGE REGULATOR" PROBLEM THAT VW IS CURRENTLY COVERING THE REPAIRS FOR (BUT I CAN NEVER GET THE FAILURE TO REPEAT ITSELF WHEN I BRING IT INTO THE DEALERS SO THEY WONT AGREE TO TELL VW IT IS BROKEN UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY WITNESS THE FAILURE). ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769315. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10008533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW (FIRST FRONT, THEN 1 WEEK LATER REAR) REGULATORS FAILED. CAR WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AT TIME. COST ME ALMOST $1,000 THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10016244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER STATED THE WIPERS WERE INCOMPATIBLE. THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER SPEED IN WARM WEATHER. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR, THE LOCKING MECHANISM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED, THE METAL TRIANGLE PIECES ON THE DOORS HAD BEEN REPLACED, THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED FROM PURCHASE, AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPERS. (NO RECALL FOR WIPERS) MR SCC

NHTSA complaint #10014865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER STATED THE WIPERS WERE INCOMPATIBLE. THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER SPEED IN WARM WEATHER. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR, THE LOCKING MECHANISM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED, THE METAL TRIANGLE PIECES ON THE DOORS HAD BEEN REPLACED, THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED FROM PURCHASE, AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPERS. (NO RECALL FOR WIPERS) MR SCC

NHTSA complaint #10014865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY IN INCLINING WEATHER WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS WIPER MOTOR REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10005948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

CONSUMER ON BEHALF OF DAUGHTER. IN MAY, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #567488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.