1995 Volkswagen Jetta

I BOUGHT MY JETTA III GLS IN 1995 BRAND NEW. WITHIN A YEAR THE MOLDING ON THE DOORS STARTED PEELING OFF AND EVENTUALLY FALLING OFF. THE DEALER SENT IT TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT GLUED AND IT NEVER STUCK. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR YEARS WITH ONE MOLDING MISSING. I HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE POWER WINDOW MOTORS AND PARTS. FAILURE OF THESE POWER WINDOWS ARE CONSISTANTLY FAILING ONE AFTER THE ANOTHER. I HAD SMOKE AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND FAILING BLINKERS WHICH WERE BOTH RELATED. I REPLACED THE BLINKER SYSTEM AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THE LOCK FREEZE EASILY IN COLD WEATHER AND I HAVE HAD THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK COMPLETELY FALL APART WHILE UNLOCKING THE CAR. THE SEAL ON FRONT WINDSHIELD IS WEARING AWAY CAUSING LEAKING OF RAIN AND THIS WILL BE FIXED WITH $100 RESEALING OF WINDSHIELD. RUSTING IS OCCURRING UNDER CAR AND ON UNDERSIDE OF DOORS, VW SAID IT MUST BE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT TO BE COVERED (WOULDN'T THAT BE BIGGER PROBLEM IF IT OCCURRED FROM THE INSIDE??). THE OIL SEAL IS LEAKING. THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MIDDLE CONSOLE WAS PERMANENTLY LOCKED AND DEALER TOOK IT LOCK OUT SAYING IT WAS BROKEN. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID CONTAINER HAS BROKEN TWICE. THIS IS ALL WITH 85,000 MILES. THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH JETTA BUT WINDOW MOTORS AND MOLDING ARE BY FAR TWO MAIN PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED WITH A RECALL, ASK ANY JETTA OWNER. *NM

WHERE TO START? PROBLEM WITH THE LOCK CYLINDERS, WHICH BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS BLOWN OUT, REPLACED THE BULBS AND 1 MONTH LATER THEY ARE BLOWN OUT AGAIN, WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED, THE STEEL CABLE SNAPPED INSIDE THE HOUSING FAULTY DESIGNED WHEEL AND MOTORS BLOWN, CAN NOT BUY MOTORS SEPARATELY NEED TO BUY THE WHOLE REGULATOR WHICH COSTS OVER $200, PAINT PEELED AND CRACKED, SIDE MOLDING FELL OFF HAD TO RE-GLUE, AND THAT IS ALL I CAN THINK OF OFF HAND I AM NOT INCLUDING THE NUMEROUS SUSPENSION AND EXHAUST PROBLEMS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR 30 DAYS, CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF RECALL 98V16 UNTIL THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WANTS DEALERSHIP TO PAY FOR ALL CHARGES SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN. *SLC

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER CAME OUT WITH KEY! DEALER REPLACED, AS WELL AS REPLACING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK. I WAS CHARGED LABOR AND PARTS. APPROX $110 . COMPLAINED TO VW OF AMERICA (CUSTOMER SERVICE) TOLD THAT LOCKS TO THEIR KNOWNLEDGE NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM! CAR OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY $ ARRANGEMENT WITH ME. I HAVE REVIEWED NHTSA RECORDS FOR 95-6 JETTAS. SUM TOTAL OF AT LEAST 15 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD DOOR LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEMS. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET LOCKED OUT OF CAR SOMEWHERE FAR FROM HOME! HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE CAR EITHER AGAINST THEFT! VW SHOULD AT LEAST FIX AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS NO CHARGE LOCK CYCLINDERS SHOULD NOT COME OUT, WHEN YOU LOCK OR UNLOCK YOUR CAR! THE LOCK CYLINDER MECHANISMS ARE FAILING UNDER NORMAL USAGE. THANK YOU FOR ATTETION TO THIS MATTER.*AK