1995 Volkswagen Jetta Body and structure Problems

“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.”

“These problems have occurred throughout the past 4 years, and have been documented with the dealer. When my lease was up, my vehicle was inspected, and I was informed that the mouldings have been a continuous problem, especially in states that have warm weather because the glue starts to melt which causes the moulding to fall off. No safety defect listed in the summary.”

“The dashboard lights seemed to short out. Now they come on sometimes if it is cold, but go off once the car starts to warm up. We drive with a small flashlight on the ledge of the odometer so we can tell how fast we are driving. The door locks are frozen, on the driver's side the key cannot be inserted all the way into the lock, on the passenger side the key goes in but does not turn.”

“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 door lock problem is especially problematic. There is no other way into the car and vw claims that it is not their responsibility to fix it. A woman, me, walking alone in a dark parking lot at night who can't get into her car could be robbed or raped. A child, mine, who might lock the doors from the inside and accidently push the emergency brake down could set the car in motion, rolling and I would not easily be able to unlock or get into the vehicle. This is a safety hazard and vw should be forced to take responsibility for fixing this. …”