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1994 Volkswagen Jetta Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Feb 12, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 117 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Volkswagen Jetta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming body or structure

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureElectricalVisibility
Filed Feb 12, 2002

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. *JG

NHTSA ID
8003938
Body & structure
Filed Jun 19, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
747072
Incident
May 10, 2001
Body & structureBrakesElectrical
Filed Mar 31, 2000

DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *MJS

NHTSA ID
784589
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
Body & structureHeating & air conditioningElectrical+1 more
Filed Dec 30, 1999

PRIOR TO RECALL (98V-160) THE FRONT HOOD CAME OFF AND SMASHED IN THE FRONT WINDOW WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. YH

NHTSA ID
784379
Incident
Sep 1, 1999
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+4 more
Filed Jan 8, 1999

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
543291
Incident
Aug 14, 1995
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Apr 6, 1998

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

NHTSA ID
999999999
Body & structure
Filed Jan 29, 1998

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. *AK

NHTSA ID
820342
Incident
Jan 13, 1995
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Apr 15, 1997

RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK STICKS.

NHTSA ID
516430
Incident
Apr 10, 1997
Body & structureEngineOther / unspecified
Filed Apr 4, 1996

JACK THREADS STRIPPED.

NHTSA ID
503138
Incident
Nov 22, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical21Other / unspecified21Engine21Interior & seats20Visibility16Brakes10Fuel system8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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