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1995 Volkswagen Jetta Other / unspecified Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA

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Other / unspecified 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.
11
Latest Mar 25, 1998
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.
5%
of 220 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Volkswagen Jetta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 other

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

BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 25, 1998

SPORADICALLY THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PEDAL FEELS HARD. DOES NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. IN ADDITION JACK WAS ASSEMBLED WITH IMPROPERLY MACHINED SPIDLE, SO THAT A SHARP RIDGE ON THE SPINSLE'S THREAD MAY HAVE REMAINED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED (95V-054). *AK

NHTSA ID
809726
Incident
Mar 1, 1998
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 15, 1997

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED DUE TO JACKS ASSEMBLED WITH AN IMPROPERLY MACHINED SPINDLE; OWNER HAS NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT JACK FROM MANUFACTURER OR DEALER ; RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE JANUARY 1996; RECALL 95V054000. MANUFACTURER SAID NO FAILURES AS OF YET. *AK

NHTSA ID
808968
Incident
Jan 15, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 3, 1997

THIS CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET A REPLACEMENT JACK FOR 14 MONTHS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
809614
EngineOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 30, 1997

REPLACEMENT JACK (RECALL COMPONENT) NOT RECEIVED BY CONSUMER.

NHTSA ID
514333
Incident
Dec 4, 1995
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 22, 1997

ONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE NOV. 27, 1995 AND THE REPLACEMENT JACK HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. PLEASE EXPLAIN . *AK

NHTSA ID
807954
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 10, 1997

HAD RECALL ON VEHICLE FOR THE JACK; DEALERSHIP HAS SAID PART ON BACK ORDER FOR A YEAR (NHTSA RECALL NO 95V05400). STILL WAITING FOR PART. DONALDSON'S, 516 567 9200, ST JAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
807468
Incident
Jan 9, 1997
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 4, 1996

RECALL RELATED (95V-054), WAITING FOR JACK SINCE SEPTEMEBER OF 95. CONTACTED MFG. (3) TIMES ALREADY, STILL WAITING FOR JACK.*AK

NHTSA ID
803216
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 23, 1996

THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SEND HIM A JACK THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON HIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS. RECALL 95V054000. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
987218
Incident
Jul 23, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 25, 1996

VOLKSWAGEN ZONE OFFICE TH/95V054. OWNER HAS MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO ZONE SINCE NOVEMBER AND STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT JACK. *AK

NHTSA ID
986097
Incident
Nov 25, 1995
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 15, 1996

DEFECTIVE JACK. *SD

NHTSA ID
503259
Incident
Apr 15, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 12, 1995
Crash reported

LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED. TT

NHTSA ID
971932
Incident
Sep 6, 1995

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