1999 Volkswagen Jetta Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT SMOKE WAS BELLOWING FROM BENEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMOKE DISAPPEARED AFTER SOME TIME. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,144.

NHTSA ID

10505399

Incident

Mar 17, 2013

Mileage

115,144 mi

THE VW VEHICLE IS PROGRAMMED TO CRIPPLE THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND SPEED IN CASE OF AN EPC FAULT. ANY FAULT CAUSING A RICH OR LEAN CONDITION WILL CAUSE THIS "LIMP MODE". THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65-75MPH AND A 80,000 POUND TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND THEM AS ONE PERSON EXPERIENCED. THERE ARE TOO MANY NON-VITAL COMPONENT FAILURES TO LIST THAT CAN CAUSE THIS FAULT. I REFER TO NON-VITAL MEANING THE COMPONENT FAILURE WILL NOT HARM THE DRIVER OF THE CAR. THE FAULT LIGHT INDICATION ISN'T ENOUGH? NOW THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORCE YOU INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND BUY MORE VW PARTS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MONEY MAKING SCAM ENDANGERING OUR LIVES. WE DO NOT PUT A HALT ON THIS NOW- SOON ANY FAULT WILL CRIPPLE OUR CARS. IT'S NOT JUST VW (HYUNDAI DID A SIMILAR "LIMP MODE"). *TR

NHTSA ID

10473134

Incident

Aug 12, 2011

Mileage

87,000 mi

1999.5 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS VR6, ALWAYS GETTING DTC CODES OF P1117, P0140, P1198, P1472, P1435, P0102, P0343, P1421.. THAT ALWAYS SAYS ABOUT OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITIONS AND POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, AND SHORT TO GROUNDS FOR ELECTRICAL, WHICH IS ALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE THEM CODES YOU WILL SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND AS WELL AS ALOT OF US HAVE TO BUY THE PARTS THAT IS LISTED AND PROBLEMS STILL AREN'T FIXED, WHICH TELLS US ITS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, NOT ISSUES WITH THE PARTS, WHICH CAUSES OUR #43 FUSE BLOW ALOT, AND ALOT OF HESITATION AND STALLING, I CANT EVEN TURN AROUND A CORNER OR TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT STALLING, PLEASE FIX THESE PROBLEMS, ITS HAPPENING TO WAY TO MANY OF US AND IT IS ALSO AN SAFETY ISSUE. *TT

NHTSA ID

10444637

Incident

Jun 8, 2011

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SET OVERHEATED, MELTED 10-15 WIRES TOGETHER, AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HE PAID OVER $3,000 TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS SET. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

NHTSA ID

10197215

Incident

Jul 16, 2007

Mileage

123,000 mi

1999 VOLKSWAGEN DEVELOPED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH WIRING AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STARTED SOLENOID SHORTED OUT AND BURNED THE MAIN POWER WIRES FROM THE STARTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE COMPLETE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AS WELL AS THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT AND FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS AND MELTED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE SHOWED SMOKE DAMAGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10131294

Incident

May 25, 2005

THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND TACHOMETER HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS REFUSED SERVICE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TC

NHTSA ID

10109156

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

HAZARDS WILL CEASE TO FLASH AFTER BEING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE. MUST TURN OFF THEN ON AGAIN, BUT STILL STOPS WORKING. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, YET.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093150

Incident

Aug 26, 2004

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE RAN FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STALLED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING. A "TOO RICH CODE," AND THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR THE VACUUM LEAKS, OXYGEN SENSORS, THE RICH RUNNING OF THE ENGINE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND CONNECTOR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS OUT OF STOCK. THERE WAS A VACUUM LEAK AND THE INTAKE BOOT HAD COME OFF, THE DOOR HINGES WERE LOOSE, AND NOISE HAD COME FROM THE STARTER MOTOR DUE TO AN INTERNAL SHORT. *SC

NHTSA ID

10081601

Incident

Jul 9, 2004

BATTERY EXPLOSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088667

Incident

Aug 23, 2004

Mileage

600,450 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087104

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

Mileage

58,000 mi

MY 1999 JETTA IV (GLS VR6) NEEDED A NEW COIL PACK AT 75,000 MILES (ROUGH OPERATION IN WET WEATHER; ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY TURNED-ON). I HAVE READ THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COIL PACK ON THE 1999 JETTA'S IS EXTREMELY COMMON. A RECALL ON THIS PART HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 VEHICLES, BUT NOT FOR THE 1999. I ALSO READ THAT SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY BE IN PURSUIT OF OBTAINING LEGAL ACTIONS TO RESOLVE MATTERS. THE PART AND LABOR IS EXPENSIVE. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHETHER A RECALL FOR THE 1999 COIL PACK OF JETTA VEHICLES WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED?*A

NHTSA ID

10067566

Incident

Apr 4, 2004

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE COIL PACK ON THE 1999 JETTA'S ON MORE THAN A NUMBER OF VEHICLES HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL ON THIS PART HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 VEHICLES. MORE THAN A DOZEN OF INDIVIDUALS I HAVE PERSONALLY SPOKEN TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 JETTA AND MAY BE IN PURSUIT OF OBTAINING LEGAL ACTIONS TO RESOLVE MATTERS. THE PART AND LABOR CAN EASILY COST OVER $600 TO REPLACE. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHETHER A RECALL FOR THE 1999 COIL PACK OF JETTA VEHICLES WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED?*AK

NHTSA ID

10065828

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

IGNITION COIL PACK ON VW JETTA, '99 NEW BODY. HINTS OF FAILURE BEGAN LONG BEFORE CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP BUT DID NOT WARRANT A SERVICE. (IE, JERKS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE DURING HEAVY RAIN) AFTER ROAD TRIP, PROBLEM GREW IN SEVERITY, BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE, AND REALIZED COIL PACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047628

Incident

Oct 4, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR RUNS ROUGH WHEN WET. HAS ALWAYS. BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAY IT IS THE IGNITION COIL PACK. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE DAY AFTER SERVICE IS COMPLETED ON THE WAY TO WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. BRING IT BACK IN AND AFTER ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC HOOK UP AND ANOTHER $72 LATER NOW THEY SAY THERE ARE 2 MORE FAULTS. THE IGNITION WIRES NEED REPLACING AND THE LONG TERM FUEL TRIM IS RUNNING LEAN. I DO SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FIND OUT VW HAS HAD IGNITION COIL PROBLEMS AND HAD RECALLS ON 2001 AND 2002 MODEL YEARS AFTER A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. I CONTACTED VW BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AND THE PROBLEMS VW HAS HAD WITH THE IGNITION COIL PACKS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME. GO FIGURE. A COMPANY WHO HAS HAD THESE VERY SAME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH OTHER MODELS AND YEARS ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH VW SERVICE, BOTH AT THE DEALER AND THERE HEADQUARTERS FOR NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AND FOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS AN ATTORNEY WHO IS DOING A CLASS ACTION INVESTIGATION INTO THE IGNITION COIL PAK PROBLEM. IT IS GG&D, GIRARD, GIBBS, AND DE BARTOLOMEO. THEY ARE BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND HAVE A WEB SITE. YOU CAN EMAIL THEM IF YOU'VE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR IGNITION COIL PACK NEEDING REPLACING. I THINK IT IS HORRIBLE THAT VW WON'T ADMIT OF ANY LIABILITY IN THIS MATTER ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'VE HAD A CLASS ACTION SUIT ALREADY FOR OTHER YEARS. IT IS JUST TOO COINCIDENTAL THAT OTHERS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING IGNITION COIL PROBLEMS. SO FAR, I HAVE SPENT OVER $1600 TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I GUESS I WON'T BE BUYING ANYMORE VOLKSWAGENS. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041466

Incident

Oct 2, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

VEHICLE'S ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING AND THE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS REDUCED FROM 60 MPH TO 20 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO LAUNCH AN INQUIRY. *NLM *JB

NHTSA ID

10037994

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).*AK

NHTSA ID

10033051

Incident

Aug 8, 2003

Mileage

26,000 mi

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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10023910

Incident

Nov 14, 2002

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POWER FAILURE ON DOOR LOCKS AND ALARM. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023604

Incident

May 9, 2002

Mileage

30,000 mi

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 *JB

NHTSA ID

10022531

Incident

Mar 16, 2003

I HAVE A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. ON MARCH 24, 2003 MONDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING WITH IN THE CITY IN SAN RAMON, CA AND SUDDENLY WITH A NOISE MY CAR STOPPED. MY ENGINE WON'T START AT ALL AFTER THAT AND IN THE END I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW MY CAR. AAA TOWED MY CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTO CENTER, WHERE AFTER THE COMPLETE INSPECTION "BOB AUTO TECH" TOLD ME THAT THE CRANK SHAFT OF MY CAR WAS BROKEN. I WAS SHOCKED AND SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT, AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY ME BY REGULAR SERVICING AND OIL CHANGE AND ALWAYS AT VW AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS/WORKSHOPS. I ENDED UP PAYING UP BILLS WORTH $3194.82 FROM MY POCKET AS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE INSURANCE ALSO. I WOULD KINDLY REQUEST YOU TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND HELP ME WITH MY DISTRESS AND FINANCIAL PAIN. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019212

Incident

Mar 24, 2003

Mileage

70,339 mi

ALL THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10019808

Incident

Nov 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10019671

Mileage

39,400 mi

THE VEHICLES SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COIL WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE THAT VW/AUDI RECALLED VARIOUS VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY/DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS AND THAT THE COILS EXPERIENCED HIGHER THAN NORMAL FAILURE RATES. CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. * MR *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

10015018

Incident

Oct 15, 2002

Mileage

24,476 mi

CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HAVE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT $1000 ON VARIOUS IGNITION RELATED REPAIRS AT THE DEALERSHIP. PART OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TRUNK CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10010931

Incident

Mar 20, 2003

Mileage

48,968 mi

THE IGNITION COIL FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL.*JB

NHTSA ID

10008725

Incident

Jan 7, 2003