1999 Volkswagen Jetta air bags problems
31 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
While vehicle was moving from a green light another vehicle crossed the red light, stricking consumer's vehicle on the right front passengers side where none of the air bags deployed, not protecting passenger and
I was involved in a collision at about 40MPH and the airbags did not deploy. The car received major front end damage and hit all 3 airbag sensors. The car in front of me had its airbags deploy and it was a toyota.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 85 complaints
- Engine 79 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Brakes 31 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Transmission 27 complaints
- Body & structure 26 complaints
- Seat belts 25 complaints