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1999 Volkswagen Jetta electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 45 complaints for the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
45 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 5
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 1999 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 53% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 5 fires.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 60,000 miles, October 2003 CrashFire

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.

Reported at 26,000 miles, August 2003

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