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1999 Volkswagen Jetta wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 85 complaints for the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
85 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 1999 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Consumer was involved in a collision in which seat belts did not lock up upon impact, and driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy. Cause unknown, also steering rack and pinion was damaged . Passenger window fell off twice.

June 2000 CrashInjury

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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