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So far ok.....
Ken, 03/16/2010
1999 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg 4dr Sedan
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I just bought this car a few months ago and lucked out with a really nice, 85,000 one owner car. As with all Jettas both front power windows did not work but the dealer I bought it from replaced them for me. The car stinks off the line but is pretty peppy when up to speed, maybe the manuals are better? Had to replace the timing belt and went ahead and replaced the ater pump and serpentine belt. Trust me you WANT to do all this at the same time and try and do it yourself. Parts cost me less than $100, but if you paid someone to do it it would cost you. Fit and finish is good, cup holders are beyond a joke. Ride is good even with me stepping up to 17" wheels.MPG could B better getting 25.
I like my Wolfsburg Sedan!
anya, 10/10/2002
1999 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg 4dr Sedan
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I have been very happy with the reliability of my car. Excellent paint & tires all the way to the handling, and performance. Will definitely buy VW again.
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Don't buy it!!!!
kpengler, 01/26/2004
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 4dr Sedan (midyear)
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Well, I bought this car used and at first loved it - then - the windows wents down on both sides 2x's. the engine light comes once a year. the cup holder broke, the glove compartment broke, sunroof broke 2x's, plastic on the dash board has cracked, windshield cracked, the engine oil burns very quickly so have to check it every 1,000 miles. The volkswagon(hamilton,nj) dealership I go to is very good and have fixed the windows at no charge and check my oil for me at no charge and keep track of it for me. Yes, they know about the window problems and oil problems but there is no recall yet. And I also have that strange yellow goop everyone is talking about.
poor manufacturing quality
jis, 10/14/2002
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GL 4dr Sedan
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My dashboard was put in crooked at the factory, something I did not notice for several months. I had all the usual problems with the oxygen and mass airflow sensors, replaced 3 or 4 times (I forget which), cupholders, green ooze in the doors, poor key, 2 second delay when getting into gear on the automatic transmission. etc. Also an "endearing" noise in the front dash that occurs each year at through the cold weather season. Probably some metal parts contracting and vibrating in the cold. I contacted the president of VW in Germany, got a letter back from Germany saying that some one in the US would come out and look at my car. No one ever showed.
Expected Results
Bensim, 01/13/2004
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS VR6 4dr Sedan (midyear)
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Overall, I have to say that I love my car. I owned an 89 Jetta GLI and then a Subaru Outback before my current Jetta. The 89 Jetta had incredible problems, but it was always fun to drive. The Outback had no problem, but it wasn't fun to drive. I went back to VW because I wanted to enjoy driving again, and my Jetta has delivered. It is manual, and I would only get manual with such a great engine! But, of course, my Jetta has had its share of problems. They are the same as everyone else's: electrical, windows, O2 sensor, glove box, sunroof, etc. Perhaps because of my first Jetta's many issues, I don't seem to mind as much as others.