1998 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg review from North America
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The driver's side front window refuses to work. The switch was going bad when I bought it and now it just won't work at all. Before it went totally it went up and down on its own.
The radio that was in there didn't work. I replaced it with the one I had from my old car. About a month after the radio was replaced, the alarm system went haywire. It goes off when driving and never shuts off. I had called the dealer and he said it was because of the alarm.
The radio in the car usually doesn't stay on by itself.. only if you are lucky. To get it to stay on you have to turn the key a slight bit more and hold it. Or turn the left turn signal. Or sometimes even if you bump the steering wheel the radio will turn off.
One day the car decided to keep stalling. Every time you would go to turn it back on, the on-dash clock would reset to 12:00. Even if the car didn't stall and you shut it off and went to get in it later, it would still reset.
General comments?
The car is a great looking car and is very comfortable.
It has very many electrical and computer problems.
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| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 Manual |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 73000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 76000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Escort |
| Date of Entry | 26th July, 2003 |