Door problems of the 1996 Volkswagen Jetta

While driving rear passenger's side door flew open without warning. Dealer notified.

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The door mouldings repeated fall off the door--defective adhesive. To date, no one was hit by the expelled moulding.

Vehicle has been in and out of the shop due to the fact that the consumer had alot of problems with the power windows/power door locks and the signals. The dealer repaired all of the defects, but the consumer took the vehicle in for the windows to be repaired again, and they wanted the consumer to cover the fee.

Vehicle power locks experiencing erratic operation; both front door would not locks or unlocks intermittently; dealer notified and informed that vehicle was out of it warranty and any repairs would be at consumer cost. Feel free to provide any further details:.

Driver's door drops when opened, problem with sheet metal inside door, told by dealer metal is not correct size to carry weight of door; drops 1/4 inch, rattles inside while driving; also, engine intermittently hesitates at all speeds.

I am dubious about the safety of a well maintained car when the transmission fails in the first 6 months. The manufacturer's serviceman jumps the battery against owners manual recommendations and blows the internal fuse for the radio and sets off the airbag sensor (neither repaired by the dealer at no charge. Also,) tires needing replacement at less than 20,000 miles - lock cylinder fallling out of driver's side door- and all the power locks failing, resulting in having to go to the dealer just to get out of the car.

Locks freeze in inclement weather. Cannot gain access to car. Window seals were defective from the first month of lease causing floods in back of vehicle. Window motor and regulator defective. Cannot bring windows up or down. General motor failure. Car slows down when going downhill.