Five problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 1996 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
All problems have reported to manufacturer to no avail. No safety defect listed.
During extreme periods of cold temperatures for more then 24 hours moisture tends to build up in the engine causing tan creamy foamy build up on the inside of the valve cover, on the dipsick and in the oil pan. This could cause an owner to believe that they have a blown head gasket or valve cover. Left a message that I might have a blown head gasket for gene langan service department on a Saturday. To this day 1/3/98 they still have not returned my phone call. After leaving a message, I did call back and speak with a salesman who told me to have my car towed to glastonbury. My father in law is a mechanic and he knew of the problem wih moisture in the engine and properly drained the oil and flushed the engine ridding it of any excess moisture. If I waited for the dealer to call me, I ould have a blown head gasket driving around with the crap in y engine or I would have one hell of a rental bill. Also if my car needed to be towed gene langan should have towed it seeing that vw has a 10 year 100,000 mile power train warranty and I only had 50880 miles!.
When vehicle is at a stop light the vehicle cuts off. Sometimes the vehicle will not turn back on. Took vehicle to dealer several times, and they said that they had fixed the problem. But owner knows that this was incorrect information because the vehicle is still cutting off.
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.
While driving at various speeds vehicle will totally shut down, causing loss of control. Dealer has attempted to fix defect 4 times, but defect keeps reoccurring. Please provide further information.