Visibility Related Problems of the 1997 Volkswagen Jetta

Table 1 shows six common visibility related problems of the 1997 Volkswagen Jetta. The number one most common problem is related to the power window (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the windshield wiper/washer (four problems).

Table 1. Visibility related problems of Volkswagen Jetta


Recently reported Visibility problems of the 1997 Volkswagen Jetta

The Power Window problem

I feel like my Jetta is a deathtrap. In the four years that I have owned it, I have had four of the power window mechanisms malfunction. Currently, the front passenger window is stuck shut, and the driver's side back window is stuck open! this is especially concerning because throughout the cold   Read details...

The Windshield Wiper/washer problem

Replaced ignition coil for the third time in as many years!! electric water pump replaced. Eater core exploded a couple months later while I was on the highway at 65 mph with my child in the car! couldn't see anything as car filled with antifreeze cloud. Belt driven water pump went a week later.   Read details...

The Defogger Heater problem

It was at night rainy and cold. I turned on the heater and defroster because my car windows and whole inside of cabin were obscures by a fog. My defroster cleared the back window but all others not so I rolled down the windows and shut down the heater.   Read details...


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