10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Oct 012000

Jetta

  • miles
Add't dealer repair info: Northland VW. Cin oh. Air system smells rotten, water pump went out due to belts going bad, electrical malfunctions caused car to stall & not operate, cigarette lighter is stuck -can not pull out. This car has been in the repair shop 9 times in 3 yrs.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

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problem #1

Mar 031999

Jetta

  • miles
Cigarette lighter when glowing how pops out of its holder, windshield fluid odor is carried into car by vent system

- Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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