NHTSA — Structure: Body: Hood: Hinge And Attachments Problems

1.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
118,000 miles

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1997 Volkswagen Jetta body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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1997 Volkswagen Jetta Owner Comments

problem #1

Apr 082008

Jetta 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 118,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The hood became undone while at freeway speed and smashed into the windshield causing a large obstruction of vision increasing the possibility of an accident. The hood latch became loose to where it did not latch properly.

- Long Valley, NJ, USA

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