NHTSA — Electrical System: Ignition: Anti-Theft: Control Module Problems

2.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
65,000 miles

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1998 Volkswagen Jetta electrical problems

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1998 Volkswagen Jetta Owner Comments

problem #1

Feb 092003

Jetta

  • Manual transmission
  • 65,000 miles

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

Failure of door wiring harness. Does not allow me to drive the car - the engin will not engage due to the electronic failure of the door wiring harness. There should be some way to override the electronic failure so that I can drive it.

- Nahant, MA, USA

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