Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004001076 | Incident Date: Dec, 22 2004 |
| Consumer's City: VINELAND | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:column |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWRA81H3TM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 27 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Smoke from the steering column. after the vehicle was started, a puff of smoke arose from the steering column and i lost use of my windshield wipers. i have been online and have seen numerous similar complaints to the same affect. shouldn't this be a recall item ? ave had quite a few others problems in the 6 months since we have owned our 1996 jetta. *ak |