Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004027551 Incident Date: Jul, 04 2004
Consumer's City: NORWALK Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:wheel bearing
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: auto: 2004 jetta gls 1.8t on 4/20/2005, the dealership "riverbank motors" in stamford ct had to retorque turbo to exh manifold bolts. car was returned fixed. after road test. on 7/1 2005 the front end exhaust diconnected and had to be towed to the dealership becuase it was undrivable. all warrantied. after being told numerous stories and misscommunications the service dept informed us that this time the bolts were stripped and the entire turbo unit needed to be replaced. brought the car back for the 2nd time since the bolts were only temporarily tightened. the dealer is replacing the turbo unit under warranty but cannot explain why or how the bolts were stripped. "your guess is as good as mine" was the answer i received from the service director. fortunately for me all warranty!!!! car is 1 year old