Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004283872 Incident Date: May, 31 2004
Consumer's City: CERRITOS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWWA81H7VM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 28 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The engine check light came on and stayed on. the consumer took the vehicle for a smog check point test. the engine check light stayed on. the vehicle passed the emission test, but the examiner could not send the final approval to the motor vehicle department (dmv) until the defect was repaired. *ak the light had gone off, but came back on 6 months later. (crankcase dilution/malfunction cause for p1582 and the motor runs outside idle adaption due to high blow by/malfunction in throttle valve control module -j338) *sc *jb