Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288991 Incident Date: Jul, 08 2004
Consumer's City: BRONX Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:door:hinge and attachments
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSC29M1XM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 22 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Upon starting vehicle the consumer noticed that the engine ran for a few seconds then stalled. *ak the consumer was told that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. the problem was ongoing. a "too rich code," and the purge valve was replaced. the repair attempts for the vacuum leaks, oxygen sensors, the rich running of the engine, mass air flow sensor and connector. the consumer was informed that the part was out of stock. there was a vacuum leak and the intake boot had come off, the door hinges were loose, and noise had come from the starter motor due to an internal short. *sc