Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004294736 Incident Date: Jul, 23 2004
Consumer's City: FERN PARK Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members:underbody shields
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSF29M8YM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The plastic inside front fender liner on both sides of my 2000 vw jetta gls tdi have come loose in the front and are rubbing against the front tires. i purchased this car less than 5 months ago, it was certified pre owned car from a vw dealer and was given a 110 point inspection. i have driven the car appx 10,000 miles since purchase without any accidents or incidents that may cause these items to come loose. when i brought the car to the dealer i was told that this is very common among these cars and is not a warranty item, furthermore, they advised me that this had to be driver induced damage, although they never inspected it. i called the vw customer care line and requested a factory service rep come and assess the problem only to be told when they called me back that the dealer told them that i had damaged the car, so they would not send a factory rep and the case has been closed. i believe this is a safety issue due to rubbing/interference with the front tires and needs to be addressed, especially considering the dealer told me that this is a common problem and they keep several replacement parts in stock due to frequency. *jb