Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011049 Incident Date: Mar, 08 2005
Consumer's City: CHURCHVILLE Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:anti-theft:control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSC29M8YM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 09 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 16 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1) no events or prior warning of failure. 2) failure -- key loses programming and cannot communicate with electronic immobilizer. car cannot be started and must be towed to dealer for reprogramming of keys. *ak 3) lost programming of key in june 2004 while car parked at home. car towed to dealer who reprogrammed keys. occurred again on 3/9/05 while 70 miles from home. car towed to nearest dealer who reprogrammed the only key -- the spare & valet keys now inoperative, requiring car to be delivered to dealer to get all 3 keys reprogrammed to match.