Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019667 Incident Date: May, 04 2005
Consumer's City: CANTON Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWTG29M51M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 10 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: hood latch about 05/01/05 the safety feature of hood latch, which prevents hood from opening inadvertently failed. hood opened up while driving on flat land in dry weather. was driving about 35-40. on a 4 lane road. dealer is installing new hood latch. hood latch is bent. the arm that holds hood up when open had to be removed. and further cosmetic damage has resulted due to the hood latch. *nm