Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028256 Incident Date: Jun, 23 2005
Consumer's City: WESTON 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: Seat belts
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSK69M01M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: dt: contact states the drivers' side curtain air bags deployed without a collision. the seat belt jammed and could not be latched after this incident occurred. there is a police report (#05-5207) states there was no evidence that the vehicle had an impact. the air bag light was not illuminated. the vehicle was towed to a service dealer and told to contact vw of america. she did fax the police report to the manufacturer and they agreed to repair the vehicle without cost. the service dealer could not find what caused the air bag to deploy. the consumer is still driving a rental car because the car has not been repaired. *nm a wheel and tie rod was replaced. *jb