Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038186 | Incident Date: Sep, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ROCHESTER HILLS | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWWA81H5TM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 29 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On sept 2, 2005 and sept. 6, 2005, under two circumstances involving quick acceleration with moderate load (two adults and one kid. about 50 lb load in trunk), the engine kept high revving after the gas paddle had been fully released, thus pulling forward hard unintentionally; it kept so doing for seconds, even after braking was applied for the first few seconds, and pumped. it recovered back to normal responsiveness after hard braking for at least five seconds in the first incident and about three second in the second. another problem is the cruise control never worked since the purchase in 1996. |