Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040116 Incident Date: Sep, 09 2005
Consumer's City: CAPE CORAL Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSP69M01M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 25 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 23 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 2001 volkswagen jetta tdi diesel. the right front turn signal, shorted out and malfunctioned. there is a burn make on the socket and on the bulb itself, the bulb did not burn out but the socket did. the consumer was able to take the bulb out and then insert the bulb and it worked short period of time. the vehicle is at the dealership now being fixed, they told the consumer they would not cover the cost of replacement of socket. there is a recall on related component, which is a flasher relay, the recall id is vx. *ak updated 11/30/2005 - the dealer would not replace the damaged socket. the turn sign is now working with new bulb but the consumer suspects it will fail again due to the damaged socket. *nm