Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042506 Incident Date: May, 31 2005
Consumer's City: SHREWSBURY Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWRF29M4YM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 07 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have been having an intermittent problem with the anti-lock brakes on my 2000 vw jetta tdi. the abs "activates" when going very slowly (less than 10 mph) and when applying minimal pressure on the brake pedal, and sometimes when not touching the brakes at all. it first happened over a year ago, and the dealer changed an abs harness connector, and the problem did not recur until about 4 or 5 months ago. i took it back to the dealer several times, and the problem occurred for them, but they were unable to determine the cause, even after calling vw technicians. they replaced a wheel speed sensor at my expense, but said if that didn't fix it, they suggested replacing the abs control module, but they really didn't know if that was the problem. the problem still occurs intermittently, and i noted on an internet message board that a number of others seem to be having the same problem (link: .http://forums.tdiclub.com/showflat.php?cat=0&number=1063831&an=0&page=0#1063831 ). i contacted vw (ref.# 804028386), but they were no help and do not acknowledge that this is a common problem. i think it is a safety issue that vw should be responsible for correcting. *nm