Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2006

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046038 | Incident Date: Nov, 08 2005 |
Consumer's City: LAFAYETTE | Consumer's State: CO |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 2006 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWST71K46M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 06 2005 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: During product evaluation, test drive and upon delivery of my new car, it did not include daytime running lights (drl). after initial service at 5,000 miles, the car suddenly included drl. the dealer explained that he was required by law to activate this feature. the implementation of this function does not include an override switch, nor does it include a darkness sensor that activates the main lights when it gets dark. therefore, when driving the car as dusk approaches the road is illuminated by the drl, the instrument lights are on, and there is no ability to recognize that the actual lights (including tail lights) are not active. i am very concerned that this presents a significant safety hazard that could lead to rear-end collisions side-impact collisions after dark. *nm |