Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005061672 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2005
Consumer's City: MERCERSBURG Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSK69M72M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 03 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A 2002 jetta volkswagen, 2.0 ltr engine, catalytic converter gone bad. engine light came on in october, right around 78,000 miles. had it checked in december and found faulty o2 sensors. changed those. engine light still on. had technician do a thorough car check, found original fuel filter (at 80,000 mi.), new spark plugs, checked electrical to make sure not shorting out, changed wires, made sure o2 sensors operating correctly, checked with other technicians on internet to do all possible checks, changes, and fixes. nothing else can be done. technician checked with his dealer and found catalytic converters are on backorder until christmas 2006 for the exact same part, car, and type. *jb