Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005107488 Incident Date: May, 31 2005
Consumer's City: BERLIN Consumer's State: MD
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: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWTG29M71M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 30 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 15 mph and the check engine light illuminated. the contact attempted to accelerate, but the vehicle speed failed to increase. after three minutes, the vehicle speed increased to 35 mph without warning. the dealer stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced and performed the repair. approximately six months later, the failure recurred. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the check engine light illuminated immediately after leaving the dealer. the mechanic stated that the ignition coil needed to be replaced and performed the repair. the contact stated that there was a recall for the ignition coil, but the recall number was unavailable. the dealer stated that her vehicle was excluded from the recall. the current mileage is 150,000 and failure mileage was 45,000.