Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073720 | Incident Date: Aug, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SHOREWOOD | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:coil springs |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWSG61J51W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Conditions: normal driving, approximately 25 miles per hour on a city street. failure: front left drivers side coil spring fractured through. the left corner of the car dropped, the car jerked suddenly to the left. this would have been catastrophic at highway speeds or if other vehicles were present. vehicle is not safe to drive in it's current state due to the left corner being not level, spring missing part of it's length, steering (strut) binding. corrective actions: volkswagen of america will not replace the defective part and is not interested in the potential life safety concerns regarding this failure. i directly contacted the o.e.m. spring manufacturer (eibach). this may result in a replacement of the defective spring and failure analysis of the part, to be determined. *jb |