Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006074303 Incident Date: Feb, 08 2006
Consumer's City: MANCHESTER Consumer's State: NH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSK29M91M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (2) the seat warmer on the driver's seat failed and burned through the seat covering. the heater left a burn on my pants the size of a dime. this also caused me some discomfort. (3) i contacted vw of america and they instructed me that i would have to bring the car in and have it fixed at my expense. i own a 2000 vw jetta. *nm