Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078580 Incident Date: Sep, 08 2006
Consumer's City: YARMOUTH PORT Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Mass air flow sensor & wiring harness failure on 2000 jetta tdi with 55,000 miles. car lost acceleration and automatic shifting ability on interstate highway creating very dangerous situation. this is apparently a known failure problem with vw since i was told it is covered by an extended warranty & "it's happened to a lot of others". we had to leave car with a dealer in nj & rent a car to get home to massachusetts. *jb