Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090259 Incident Date: Dec, 28 2006
Consumer's City: EDGERTON Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWST81K36M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 31 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The speedometer on the 2006 jetta, tdi reads 5 miles per hour lower then indicated speed by gps and highway radar. the dealer and volkswagen customer service sites the sae guidelines allowing an error of up to 6 mile per hour. when asked for a copy of the document volkswagen would not provide it. i was not notified at purchase that the speedometer and odometer were in error on all jetta cars. the odometer and speedometer error was not disclosed although the expected miles per gallon were disclosed based on faulty instrumentation. *nm