Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105344 | Incident Date: May, 08 2007 |
| Consumer's City: UNION CITY | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSE69M53M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 09 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ignition coils on 2003 volkswagen jetta 1.8t continue d to fail every 3-4 months. i have gone through 6 coils in less than one year. numerous times a coil failed while on a major highway, especially while attempting to merge into traffic flow. i could recall twice where i came very close to being rear ended because of this sudden loss of power. the engine light would briefly flash letting me know that the car was having a misfire. the vehicle was taken to the dealership for this and plenty of other problems in the past. the service manager suggested that i do a tune-up on the vehicle only 5,000 miles after one was performed. he could not pinpoint' the problem or duplicate it either. apparently, volkswagen was aware of the problem, but had not taken action to my knowledge. this was something very serious that should be more of a priority to volkswagen considering i have found plenty of articles on this particular problem.*ak |